1986 Missouri Tigers football team
| 1986 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–5 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Meyers (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | James McKinley (2nd 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against Big 8 opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 314 to 196. Woody Widenhofer was the head coach for the second of four seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's statistical leaders included Darrell Wallace with 872 rushing yards, Ronnie Cameron with 654 passing yards, and Robert Delpino with 299 receiving yards.[3][4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Utah State* | W 24–10 | 35,548 | [5] | |
| September 20 | Texas* |
| L 25–27 | 46,227 | [6] |
| September 27 | Indiana* |
| L 24–41 | 40,606 | [7] |
| October 4 | at Syracuse* | L 9–41 | 41,035 | [8] | |
| October 11 | Colorado |
| L 12–17 | 42,780 | [9] |
| October 18 | at Nebraska | L 17–48 | 76,005 | [10] | |
| October 25 | at Kansas State | W 17–6 | 19,850 | [11] | |
| November 1 | Iowa State |
| L 14–37 | 35,870 | [12] |
| November 8 | at No. 4 Oklahoma | L 0–77 | 75,480 | [13] | |
| November 22 | Kansas |
| W 48–0 | 33,553 | [14] |
| December 4 | at Oklahoma State | L 6–10 | 24,000 | [15] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1986 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "1986 Missouri Tigers Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Missouri tops Shelton's Utah State team, 24–10". The Des Moines Register. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns almost blow big lead, hang on to edge Missouri, 27–25". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoosiers make Missouri see double". The Republic. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse manhandles Missouri, 41–9". Tulsa World. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MU rises but still falls short". Columbia Daily Tribune. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Third-ranked Cornhuskers overwhelm Missouri, 48–17". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cameron paces 17–6 MU win". Daily American Republic. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Win boosts Cyclones to 5–3". The Rock Island Argus. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners run roughshod over Widenhofer's Tigers, 77–0". The Belleville News-Democrat. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners kill off Jayhawks". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri bows to OSU 10–6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 5, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.