2018 Missouri State Bears football team

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2018 Missouri State Bears football
Missouri State Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Sean Coughlin (3rd season)
  • Mack Brown (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorMarcus Yokeley (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Robert W. Plaster Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 0   15 0  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^  6 2   10 3  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^  5 3   7 6  
Indiana State  5 3   7 4  
Western Illinois  4 4   5 6  
Illinois State  3 5   6 5  
Youngstown State  3 5   4 7  
South Dakota  3 5   4 7  
Missouri State  2 6   4 7  
Southern Illinois  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Steckel and played their home games at the Robert W. Plaster Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in ninth place.

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Preseason

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Bears predicted to finish in ninth place. [1]

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Bears placed three players on the preseason all-MVFC teams. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State * FS1 L 17–5850,103
September 610:00 a.m. Lincoln (MO) * ESPN3 W 52–241,284
September 152:00 p.m.No. 20 Northern Arizona *
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3W 40–87,217
September 292:00 p.m.No. 9 Illinois State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+ W 24–2112,224
October 62:00 p.m.at South Dakota No. 24ESPN3L 28–3510,092
October 131:00 p.m.at Indiana State ESPN+W 29–266,721
October 202:00 p.m. Western Illinois Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 14–3112,109
October 272:00 p.m. Southern Illinois
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 35–496,374
November 32:00 p.m.at No. 7 South Dakota State ESPN+L 7–595,869
November 102:00 p.m.No. 1 North Dakota State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 7–485,224
November 174:00 p.m.at Northern Iowa ESPN+L 0–3710,072
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

Game summaries

At Oklahoma State

1234Total
Bears0710017
Cowboys1714141358

Lincoln (MO)

1234Total
Blue Tigers1007724
Bears72810752

Northern Arizona

1234Total
No. 20 Lumberjacks06028
Bears101310740

Illinois State

1234Total
No. 9 Redbirds0014721
Bears377724

At South Dakota

1234Total
No. 24 Bears7147028
Coyotes14310835

At Indiana State

1234Total
Bears7140829
Sycamores0107926

Western Illinois

1234Total
Leathernecks7371431
Bears700714

Southern Illinois

1234Total
Salukis02121749
Bears71401435

At South Dakota State

1234Total
Bears07007
No. 7 Jackrabbits73171459

North Dakota State

1234Total
No. 1 Bison201414048
Bears00707

At Northern Iowa

1234Total
Bears00000
Panthers101071037

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RVRV24RVRVRV
Coaches RVRVRV

References

  1. "North Dakota State Picked to Win 2018 MVFC Title".
  2. "Preseason All-Conf and Team (PDF) - Missouri Valley Football Conference" (PDF).
  3. 2018 Football Schedule