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1981 Missouri Tigers football team

1981 Missouri Tigers football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 19–17 vs. Southern Miss
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 20
AP No. 19
1981 record 8–4 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach Warren Powers (4th year)
Home stadium Faurot Field
(Capacity: 62,023)
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#11 Nebraska $ 7 0 0     9 3 0
#20 Oklahoma 4 2 1     7 4 1
Kansas 4 3 0     7 5 0
Oklahoma State 4 3 0     7 5 0
#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
1 2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma 7 0 0 7 14
Missouri 3 10 6 0 19
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

The 1981 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated in the Big 8 Conference and played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. The Tigers were led by head coach Warren Powers and finished the season with a record of 8–4 overall, 3–4 in Big 8 play. They were invited play in the Tangerine Bowl, in which they defeated Southern Miss by a score of 19–17.

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Missouri's first win versus Oklahoma since 1969.


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