American college football season
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 September 12 Army * W 24–1060,033
September 19 Rice * W 42–1057,112
September 26 Louisville * W 34–357,448
October 3 at No. 9 Mississippi State * W 14–340,776 [1]
October 10 Kansas State No. 13 W 58–1361,012
October 17 at Iowa State No. 8 L 13–3453,220
October 24 No. 15 Nebraska No. 19 L 0–672,001
October 31 Oklahoma State L 12–1657,541
November 7 at Colorado W 30–1435,782
November 14 No. 15 Oklahoma W 19–1467,364
November 21 at Kansas L 11–1947,500
December 19 vs. 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
2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma
7
0 0 7
14
• Missouri
3
10 6 0
19
Date: November 14Location: Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
Scoring summary 1 MIZZ Lucchesi 24 yard field goal Missouri 3-0
1 OKLA Shepard 14 yard run (Keeling kick) Oklahoma 7-3
2 MIZZ Perry 1 yard run (Lucchesi kick) Missouri 10-7
2 MIZZ Lucchesi 23 yard field goal Missouri 13-7
3 MIZZ Meyer 19 yard run (kick failed) Missouri 19-7
4 OKLA Sewell 46 yard pass from Shepard (Keeling kick) Missouri 19-14
Missouri's first win versus Oklahoma since 1969.[4]
Roster
1981 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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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