University of Missouri
1981 Football Schedule
Overall8-40.667
Conference3-40.429
StreakW1
Home5-2
Away2-2
Neutral1-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Army | Columbia, Mo. (Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium) | W 24-10 | |
| Sep 19 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Rice | Columbia, Mo. (Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium) | W 42-10 | |
| Sep 26 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Louisville | Columbia, Mo. (Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium) | W 34-3 | |
| Oct 3 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #9 Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | W 14-3 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Kansas State | Columbia, Mo. (Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium) | W 58-13 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Iowa State | Ames, Iowa | L 13-34 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #15 Nebraska | Columbia, Mo. (Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium) | L 0-6 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Oklahoma State | Columbia, Mo. (Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium) | Homecoming | L 12-16 |
| Nov 7 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | W 30-14 | |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #15 Oklahoma | Columbia, Mo. (Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium) | W 19-14 | |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Kansas | Lawrence, Kan. | L 11-19 | |
| Dec 19 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | #18 Southern Miss | Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Citrus Bowl) | Tangerine Bowl | W 19-17 |