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1981 Missouri Tigers football team

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.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Army*
W 24–1060,033
September 19Rice*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 42–1057,112
September 26Louisville*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 34–357,448
October 3at No. 9 Mississippi State*
W 14–340,776[1]
October 10Kansas StateNo. 13
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 58–1361,012
October 17at Iowa StateNo. 8
L 13–3453,220
October 24No. 15 NebraskaNo. 19
L 0–672,001
October 31Oklahoma State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 12–1657,541
November 7at Colorado
W 30–1435,782
November 14No. 15 Oklahoma
W 19–1467,364
November 21at Kansas
L 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

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Oklahoma

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1 234Total
Oklahoma 7 007 14
• Missouri 3 1060 19
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
Scoring summary
1MIZZLucchesi 24 yard field goalMissouri 3-0
1OKLAShepard 14 yard run (Keeling kick)Oklahoma 7-3
2MIZZPerry 1 yard run (Lucchesi kick)Missouri 10-7
2MIZZLucchesi 23 yard field goalMissouri 13-7
3MIZZMeyer 19 yard run (kick failed)Missouri 19-7
4OKLASewell 46 yard pass from Shepard (Keeling kick)Missouri 19-14

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

Roster

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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
  •   Redshirt

References

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  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
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