1996 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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1996 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record7–4 (3–2 GFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMitch Ware (1st as OC, 15th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Kolling (5th season)
Home stadium Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^  5 –0   12 –2  
No. 10 Western Illinois ^  3 –2   9 –3  
No. 21 Southwest Missouri State  3 –2   7 –4  
Indiana State  3 –2   6 –5  
Southern Illinois  1 –4   5 –6  
Illinois State  0 –5   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GFC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 316:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State *
L 20–23 OT33,500 [1]
September 7at No. 3 McNeese State *No. 21
W 12–714,059 [2]
September 14 Truman State *No. 14
W 44–1315,097 [3]
September 21at Tennessee–Martin *No. 10
W 39–7 [4]
September 287:00 p.m. Jacksonville State *No. 8
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 34–913,061 [5]
October 5 Southern Illinois No. 7
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 24–1714,906 [6]
October 19at No. 3 Northern Iowa No. 5
L 31–3814,727 [7]
October 26at Illinois State No. 9
W 24–139,552 [8]
November 2No. 13 Western Illinois No. 7
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 17–2315,878 [9]
November 9No. 23 Youngstown State *No. 14
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 13–176,963 [10]
November 16at Indiana State No. 20
W 27–12 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cardiac Cowboys escape Bears". The Daily Oklahoman. September 1, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "SMS scraps past McNeese". The Springfield News-Leader. September 8, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Explosive SMS offense rolls over Truman State". The Springfield News-Leader. September 15, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southwest Missouri State stops Skyhawks". The Jackson Sun. September 22, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cannon fire fells JSU". The Anniston Star. September 29, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "SIU can't get Cosey". Southern Illinoisan. October 6, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Strong start saves UNI". The Des Moines Register. October 20, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "ISU threatens Southwest, then stumbles again". The Pantagraph. October 27, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Hecklinski, Western topple SW Missouri". The Pantagraph. November 3, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Offensive woes sink Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. November 10, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Southwest Missouri State ruins ISU's playoff chances". The Indianapolis Star. November 17, 1996. 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.
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