2019 Missouri State Bears football team
The 2019 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dave Steckel and played their home games at the Robert W. Plaster Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place.
| 2019 Missouri State Bears football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| 2019 record | 1–10 (1–7 MVFC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Justin Kramer (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Marcus Yokeley (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Robert W. Plaster Stadium (Capacity: 17,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Illinois State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On January 10, 2020, Steckel was bought out of his contract with Missouri State.[1]
Previous season
The Bears finished the 2018 season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in ninth place.
Preseason
MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Bears were predicted to finish in tenth place.[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
| 3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
| 4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
| 6 | South Dakota | 176 |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
| 8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
| 10 | Missouri State | 80 |
Preseason All–MVFC team
The Bears had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[3]
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Defense Angelo Garbutt – LB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona* | Pluto TV | L 23–37 | 6,891 | |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane* | ESPN3 | L 6–58 | 18,846 | |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Kennesaw State* | ESPN+ | L 24–35 | 11,421 | |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | ESPN+ | W 37–31 3OT | 3,149 | |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | South Dakota |
| ESPN+ | L 10–45 | 5,784 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 0–22 | 18,252 | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 Northern Iowa |
| ESPN+ | L 6–29 | 6,583 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 South Dakota State |
| ESPN3 | L 14–35 | 5,108 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | L 14–37 | 4,678 | |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Illinois State | ESPN+ | L 12–17 | 5,701 | |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Indiana State |
| ESPN+ | L 24–51 | 3,352 |
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Game summaries
at Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| Lumberjacks | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
at Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Green Wave | 10 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 58 |
Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Owls | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
at Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
| Leathernecks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 7 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 1 Bison | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Panthers | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Jackrabbits | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Salukis | 13 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
at Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| No. 7 Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Sycamores | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 51 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
References
- "Missouri State buys out Dave Steckel, looking for new coach". Jefferson City News Tribune via Associated Press. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "2019 Missouri State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- Kelley, Kevin (April 6, 2019). "Missouri State releases 2019 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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