1987 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1987 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big 8, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 226 to 209. Woody Widenhofer was the head coach for the third of four seasons.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1987 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Woody Widenhofer (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Wright Anderson (1st season)
Home stadium	Faurot Field
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Oklahoma State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Colorado	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
Kansas State	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Robert Delpino with 750 rushing yards, John Stollenwerck with 831 passing yards, and Craig Lammers with 253 receiving yards.^[3][4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	Baylor*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 23–18	37,172
September 19	Northwestern*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 28–3
September 26	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 17–20	41,145
October 3	Syracuse*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 13–24	36,773
October 10	Kansas State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 34–10	40,772
October 17	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 42–17	35,888
October 24	No. 19 Oklahoma State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 20–24	37,638
October 31	No. 2 Nebraska	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 7–42	55,594
November 7	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 10–27	44,050
November 14	at No. 1 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	L 13–17	75,004
November 21	Kansas	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	W 19–7	32,202
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 75 Carl Bax Jr RB Robert Delpino Sr RB Tommie Stowers	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE Jeff Cross Sr FS Erik McMillan Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Woody Widenhofer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "1987 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
2. "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
3. (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
4. "1987 Missouri Tigers Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.