The Missouri Tigers were 8-3 in 1980. They fell to the Purdue Boilermakers, 28 to 25, in the Liberty Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 10-2 | |
6-1 | 10-2 | ||
5-2 | 8-4 | ||
2-5 | 6-5 | ||
3-3-1 | 4-5-2 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 307 | 4,040 | 814 | 5.0 | 2,145 | 539 | 4.0 | 1,895 | 275 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 16th | 38th | 34th | 40th | 55th | 63rd | 49th | 42nd | 49th | 42nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 147 | 2,985 | 4.0 | 1,595 | 498 | 3.2 | 1,390 | 250 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 23rd | 20th | 18th | 41st | 48th | 36th | 31st | 68th | 18th | ||||||||||
Net | +160 | +1,055 | +814 | +1.0 | +550 | +41 | +0.8 | +505 | +25 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 14th | 20th | 34th | 21st | 45th | 52nd | 35th | 24th | 48th | 22nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |