1997 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team
American college football season
| 1997 Southwest Missouri State Bears football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–3 GFC) |
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| Home stadium | Plaster Sports Complex |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Western Illinois $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Youngstown State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the GFC.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 28 | Pittsburg State* | L 8–9 | 16,672 | [1] | ||
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville State* | W 47–42 | 14,023 | [2] | |
| September 13 | No. 20 McNeese State* |
| L 16–28 | 13,385 | [3] | |
| September 20 | Tennessee–Martin* |
| W 27–14 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | at Southern Illinois | W 36–35 | 12,200 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | Indiana State |
| W 22–7 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | Illinois State |
| W 41–7 | 9,003 | [7] | |
| October 25 | at No. 3 Western Illinois | L 7–37 | 10,874 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | No. 25 Northern Iowa |
| L 22–23 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | at Arkansas State* | L 27–35 | [10] | |||
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Youngstown State | L 13–45 | 11,167 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ "Pitt State wins opener". The Wichita Eagle. August 29, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "You want excitement, you got it; Williams put stamp on JSU despite loss". The Anniston Star. September 7, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears' offense sputters in loss". The Springfield News-Leader. September 14, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTM's Ruffin sets record in loss". The Jackson Sun. September 21, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salukis smarting". Southern Illinoisan. October 5, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State falls to SW Missouri St". The Times. October 12, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ISU football team drowned by SW Missouri State blitz". The Pantagraph. October 19, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stecker, W. Illinois stun SMS". Springfield News-Leader. October 26, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fortney, Northern Iowa outlast Bears in Gateway thriller". The Des Moines Register. November 2, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long passes power A-State". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown St. rolls over SW Missouri". The Plain Dealer. November 16, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri State Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University Athletics. p. 65. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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