1980 Missouri Tigers football team

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.

1980 Missouri Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 25–28 vs. Purdue
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	8–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Warren Powers (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (4th season)
Home stadium	Faurot Field
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	New Mexico*	No. 17	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 47–16	60,318	[1]
September 20	Illinois*	No. 15	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 52–7	66,306	[2]
September 27	at San Diego State*	No. 12	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		W 31–7	28,140	[3]
October 4	No. 17 Penn State*	No. 9	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 21–29	75,298	[4]
October 11	at Oklahoma State	No. 19	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 30–7	48,000	[5]
October 18	Colorado	No. 16	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 45–7	72,333	[6]
October 25	at Kansas State	No. 16	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	ABC	W 13–3	30,610	[7]
November 1	at No. 8 Nebraska	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 16–38	76,155	[8]
November 8	Iowa State		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 14–10	67,533	[9]
November 15	at No. 10 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		L 7–17	75,325	[10]
November 22	Kansas		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)		W 31–6	64,356	[11]
December 27	vs. No. 16 Purdue*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	L 25–28	53,667	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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 Warren Powers Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Price – Quarterback/wide receiver Billy Thornton – Running backs Dick Beechner – Tight ends/special teams coordinator John Faiman – Offensive line Carl Reese – Defensive coordinator George Wheeler – Defensive tackles Zaven Yaralian – Defensive backs Mark Heydorff – Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt