2016 Missouri State Bears football team

The 2016 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dave Steckel and played their home games at the Plaster Sports Complex. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

2016 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
2016 record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorSean Coughlin
Co-offensive coordinatorMack Brown
Defensive coordinatorMarcus Yokeley
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
(Capacity: 17,500)
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 North Dakota State +^  7 1     12 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^  7 1     9 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^  6 2     12 4  
Illinois State ^  4 4     6 6  
Northern Iowa  4 4     5 6  
Western Illinois  3 5     6 5  
South Dakota  3 5     4 7  
Indiana State  2 6     4 7  
Missouri State  2 6     4 7  
Southern Illinois  2 6     4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmSouthwestern (KS)*ESPN3W 57–08,827
September 106:00 pmat Murray State*OVCDNW 28–225,063
September 246:00 pmat Kansas State*K-StateHD.TVL 0–3551,686
October 12:00 pmat No. 24 Indiana StateESPN3W 45–246,871
October 82:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3L 3–2710,462
October 152:00 pmNo. 12 Western Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3L 35–3812,639
October 221:00 pmat Northern IowaESPN3L 7–6112,014
October 292:00 pmSouthern Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3W 38–3513,487
November 52:00 pmat No. 13 South Dakota StateESPN3L 24–4910,826
November 1212:00 pmat Illinois StateESPN3L 0–377,144
November 192:00 pmNo. 15 Youngstown State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3L 20–655,070

Game summaries

Southwestern (KS)

1 2 3 4 Total
Moundbuilders 0 0 0 0 0
Bears 21 3 19 14 57


at Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 14 0 7 28
Racers 3 10 6 3 22

at Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0
Wildcats 14 21 35

Game called at halftime due to weather.[1]

at Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 10 14 7 14 45
#24 Sycamores 14 10 0 0 24

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Bison 0 13 0 14 27
Bears 3 0 0 0 3

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Leathernecks 10 7 14 7 38
Bears 0 7 7 21 35

at Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
Panthers 17 17 20 7 61

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 14 7 7 35
Bears 7 0 14 17 38

at South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 3 0 7 24
#13 Jackrabbits 14 7 21 7 49

at Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Redbirds 3 14 17 3 37

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Penguins 14 20 17 14 65
Bears 0 10 0 10 20

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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