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2019 Missouri State Bears football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Missouri State Bears football, Conference ...
| 2019 Missouri State Bears football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (1–7 MVFC) |
| Head coach |
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| 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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On January 10, 2020, Steckel was bought out of his contract with Missouri State.[1]
MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Bears were predicted to finish in tenth place.[2]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 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 |
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Preseason All–MVFC team
The Bears had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[3]
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Defense Angelo Garbutt – LB |
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona* | Pluto TV | L 23–37 | 6,891 | |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane* | ESPN3 | L 6–58 | 18,846 | |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Kennesaw State* | ESPN+ | L 24–35 | 11,421 | |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | ESPN+ | W 37–31 3OT | 3,149 | |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | South Dakota |
| ESPN+ | L 10–45 | 5,784 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 0–22 | 18,252 | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 Northern Iowa |
| ESPN+ | L 6–29 | 6,583 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 South Dakota State |
| ESPN3 | L 14–35 | 5,108 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | L 14–37 | 4,678 | |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Illinois State | ESPN+ | L 12–17 | 5,701 | |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Indiana State |
| ESPN+ | L 24–51 | 3,352 |
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At Northern Arizona
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| Lumberjacks | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
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At Tulane
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Green Wave | 10 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 58 |
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See also: 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team
Kennesaw State
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Owls | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
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See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team
At Western Illinois
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
| Leathernecks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
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South Dakota
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 7 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
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See also: 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team
At North Dakota State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 1 Bison | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
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Northern Iowa
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Panthers | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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South Dakota State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Jackrabbits | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
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At Southern Illinois
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Salukis | 13 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
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At Illinois State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| No. 7 Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
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Indiana State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Sycamores | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 51 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
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- "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.