1985 Missouri Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1985 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 1–10 record (1–6 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for last place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 342 to 206. Woody Widenhofer was the head coach for the first of four seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.
- Woody Widenhofer (1st season)
| 1985 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (1–6 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Meyers (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | James McKinley (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Faurot Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nebraska | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Darrell Wallace with 1,120 rushing yards, Marlon Adler with 1,258 passing yards, and Herbert Johnson with 806 receiving yards.[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | Northwestern* | L 23–27 | 46,015 | [5] | |
| September 21 | at Texas* | L 17–21 | 76,437 | [6] | |
| September 28 | Indiana* |
| L 17–36 | 46,763 | [7] |
| October 5 | California* |
| L 32–39 | 46,851 | [8] |
| October 12 | at Colorado | L 7–38 | 38,604 | [9] | |
| October 19 | No. 7 Nebraska |
| L 20–28 | 62,733 | [10] |
| October 26 | Kansas State |
| L 17–20 | 40,221 | [11] |
| November 2 | at Iowa State | W 28–27 | 40,015 | [12] | |
| November 9 | No. 7 Oklahoma |
| L 6–51 | 50,321 | [13] |
| November 16 | No. 10 Oklahoma State |
| L 19–21 | 36,993 | [14] |
| November 23 | at Kansas | L 20–34 | 22,000 | [15] | |
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