1993 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

1993 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 GFC)
Head coach	Jesse Branch (8th season)
Home stadium	Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Northern Iowa $^	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Illinois	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GFC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Southeast Missouri State *	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 24–10	12,442	[1]
September 11	at Oklahoma State *	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 7–45	40,105	[2]
September 18	at North Texas *	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 33–34		[3]
September 25	Indiana State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 31–21		[4]
October 2	No. 11 Northern Iowa	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	L 14–20	11,849	[5]
October 9	Illinois State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 40–28	8,955	[6]
October 16	Jacksonville State *	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 24–7	10,760	[7]
October 23	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 22–17	12,100	[8]
October 30	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 13–35	3,141	[9]
November 6	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 21–18		[10]
November 13	Samford *	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 42–14		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "More than a passing fancy". The Springfield News-Leader. September 4, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Night out with 'Boys; OSU lives it up with 45–7 victory". The Daily Oklahoman. September 12, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Nightmare in Texas: Part II". The Springfield News-Leader. September 19, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "ISU slides to 0–3 after league loss". The Indianapolis Star. September 26, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Late interception boosts UNI past S.W. Missouri". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "SW Missouri takes wind out of ISU". The Pantagraph. October 10, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "JSU still searching for first road win". The Anniston Star. October 17, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "SMSU Bearly holds on to knock off SIU, 22–17". Southern Illinoisan. October 24, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bears trip on Gateway doormat". The Springfield News-Leader. October 31, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bears make amends for last week". The Springfield News-Leader. November 7, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "St. Louisans help Bears win easily". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 14, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Missouri State Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University Athletics. p. 65. Retrieved June 30, 2024.