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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  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Warren Powers enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Missouri.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. New Mexico  47   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Illinois  52   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ San Diego State  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Penn State  21   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Oklahoma State  30   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Colorado  45   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Kansas State  13   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Nebraska  16   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Iowa State  14   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Oklahoma  7   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Kansas  31   6   W       
 Sat., Dec. 27   Purdue  25   28   L    @ Memphis, TN   Liberty Bowl
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored332
  Scoring Average27.7
  Points Allowed175
  Defense Average14.6
  Opponents Record67-66
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1980 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 6-5245184 2-597164  Donnie Duncan
Kansas 3-6-2171208 2-4-1129158  Don Fambrough
Oklahoma 10-2396209Won  18-177-0281127  Barry Switzer
Nebraska 10-2470110Won  31-176-129259  Tom Osborne
Missouri 8-4332175Lost  25-285-215688  Warren Powers
Kansas State 4-7129212 2-574178  Jim Dickey
Oklahoma State 3-7-1187268 2-4-1115185  Jimmy Johnson
Colorado 1-10160451 1-697282  Chuck Fairbanks

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.