The Missouri Southern Lions college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II, and represents Missouri Southern State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The Lions play their home games at Fred G. Hughes Stadium in Joplin, Missouri since 1975. [1] Since their inaugural season, Missouri Southern has appeared in one NAIA Division II National Championship Game, and one NCAA Division II playoffs. [2] [3]
For the 1968–75 seasons, Missouri Southern competed as a NAIA independent, unaffiliated with a conference. They would later join the Central States intercollegiate conference. In 1989 the Lions joined the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association, later renamed the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, and the NCAA Division II ranks. [4]
National Champions † | Conference Champions * | Shared standing T |
Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Postseason | Final ranking | |||||||||
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Overall | Conference | Post Season Result | AFCA Poll | D2fb.com Poll | ||||||||||
Wins | Losses | Ties | Wins | Losses | Ties | Conference finish | Division finish | |||||||
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1968 | Jim Johnson | Independent | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1969 | Reuben Berry | Independent | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1970 | Reuben Berry | Independent | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1971 | Jim Frazier | Independent | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1972 † | Jim Frazier | Independent | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | Won NAIA Division II Championship against Northwestern (IA), 21–14 | — | — | |
1973 | Jim Frazier | Independent | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1974 | Jim Frazier | Independent | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1975 | Jim Frazier | Independent | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1976 * | Jim Frazier | CSIC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | T–1st | — | — | — | — | |
1977 | Jim Frazier | CSIC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | — | — | — | — | |
1978 | Jim Frazier | CSIC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | T–2nd | — | — | — | — | |
1979 | Jim Frazier | CSIC | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | |
1980 | Jim Frazier | CSIC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | |
1981 | Jim Frazier | CSIC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | — | — | — | — | |
1982 | Jim Frazier | CSIC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | |
1983 | Jim Frazier | CSIC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | |
1984 | Jim Frazier | CSIC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | — | — | — | — | |
1985 | Jim Frazier | CSIC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | |
1986 | Rod Giesselmann | CSIC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | — | — | — | — | |
1987 | Rod Giesselmann | CSIC | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | — | |
1988 | Bill Cooke | CSIC | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | — | — | — | — | |
1989 | Jon Lantz | MIAA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — | — | |
1990 | Jon Lantz | MIAA | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | — | — | — | — | |
1991 | Jon Lantz | MIAA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | |
1992 | Jon Lantz | MIAA | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | — | |
1993 * | Jon Lantz | MIAA | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1st | — | Lost NCAA First Round to Mankato State, 34–13 | — | — | |
1994 | Jon Lantz | MIAA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | — | |
1995 | Jon Lantz | MIAA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | — | |
1996 | Jon Lantz | MIAA | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | — | T–4th | — | — | — | — | |
1997 | Jon Lantz/Rob Green | MIAA | 7 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | |
1998 | Greg Gregory | MIAA | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | — | T–6th | — | — | — | — | |
1999 | Greg Gregory | MIAA | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 6th | — | — | — | — | |
2000 | Bill Cooke | MIAA | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 8th | — | — | — | — | |
2001 | Bill Cooke | MIAA | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 7th | — | — | — | — | |
2002 | Bill Cooke | MIAA | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 7th | — | — | — | — | |
2003 | Bill Cooke/Rob Green | MIAA | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 9th | — | — | — | — | |
2004 | John Ware | MIAA | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | — | T–5th | — | — | — | — | |
2005 | John Ware/Keeth Matheny | MIAA | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 7th | — | — | — | — | |
2006 | Bart Tatum | MIAA | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 6th | — | — | — | — | |
2007 | Bart Tatum | MIAA | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — | T–4th | — | — | — | — | |
2008 | Bart Tatum | MIAA | 4 | 7 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 8th | — | — | — | — | |
2009 | Bart Tatum | MIAA | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | — | T–7th | — | — | — | — | |
2010 | Bart Tatum | MIAA | 4 | 7 | — | 2 | 7 | — | T–8th | — | — | — | — | |
2011 | Bart Tatum | MIAA | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 7 | — | T–8th | — | — | — | — | |
2012 | Daryl Daye | MIAA | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | T–8th | — | — | — | — | |
2013 | Daryl Daye | MIAA | 7 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 6th | — | — | — | — | |
2014 | Daryl Daye | MIAA | 4 | 7 | — | 4 | 7 | — | T–7th | — | — | — | — | |
2015 | Denver Johnson | MIAA | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 10 | — | 11th | — | — | — | — | |
2016 | Denver Johnson | MIAA | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | 9 | — | T–10th | — | — | — | — | |
2017 | Denver Johnson | MIAA | 0 | 11 | — | 0 | 11 | — | 12th | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 301 | 258 | 7 | — | — | — | (only includes regular season games) | |||||||
2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | (only includes playoff and bowl games; 2 appearances) | ||||||||
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