1980 Missouri Tigers football team

1980 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	New Mexico*	No. 17	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 47–16
September 20	Illinois*	No. 15	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 52–7	66,306
September 27	at San Diego State*	No. 12	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 31–7	28,140	^[1]
October 4	No. 17 Penn State*	No. 9	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 21–29	75,298
October 11	at Oklahoma State	No. 19	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 30–7
October 18	Colorado	No. 16	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 45–7	72,333
October 25	at Kansas State	No. 16	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 13–3
November 1	at No. 8 Nebraska	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 16–38	76,155
November 8	Iowa State		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 14–10	67,533
November 15	at No. 10 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	L 7–17	75,325
November 22	Kansas		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	W 31–6	64,356
December 27	vs. Purdue*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	L 25–28	53,667
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

^ 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.
^ "1980 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved July 23, 2016.

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