2019 Missouri State Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2019
| team= Missouri State Bears
| sport= football
| image = Missouri State Athletics wordmark.svg
| image_size = 200
| conference= Missouri Valley Football Conference
| division=
| short_conf= MVFC
| STATSRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 1–10
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach= Dave Steckel
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Justin Kramer
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Spread
| def_coach = Marcus Yokeley
| dc_year = 4th
| def_scheme = 4–3
| stadium= Robert W. Plaster Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings}}
The 2019 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 1–10, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place.
On January 10, 2020, Steckel was bought out of his contract with Missouri State.{{cite news|url=https://www.newstribune.com/news/sports/college/story/2020/jan/10/missouri-state-buys-out-dave-steckel-looking-new-coach/811493/|title=Missouri State buys out Dave Steckel, looking for new coach|publisher=Jefferson City News Tribune via Associated Press|date=January 10, 2020|accessdate=January 10, 2020}}
Preseason
=MVFC poll=
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Bears were predicted to finish in tenth place.{{cite web |title=North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown |url=https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/sports/North-Dakota-State-Picked-to-Win-Missouri-Valley-Football-Crown-513349471.html |website=www.valleynewslive.com |accessdate=August 8, 2019 |language=english}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Missouri State Bears|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}} | ||
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| 1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
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| 2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
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| 3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
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| 4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
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| 5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
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| 6 | South Dakota | 176 |
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| 7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
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| 8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
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| 9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
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| 10 | Missouri State | 80 |
=Preseason All–MVFC team=
The Bears had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.{{cite web |title=MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team |url=https://valley-football.org/news/2019/7/29/football-mvfc-announces-preseason-all-conference-team-offense.aspx |website=valley-football.org |accessdate=August 8, 2019 |language=en}}
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Defense
Angelo Garbutt – LB
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Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| opprank = y
| rankyear = 2019
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|August 29|Thursday}}
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv = Pluto TV
| score = 23–37
| attend = 6,891
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Yulman Stadium
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 6–58
| attend = 18,846
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = Kennesaw State
| site_stadium = Robert W. Plaster Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 24–35
| attend = 11,421
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 37–31
| overtime = 3OT
| attend = 3,149
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = South Dakota
| site_stadium = Robert W. Plaster Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 10–45
| attend = 5,784
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = North Dakota State
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Fargodome
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 0–22
| attend = 18,252
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = No. 11 Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = Robert W. Plaster Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 6–29
| attend = 6,583
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = No. 4 South Dakota State
| site_stadium = Robert W. Plaster Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 14–35
| attend = 5,108
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Saluki Stadium
| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 14–37
| attend = 4,678
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = No. 7 Illinois State
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 12–17
| attend = 5,701
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| site_stadium = Robert W. Plaster Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 24–51
| attend = 3,352
}}
}}
{{cite web |title=2019 Missouri State Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/missouri-state-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |accessdate=April 9, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Kelley |first1=Kevin |title=Missouri State releases 2019 football schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/missouri-state-releases-2019-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |accessdate=April 9, 2019 |date=April 6, 2019}}{{cite web |title=2019 Football Schedule |url=https://missouristatebears.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=166 |website=Missouri State |accessdate=July 31, 2019 |language=en}}
Game summaries
=At Northern Arizona=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=3 |R2=3 |R3=10|R4=7
|Home=Lumberjacks
|H1=3 |H2=17|H3=14|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team}}
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=At Tulane=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=0 |R2=6 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Green Wave
|H1=10|H2=28|H3=13|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 Tulane Green Wave football team}}
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=Kennesaw State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 7 Owls
|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=21|R4=7
|Home=Bears
|H1=6 |H2=10|H3=0 |H4=8
}}
{{see also|2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team}}
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=At Western Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=14|R5=7 |R6=3 |R7=6
|Home=Leathernecks
|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7 |H5=7 |H6=3 |H7=0
}}
{{see also|2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team}}
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=South Dakota=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Coyotes
|R1=7 |R2=24 |R3=14 |R4=0
|Home=Bears
|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=3
}}
{{see also|2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At North Dakota State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=No. 1 Bison
|H1=8 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 North Dakota State Bison football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Northern Iowa=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 11 Panthers
|R1=0 |R2=19|R3=10|R4=0
|Home=Bears
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=6
}}
{{see also|2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team}}
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=South Dakota State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 4 Jackrabbits
|R1=6 |R2=8 |R3=7 |R4=14
|Home=Bears
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=14
}}
{{see also|2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team}}
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=At Southern Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=7 |R4=7
|Home=Salukis
|H1=13|H2=17|H3=0 |H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team}}
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=At Illinois State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=6 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=3
|Home=No. 7 Redbirds
|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=3
}}
{{see also|2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team}}
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=Indiana State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Sycamores
|R1=7 |R2=14|R3=23|R4=7
|Home=Bears
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=10
}}
{{see also|2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team}}
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