1986 Missouri Tigers football team

1986 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Meyers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJames McKinley (2nd season)
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13Utah State*
W 24–1035,548
September 20Texas*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 25–2746,227
September 27Indiana*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 24–4140,606
October 4at Syracuse*
L 9–4141,035
October 11Colorado
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 12–1742,780
October 18at Nebraska
L 17–4876,005
October 25at Kansas State
W 17–619,850
November 1Iowa State
L 14–3735,870
November 8at No. 4 Oklahoma
L 0–7775,480
November 22Kansas
W 48–033,553
December 4at Oklahoma State
L 6–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1986 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "1986 Missouri Tigers Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.