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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.
Missouri's football program dates back to 1890, and has appeared in 36 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]
1949 Gator Bowl; 1950 Gator Bowl; 1960 Orange Bowl; 1961 Orange Bowl; 1962 Bluebonnet Bowl; 1966 Sugar Bowl; 1968 Gator Bowl; 1970 Orange Bowl; 1972 Fiesta Bowl; 1973 Sun Bowl; 1978 Liberty Bowl; 1979 Hall of Fame Classic; 1980 Liberty Bowl; 1981 Tangerine Bowl; 1983 Holiday Bowl; 1997 Holiday Bowl; 1998 Insight.com Bowl; 2003 Independence Bowl ...
In addition, his Tiger football teams went 3–2 in bowl games, defeating LSU in the 1978 Liberty Bowl, South Carolina in the 1979 Hall of Fame Classic, and Southern Miss in the 1981 Tangerine Bowl. During Powers' tensure, Missouri also played in the 1980 Liberty Bowl, losing to Purdue, and the 1983 Holiday Bowl, losing to a BYU Cougars team ...
Tony Dale Galbreath (born January 29, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Giants. [1] He played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was selected in the second round of the 1976 NFL draft.
Now, Missouri will head to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The Tigers will play Ohio State for the first time since 1998, which was a 35-14 OSU win over MU. The Buckeyes are 10-1 all-time ...
The Kansas–Missouri football series is the second-oldest and second-most-played rivalry in college football history. (See: The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)) The teams first matched up in football on October 31, 1891. Missouri claims to lead the all-time series, 57–54–9, since it counts the forfeit of Kansas' 1960 victory as a win.
Missouri defensive back JC Carlies (No. 1) and his Tigers teammates celebrate a defensive stop against Ohio State during the 88th annual Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.