2016 Missouri State Bears football team

2016 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Sean Coughlin (1st season)
  • Mack Brown (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMarcus Yokeley (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   6 – 2     12 – 4  
Illinois State ^   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Northern Iowa   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Western Illinois   3 – 5     6 – 5  
South Dakota   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Indiana State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
  2 – 6     4 – 7  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dave Steckel and played their home games at the Plaster Sports Complex. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmSouthwestern (KS)*
ESPN3W 57–08,827
September 106:00 pmat Murray State*
OVCDNW 28–225,063
September 246:00 pmat Kansas State*
K-StateHD.TVL 0–3551,686
October 12:00 pmat No. 24 Indiana State
ESPN3W 45–246,871
October 82:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3L 3–2710,462
October 152:00 pmNo. 12 Western Illinoisdagger
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3L 35–3812,639
October 221:00 pmat Northern Iowa
ESPN3L 7–6112,014
October 292:00 pmSouthern Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3W 38–3513,487
November 52:00 pmat No. 13 South Dakota State
ESPN3L 24–4910,826
November 1212:00 pmat Illinois State
ESPN3L 0–377,144
November 192:00 pmNo. 15 Youngstown State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3L 20–655,070
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Southwestern (KS)

1 2 3 4 Total
Moundbuilders 0 0 0 0 0
Bears 21 3 19 14 57

At Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 14 0 7 28
Racers 3 10 6 3 22
See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team

At Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0
Wildcats 14 21 35
See also: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Game called at halftime due to weather.[2]

At Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 10 14 7 14 45
#24 Sycamores 14 10 0 0 24
See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Bison 0 13 0 14 27
Bears 3 0 0 0 3
See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Leathernecks 10 7 14 7 38
Bears 0 7 7 21 35
See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

At Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
Panthers 17 17 20 7 61
See also: 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 14 7 7 35
Bears 7 0 14 17 38
See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

At South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 3 0 7 24
#13 Jackrabbits 14 7 21 7 49
See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

At Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Redbirds 3 14 17 3 37
See also: 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Penguins 14 20 17 14 65
Bears 0 10 0 10 20
See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

References

  1. ^ Schedule
  2. ^ "K-State Wins 35-0 in Game Called Due to Weather | KSU Wildcats News". Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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