1987 Missouri Tigers football team
American college football season
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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.
- Woody Widenhofer (3rd season)
| 1987 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–4 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Wright Anderson (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Faurot Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Source |
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| September 12 | Baylor* | W 23–18 | 37,172 | [5] | |
| September 19 | Northwestern* |
| W 28–3 | 36,549 | [6] |
| September 26 | at Indiana* | L 17–20 | 41,145 | [7] | |
| October 3 | Syracuse* |
| L 13–24 | 36,773 | [8] |
| October 10 | Kansas State |
| W 34–10 | 40,772 | [9] |
| October 17 | at Iowa State | W 42–17 | 35,888 | [10] | |
| October 24 | No. 19 Oklahoma State |
| L 20–24 | 37,638 | [11] |
| October 31 | No. 2 Nebraska |
| L 7–42 | 55,594 | [12] |
| November 7 | at Colorado | L 10–27 | 44,050 | [13] | |
| November 14 | at No. 1 Oklahoma | L 13–17 | 75,004 | [14] | |
| November 21 | Kansas |
| W 19–7 | 32,202 | [15] |
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Roster
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