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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–6 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Sean Coughlin |
Co-offensive coordinator | Mack Brown |
Defensive coordinator | Marcus Yokeley |
Home stadium | Robert W. Plaster Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 South Dakota State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in ninth place.
Preseason
Preseason MVFC poll
The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Bears predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | North Dakota State | 390 (39) |
2 | South Dakota State | 270 |
3 | Northern Iowa | 258 |
4 | Youngstown State | 248 |
5 | Illinois State | 248 |
6 | South Dakota | 206 |
7 | Western Illinois | 163 |
8 | Southern Illinois | 139 |
9 | Missouri State | 90 |
10 | Indiana State | 41 |
Preseason All-MVFC Teams
The Bears placed three players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]
Offense 2nd team Marquis Prophete – OL |
Defense 1st team Angelo Garbut – LB 2nd team Darius Joseph – DB |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State* | FS1 | L 17–58 | 50,103 | ||
September 6 | 10:00 a.m. | Lincoln (MO)* | ESPN3 | W 52–24 | 1,284 | ||
September 15 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Northern Arizona* |
| ESPN3 | W 40–8 | 7,217 | |
September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 9 Illinois State |
| ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 12,224 | |
October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | No. 24 | ESPN3 | L 28–35 | 10,092 | |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | ESPN+ | W 29–26 | 6,721 | ||
October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 14–31 | 12,109 | |
October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 35–49 | 6,374 | |
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 7 South Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 7–59 | 5,869 | ||
November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State |
| ESPN+ | L 7–48 | 5,224 | |
November 17 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa | ESPN+ | L 0–37 | 10,072 | ||
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Game summaries
At Oklahoma State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Cowboys | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 58 |
Lincoln (MO)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Tigers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Bears | 7 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
Northern Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 20 Lumberjacks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Bears | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
Illinois State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 9 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Bears | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
At South Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 24 Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Coyotes | 14 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
At Indiana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
Sycamores | 0 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
Western Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Leathernecks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Southern Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Salukis | 0 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
Bears | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
At South Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 7 Jackrabbits | 7 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 59 |
North Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Bison | 20 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 48 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At Northern Iowa
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
Ranking movements
Week | ||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | — | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
References
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