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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-

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1890 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024

1988 Season Highlights

Woody Widenhofer enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Missouri.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Utah State	35	21	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Houston	7	31	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Indiana	28	28	T
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Miami	0	55	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Kansas State	52	21	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Iowa State	3	21	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Oklahoma State	21	49	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Nebraska	18	26	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Colorado	8	45	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Oklahoma	7	16	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Kansas	55	17	W

1988 Season Totals
Record	3-7 -1
Points Scored	234
Scoring Average	21.3
Points Allowed	330
Defense Average	30.0
Opponents Record	76-52
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	1-4 -1
Away Record	2-3

1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1988 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	5-6	195	258		3-4	142	183	Jim Walden
Kansas	1-10	189	496		1-6	118	319	Glen Mason
Nebraska	11-2	477	205	Lost 3-23	7-0	265	92	Tom Osborne
Oklahoma	9-3	332	160	Lost 6-13	6-1	235	101	Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State	10-2	584	341	Won 62-14	5-2	317	215	Pat Jones
Colorado	8-4	322	196	Lost 17-20	4-3	181	108	Bill McCartney
Missouri	3-7-1	234	330		2-5	164	195	Woody Widenhofer
Kansas State	0-11	171	448		0-7	108	317	Stan Parrish

1988 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1988 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).