1996 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

American college football season

1996 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record7–4 (3–2 GFC)
Head coach
  • Del Miller (2nd season)
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
Seasons
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1996 Gateway Football Conference standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^   5 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 10 Western Illinois ^   3 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 21 Southwest Missouri State   3 – 2     7 – 4  
Indiana State   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Southern Illinois   1 – 4     5 – 6  
Illinois State   0 – 5     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GFC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 316:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 20–23 OT33,500[1]
September 7at No. 3 McNeese State*No. 21W 12–714,059[2]
September 14Truman State*No. 14W 44–1315,097[3]
September 21at Tennessee–Martin*No. 10W 39–7[4]
September 287:00 p.m.Jacksonville State*No. 8
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 34–913,061[5]
October 5Southern IllinoisNo. 7
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 24–1714,906[6]
October 19at No. 3 Northern IowaNo. 5L 31–3814,727[7]
October 26at Illinois StateNo. 9W 24–139,552[8]
November 2No. 13 Western IllinoisNo. 7
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 17–2315,878[9]
November 9No. 23 Youngstown State*No. 14
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 13–176,963[10]
November 16at Indiana StateNo. 20
W 27–12[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Cardiac Cowboys escape Bears". The Daily Oklahoman. September 1, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SMS scraps past McNeese". The Springfield News-Leader. September 8, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Explosive SMS offense rolls over Truman State". The Springfield News-Leader. September 15, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southwest Missouri State stops Skyhawks". The Jackson Sun. September 22, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cannon fire fells JSU". The Anniston Star. September 29, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SIU can't get Cosey". Southern Illinoisan. October 6, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Strong start saves UNI". The Des Moines Register. October 20, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "ISU threatens Southwest, then stumbles again". The Pantagraph. October 27, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hecklinski, Western topple SW Missouri". The Pantagraph. November 3, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Offensive woes sink Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. November 10, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southwest Missouri State ruins ISU's playoff chances". The Indianapolis Star. November 17, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Missouri State Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University Athletics. p. 65. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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