2018 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorSean Coughlin (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMack Brown (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMarcus Yokeley (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRobert W. Plaster Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Indiana State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Western Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Illinois State   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
South Dakota   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Missouri State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Southern Illinois   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in ninth place.

Preseason

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Bears predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 North Dakota State 390 (39)
2 South Dakota State 270
3 Northern Iowa 258
4 Youngstown State 248
5 Illinois State 248
6 South Dakota 206
7 Western Illinois 163
8 Southern Illinois 139
9 Missouri State 90
10 Indiana State 41

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Bears placed three players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State*
FS1L 17–5850,103
September 610:00 a.m.Lincoln (MO)*
ESPN3W 52–241,284
September 152:00 p.m.No. 20 Northern Arizona*
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3W 40–87,217
September 292:00 p.m.No. 9 Illinois State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+W 24–2112,224
October 62:00 p.m.at South DakotaNo. 24
ESPN3L 28–3510,092
October 131:00 p.m.at Indiana State
ESPN+W 29–266,721
October 202:00 p.m.Western Illinoisdagger
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 14–3112,109
October 272:00 p.m.Southern Illinois
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 35–496,374
November 32:00 p.m.at No. 7 South Dakota State
ESPN+L 7–595,869
November 102:00 p.m.No. 1 North Dakota State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 7–485,224
November 174:00 p.m.at Northern Iowa
ESPN+L 0–3710,072
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

Game summaries

At Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 10 0 17
Cowboys 17 14 14 13 58

See also: 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Lincoln (MO)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Tigers 10 0 7 7 24
Bears 7 28 10 7 52

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Lumberjacks 0 6 0 2 8
Bears 10 13 10 7 40

See also: 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Redbirds 0 0 14 7 21
Bears 3 7 7 7 24

See also: 2018 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Bears 7 14 7 0 28
Coyotes 14 3 10 8 35

See also: 2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team

At Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 14 0 8 29
Sycamores 0 10 7 9 26

See also: 2018 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 7 3 7 14 31
Bears 7 0 0 7 14

See also: 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 21 21 7 49
Bears 7 14 0 14 35

See also: 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

At South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
No. 7 Jackrabbits 7 31 7 14 59

See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison 20 14 14 0 48
Bears 0 0 7 0 7

See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team

At Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Panthers 10 10 7 10 37

See also: 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS———RVRV24RVRVRV————
Coaches—————RVRVRV—————

References

  1. ^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win 2018 MVFC Title".
  2. ^ "Preseason All-Conf and Team (PDF) - Missouri Valley Football Conference" (PDF).
  3. ^ 2018 Football Schedule
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