1980 Missouri Tigers football team

1980 Missouri Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 25–28 vs. Purdue
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
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.