2016 Missouri State Bears football team

2016 Missouri State Bears football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
2016 record 4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach Dave Steckel (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Sean Coughlin
Co-offensive coordinator Mack Brown
Defensive coordinator Marcus Yokeley
Home stadium Plaster Sports Complex
(Capacity: 17,500)
2016 MVFC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#3 North Dakota State +^  7 –1     12 –2  
#6 South Dakota State +^  7 –1     9 –4  
#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  
Missouri State  2 –6     4 –7  
Indiana State  2 –6     4 –7  
Southern Illinois  2 –6     4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 PM Southwestern (KS)* Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO ESPN3 W 57–0   8,827
September 10 6:00 PM at Murray State* Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY OVCDN W 28–22   5,063
September 24 6:00 PM at Kansas State* Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS K-StateHD.TV L 0–35   51,686
October 1 2:00 PM at No. 24 Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN3 W 45–24   6,871
October 8 2:00 PM No. 1 North Dakota State Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO ESPN3 L 3–27   10,462
October 15 2:00 PM No. 12 Western Illinoisdagger Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO ESPN3 L 35–38   12,639
October 22 1:00 PM at Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3 L 7–61   12,014
October 29 2:00 PM Southern Illinois Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO ESPN3 W 38–35   13,487
November 5 2:00 PM at No. 13 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN3 L 24–49   10,826
November 12 12:00 PM at Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN3 L 0–37   7,144
November 19 2:00 PM No. 15 Youngstown State Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO ESPN3 L 20–65   5,070
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

Southwestern (KS)

1 2 3 4 Total
Moundbuilders 0 0 0 0 0
Bears 21 3 19 14 57
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1–1 1947 SW, 20–7

at Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 14 0 7 28
Racers 3 10 6 3 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–8 2013 MUR, 41–38

at Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0
Wildcats 14 21 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2012 KSU, 51–9

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
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–13 2015 INST, 56–28

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Bison 0 13 0 14 27
Bears 3 0 0 0 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–6 2015 NDSU, 55–0

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Leathernecks 10 7 14 7 38
Bears 0 7 7 21 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–15–1 2013 MSU, 38–27

at Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
Panthers 17 17 20 7 61
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–31 2015 UNI, 41–0

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 14 7 7 35
Bears 7 0 14 17 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–20 2015 SIU, 73–26

at South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 3 0 7 24
#13 Jackrabbits 14 7 21 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–7 2015 SDSU, 39–0

at Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Redbirds 3 14 17 3 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–19–1 2015 ILST, 38–2

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Penguins 14 20 17 14 65
Bears 0 10 0 10 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–13 2015 YSU, 47–7

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