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1984 Missouri

3–⁠7–⁠1 (2–⁠4–⁠1 Big Eight), coached by Warren Powers.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 1984, game by game: lost at Illinois 24–30; lost vs. Wisconsin 34–35; won vs. Mississippi State 47–30; lost vs. No. 19 Notre Dame 14–16; won vs. Colorado 52–7; lost at No. 6 Nebraska 23–33; won at Kansas State 61–21; tied vs. Iowa State 14–14; lost at No. 10 Oklahoma 7–49; lost at No. 7 Oklahoma State 13–31; lost vs. Kansas 21–35+45−42Lost 24–30 at Illinois-6IllinoisLost 34–35 vs. Wisconsin-1WisconsinWon 47–30 vs. Mississippi State+17Mississippi Sta…Lost 14–16 vs. No. 19 Notre Dame-2No. 19 Notre DameWon 52–7 vs. Colorado+45ColoradoLost 23–33 at No. 6 Nebraska-10No. 6 NebraskaWon 61–21 at Kansas State+40Kansas StateTied 14–14 vs. Iowa State0Iowa StateLost 7–49 at No. 10 Oklahoma-42No. 10 OklahomaLost 13–31 at No. 7 Oklahoma State-18No. 7 Oklahoma StateLost 21–35 vs. Kansas-14Kansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atIllinoisL 24–⁠3034%
Sep 15vsWisconsinL 34–⁠3555%
Sep 22vsMississippi StateW 47–⁠3060%
Sep 29vs19Notre DameL 14–⁠1652%
Oct 6vsColoradoW 52–⁠779%
Oct 13at6NebraskaL 23–⁠3319%
Oct 20atKansas StateW 61–⁠2166%
Oct 27vsIowa StateT 14–⁠1481%
Nov 3at10OklahomaL 7–⁠4935%
Nov 10at7Oklahoma StateL 13–⁠3124%
Nov 17vsKansasL 21–⁠3569%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas 35–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠1 tied for 5th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
310–⁠301
Coach
Warren Powers
Elo
1491 −63 this season
SP+ rating
3.5 No. 58 of 106; offense No. 17, defense No. 87
SRS
3.9 No. 44 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Beightol
Defensive coordinator
Mark Heydorff

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 4Tony Davis TESeattle Seahawks
Rd 6George Shorthose WRMiami Dolphins

All-Big Eight

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska6–⁠110–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠19–⁠2–⁠16
Oklahoma State5–⁠210–⁠27
Kansas4–⁠35–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Colorado1–⁠61–⁠10
Iowa State0–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

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