The following is a list of Missouri State Bears football seasons for the football team that has represented Missouri State University in NCAA competition.
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | TSN° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Langston (Independent)(1909) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Walter Langston | 4–2 | |||||||
| Walter Langston: | 4–2 | ||||||||
| Corliss Buchanan (Independent)(1910–1911) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Corliss Buchanan | 1–4 | |||||||
| 1911 | Corliss Buchanan | 1–6 | |||||||
| Corliss Buchanan: | 2–10 | ||||||||
| Arthur W. Briggs (Independent)(1912–1917) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Arthur W. Briggs | 0–3 | |||||||
| 1913 | No team | ||||||||
| 1914 | Arthur W. Briggs | 6–0 | |||||||
| 1915 | Arthur W. Briggs | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1916 | Arthur W. Briggs | 2–2–2 | |||||||
| 1917 | Arthur W. Briggs | 3–2 | |||||||
| Paul Andrews(Independent)(1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Paul Andrews | 1–2 | |||||||
| Paul Andrews: | 1–2 | ||||||||
| Arthur W. Briggs(Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1919–1933) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Arthur W. Briggs | 3–4 | 2–2 | T–7th | |||||
| 1920 | Arthur W. Briggs | 2–6 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1921 | Arthur W. Briggs | 3–5 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1922 | Arthur W. Briggs | 7–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1923 | Arthur W. Briggs | 7–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1924 | Arthur W. Briggs | 1–6–1 | 0–3–1 | ||||||
| 1925 | Arthur W. Briggs | 4–2–2 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1926 | Arthur W. Briggs | 3–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1927 | Arthur W. Briggs | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1928 | Arthur W. Briggs | 7–1–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1929 | Arthur W. Briggs | 6–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1930 | Arthur W. Briggs | 4–5 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1931 | Arthur W. Briggs | 5–2–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1932 | Arthur W. Briggs | 3–2–2 | 2–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1933 | Arthur W. Briggs | 2–5 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| Arthur W. Briggs: | 76–59–10 | 33–30–6 | |||||||
| Andrew McDonald (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1934–1937) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Andrew McDonald | 1–5–1 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1935 | Andrew McDonald | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1936 | Andrew McDonald | 1–5–2 | 0–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1937 | Andrew McDonald | 0–8–1 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| Andrew McDonald: | 5–22–5 | ||||||||
| Red Blair (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1938–1946) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Red Blair | 5–2–2 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1939 | Red Blair | 7–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940 | Red Blair | 10–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1941 | Red Blair | 8–3 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1942 | Red Blair | 2–7–2 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1943 | No team – WWII | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team – WWII | ||||||||
| 1945 | Red Blair | 5–1–2 | |||||||
| 1946 | Red Blair | 2–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Red Blair: | 39–20–7 | 16–11–2 | |||||||
| Tommy O'Boyle (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1947–1948) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Tommy O'Boyle | 7–2–1 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1948 | Tommy O'Boyle | 9–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | L Missouri-Kansas | ||||
| Tommy O'Boyle: | 16–4–1 | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| Fred Thomsen (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1949–1952) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Fred Thomsen | 5–4–1 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1950 | Fred Thomsen | 5–4–2 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1951 | Fred Thomsen | 6–3–1 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1952 | Fred Thomsen | 3–6 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Fred Thomsen: | 19–17–4 | 11–6–3 | |||||||
| Bill Dellastatious (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1953–1954) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Bill Dellastatious | 3–6 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1954 | Bill Dellastatious | 2–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Bill Dellastatious: | 5–12 | 4–6 | |||||||
| Harold "Tuffy" Stratton (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1955) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Harold "Tuffy" Stratton | 2–6–1 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Harold "Tuffy" Stratton: | 2–6–1 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Aldo Sebben (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1956–1960) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Aldo Sebben | 3–6 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1957 | Aldo Sebben | 4–4–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1958 | Aldo Sebben | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1959 | Aldo Sebben | 4–5 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1960 | Aldo Sebben | 2–7 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Aldo Sebben: | 17–21–1 | 10–15 | |||||||
| Orville Pottenger (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1961–1964) | |||||||||
| 1961 | Orville Pottenger | 4–4–1 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1962 | Orville Pottenger | 5–3–1 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1963 | Orville Pottenger | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Mineral Water | 10 [a] | |||
| 1964 | Orville Pottenger | 6–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Orville Pottenger: | 24–12–1 | 13–7 | |||||||
| Jim Mentis (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1965–1968) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Jim Mentis | 7–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Jim Mentis | 7–4 | 5–0 | 1st | L Mineral Water | ||||
| 1967 | Jim Mentis | 4–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1968 | Jim Mentis | 2–8 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Jim Mentis: | 20–21 | 13–7 | |||||||
| Don Cross (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1969–1975) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Don Cross | 0–10 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1970 | Don Cross | 2–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1971 | Don Cross | 1–8–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1972 | Don Cross | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1973 | Don Cross | 3–7 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1974 | Don Cross | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1975 | Don Cross | 6–4–1 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Don Cross: | 23–45–3 | 14–25–2 | |||||||
| Rich Johanningmeier (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1976–1980) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Rich Johanningmeier | 5–6 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Rich Johanningmeier | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1978 | Rich Johanningmeier | 8–3 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1979 | Rich Johanningmeier | 7–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1980 | Rich Johanningmeier | 6–5 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Rich Johanningmeier(Association of Mid-Continent Universities)(1981–1984) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Rich Johanningmeier | 3–5–2 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1982 | Rich Johanningmeier | 5–6 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1983 | Rich Johanningmeier | 6–5 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1984 | Rich Johanningmeier | 6–3–1 | 1–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Rich Johanningmeier(Gateway Football Conference)(1985) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Rich Johanningmeier | 6–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Rich Johanningmeier: | 58–44–5 | 27–17–3 | |||||||
| Missouri State Bears(Gateway Football/Missouri Valley Football Conference)(1986–2024) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Southwest Missouri State | 3–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1987 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1988 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1989 | Southwest Missouri State | 10–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | 9 | |||
| 1990 | Southwest Missouri State | 9–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 6 | |||
| 1991 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–4–1 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1992 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1993 | Southwest Missouri State | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1994 | Southwest Missouri State | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1995 | Southwest Missouri State | 4–7 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1996 | Southwest Missouri State | 7–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | 21 | ||||
| 1997 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1998 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1999 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2000 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2001 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2002 | Southwest Missouri State | 4–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2003 | Southwest Missouri State | 4–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2004 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–5 | 3–4 | 4th | |||||
| 2005 | Missouri State | 4–6 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | Missouri State | 2–9 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2007 | Missouri State | 6–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2008 | Missouri State | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2009 | Missouri State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2010 | Missouri State | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2011 | Missouri State | 2–9 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2012 | Missouri State | 3–8 | 3–5 | 8th | |||||
| 2013 | Missouri State | 5–7 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2014 | Missouri State | 4–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2015 | Missouri State | 1–10 | 0–8 | 10th | |||||
| 2016 | Missouri State | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2017 | Missouri State | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2018 | Missouri State | 4–7 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| 2019 | Missouri State | 1–10 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2020 | Missouri State | 5–5 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 13 | 13 | ||
| 2021 | Missouri State | 8–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I First Round | 14 | 14 | ||
| 2022 | Missouri State | 5–6 | 3–5 | 8th | |||||
| 2023 | Missouri State | 4–7 | 3–5 | 9th | |||||
| 2024 | Missouri State | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–4th | |||||
| Missouri State Bears(Conference USA)(2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Missouri State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Total: | 495–544–39 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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