Record: 8-4, .667 W-L% (33rd of 137) ▪ Rank: 19th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Warren Powers (8-4)
PS/G: 23.0 (42nd of 137) ▪ PA/G: 13.2 (18th of 137)
SRS: 11.38 (24th of 137) ▪ SOS: 4.38 (52nd of 137)
Bowl Game: Won Tangerine Bowl 19-17 versus Southern Mississippi
| Pre | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 8 | 19 | 19 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 12, 1981 | Sat | Missouri | Army | Ind | W | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | Missouri | Rice | SWC | W | 42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | Missouri | Louisville | Ind | W | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | Missouri | @ | (9) Mississippi State | SEC | W | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | Jackson, MS |
| 5 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | (13) Missouri | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 58 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (8) Missouri | @ | Iowa State | Big 8 | L | 13 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | (19) Missouri | (15) Nebraska | Big 8 | L | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 8 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | Missouri | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | L | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 9 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | Missouri | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 30 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | Missouri | (15) Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | Missouri | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 11 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Dec 19, 1981 | Sat | Missouri | N | (18) Southern Mississippi | Ind | W | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL) |