2018 Missouri State Bears football team

American college football season

2018 Missouri State Bears football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Dave Steckel (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Sean Coughlin (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mack Brown (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Marcus Yokeley (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Robert W. Plaster Stadium
Seasons← 2017 2019 →

2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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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

$ – 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

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

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

Offense

2nd team

Marquis Prophete – OL

Defense

1st team

Angelo Garbut – LB

2nd team

Darius Joseph – DB

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FS1	L 17–58	50,103
September 6	10:00 a.m.	Lincoln (MO)*		Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	W 52–24	1,284
September 15	2:00 p.m.	No. 20 Northern Arizona*		Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	W 40–8	7,217
September 29	2:00 p.m.	No. 9 Illinois State		Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	W 24–21	12,224
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at South Dakota	No. 24	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	L 28–35	10,092
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 29–26	6,721
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Western Illinois		Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 14–31	12,109
October 27	2:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois		Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 35–49	6,374
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 South Dakota State		Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	L 7–59	5,869
November 10	2:00 p.m.	No. 1 North Dakota State		Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 7–48	5,224
November 17	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 0–37	10,072
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

v t e Missouri State Bears football
Venues	Robert W. Plaster Stadium (1941–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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