1995 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1995

| team = Southwest Missouri State Bears

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Gateway Football Conference

| short_conf = GFC

| record = 4–7

| conf_record = 1–5

| head_coach = Del Miller

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Plaster Sports Complex

}}

{{1995 Gateway Football Conference standings}}

The 1995 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the GFC.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1995

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA

| poll = The Sports Network

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = McNeese State

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| score = 2–31

| attend = 13,794

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120230492/millers-debut-a-disaster/|work=The Springfield News-Leader|title=Miller's debut a disaster|date=September 3, 1995|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1995|team=Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs|title=Northeast Missouri State}}

| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| score = 30–17

| attend = 12,237

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader-miller-bear/150376663/|work=The Springfield News-Leader|title=Miller, Bears get No. 1|date=September 10, 1995|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = Lewis Field

| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK

| score = 7–35

| attend = 37,350

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-at-last-a-w/150376860/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=At last, a 'W'|date=September 17, 1995|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Eastern Illinois

| site_stadium = O'Brien Field

| site_cityst = Charleston, IL

| score = 7–9

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader-the-more-thi/150377155/|work=The Springfield News-Leader|title=The more things change, the more . . .|date=September 24, 1995|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| w/l = l

| opponent = Illinois State

| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| score = 17–20

| overtime = OT

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-kurz-field-goal-in-ot-giv/150377390/|work=The Pantagraph|title=Kurz field goal in OT gives ISU win|date=October 1, 1995|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| w/l = l

| opponent = Indiana State

| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| score = 9–16

| attend = 11,614

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-rb-wright-rumbles/150377574/|work=The Indianapolis Star|title=RB Wright rumbles for Indiana State|date=October 8, 1995|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Southern Illinois

| site_stadium = McAndrew Stadium

| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL

| score = 30–33

| overtime = OT

| attend = 12,100

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92782897/southern-illinoisan/|work=Southern Illinoisan|title=SIU jolts Bears|date=October 15, 1995|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Western Illinois

| site_stadium = Hanson Field

| site_cityst = Macomb, IL

| score = 13–7

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-leathernecks-fod/150378084/|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=Leathernecks fodder for SW Missouri, Cannon|date=October 22, 1995|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| w/l = l

| opponent = Northern Iowa

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| score = 17–19

| attend = 10,906

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-with-no-time-lef/150378423/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=With no time left, UNI trails, then wins|date=October 29, 1995|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = w

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1995|team=Southeast Missouri State Indians|title=Southeast Missouri State}}

| site_stadium = Houck Stadium

| site_cityst = Cape Girardeau, MO

| score = 39–3

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader-frustrated-b/150378640/|work=The Springfield News-Leader|title=Frustrated Bears make Indians pay|date=November 12, 1995|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Jacksonville State

| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| score = 49–14

| attend = 5,004

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-no-finale-fireworks-fo/150378859/|work=The Anniston Star|title=No finale fireworks for JSU|date=November 19, 1995|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Missouri State Football 2023 Media Guide |url=https://missouristatebears.com/documents/2023/8/17/2023_Missouri_State_Football_Media_Guide.pdf |publisher=Missouri State University Athletics |page=65 |access-date=June 30, 2024 }}

References

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