2020 Missouri State Bears football team
The 2020 Missouri State Bears football team will represent Missouri State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by Bobby Petrino in his first season as the program's 21st head coach.[1] The Bears will play their home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium. They will compete as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
2020 record | 0–3 (0–0 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Nick Petrino (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ryan Beard (1st season) |
Home stadium | Robert W. Plaster Stadium (Capacity: 17,500) |
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North Dakota State | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Bears finished the 2019 season 1–10, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place. On January 10, 2020, head coach Dave Steckel was bought out of his contract with Missouri State after compiling a 13–42 record over five seasons.[2] Five days later, on January 15, Bobby Petrino was announced as the team's new head coach.[3]
Schedule
Missouri State had a game scheduled against Tarleton State, which was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 5 (FBS) Oklahoma* | FSOK PPV | L 0–48 | 22,700 | |||
September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Central Arkansas* | ESPN3 | L 20–27 | 2,500 | |||
October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas* | ESPN3 | L 24–33 | 5,489 | |||
February 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Illinois State |
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February 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | ||||||
March 6 | 2:00 p.m. | North Dakota State |
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March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | ||||||
March 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa | ||||||
March 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois |
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April 3 | 11:00 a.m. | at North Dakota | ||||||
April 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Youngstown State |
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References
- "Bobby Petrino officially announced as Missouri State's next head football coach". Springfield News-Leader. January 15, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- "Missouri State buys out Dave Steckel, looking for new coach". Jefferson City News Tribune via Associated Press. January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- "Bobby Petrino back in business. AD who hired him worked for U of L and Kentucky". Lexington Herald-Leader. January 15, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- "Tarleton State Postpones Football Season Until Spring". NBC DFW. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- "Missouri Valley Football Conference Announces League Slate". valley-football.org. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "2020 Missouri State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.