1999 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

1999 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 GFC)
Head coach	Randy Ball (1st season)
Home stadium	Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons ←  1998 2000  →

1999 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Illinois State $^		6	–	0					11	–	3
No. 2 Youngstown State ^		5	–	1					12	–	3
No. 15 Northern Iowa		3	–	3					8	–	3
Western Illinois		2	–	4					7	–	4
Southwest Missouri State		2	–	4					5	–	6
Indiana State		2	–	4					3	–	8
Southern Illinois		1	–	5					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the GFC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Tulsa *	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 21–45	25,007	[1]
September 11	Texas Southern *	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 37–7	13,121	[2]
September 18	Henderson State *	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 50–3	12,102	[3]
September 25	No. 11 Illinois State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	L 42–46	15,005	[4]
October 2	at No. 19 Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 27–17	10,478	[5]
October 16	No. 8 Northern Iowa	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	L 17–29	15,547	[6]
October 23	at Southeast Missouri State *	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 23–28	3,652	[7]
October 30	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 49–52	2,500	[8]
November 6	at No. 13 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 14–17	13,332	[9]
November 13	Tennessee–Martin *	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 62–7		[10]
November 20	Indiana State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 31–14	6,793	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "'Cane blitzes Bears". Tulsa World. September 5, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "SMS rolls in home opener". The Springfield News-Leader. September 12, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "SMS hammers Henderson State". The Springfield News-Leader. September 19, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Stunning rally rescues Redbirds". The Pantagraph. September 26, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Western makes Ball feel at home". Quad-City Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Benge leads 29–17 UNI victory". The Sioux City Journal. October 17, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "SEMO shocks listless Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. October 24, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Saluki defense provides spark". Southern Illinoisan. October 31, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Youngstown State 17, Southwest Missouri State 14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 7, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Southwest Missouri routs UTM". The Jackson Sun. November 14, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Thurman, Rodgers set marks in SMS win". The Springfield News-Leader. November 21, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.