The current coach is Ryan Beard who was hired on December 16, 2022. After the 1991 renovation which added an upper deck on the west side and a row of sky-boxes and press box, the stadium was renamed in honor of Robert W. Plaster who provided the major gift for the project. The Bears won 7 championships in the MIAA, 2 championships in the Gateway, and one in the Missouri Valley. The 2020 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 202021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. MSU brought in a few defensive backs including juco transfer Kaleno Lavine and Jones (Orlando) High defensive back Jamauri Sands. The indoor facility would also be shared by some of the other athletic programs at Missouri State. This is still the highest ranking in school history. In the interview Moats said We wouldnt be gaining any traction, wed just be catching up, and Were not trying to have the Taj Mahal, just an indoor facility.[7] As of October 2021 there hasn't been anymore news on the facility. Source: [1], Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 22:14, 2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings, 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings, "UT Martin vs. Missouri State - Game Summary - November 27, 2021 - ESPN", "Shelley Named Valley Offensive Player of the Year", "North Dakota State is Unanimous No. Player stats for both teams, including performance splits over recent time periods, only against good teams, and other ways to slice and dice. "I've challenged the offensive staff. Photo Galleries. During that time the Bears were classified in the NCAA College Division from 1958 to 1972. In some positions, you can do that more readily than in others. They finished the season ranked 13th in both Coaches and STATS poll. Concluding the road trip was a game at Youngstown State where they lost 41-33. SEPTEMBER. They finished the year with an 84 record and finished 2nd in the MVFC with a 6-2 conference record. 6 players were chosen to the second team. Kierre Crossley scored from 4 yards out after a Jaden Johnson fumble set the UCA offense up at the MSU 17 yard line. More:Reeds Spring star Caden Wiest commits to Missouri State football. Copyright 2023 Missouri State Football Players Association - All Rights Reserved. College football's assistants and coordinators to watch in 2023. Let's go! MVC Tournament . by United Fidelity Bank - Semifinal. Jake Reinholz added a 38-yard field goal in between the long Bison scores. Fantasy. The Bears never really threatened and were shutout in the season opener. [2] Bobby Petrino won the conference coach of the year award in his first season. The facility would house the team locker room, meeting rooms, coaches offices, and club seating. NBA. [1] The Bears play their home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium. He also was quoted that the facility would be a part of their plan to continually upgrade team's facilities. Last updated: October 18, 2021. Missouri State also added other in-state prospects including Christian Brothers linebacker Michael Teason and Cardinal Ritter linebacker Dallas Winner-Johnson. The extra point was converted and the game was tied at 20-20. Cricket. The game at Oklahoma was kept on the schedule as planned. Ole Miss transfer Erick Cade and Tulane transfer Hutson Lillibridge are two that you still expect to come in and play immediately. Northwest Missouri, Missouri State win on opening night of college football College football kicked off at the FCS and Division II level Thursday night in Missouri and Kansas. The Leathernecks retook the lead for the last when Tony Tate scored on the ground from two yards out. "You want to watch them thrive and it only builds fan camaraderie with the team, it helps support and it helps everything.". Skip to content column. Missouri State's first football team was fielded in 1909 and the first coach in program history was Walter Langston who went 42 in his only season as head coach. [13] Other members of the coaching staff such as offensive coordinator Nick Petrino, defensive line coach L.D. NFL. Missouri State opened the second half scoring with a Jose Pizano 31 yard field goal to extend the lead to 207 with 8:47 left in the quarter. He also held offers from Northeastern State, East Central and Central Oklahoma. [3] They finished the season ranked 13th in both Coaches and STATS poll. The Bears came off a historic 2020 season which saw them return to the playoffs after a 30 year drought where they last made the playoffs in 1990. ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. New Missouri State head coach Ryan Beard was a few minutes late to his first press conference as the man in charge of the Bears on Wednesday afternoon. The Bears have had 22 head coaches in their history, including their current head coach Ryan Beard. Check out the COLLEGEFOOTBALL scoreboard, box scores and game recaps. Since 1909, the Missouri State Bears have had 22 different head coaches. The Bears traveled to Carbondale and beat the #7 Salukis 38-28. Conference commissioners would like to cut the number to reduce the players' potential injury exposures. [11] The Bears won their most recent conference championship in 2020, when they shared the conference title with North Dakota and South Dakota State. Beard likened him to another Western Kentucky transfer wide receiver the Bears had when Xavier Lane, an MVFC honorable mention selection, played for the team in 2021. Missouri State has appeared in the FCS playoffs three times. 901 S. National Ave. Springfield, MO 65897; Info@MissouriState.edu; 417-836-5000; Take a Virtual Tour . P Grant Burkett set school records in punting average in a game and punting average in a season. The track was removed and the East side was completely rebuilt. He smiled as he spent about 24 minutes talking about his first signing class as Bears head coach. Hafer is a 6-foot-4, 220-pound tight end who the News-Leader recognized as a first-team All-Ozarks player. Bobby Petrino got his first win vs. a ranked opponent, and the Bears won their first game in the Dakota Dome after losing their previous three games there. Defensively, Senior LB Dimitri Moore from Vanderbilt, Freshman DB Donovan Clark from Boise State, and Junior CB Javian Smith have all made impacts. Hard Commit. Prior to committing to the Bears, Williams had more than a dozen offers from various HBCUs, Ivy League programs and Arkansas State. [6] In November 2019, athletic director Kyle Moats gave an update to "The Standard", the Missouri State student newspaper. CBS Sports Barrett Sallee Dec 15, 2022 Bobby Petrino an "emerging candidate" for TAMU OC job CBS Sports David Cobb Dec 9, 2022 Missouri St. runs past Indiana St., 24-7 in season finale Stats Nov. 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Mitchell 19 yard run, Adam Stage kick (, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 22:13. There were two people in the vehicle who were evaluated and transported by the Taney County Ambulance District. The Bears opened the season at Big 12 member Oklahoma State with a night game at Boone Pickens Stadium; where they lost a close matchup, 23-16. OT Landon Bebee was the lone selection as "Valley Offensive Lineman of the Week" while LB Ferrin Manulelua was the only player to be selected as "Valley Defensive Player of the Week". Boxing. He made four field goals this past season along with 93 extra points. Here are some predictions of potential upsets in the SEC in 2012. The game started slow with neither team scoring in the first quarter. Bison QB Zeb Noland Threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Noah Grindorff to put the Bison up seven points. Missouri State had to punt on the next drive after three straight incomplete passes. 10 Arkansas at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The mission of the Missouri State Football Players Association (FPA) is to strengthen solidarity and friendship among all current and former MSU football players, coaches and support staff, along with the families, friends and fans who are collectively committed to furthering the Football Program at Missouri State University. Missouri State Team Stats Missouri State enters the matchup with a 68.3 points per game average on the season, 2.8 more than the 65.5 Drake allows per contest. Even so, the Bears finished the 2020 season 55, 51 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for first place. Angelo Butts is a 5-foot-11 receiver moving over from FBS Miami (Ohio) who was regarded as one of the fastest sprinters in St. Louis during his high school career. The Bears also signed Cardinal Ritter's Ryan Boyd during the early period. You can contact him at 417-371-6987, by email at wwheeler@news-leader.com or Twitter at @WyattWheeler_NL. Football. [2] Five days later, on January 15, Bobby Petrino was announced as the team's new head coach.