The Missouri Tigers were 7-4 in 1981. They emerged victorious over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 19 to 17, in the Tangerine Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 9-3 | |
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
3-4 | 8-4 | ||
4-2-1 | 7-4-1 | ||
4-3 | 7-5 |
| 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 | 257 | 3,701 | 862 | 4.3 | 1,633 | 526 | 3.1 | 2,068 | 336 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 39th | 63rd | 10th | 98th | 81st | 60th | 96th | 38th | 32nd | 86th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 142 | 2,708 | 3.4 | 1,453 | 511 | 2.8 | 1,255 | 275 | 4.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 18th | 9th | 2nd | 41st | 74th | 24th | 8th | 73rd | 1st | ||||||||||
Net | +115 | +993 | +862 | +0.8 | +180 | +15 | +0.3 | +813 | +61 | +1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 24th | 30th | 10th | 31st | 59th | 62nd | 59th | 16th | 37th | 19th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |