1988 Missouri
3–7–1 (2–5 Big Eight), coached by Woody Widenhofer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 55–17Nov 19
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Utah State | W 35–21 | 62% |
| Sep 17 | vs Houston | L 7–31 | 56% |
| Sep 24 | vs Indiana | T 28–28 | 39% |
| Oct 1 | at 1Miami | L 0–55 | 11% |
| Oct 8 | at Kansas State | W 52–21 | 66% |
| Oct 15 | vs Iowa State | L 3–21 | 66% |
| Oct 22 | at 15Oklahoma State | L 21–49 | 16% |
| Oct 29 | at 5Nebraska | L 18–26 | 10% |
| Nov 5 | vs Colorado | L 8–45 | 32% |
| Nov 12 | vs 8Oklahoma | L 7–16 | 14% |
| Nov 19 | at Kansas | W 55–17 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas 55–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 2–5 6th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 234–330
- Coach
- Woody Widenhofer
- Elo
- 1410 −53 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.1 No. 60 of 102; offense No. 40, defense No. 74
- SRS
- −2.5 No. 65 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Wright Anderson
All-Big Eight
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Adrian JonesDBAP-1
Second team
- Carl BaxOGAP-2
- Steve VandergriftDEAP-2
- Darren MacDonaldLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1988 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1988 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 7–0 | 11–2 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 6–1 | 9–3 | 14 |
| Oklahoma State | 5–2 | 10–2 | 11 |
| Colorado | 4–3 | 8–4 | |
| Iowa State | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Missouri | 2–5 | 3–7–1 | |
| Kansas | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
| Kansas State | 0–7 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.