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Missouri Football Team History


Missouri Tigers
University of Missouri
 Columbia, MO
Founded: 1839
Stadium: Memorial/Faurot Field
Capacity: 68,349
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Warren Powers
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Warren Powers enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Missouri.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Army  24   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Rice  42   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Louisville  34   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Mississippi State  14   3   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Kansas State  58   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Iowa State  13   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Nebraska  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Oklahoma State  12   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Colorado  30   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Oklahoma  19   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Kansas  11   19   L       
 Sat., Dec. 19   Southern Mississippi  19   17   W    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored276
  Scoring Average23.0
  Points Allowed159
  Defense Average13.3
  Opponents Record70-64
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record2-2
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 8-4-0 AP
20 8-4-0 Coaches
20 8-4-0 UPI
  
1981 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 8-4188195Lost  0-104-3116132  Don Fambrough
Iowa State 5-5-1189218 2-4-190122  Donnie Duncan
Nebraska 9-3364125Lost  15-227-026746  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma 7-4-1341193Won  40-144-2-118494  Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State 7-5197216Lost  16-334-3114128  Jimmy Johnson
Missouri 8-4276159Won  19-173-4143116  Warren Powers
Colorado 3-8141322 2-559213  Chuck Fairbanks
Kansas State 2-9164297 1-692214  Jim Dickey

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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