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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-

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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
Record	8-4
Points Scored	276
Scoring Average	23.0
Points Allowed	159
Defense Average	13.3
Opponents Record	70-64
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	2-2

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	8-4	188	195	Lost 0-10	4-3	116	132	Don Fambrough
Iowa State	5-5-1	189	218		2-4-1	90	122	Donnie Duncan
Nebraska	9-3	364	125	Lost 15-22	7-0	267	46	Tom Osborne
Oklahoma	7-4-1	341	193	Won 40-14	4-2-1	184	94	Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State	7-5	197	216	Lost 16-33	4-3	114	128	Jimmy Johnson
Missouri	8-4	276	159	Won 19-17	3-4	143	116	Warren Powers
Colorado	3-8	141	322		2-5	59	213	Chuck Fairbanks
Kansas State	2-9	164	297		1-6	92	214	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.