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Missouri State Bears football
2020 Missouri State Bears football team
First season1909
Head coachBobby Petrino
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumRobert W. Plaster Stadium [1]
(capacity: 17,500)
Year built1941
Field surfaceSport Turf
LocationSpringfield, Missouri
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceMissouri Valley (since 2008)
Past conferencesIndependent (1909–1923)
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (1924–1980)
Mid-Continent Conference (1981–1984)
All-time record470–519–39 [2] (.476)
Playoff appearances2 (1989, 1990) (FCS Playoffs)
Playoff record1-2
Conference titles9 (1928, 1940, 1948, 1951, 1963, 1966, 1978, 1989, 1990)
Consensus All-Americans50 Associated Press [3]
ColorsMaroon, Black, and White [4]
     
Fight songThe Scotsman
MascotBoomer
Marching bandThe Pride
OutfitterAdidas
Websitemissouristatebears.com (Football Homepage)

The Missouri State Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team that represents Missouri State University located in Springfield, Missouri. Missouri State competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

The school was known as Southwest Missouri State until 2005 when they changed the name to Missouri State. Missouri State's first football team was fielded in 1909 and the first coach in program history was Walter Langston who went 4-2 in his only season as head coach. Prior to 1923, the team competed as an Independent. From 1923 to 1980, Missouri State were members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, which Missouri State was a founding member of. During that time the Bears were classified in the NCAA College Division from 1958 to 1972. From 1973 to 1980 the Bears played in NCAA Division II. Missouri State moved up to the Association of Mid-Continent Universities in time for the 1981 season, which was their first season in Division I-AA. In 1985 the Bears became a founding member of the Gateway Football Conference which later became the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2008.

Missouri State has an all time record of 470-519-39 and have won 9 conference championships. They won their most recent conference championship in 1990. The 1990 season also, saw Missouri State ranked 2nd in the country for 3 weeks from 10/15/1990 to 10/29/1990. This is still the highest ranking school history. [2] The team plays its home games at the 17,500 seat Robert W. Plaster Stadium which has been its home since 1941. Plaster Stadium is the 4th largest stadium in the conference and the second largest college football specific venue in Missouri. The Bears have had 21 head coaches in their history, including their current head coach Bobby Petrino. The 2020 season will be his first at Missouri State. [5]

History

See also: List of Missouri State Bears football seasons

Classifications

  • 1958–1972: NCAA College Division
  • 1973–1980: NCAA Division II
  • 1982–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

†Founding member of the conference

Head coaches

Since 1909, the Missouri State Bears have had 21 different head coaches. The first coach in program history was Walter Langston who coached the team for 1 year. Arthur Briggs is the longest tenured head coach with two non consecutive runs as head coach. He coached the Bears for 20 seasons in total. The current coach is Bobby Petrino who was hired on January 16th, 2020.[5] There was no team for the 1913 season. Due to World War II, Missouri State did not field a team for the 1943-1944 seasons. [2]

Tenure Coach Record Win Percentage
1909 Walter Langston 4-2 .667
1910–1911 Corliss Buchanan 2-10 .167
1912–1917 Arthur W. Briggs 15-9-2 .615
1918 Paul Andrews 1-2 .333
1919–1933 Arthur W. Briggs 61-50-8 .546
1934–1937 A.J. McDonald 5-22-5 .234
1938–1946 Red Blair 38-21-6 .631
1947–1948 Tommy O'Boyle 16-4-1 .786
1949–1952 Fred Thomsen 19-17-4 .525
1953–1954 Bill Dellastatious 5-12 .294
1955 Harold "Tuffy" Stratton 2-6-1 .278
1956–1960 Aldo Sebben 17-27-1 .389
1961–1964 Orville Pottenger 24-12-2 .658
1965–1968 Jim Mentis 20-21 .488
1969–1975 Don Cross 23-45-3 .345
1976–1985 Rich Johanningmeier 58-44-5 .565
1986–1994 Jesse Branch 55-44-1 .555
1995–1998 Del Miller 21-23 .477
1999–2005 Randy Ball 34-42 .447
2006–2014 Terry Allen 37-64 .366
2015–2019 Dave Steckel 13-42 .236
2020–present Bobby Petrino 0-0 .000
Total 470-519-39 .476

Facilities

Plaster Stadium

Missouri State plays all home games at Plaster Stadium, which has been their home since 1941. From its opening in 1941 to 1991 the stadium was known as Briggs Stadium. The stadium currently seats 17,500 people. It has undergone several major renovations in 1991 and, most recently, in 2014. 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 Stadium was updated in 2008 with a new video board behind the South Endzone. The 2014 renovation made significant changes to the East side of the stadium and the playing surface. The track was removed and the East side was completely rebuilt. The stadium record attendance is 18,386 which was at the 2014 home opener vs. North Dakota.

