1983 Missouri Tigers football team
American college football season
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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.
- Warren Powers (6th season)
| 1983 Missouri Tigers football | |
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Holiday Bowl, L 17–21 vs. BYU | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (5–2 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Beightol (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mark Heydorff (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Faurot Field |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
After 1983, Missouri endured 13 consecutive losing seasons.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | Illinois* | W 28–18 | 53,744 | [5] | ||
| September 17 | at Wisconsin* | L 20–21 | 65,044 | [6] | ||
| September 24 | Utah State* |
| W 17–10 | 45,033 | [7] | |
| October 1 | East Carolina* |
| L 6–13 | 48,268 | [8] | |
| October 8 | at Colorado | W 59–20 | 37,157 | [9] | ||
| October 15 | No. 1 Nebraska |
| L 13–34 | 72,348 | [10] | |
| October 22 | Kansas State |
| W 38–0 | 46,248 | [11] | |
| October 29 | at Iowa State | W 41–18 | 49,404 | [12] | ||
| November 5 | No. 11 Oklahoma |
| W 10–0 | 57,133 | [13] | |
| November 12 | Oklahoma State |
| W 16–10 | 41,459 | [14] | |
| November 19 | at Kansas | No. 19 | L 27–37 | 38,400 | [15] | |
| December 23 | vs. No. 9 BYU* | L 17–21 | 51,480 | [16] | ||
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Roster
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