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
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 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

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 Illinois	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 Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

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

See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team

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

See also: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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

See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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

See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team

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

See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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

See also: 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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

See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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

See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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

See also: 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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

See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–13	2015	YSU, 47–7

References

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