The following is a list of Missouri State Bears football seasons for the football team that has represented Missouri State University in NCAA competition.
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | TSN° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State Bears (Gateway Football/Missouri Valley Football Conference) (1986–present) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Southwest Missouri State | 3–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1987 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1988 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1989 | Southwest Missouri State | 10–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | 9 | |||
| 1990 | Southwest Missouri State | 9–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 6 | |||
| 1991 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–4–1 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1992 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1993 | Southwest Missouri State | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1995 | Southwest Missouri State | 4–7 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1996 | Southwest Missouri State | 7–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | 21 | ||||
| 1997 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1998 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1999 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2000 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2001 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2002 | Southwest Missouri State | 4–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2003 | Southwest Missouri State | 4–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2004 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–5 | 3–4 | 4th | |||||
| 2005 | Missouri State | 4–6 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | Missouri State | 2–9 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2007 | Missouri State | 6–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2008 | Missouri State | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2009 | Missouri State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2010 | Missouri State | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2011 | Missouri State | 2–9 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2012 | Missouri State | 3–8 | 3–5 | 8th | |||||
| 2013 | Missouri State | 5–7 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2014 | Missouri State | 4–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2015 | Missouri State | 1–10 | 0–8 | 10th | |||||
| 2016 | Missouri State | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2017 | Missouri State | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2018 | Missouri State | 4–7 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| 2019 | Missouri State | 1–10 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2020 | Missouri State | 5–5 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 13 | 13 | ||
| 2021 | Missouri State | 8–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I First Round | 14 | 14 | ||
| Total: | 478–527–39 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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