2019 Missouri State Bears football team

2019 Missouri State Bears football
2019 Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach	Dave Steckel (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Justin Kramer (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Marcus Yokeley (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Robert W. Plaster Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

Last updated January 28, 2024

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	8	–	0	16	–	0
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^	6	–	2	10	–	5
No. 7 Illinois State ^	5	–	3	10	–	5
No. 10 South Dakota State ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
Southern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	5
South Dakota	4	–	4	5	–	7
Indiana State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Youngstown State	2	–	6	6	–	6
Missouri State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Western Illinois	1	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 1–10, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place.

Preseason

MVFC poll

In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Bears were predicted to finish in tenth place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	North Dakota State	392 (32)
2	South Dakota State	348 (4)
3	Illinois State	289 (3)
4	Indiana State	279 (1)
5	Northern Iowa	266
6	South Dakota	176
7	Youngstown State	153
8	Western Illinois	128
9	Southern Illinois	89
10	Missouri State	80

Preseason All–MVFC team

The Bears had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.^[3]

Defense

Angelo Garbutt – LB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	8:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona *	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV	L 23–37	6,891
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane *	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	L 6–58	18,846
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Kennesaw State *	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 24–35	11,421
October 5	3:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 37–31 ^3OT	3,149
October 12	2:00 p.m.	South Dakota	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 10–45	5,784
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 0–22	18,252
October 26	2:00 p.m.	No. 11 Northern Iowa	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 6–29	6,583
November 2	2:00 p.m.	No. 4 South Dakota State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	L 14–35	5,108
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 14–37	4,678
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 12–17	5,701
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 24–51	3,352
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	3	10	7	23
Lumberjacks	3	17	14	3	37

At Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	6	0	0	6
Green Wave	10	28	13	7	58

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Owls	0	7	21	7	35
Bears	6	10	0	8	24

At Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Bears	0	7	0	14	7	3	6	37
Leathernecks	7	7	0	7	7	3	0	31

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	7	24	14	0	45
Bears	7	0	0	3	10

At North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
No. 1 Bison	8	7	0	7	22

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Panthers	0	19	10	0	29
Bears	0	0	0	6	6

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits	6	8	7	14	35
Bears	0	0	0	14	14

At Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	7	7	14
Salukis	13	17	0	7	37

At Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	3	0	3	12
No. 7 Redbirds	7	7	0	3	17

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	7	14	23	7	51
Bears	0	7	7	10	24

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The 2020 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 1–3 with an identical in conference play, tying for seventh place in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

The 2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 24th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with Missouri State. South Dakota State received an the MVFC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits defeated Holy Cross in the first round, fellow MVFC member Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals, and Delaware in the semifinals before losing to Sam Houston State in the NCAA Division I Championship Game. The team played home games on campus at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

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References

↑ "Missouri State buys out Dave Steckel, looking for new coach". Jefferson City News Tribune via Associated Press. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
↑ "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
↑ "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
↑ "2019 Missouri State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
↑ Kelley, Kevin (April 6, 2019). "Missouri State releases 2019 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved July 31, 2019.

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[1] "Missouri State buys out Dave Steckel, looking for new coach". Jefferson City News Tribune via Associated Press. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

[2] "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[3] "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[4] "2019 Missouri State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[5] Kelley, Kevin (April 6, 2019). "Missouri State releases 2019 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[6] "2019 Football Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved July 31, 2019.

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