2001 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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2001 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 GFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Courtney Messingham (2nd as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorDeion Melvin (3rd season)
Home stadium Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^  6 –1   11 –3  
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^  5 –2   8 –4  
No. 15 Youngstown State  5 –2   8 –3  
Western Illinois  4 –3   5 –5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –4   6 –5  
Indiana State  2 –5   3 –8  
Illinois State  2 –5   2 –9  
Southern Illinois  1 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 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 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the GFC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Kansas *
L 10–2437,500 [1]
September 8 Midwestern State *
W 28–6500 [2]
September 15at Southeast Missouri State *
W 31–288,680 [3]
September 22at No. 8 Western Kentucky
L 7–239,500 [4]
October 6No. 18 Northern Iowa
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 3–2712,592 [5]
October 13at No. 5 Youngstown State
L 20–41 [6]
October 20 Indiana State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 19–2513,662 [7]
October 27at No. 16 Western Illinois
W 43–285,187 [8]
November 3 Drake *
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 63–14 [9]
November 10at Southern Illinois
W 25–242,140 [10]
November 17 Illinois State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 48–315,540 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Bedraggled Jayhawks take out SMS". The Salina Journal. September 2, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Delayed gratification for SMS". The Springfield News-Leader. September 9, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "In Cape Girardeau, a game gives fans reason to cheer". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 16, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Hilltoppers hit their stride, 23–7". Messenger-Inquirer. September 23, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Power run game carries Panthers into league lead". The Des Moines Register. October 7, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Youngstown State handles SMS". The Courier. October 14, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Fourth-quarter failure; SMS gives up 18 points in final period losing homecoming tilt". The Springfield News-Leader. October 21, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "SMS springs upset on No. 16 Western Illinois". The Springfield News-Leader. October 28, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "S.W. Missouri State cruises after solid start by Drake". The Des Moines Register. November 4, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "SMS stuns Dawgs". Southern Illinoisan. November 11, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "SMS proves to be a bear to stop as ISU ends at 2–9". The Pantagraph. November 18, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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