2016 Missouri State Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = football
| year = 2016
| team = Missouri State Bears
| image = Missouri State Athletics wordmark.svg
| image_size= 200
| conference = Missouri Valley Football Conference
| division =
| short_conf = MVFC
| STATSRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 2–6
| head_coach = Dave Steckel
| hc_year = 2nd
| cooff_coach1 = Sean Coughlin
| cooc1_year = 1st
| cooff_coach2 = Mack Brown
| cooc2_year = 1st
| def_coach = Marcus Yokeley
| dc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme = Multiple
| def_scheme = 4–3
| stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2016 MVFC football standings}}
The 2016 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dave Steckel and played their home games at the Plaster Sports Complex. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2016
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|September 1|Thursday}}
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2016|team=Southwestern Moundbuilders|title=Southwestern (KS)}}
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 57–0
| attend = 8,827
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Murray State
| site_stadium = Roy Stewart Stadium
| site_cityst = Murray, KY
| tv = {{abbr|OVCDN|OVC Digital Network}}
| score = 28–22
| attend = 5,063
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| tv = K-StateHD.TV
| score = 0–35
| attend = 51,686
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 45–24
| attend = 6,871
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = North Dakota State
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 3–27
| attend = 10,462
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Western Illinois
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 35–38
| attend = 12,639
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 7–61
| attend = 12,014
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 38–35
| attend = 13,487
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = South Dakota State
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
| site_cityst = Brookings, SD
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 24–49
| attend = 10,826
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 0–37
| attend = 7,144
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Youngstown State
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 20–65
| attend = 5,070
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Southwestern (KS)=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Moundbuilders
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Bears
|H1=21
|H2=3
|H3=19
|H4=14
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Murray State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=7
|R2=14
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=Racers
|H1=3
|H2=10
|H3=6
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2016 Murray State Racers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Kansas State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=
|R4=
|Home=Wildcats
|H1=14
|H2=21
|H3=
|H4=
}}
{{see also|2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Indiana State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=10
|R2=14
|R3=7
|R4=14
|Home=#24 Sycamores
|H1=14
|H2=10
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team}}
{{Clear}}
=North Dakota State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#1 Bison
|R1=0
|R2=13
|R3=0
|R4=14
|Home=Bears
|H1=3
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2016 North Dakota State Bison football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Western Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#12 Leathernecks
|R1=10
|R2=7
|R3=14
|R4=7
|Home=Bears
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=21
}}
{{see also|2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Northern Iowa=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Panthers
|H1=17
|H2=17
|H3=20
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Southern Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Salukis
|R1=7
|R2=14
|R3=7
|R4=7
|Home=Bears
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=14
|H4=17
}}
{{see also|2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At South Dakota State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=14
|R2=3
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=#13 Jackrabbits
|H1=14
|H2=7
|H3=21
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Illinois State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Redbirds
|H1=3
|H2=14
|H3=17
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Youngstown State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#15 Penguins
|R1=14
|R2=20
|R3=17
|R4=14
|Home=Bears
|H1=0
|H2=10
|H3=0
|H4=10
}}
{{see also|2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team}}
{{Clear}}