1997 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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1997 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadium Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons
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1998  →
1997 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Western Illinois $^  6 –0   11 –2  
Northern Iowa  5 –1   7 –4  
No. 4 Youngstown State ^  4 –2   13 –2  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –3   5 –6  
Indiana State  2 –4   3 –8  
Southern Illinois  1 –5   3 –8  
Illinois State  0 –6   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the GFC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28 Pittsburg State *
L 8–916,672 [1]
September 67:00 p.m.at Jacksonville State *
W 47–4214,023 [2]
September 13No. 20 McNeese State *
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 16–2813,385 [3]
September 20 Tennessee–Martin *
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 27–14 [4]
October 4at Southern Illinois
W 36–3512,200 [5]
October 11 Indiana State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 22–7 [6]
October 18 Illinois State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 41–79,003 [7]
October 25at No. 3 Western Illinois
L 7–3710,874 [8]
November 1No. 25 Northern Iowa
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 22–23 [9]
November 8at Arkansas State *
L 27–35 [10]
November 1512:00 p.m.at No. 4 Youngstown State
L 13–4511,167 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pitt State wins opener". The Wichita Eagle. August 29, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "You want excitement, you got it; Williams put stamp on JSU despite loss". The Anniston Star. September 7, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bears' offense sputters in loss". The Springfield News-Leader. September 14, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UTM's Ruffin sets record in loss". The Jackson Sun. September 21, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Salukis smarting". Southern Illinoisan. October 5, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Indiana State falls to SW Missouri St". The Times. October 12, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "ISU football team drowned by SW Missouri State blitz". The Pantagraph. October 19, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Stecker, W. Illinois stun SMS". Springfield News-Leader. October 26, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Fortney, Northern Iowa outlast Bears in Gateway thriller". The Des Moines Register. November 2, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Long passes power A-State". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Youngstown St. rolls over SW Missouri". The Plain Dealer. November 16, 1997. 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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