1999 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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1999 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadium Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Tulsa *
L 21–4525,007 [1]
September 11 Texas Southern *
W 37–713,121 [2]
September 18 Henderson State *
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 50–312,102 [3]
September 25No. 11 Illinois State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 42–4615,005 [4]
October 2at No. 19 Western Illinois
W 27–1710,478 [5]
October 16No. 8 Northern Iowa
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 17–2915,547 [6]
October 23at Southeast Missouri State *
L 23–283,652 [7]
October 30at Southern Illinois
L 49–522,500 [8]
November 6at No. 13 Youngstown State
L 14–1713,332 [9]
November 13 Tennessee–Martin *
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 62–7 [10]
November 20 Indiana State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 31–146,793 [11]

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.
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