[3]. Missouri State Head Coach Dana Ford as the Bears took on the Belmont Bruins at Great Southern Bank Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. The Missouri State Bears football program is the college football team that represents Missouri State University located in Springfield, Missouri, United States.Missouri State competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.. This would also be the last game that Missouri State played in the Fall and their last non-conference game. He told the News-Leader that he will play tackle when he practiced at guard at Ole Miss. On Sunday, in its most recent game, Southern Illinois defeated UIC 68-65. Tipping. Missouri State started the second half strong; scoring 14 straight points on rushing touchdowns by Kevon Latulas for 63 yards and Keshun Parker for one yard. Cricket. The Missouri State Bears football program is the college football team that represents Missouri State University located in Springfield, Missouri, United States.Missouri State competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Media picked the Bears to finish in a tie for 9th place with Western Illinois. 17 strong . This was the first home playoff game in Springfield since 1990 when Missouri State hosted Idaho. QB Jason Shelley broke several school records in total offense and passing yards. Oklahoma used a huge 310 first quarter to pull away comfortably. Note: Homecoming, # Thursday night game, * Conference match-up. Print. F1. ESPN Player. He's hopeful that those few minutes turn into good news in recruiting in the coming days. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks. Missouri State won 3835 and advanced to play the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks in the Quarterfinals where they lost 5525. After being introduced as the Bears' head coach in December, he's been on the phone non-stop trying to get future student-athletes to join what he's trying to build. It is unlikely this will be the end of the Bears' recruiting class as this staff has added transfers throughout the summer in recent years. NBA ISL . He will be a preferred walk-on. Arthur Briggs is the longest tenured head coach with two non consecutive runs as head coach. The Stadium was updated in 2008 with a new video board behind the south endzone. Missouri State avenged 2 losses to UCA last fall with a 43-34 victory. ESPN. In these cases, the average was taken. 1 in Final Stats Perform FCS Top 25", "[FCS Poll] Sam Houston Claims the No. The Bears defense allowed two big plays to hand North Dakota State control. His highlights show how quick he is for his size while playing at one of the most recognizable high school programs in the country. 6-keys: media/spln/collegefootball/reg/free/stats_team. Visit ESPN for the team statistics of the Missouri State Lady Bears vs. Drake Bulldogs NCAAW basketball game on 3 March 2023 . The media picked the Bears to finish in 3rd place. He could likely count on one hand how many times he's taken a snap from under center. Sands finished the 2022 season with 35 total tackles and three interceptions, according to his MaxPreps. A rematch of the playoff game from last season with North Dakota at home awaited the team and after a frantic 4th quarter comeback they got their revenge and won 32-28. Fantasy. Rumsey is a 6-foot-3, 311-pound offensive lineman who will come in as a freshman from Oklahoma where he started all four years. 22 . Cricket. For as much as the Bears had to replace at wide receiver, they had just as much to replace in its secondary. Stat Crew Roster (FRO) Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Evaluated as a four-star prospect by Rivals, who listed him as the No. Missouri over Georgia -- Sept. 8 (Columbia, Mo.) Visit ESPN to view the Missouri State Bears team stats for the 2022 season. NBA. MVC Tournament - Quarterfinal. WIU would use the possession to go up by three points as time expired when Mason Laramie connected from 45 yards out. ISL . They traveled to Illinois State where they won 41-20. The Bears finished the 2019 season 110, 17 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place. Director of Football Operations Lynn Mentzer was the only person retained from the Dave Steckel era. It has undergone several major renovations in 1991 and, most recently, in 2014. Wyatt D. Wheeler is a reporter and columnist with the Springfield News-Leader. NBA. Find out the latest game information for your favorite NCAAF team on . Missouri State Spirit Squads Sugar Bears Dance Team Sugar Bears Football Photos. Missouri State had had 3 players chosen as "Special Teams Players of the Week" LB Steven Ward, CB Montrae Braswell, and K Jose Pizano. The Coyotes tied the game up at 27 when Mason Lorber knocked through a 21-yard field goal. The first conference championship was won in 1928 under coach Arthur Briggs. The Bears finished second-to-last in the FCS last season in sacks allowed. Greg Benton Jr. returned a Jaden Johnson fumble 75 yards to tie the game at 14. Central Arkansas grabbed the momentum and control of the game in the early stages of the 4th quarter. In 2019, he was touted as a Power-5 starter and was compared to Detroit Lions offensive guard Logan Stenbergby 247Sports.