Missouri
B8 · 1981 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Missouri head-to-head · History & Eras
1981 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | W 24–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | W 42–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 34–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | W 14–3 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 2–9 | W 58–13 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 5–5–1 | L 13–34 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 9–3 | L 0–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 7–5 | L 12–16 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 30–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 7–4–1 | W 19–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | L 11–19 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 22 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2–1 | W 19–17 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Southern Miss +9
- Mississippi State +8
- Oklahoma +7
- Louisville +5
- Rice +4
- Army +3
- Colorado +3
- Kansas State +2
- Nebraska -3
- Kansas -4
- Iowa State -5
- Oklahoma State -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.