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1981 Missouri Tigers football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadium Faurot 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

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

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Game summaries

Oklahoma

1 234Total
Oklahoma 7 007 14
Missouri 3 1060 19
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

Missouri's first win versus Oklahoma since 1969. [4]

Roster

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Missouri prevails in Tangerine Bowl". The Kansas City Star. December 20, 1981. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ DeLassus, David. "Missouri Yearly Results: 1980–1984". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. November 15, 1981