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1982 Missouri

5–⁠4–⁠2 (2–⁠3–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Warren Powers.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1982, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 28–14; won vs. Army 23–10; lost at No. 17 Texas 0–21; won vs. East Carolina 28–9; tied at Kansas State 7–7; tied vs. Iowa State 17–17; lost at No. 5 Nebraska 19–23; lost at Oklahoma State 20–30; won vs. Colorado 35–14; lost at No. 15 Oklahoma 14–41; won vs. Kansas 16–10+21−27Won 28–14 vs. Colorado State+14Colorado StateWon 23–10 vs. Army+13ArmyLost 0–21 at No. 17 Texas-21No. 17 TexasWon 28–9 vs. East Carolina+19East CarolinaTied 7–7 at Kansas State0Kansas StateTied 17–17 vs. Iowa State0Iowa StateLost 19–23 at No. 5 Nebraska-4No. 5 NebraskaLost 20–30 at Oklahoma State-10Oklahoma StateWon 35–14 vs. Colorado+21ColoradoLost 14–41 at No. 15 Oklahoma-27No. 15 OklahomaWon 16–10 vs. Kansas+6Kansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsColorado StateW 28–⁠1484%
Sep 11vsArmyW 23–⁠1079%
Sep 25at17TexasL 0–⁠2134%
Oct 2vsEast CarolinaW 28–⁠969%
Oct 9atKansas StateT 7–⁠761%
Oct 16vsIowa StateT 17–⁠1767%
Oct 23at5NebraskaL 19–⁠2324%
Oct 30atOklahoma StateL 20–⁠3057%
Nov 6vsColoradoW 35–⁠1482%
Nov 13at15OklahomaL 14–⁠4125%
Nov 20vsKansasW 16–⁠1074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas 16–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠2 5th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠196
Coach
Warren Powers
Elo
1549 −22 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 47 of 109; offense No. 74, defense No. 32
SRS
2.4 No. 49 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 5Demetrious Johnson DBDetroit Lions

All-Big Eight

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Conrad GoodeOTAP-2
  • Randy JostesDTAP-2
  • Jay WilsonLBAP-2
  • Kevin PotterDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠012–⁠13
Oklahoma6–⁠18–⁠416
Oklahoma State3–⁠2–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Kansas State3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Missouri2–⁠3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Iowa State1–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠7–⁠2
Colorado1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.