1983 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1983 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 7–5 record (5–2 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Big 8, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 292 to 202. Warren Powers was the head coach for the sixth of seven seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1983 Missouri Tigers football
Holiday Bowl, L 17–21 vs. BYU
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1983 record7–5 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coachWarren Powers (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorLarry Beightol (1st season)
Home stadiumFaurot Field
1983 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –0  12 –1 –0
Missouri 5 –2 –0  7 –5 –0
Oklahoma 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –4 –0  8 –4 –0
Iowa State 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Kansas 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –1
Colorado 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Kansas State 1 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Eric Drain with 685 rushing yards, Marlon Adler with 1,603 passing yards, and George Shorthose with 483 receiving yards.[3][4]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 10Illinois*
W 28–18
September 17at Wisconsin*
L 20–21
September 24Utah State*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 17–10
October 1East Carolina*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 6–13
October 8at Colorado
W 59–20
October 15No. 1 Nebraska
L 13–34
October 22Kansas State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 38–0
October 29at Iowa State
W 41–18
November 5No. 11 Oklahoma
W 10–0
November 12Oklahoma State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 16–10
November 19at KansasNo. 19
L 27–37
December 23vs. No. 9 BYU*
L 17–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
  1. "1983 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  2. "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  4. "1983 Missouri Tigers Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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