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1981 Missouri Tigers football
Tangerine Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Army*
W 24–1060,033[1]
September 19Rice*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 42–1057,112[2]
September 26Louisville*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 34–357,448[3]
October 3at No. 9 Mississippi State*
W 14–340,776[4]
October 10Kansas StateNo. 13
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 58–1361,012[5]
October 17at Iowa StateNo. 8
L 13–3453,220[6]
October 24No. 15 NebraskaNo. 19
L 0–672,001[7]
October 31Oklahoma State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 12–1657,541[8]
November 7at Colorado
W 30–1435,782[9]
November 14No. 15 Oklahoma
W 19–1467,364[10]
November 21at Kansas
L 11–1947,500[11]
December 19vs. No. 18 Southern Miss*
W 19–1750,045[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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Oklahoma

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1 234Total
Oklahoma 7 007 14
• Missouri 3 1060 19
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
Scoring summary
1MIZZLucchesi 24 yard field goalMissouri 3-0
1OKLAShepard 14 yard run (Keeling kick)Oklahoma 7-3
2MIZZPerry 1 yard run (Lucchesi kick)Missouri 10-7
2MIZZLucchesi 23 yard field goalMissouri 13-7
3MIZZMeyer 19 yard run (kick failed)Missouri 19-7
4OKLASewell 46 yard pass from Shepard (Keeling kick)Missouri 19-14

Missouri's first win versus Oklahoma since 1969.[14]

Roster

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1981 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 55 Brad Edelman Sr
TE 83 Andy Gibler Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 29 Demetrious Johnson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Missouri upends Army, 24–10". Mount Vernon Argus. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hyde leads Missouri's runaway". The Courier-Journal. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Punt returns propel Mizzou". The Grand Island Independent. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "No. 13 Missouri stays unbeaten with 58–13 rout". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers cure ISU blues". The Daily Nonpareil. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Huskers nip Mizzou". The Salina Journal. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Missouri drops third straight". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "MU endures 'darkest moment,' wins 30–14". The Kansas City Star. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Missouri upsets fumble-prone Oklahoma, 19–14". The Belleville News-Democrat. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "KU scrambles past MU, 19–11". St. Joseph News-Press. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Missouri prevails in Tangerine Bowl". The Kansas City Star. December 20, 1981. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1981 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  14. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. November 15, 1981
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