Missouri Football Team History
Missouri Tigers
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Founded: 1839 Stadium: Memorial/Faurot Field Capacity: 68,349 Colors: Gold & Black Coach: Woody Widenhofer Conference: Big Eight-
1987 Season Highlights
Woody Widenhofer enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Missouri.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Baylor
23
18
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Northwestern
28
3
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Indiana
17
20
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Syracuse
13
24
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Kansas State
34
10
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Iowa State
42
17
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Oklahoma State
20
24
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Nebraska
7
42
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Colorado
10
27
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Oklahoma
13
17
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Kansas
19
7
W
1987 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 226
Scoring Average 20.5
Points Allowed 209
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 69-53
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-3
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.