2017 Missouri State Bears football team

American college football season

2017 Missouri State Bears football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Dave Steckel (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Sean Coughlin (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mack Brown (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Marcus Yokeley (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Robert W. Plaster Stadium
Seasons← 2016 2018 →

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 3 South Dakota State ^	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 13 Western Illinois ^	5	–	3	8	–	4
No. 15 South Dakota ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Youngstown State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Southern Illinois	2	–	6	4	–	7
Missouri State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Indiana State	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 3–8, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	11:00 a.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 43–72	50,131
September 9	4:00 p.m.	at No. 11 North Dakota*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco	L 0–34	12,047
September 16	2:00 p.m.	Murray State*	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3, KOZL-TV	W 28–21	13,648
September 23	2:00 p.m.	No. 14 Illinois State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	L 9–34	7,183
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN3	L 11–38	18,892
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 30–49	3,217
October 21	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 South Dakota State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	L 30–62	6,253
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	W 59–20	8,732
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 36–28	5,235
November 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 25 Northern Iowa	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	L 10–25	6,157
November 18	11:00 a.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 10–38	9,362
*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	21	14	0	8	43
Tigers	20	28	10	14	72

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 Fighting Hawks	3	21	0	10	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	10	0	8	3	21
Bears	0	7	14	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Redbirds	3	3	28	0	34
Bears	6	0	0	3	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	5	0	6	11
No. 2 Bison	14	3	7	14	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	7	3	6	30
No. 14 Leathernecks	7	6	15	21	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Jackrabbits	20	14	14	14	62
Bears	10	17	0	3	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	6	14	0	20
Bears	17	21	14	7	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	24	3	0	9	36
Salukis	7	7	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Panthers	6	16	0	3	25
Bears	0	7	3	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	3	7	10
Penguins	10	14	0	14	38

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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