American college football season
The 1988 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–5 against Big 8 opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 330 to 234. Woody Widenhofer was the head coach for the fourth of four seasons. The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri .
The team's statistical leaders included Tommie Stowers with 667 rushing yards, Corey Welch with 524 passing yards, and Tim Bruton with 447 receiving yards. Their best player was Jeff Harper who held the legendary Barry Sanders to only 154 yards and 2 TDS.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 10 Utah State *W 35–21 35,232 September 17 Houston *L 7–31 36,287 September 24 Indiana *T 28–28 41,053 October 1 at No. 1 Miami (FL) * L 0–55 40,654 October 8 at Kansas State W 52–21 19,000 October 15 Iowa State L 3–21 43,206 October 22 at No. 15 Oklahoma State L 21–49 46,900 October 29 at No. 5 Nebraska L 18–26 76,316 November 5 Colorado L 8–45 36,931 November 12 No. 8 Oklahoma L 7–16 40,704 November 19 at Kansas W 55–17 25,000 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries
Oklahoma
See also: Missouri–Oklahoma football rivalry
#8 Oklahoma Sooners (8–1) at Missouri Tigers (2–6–1)
at Faurot Field , Columbia, Missouri
Date : November 12, 1988Game attendance : 40,704Box Score
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Oklahoma
Passing
Charles Thompson 1/4, 8 Yds, TD
Rushing
Charles Thompson
26 Rush, 118 Yds
Receiving
Eric Bross
1 Rec, 8 Yds, TD
Missouri
Passing
Brad Fitzmaurice
11/23, 160 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing
Tommie Stowers 20 Rush, 83 Yds
Receiving
Craig Lammers
6 Rec, 75 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
OU
MU
1
Oklahoma
Eric Bross 8-yard touchdown reception from Charles Thompson , R.D. Lashar kick good
7
0
1
Oklahoma
25-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar
10
0
2
Oklahoma
Anthony Stafford 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick no good (blocked)
16
0
4
Missouri
Craig Lammers 12-yard touchdown reception from Brad Fitzmaurice, Jeff Jacke kick good
16
7
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
16
7
At Kansas
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Personnel
1988 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Jeff Jacke
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
References
"1988 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016."2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved December 15, 2016."2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2016."1988 Missouri Tigers Statistics" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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