File:Missouri-State-University-Plaster-Stadium South Endzone.jpg
Post 2014 renovation view of Plaster Stadium from the south endzone


Top 5 largest crowds

Rank Date Attendance Opponent Result
1 September 13, 2014 18,386 North Dakota W, 38–0
2 September 12, 2017 17,835 Chadron State W, 21–13
3 October 28, 1997 15,672 Pittsburg State L, 8–9
4 November 2, 1996 15,878 Western Illinois L, 17–23
5 September 9, 2000 15,647 Missouri Southern W, 48–3

Retired Numbers

Missouri State has retired 4 Jerseys which are memorialized on the second level of the stadium's West side.[6]

No. Player Position Career
C Arthur W. Briggs Coach 1912–1933
1 DeAndre Smith QB 1987–1990
27 Ray Haley RB 1947–1951
71 Rich Johanningmeier T
Coach		 1960–1963
1976–1985

Championships

Conference championships

Missouri State has won nine conference championships in their history. The Bears won 7 championships in the MIAA and 2 championships in the Gateway. The first conference championship was won in 1928 under coach Arthur Briggs. Jesse Branch is the only coach to win multiple conference championships. The 1928 and 1990 championships were shared titles. [7]

Season Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1928† Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Arthur Briggs 7–1–1 3–0–1
1940 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Red Blair 10–0 5–0
1948† Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tommy O'Boyle 9–2 4–1
1951 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Fred Thomsen 6–3–1 4–0–1
1963 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Orville Pottenger 9–1 5–0
1966 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Jim Mentis 7–4 5–0
1978 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Rich Johanningmeier 8–3 6–0
1989 Gateway Football Conference Jesse Branch 12–1 9–0
1990† Gateway Football Conference Jesse Branch 8–3 6–2
Total Conference Championships: 8
† Denotes co-champions

Postseason Appearances

FCS Playoffs

Missouri State has appeared in the FCS Playoffs twice. Under head coach Jesse Branch, the Bears made two straight trips in 1989 and 1990. In 1989 they drew a first round matchup with the Maine Black Bears. Missouri State won 38-35 and advanced to play the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks in the Quarterfinals where they lost 55-25. Missouri State made it to the playoffs again in the 1990 season. They played at home against the Idaho Vandals and lost 41–35. Their all time record is 1-2. [8]

Season Coach Playoff Opponent Result
1989 Jesse Branch First Round
Quarterfinals		 Maine
Stephen F. Austin		 W 38–35
L 55–25
1990 Jesse Branch First Round Idaho L 35–41

Bowl games

Missouri State has appeared in 4 bowl games and are 0–4 all time.

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1948 Tommy O'Boyle Missouri-Kansas Bowl Emporia State L 20–34
1963 Orville Pottenger Mineral Water Bowl Northern Illinois L 14–21
1966 Jim Mentis Mineral Water Bowl Adams State L 8–14
1989 Jesse Branch Pecan Bowl Stephen F. Austin L 25–55

Note: The 1989 Pecan Bowl was the Midwest Regional Championship (FCS Playoff Quarterfinal).

Records

Record vs. MIAA Teams

[6]

Opponent Won Lost Tied Percentage First Meeting
Central Missouri 33 42 5 .444 1912
Lincoln 10 5 0 .667 1970
Missouri S&T 27 29 3 .483 1935
Northwest Missouri 32 22 4 .586 1912
Southeast Missouri 46 28 0 .622 1912
Truman State 21 33 7 .402 1912
Totals 196 159 12 .550

Record vs. Former MVFC Teams

Opponent Won Lost Tied Percentage First Meeting
Eastern Illinois 5 13 1 .289 1985
Western Kentucky 2 8 0 .200 2001
Totals 7 21 1 .259

