1984 Missouri Tigers football team
| 1984 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 3–7–1 (2–4–1 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Beightol (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mark Heydorff (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Faurot Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Nebraska + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–4–1 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big 8, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 310 to 301. Warren Powers was the head coach for the seventh of seven seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's statistical leaders included Jon Redd with 668 rushing yards, Marlon Adler with 1,128 passing yards, and George Shorthose with 601 receiving yards.[3][4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at Illinois* | L 24–30 | 78,297 | [5] | |
| September 15 | Wisconsin* | L 34–35 | 45,033 | [6] | |
| September 22 | Mississippi State* |
| W 47–30 | 42,967 | [7] |
| September 29 | No. 19 Notre Dame* |
| L 14–16 | 70,915 | [8] |
| October 6 | Colorado |
| W 52–7 | 38,662 | [9] |
| October 13 | at No. 6 Nebraska | L 23–33 | 76,319 | [10] | |
| October 20 | at Kansas State | W 61–21 | 22,200 | [11] | |
| October 27 | Iowa State |
| T 14–14 | 48,133 | [12] |
| November 3 | at No. 10 Oklahoma | L 7–49 | 75,357 | [13] | |
| November 10 | at No. 7 Oklahoma State | L 13–31 | 48,200 | [14] | |
| November 17 | Kansas |
| L 21–35 | 41,027 | [15] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1984 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "1984 Missouri Tigers Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Rooks scores twice as Illinois nips Tigers". The Lima News. September 9, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers stun Missouri". The La Crosse Tribune. September 16, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Adler 'drains' Mississippi State 47–30". Enterprise-Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame holds off Mizzou with FGs, 16–14". Tulsa World. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mizzou rips Buffs, 52–7". The Salina Journal. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nebraska manhandles Missouri, 33–23". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri pummels K-State 61–21". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spunky Cyclones tie Missouri, 14–14". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners crush Tigers in Powers' worst MU loss". The Press-Leader. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flea-flicker aids Cowboys in win against Missouri". Omaha World-Herald. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gloomy day on Faurot Field". Columbia Daily Tribune. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.