2018 Missouri State Bears football team
American college football season
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The 2018 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dave Steckel, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing ninth in the MVFC. Missouri State played home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Missouri.
- Dave Steckel (4th season)
- Sean Coughlin (3rd season)
- Mack Brown (3rd season)
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–6 MVFC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Marcus Yokeley (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Robert W. Plaster Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State* | FS1 | L 17–58 | 50,103 | ||
| September 6 | 10:00 a.m. | Lincoln (MO)* | ESPN3 | W 52–24 | 1,284 | ||
| September 15 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Northern Arizona* |
| ESPN3 | W 40–8 | 7,217 | |
| September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 9 Illinois State |
| ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 12,224 | |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | No. 24 | ESPN3 | L 28–35 | 10,092 | |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | ESPN+ | W 29–26 | 6,721 | ||
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 14–31 | 12,109 | |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 35–49 | 6,374 | |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 7 South Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 7–59 | 5,869 | ||
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State |
| ESPN+ | L 7–48 | 5,224 | |
| November 17 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa | ESPN+ | L 0–37 | 10,072 | ||
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Rankings
Preseason
Preseason MVFC poll
The MVFC released its preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Bears predicted to finish in ninth place.[3]
Preseason All-MVFC Teams
The Bears placed three players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[4]
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Offense 2nd team Marquis Prophete – OL |
Defense 1st team Angelo Garbut – LB 2nd team Darius Joseph – DB |
Game summaries
At Oklahoma State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Cowboys | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 58 |
Lincoln (MO)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Tigers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Bears | 7 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Lumberjacks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Bears | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Bears | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
At South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 24 Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Coyotes | 14 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
At Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 7 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| Sycamores | 0 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leathernecks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 0 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
| Bears | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
At South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 7 Jackrabbits | 7 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 59 |
North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 1 Bison | 20 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 48 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 |