2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team
American college football season
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The 2000 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 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the GFC.
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GFC)
Headcoach
- Randy Ball (2nd season)
OffensivecoordinatorCourtney Messingham (1st season)
| 2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–4 GFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Courtney Messingham (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Deion Melvin (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Plaster Sports Complex |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Western Illinois $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Youngstown State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Illinois State | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at Arkansas* | L 0–38 | 53,946 | [1] | |
| September 9 | Missouri Southern* | W 48–3 | 15,647 | [2] | |
| September 16 | at McNeese State* | L 19–26 2OT | 14,460 | [3] | |
| September 30 | No. 3 Youngstown State |
| L 13–19 | [4] | |
| October 7 | at Indiana State | W 24–7 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | No. 7 Western Illinois |
| L 10–14 | 8,738 | [6] |
| October 21 | Southern Illinois |
| W 27–9 | 13,785 | [7] |
| October 28 | at Northern Iowa | L 13–31 | 10,687 | [8] | |
| November 4 | Tennessee–Martin* |
| W 52–6 | 7,297 | [9] |
| November 11 | Southeast Missouri State* |
| W 24–7 | 6,504 | [10] |
| November 18 | at Illinois State | L 7–40 | 6,527 | [11] | |
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