American college football season
1981 Missouri Tigers football |
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Tangerine Bowl champion |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 20 |
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AP | No. 19 |
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Record | 8–4 (3–4 Big 8) |
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Head coach | - Warren Powers (4th season)
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Home stadium | Faurot Field |
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Seasons |
1981 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 11 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
No. 20 Oklahoma | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Kansas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
No. 19 Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1981 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Warren Powers, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big 8. Missouri was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, in which they defeated Southern Miss by a score of 19–17. The team played home game at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | Army* | | | W 24–10 | 60,033 | |
September 19 | Rice* | | | W 42–10 | 57,112 | |
September 26 | Louisville* | | | W 34–3 | 57,448 | |
October 3 | at No. 9 Mississippi State* | | | W 14–3 | 40,776 | [1] |
October 10 | Kansas State | No. 13 | | W 58–13 | 61,012 | |
October 17 | at Iowa State | No. 8 | | L 13–34 | 53,220 | |
October 24 | No. 15 Nebraska | No. 19 | | L 0–6 | 72,001 | |
October 31 | Oklahoma State | | | L 12–16 | 57,541 | |
November 7 | at Colorado | | | W 30–14 | 35,782 | |
November 14 | No. 15 Oklahoma | | | W 19–14 | 67,364 | |
November 21 | at Kansas | | | L 11–19 | 47,500 | |
December 19 | vs. No. 18 Southern Miss* | | | W 19–17 | 50,045 | [2] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Oklahoma
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | • Missouri | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 | - Date: November 14
- Location: Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | MIZZ | Lucchesi 24 yard field goal | Missouri 3-0 | | 1 | | OKLA | Shepard 14 yard run (Keeling kick) | Oklahoma 7-3 | | 2 | | MIZZ | Perry 1 yard run (Lucchesi kick) | Missouri 10-7 | | 2 | | MIZZ | Lucchesi 23 yard field goal | Missouri 13-7 | | 3 | | MIZZ | Meyer 19 yard run (kick failed) | Missouri 19-7 | | 4 | | OKLA | Sewell 46 yard pass from Shepard (Keeling kick) | Missouri 19-14 | |
Missouri's first win versus Oklahoma since 1969.[4]
Roster
1981 Missouri Tigers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | 29 | Demetrious Johnson | Jr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Missouri steals defensive thunder from Mississippi State in 14–7 upset". The Kansas City Star. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri prevails in Tangerine Bowl". The Kansas City Star. December 20, 1981. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Missouri Yearly Results: 1980–1984". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. November 15, 1981
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