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	Source
September 12	Baylor*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 23–18	37,172	[5]
September 19	Northwestern*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 28–3	36,549	[6]
September 26	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 17–20	41,145	[7]
October 3	Syracuse*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 13–24	36,773	[8]
October 10	Kansas State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 34–10	40,772	[9]
October 17	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 42–17	35,888	[10]
October 24	No. 19 Oklahoma State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 20–24	37,638	[11]
October 31	No. 2 Nebraska	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 7–42	55,594	[12]
November 7	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 10–27	44,050	[13]
November 14	at No. 1 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	L 13–17	75,004	[14]
November 21	Kansas	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	W 19–7	32,202	[15]
*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 Wright Anderson – Offensive coordinator Carl Reese – Defensive coordinator James McKinley – Linebacker George Wheeler – Defensive line Ray Zingler – Assistant Mike Wade – Assistant Charles Coe – Assistant Steve Miller – Assistant Bill McConnell – Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt