| 1981 Missouri Tigers football | |
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Tangerine Bowl champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, W 19–17 vs. Southern Miss | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 20 |
| AP | No. 19 |
| Record | 8–4 (3–4 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Faurot Field |
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| 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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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] | ||
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Game summaries
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Missouri's first win versus Oklahoma since 1969.[4]
Roster
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Special teams
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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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