Record vs. Current MVFC Teams

Opponent Won Lost Tied Percentage First Meeting
Illinois state 17 22 1 .438 1985
Indiana State 20 14 0 .588 1986
North Dakota 1 1 0 .500 2017†
North Dakota State 2 10 0 .167 2008
Northern Iowa 5 35 0 .125 1985
South Dakota 2 4 0 .333 2012
South Dakota State 1 11 0 .083 2008
Southern Illinois 20 22 0 .476 1985
Western Illinois 18 18 1 .500 1985
Youngstown State 5 15 0 .250 1997
Totals 91 152 2 .376

†note: North Dakota will join the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. The Bears have played them twice in non-conference.

Notable players

Current NFL players

Player Position 1st Year Draft Round Teams
Dylan Cole MLB 2017 Undrafted Houston Texans

Former NFL players

Player Position 1st Year Draft Round Teams
Charlie Mitchell C 1945 Chicago Bears
Henry May T 1951 17 Chicago Cardinals
Bob Dees T 1952 18 Los Angeles Rams
Paul Mullins T 1953 New York Giants
Ben Koeneman C 1957 San Francisco 49ers
Bill Kaczmarek T 1958 25 San Francisco 49ers
Glenn Sowder T 1961 Denver Broncos
Rich Johanningmeier T 1964 Houston Oilers
Pat Talburt DT 1966 16 Kansas City Chiefs
Sam McDowell T 1968 9 Miami Dolphins
Tom Mullen T 1974 2 New York Giants
Tom McIntyre FB 1974 Houston Oilers
Fred Tabron RB 1974 7 Minnesota Vikings
Bob Grana TE 1975 St. Louis Cardinals
Dennis Heim DT 1978 11 New York Giants
Mike Murphy LB 1979 6 Houston Oilers
Tim Ries DB 1979 7 Houston Oilers
Jan Stahle K 1979 Houston Oilers
Chris Sella LB 1979 New Orleans Saints
John Finders FB 1983 Dallas Cowboys
Darrin Newbold LB 1983 7 New York Jets
Mike Armentrout DB 1985 9 Kansas City Chiefs
Rick Fulton DT 1985 New York Giants
Keith Williams RB 1986 6 Atlanta Falcons
Brad Sellenrick T 1986 Green Bay Packers
Steve Ache LB 1987 Minnesota Vikings
Matt Soraghan LB 1988 Green Bay Packers
Eric Jenkins FB 1991 Miami Dolphins
Donald Thomas G 2008 6 Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts
Jordan Todman RB 2011 6 San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Houston Texans
Eric Torkelson RB 1974 11 Green Bay Packers
Darrell Wilson DB 1981 New England Patriots
Lawrence Wilson LB 2011 6
Clay Harbor TE 2006 4 Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Team 9 (XFL)

Future opponents

Announced schedules as of February 6, 2020 [9]

Week 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
Week 1 at Oklahoma (FBS) at Oklahoma State (FBS) at Central Arkansas# at Montana at Murray State at Missouri
Week 2 Montana Central Arkansas UT Martin at Murray State Murray State
Week 3 at South Dakota* at Arkansas at Texas Tech Murray State
Week 4 South Dakota * Dixie State
Week 5 Youngstown State* South Dakota State*
Week 6 at North Dakota* at North Dakota*
Week 7 Southern Illinois†*
Week 8 at Indiana State* at North Dakota State* South Dakota*
Week 9 North Dakota State*
Week 10 at Tarleton State at South Dakota*
Week 11 Illinois State* Illinois State*
Week 12 at Northern Iowa* at Dixie State

Note: † Homecoming, # Thursday night game, * Conference match-up

References

  1. ^ "Robert W. Plaster Stadium". Missouri State.
  2. ^ a b c "Media Guide" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  3. ^ "2015 Missouri State Football Guide". Issuu.
  4. ^ "Our Colors". brand.missouristate.edu.
  5. ^ a b "Petrino Named Missouri State Head Football Coach". Missouri State.
  6. ^ a b "2017 Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). Missouri State.
  7. ^ "Missouri State Bears Year by Year Summary". Missouri State Bears. 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  8. ^ "FCSb Champ" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. 2012. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  9. ^ "Future Missouri State Football Schedules". FBSchedules.com.
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