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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.
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth † Indicates Bowl Coalition , Bowl Alliance , BCS , or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. # Rankings from final Coaches Poll .
Missouri's football program dates back to 1890, and has appeared in 37 bowl games (including 11 New Year's Six bowl appearances: four Orange Bowls, four Cotton Bowls, two Sugar Bowls, and one Fiesta Bowl). Missouri has won 15 conference titles and 5 division titles. Entering the 2024 season, Missouri's all-time record is 711–590–52 (.545). [3]
The Tigers and Cornhuskers have met 104 times since 1892, dating back to the formation of the Western Interstate University Football Association. [6] Missouri forfeited its first game against Nebraska because the Missouri team, which was segregated, refused to play against George Flippin, an African-American Nebraska Player.
The 1980 Liberty Bowl, a college football postseason bowl game, was played on December 27, 1980, in Memphis, Tennessee. The 22nd edition of the Liberty Bowl saw the Purdue Boilermakers defeat the Missouri Tigers , 28–25.
Missouri wide receiver Marquis Johnson (No. 17) signals for a first down during the 88th annual Cotton Bowl game between the Tigers and the Ohio State Buckeyes on Friday at AT&T Stadium in ...
Missouri and Oklahoma's football teams first played in 1902, and played annually from 1910 to 1995, with only a one-year interruption in 1918 during World War I. The Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe has been awarded since 1929. [2] The Big 12 Conference was formed in 1995, and was split into two divisions. The two universities being placed in different ...
QB Blaine Gabbert chose to forgo his senior year eligibility and enter the NFL draft in 2011. [2] Four days after Gabbert declared for the NFL draft, sophomore DE Aldon Smith also declared. [3] Sheldon Richardson, a 6' 4" defensive tackle [4] originally from St. Louis, signed a Letter of Intent to play for the Tigers in 2011. He was ranked as ...