2019 Missouri State Bears football team

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2019 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Kramer (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMarcus Yokeley (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRobert W. Plaster Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

On January 10, 2020, Steckel was bought out of his contract with Missouri State.[1]

Preseason

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MVFC poll

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In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Bears were predicted to finish in tenth place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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

Preseason All–MVFC team

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The Bears had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 298:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona*Pluto TVL 23–376,891
September 147:00 p.m.at Tulane*ESPN3L 6–5818,846
September 212:00 p.m.Kennesaw State*ESPN+L 24–3511,421
October 53:00 p.m.at Western IllinoisESPN+W 37–31 3OT3,149
October 122:00 p.m.South Dakota
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 10–455,784
October 192:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota StateESPN+L 0–2218,252
October 262:00 p.m. No. 11 Northern Iowadagger
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 6–296,583
November 22:00 p.m. No. 4 South Dakota State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3L 14–355,108
November 92:00 p.m.at Southern IllinoisESPN3L 14–374,678
November 1612:00 p.m.at No. 7 Illinois StateESPN+L 12–175,701
November 232:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 24–513,352
  • *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

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At Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 3 10 7 23
Lumberjacks 3 17 14 3 37

At Tulane

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 6 0 0 6
Green Wave 10 28 13 7 58

Kennesaw State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Owls 0 7 21 7 35
Bears 6 10 0 8 24

At Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Bears 0 7 0 14736 37
Leathernecks 7 7 0 7730 31

South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 7 24 14 0 45
Bears 7 0 0 3 10

At North Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
No. 1 Bison 8 7 0 7 22

Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Panthers 0 19 10 0 29
Bears 0 0 0 6 6

South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits 6 8 7 14 35
Bears 0 0 0 14 14

At Southern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 7 7 14
Salukis 13 17 0 7 37

At Illinois State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 6 3 0 3 12
No. 7 Redbirds 7 7 0 3 17

Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 7 14 23 7 51
Bears 0 7 7 10 24

References

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  1. ^ "Missouri State buys out Dave Steckel, looking for new coach". Jefferson City News Tribune via Associated Press. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Missouri State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Kelley, Kevin (April 6, 2019). "Missouri State releases 2019 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved July 31, 2019.