2023 Missouri State Bears football team
American college football season
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–5 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Nick Petrino (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | L. D. Scott (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Robert W. Plaster Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 South Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 South Dakota ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 North Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Youngstown State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 North Dakota ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2023 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Ryan Beard and played home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Missouri.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kansas* | ESPN+ | L 17–48 | 41,091 | |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at UT Martin* | ESPN+ | L 31–38 | 6,104 | |
September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Utah Tech* | ESPN+ | W 59–14 | 11,002 | |
September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Southern Illinois | ESPN+ | L 20–33 | 10,359 | |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 North Dakota State |
| ESPN+ | L 10–38 | 8,727 |
October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | ESPN+ | W 48–7 | 2,809 | |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 11,386 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 Youngstown State | ESPN+ | L 28–44 | 9,880 | |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Illinois State |
| ESPN+ | L 35–36 | 7,700 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 15 Northern Iowa |
| ESPN+ | W 35–16 | 6,898 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 1 South Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 17–35 | 15,637 | |
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Game summaries
at Kansas
Missouri State Bears at Kansas Jayhawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Jayhawks | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 48 |
at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas
- Date: Friday, September 1, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 pm CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C)
- Game attendance: 41,091
- Referee: Henry Johns
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Chuckie Kempf, Ahman Green
- Pregame line: Kansas –32
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Statistics | MSU | KU |
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First downs | 10 | 27 |
Plays–yards | 48–217 | 66–521 |
Rushes–yards | 27–74 | 38–245 |
Passing yards | 143 | 276 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–21–2 | 22–28–0 |
Time of possession | 26:13 | 33:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Missouri State | Passing | Jacob Clark | 14/21 143 yards 1 TD 2 INTa |
Rushing | Jacob Clark | 8 carries 36 yards | |
Receiving | Celdon Manning | 2 receptions 31 yards | |
Kansas | Passing | Jason Bean | 22/28 276 yards 2 TDs |
Rushing | Devin Neal | 13 carries 94 yards 1 TD | |
Receiving | Lawrence Arnold Quentin Skinner | 4 receptions 77 yards |
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