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Missouri

B8 · 1988 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–7–1
0.318 Win %
Conference
6th
2–5 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1901–2026
All-Time Record
684–566–50
0.545 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 8 · Top 25: 28
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Missouri head-to-head · History & Eras

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND BW4–7W 35–21
4Week 4 · Sep 20Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC9–3L 7–31
5Week 5 · Sep 27Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB108–3–1T 28–28
6Week 6 · Oct 4Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 0–55
7Week 7 · Oct 11Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B80–11W 52–21
8Week 8 · Oct 18Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–6L 3–21
9Week 9 · Oct 25Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B810–2L 21–49
10Week 10 · Nov 1Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B811–2L 18–26
11Week 11 · Nov 8Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B88–4L 8–45
12Week 12 · Nov 15Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B89–3L 7–16
13Week 13 · Nov 22Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B81–10W 55–17

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.796
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-16
-21+5
  • Utah State +4
  • Kansas +1
  • Indiana 0
  • Kansas State 0
  • Miami -1
  • Oklahoma State -2
  • Nebraska -2
  • Houston -3
  • Oklahoma -3
  • Colorado -4
  • Iowa State -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #76Better than 45%
Win % Place 82ndBetter than 41%

0.318 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#76W14#74Regular Season Final#74Post-Season W1#74Post-Season W3#76Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-24
0
-55
+31
-18
-28
-8
-37
-9
+38

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#321983#771984#991985#881986#461987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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