Missouri Baptist Spartans football

Missouri Baptist Spartans football
First season	2014
Athletic director	Jeff Fore
Head coach	Marc Lillibridge 1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium	Spartan Field (capacity: 1,000)
Year built	2017
Location	Creve Coeur, Missouri
Conference	HAAC
Division	South Division
All-time record	34–90 (.274)
Colors	Blue and gray [1]
Mascot	Spartans
Website	mbuspartans.com

The Missouri Baptist Spartans football team represents Missouri Baptist University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Spartans are members of the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC), fielding its team in the HAAC since 2023. The Spartans play their home games at Spartan Field in Creve Coeur, Missouri. ^[2]

Their head coach is Jason Burianek, who took over the position for the team's inaugural 2014 season. ^[3]

Conference affiliations

• Independent (2014)
• Mid-States Football Association (2015–2022)
• Heart of America Athletic Conference (2023–present)

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list

General		Overall		Conference		Postseason [A 1]
No.	Order of coaches [A 2]	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall ties [A 3]	C%	Conference winning percentage
†	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame	O%	Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records

No.	Name	Season(s)	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%
1	Jason Burianek [7]	2014–2025	94	34	90	0	0.274	17	54	0	0.239

Year-by-year results

National champions

Conference champions

Bowl game berth

Playoff berth

Season	Year	Head coach	Association	Division	Conference	Record							Postseason	Final ranking
						Overall			Conference
						Win	Loss	Tie	Finish	Win	Loss	Tie
Missouri Baptist Spartans
2014	2014	Jason Burianek	NAIA	—	Independent	1	10	0					—	—
2015	2015				MSFA	0	10	0	7th (Mideast)	0	6	0	—	—
2016	2016					3	8	0	T–4th (Mideast)	2	4	0	—	—
2017	2017					3	8	0	6th (Mideast)	1	5	0	—	—
2018	2018					4	7	0	5th (Mideast)	2	4	0	—	—
2019	2019					2	9	0	6th (Midwest)	1	5	0	—	—
2020	2019					1	6	0	6th (Midwest)	1	6	0	—	—
2021	2021					4	7	0	T–7th (Midwest)	1	6	0	—	—
2022	2022					4	7	0	T–5th (Midwest)	2	5	0	—	—
2023	2023				HAAC	2	8	0	(South)	1	4	0	—	—
2024	2024				HAAC	6	4	0	(South)	3	3	0	—	—
2025	2025				HAAC	4	6	0	(South)	3	3	0	—	—
2026	2026	Marc Lillibridge			HAAC	0	0	0	(South)	0	0	0	—	—

Notes

1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. ^[4]
2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. ^[5]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. ^[6]

References

1. "Logos & Fonts" . Retrieved May 4, 2023.
2. "Facilities". MBU Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
3. "Missouri Baptist Adds Football, New Coach". NAIA. March 28, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
4. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
5. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
6. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
7. Brown, Vicki (March 14, 2013). "MBU kicks off football program". Word&Way. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

External links

• Official website