2017 Missouri State Bears football team

The 2017 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 3–8, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2017 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorSean Coughlin (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMack Brown (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMarcus Yokeley (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRobert W. Plaster Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 1     14 1  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^   6 2     11 3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^   6 2     8 5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^   5 3     8 4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^   4 4     8 5  
Illinois State   4 4     6 5  
Youngstown State   4 4     6 5  
Southern Illinois   2 6     4 7  
Missouri State   2 6     3 8  
Indiana State   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 a.m.at Missouri*SECNL 43–7250,131
September 94:00 p.m.at No. 11 North Dakota*MidcoL 0–3412,047
September 162:00 p.m.Murray State*ESPN3, KOZL-TVW 28–2113,648
September 232:00 p.m.No. 14 Illinois State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3L 9–347,183
September 301:00 p.m.at No. 2 North Dakota StateESPN3L 11–3818,892
October 143:00 p.m.at No. 14 Western IllinoisESPN3L 30–493,217
October 212:00 p.m.No. 13 South Dakota State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3L 30–626,253
October 282:00 p.m.Indiana State 
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3W 59–208,732
November 41:00 p.m.at Southern IllinoisESPN3W 36–285,235
November 112:00 p.m.No. 25 Northern Iowa
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3L 10–256,157
November 1811:00 a.m.at Youngstown StateESPN3L 10–389,362
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • 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 Missouri

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 21 14 0 8 43
Tigers 20 28 10 14 72

At North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
No. 11 Fighting Hawks 3 21 0 10 34

Murray State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 10 0 8 3 21
Bears 0 7 14 7 28

Illinois State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Redbirds 3 3 28 0 34
Bears 6 0 0 3 9

At North Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 5 0 6 11
No. 2 Bison 14 3 7 14 38

At Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 7 3 6 30
No. 14 Leathernecks 7 6 15 21 49

South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Jackrabbits 20 14 14 14 62
Bears 10 17 0 3 30

Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 0 6 14 0 20
Bears 17 21 14 7 59

At Southern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 24 3 0 9 36
Salukis 7 7 7 7 28

Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Panthers 6 16 0 3 25
Bears 0 7 3 0 10

At Youngstown State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 3 7 10
Penguins 10 14 0 14 38

References

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