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1980 Missouri Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 25–28 vs. Purdue
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (4th season)
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons← 19791981 →
1980 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Colorado 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Warren Powers, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big 8. Missouri was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Tigers lost to Purdue. The team played home game at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13New Mexico*No. 17W 47–1660,318
September 20Illinois*No. 15
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 52–766,306
September 27at San Diego State*No. 12W 31–728,140
October 4No. 17 Penn State*No. 9
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 21–2975,298
October 11at Oklahoma StateNo. 19
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 30–748,000
October 18ColoradoNo. 16
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 45–772,333
October 25at Kansas StateNo. 16
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
ABCW 13–330,610
November 1at No. 8 NebraskaNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
L 16–3876,155
November 8Iowa State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 14–1067,533
November 15at No. 10 OklahomaL 7–1775,325
November 22KansasW 31–664,356
December 27vs. Purdue*L 25–2853,667
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 64 Tom Anderson Jr
WR 82 Ken Blair Sr
QB 15 Phil Bradley Sr
C 55 Brad Edelman Jr
WR 8 Ron Fellows Sr
TE 83 Andy Gibler So
QB 16 Mike Hyde So
G 69 Stan Lechner Sr
OT 72 Howard Richards Sr
G 60 Kevin Sadler Sr
OT 75 Wayne Washington Sr
RB 32 James Wilder Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 48 Van Darkow Jr
LB 34 Lester Dickey Sr
DB 29 Demetrious Johnson So
DT 39 Randy Jostes So
CB 9 Johnnie Poe Sr
SS 18 Kevin Potter So
DE 90 Wendell Ray Sr
DT 56 Jerome Sally Jr
DT 92 Bennie Smith Jr
DE 96 Ray Stephens Sr
CB 30 Bill Whitaker Sr
FS 21 Eric Wright Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Jeff Brockhaus Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Tigers aggravating, but overwhelming". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tigers are judged 52–7 winners". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Mike Granberry (September 28, 1980). "Missouri Beats San Diego State; UCLA and USC Roll". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. "Second half surge lifts Penn State, 29–21". The Belleville News-Democrat. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bradley leads Missouri's late surge in 30–7 victory". The Salina Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Intensity cited as MU manhandles Colorado". The Lincoln Star. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Minus Bradley, Mizzou edges past Kansas State". Lincoln Journal Star. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Huskers snap Missouri's Lincoln hex". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Missouri defeats Iowa State 14–10". Winston-Salem Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Oklahoma stops Missouri 17–7". The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Mizzou preps for Liberty with 31–6 win over Kansas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Herrmann's passing pushes Purdue before record Liberty Bowl crowd". The Commercial Appeal. December 28, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1980 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved July 23, 2016.
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