1987 Missouri Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1987
| team = Missouri Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Eight Conference
| short_conf = Big 8
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Woody Widenhofer
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = Wright Anderson
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Faurot Field
}}
{{1987 Big Eight Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1987-schedule.html|title=1987 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 15, 2016}}{{cite web|title=2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Missouri|page=158|access-date=December 15, 2016|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/mutigers.com/documents/2016/7/13/16_fb_media_guide.pdf}} The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.
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.{{cite web|title=2014 Mizzou Football Records Book|publisher=University of Missouri|pages=26–27|access-date=December 15, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928041623/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1987.html|title=1987 Missouri Tigers Statistics|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 15, 2016}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1987
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 23–18
| attend = 37,172
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 28–3
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 17–20
| attend = 41,145
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 13–24
| attend = 36,773
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 34–10
| attend = 40,772
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Cyclone Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 42–17
| attend = 35,888
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 20–24
| attend = 37,638
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–42
| attend = 55,594
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Folsom Field
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| score = 10–27
| attend = 44,050
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–17
| attend = 75,004
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = Border War
| score = 19–7
| attend = 32,202
}}
}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1987
| team = Missouri Tigers
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=Jr|first=Carl|last=Bax|pos=T|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Sr|first=Robert|last=Delpino|pos=RB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Tommie|last=Stowers|pos=RB|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Sr|first=Jeff|last=Cross|dab=Jeff Cross (American football)|pos=DE|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Sr|first=Erik|last=McMillan|pos=FS|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Woody Widenhofer
| asst_coach =
- 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
| accessdate=
}}