2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Courtney Messingham (1st as OC, 2nd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorDeion Melvin (2nd season)
Home stadium Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons
←  1999
2001  →
2000 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Western Illinois $^  5 –1   9 –3  
No. 11 Youngstown State ^  4 –2   9 –3  
No. 24 Illinois State  4 –2   7 –4  
No. 19 Northern Iowa  3 –3   7 –4  
Southwest Missouri State  2 –4   5 –6  
Southern Illinois  2 –4   3 –8  
Indiana State  1 –5   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 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 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-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 fifth in the GFC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Arkansas *
L 0–3853,946 [1]
September 9 Missouri Southern *
W 48–315,647 [2]
September 16at McNeese State *
L 19–26 2OT14,460 [3]
September 30No. 3 Youngstown State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 13–19 [4]
October 7at Indiana State
W 24–7 [5]
October 14No. 7 Western Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 10–148,738 [6]
October 21 Southern Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 27–913,785 [7]
October 28at Northern Iowa
L 13–3110,687 [8]
November 4 Tennessee–Martin *
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 52–67,297 [9]
November 11 Southeast Missouri State *
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 24–76,504 [10]
November 18at Illinois State
L 7–406,527 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Hogs shut out SW Missouri". The Commercial Appeal. September 3, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bears pummel Lions". The Springfield News-Leader. September 10, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "McNeese leaves SMS frustrated". The Springfield News-Leader. September 17, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Youngstown St. 19, SMSU 13". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 1, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southwest Missouri State rips Indiana St". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 8, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bears suffer another agonizing loss". The Springfield News-Leader. October 15, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bears' momentum crushes Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Strong first half propels UNI". The Des Moines Register. October 29, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UTM falls to SW Missouri". The Jackson Sun. November 5, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Ringena powers SMS win". The Springfield News-Leader. November 12, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "After rout, ISU roots for more". The Pantagraph. November 19, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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