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2018 Missouri State Bears football team

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2018 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorSean Coughlin (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMack Brown (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMarcus Yokeley (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRobert W. Plaster Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
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

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Preseason MVFC poll

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The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Bears predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 North Dakota State 390 (39)
2 South Dakota State 270
3 Northern Iowa 258
4 Youngstown State 248
5 Illinois State 248
6 South Dakota 206
7 Western Illinois 163
8 Southern Illinois 139
9 Missouri State 90
10 Indiana State 41

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

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The Bears placed three players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State*FS1L 17–5850,103
September 610:00 a.m.Lincoln (MO)*ESPN3W 52–241,284
September 152:00 p.m.No. 20 Northern Arizona*
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3W 40–87,217
September 292:00 p.m.No. 9 Illinois State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+W 24–2112,224
October 62:00 p.m.at South DakotaNo. 24ESPN3L 28–3510,092
October 131:00 p.m.at Indiana StateESPN+W 29–266,721
October 202:00 p.m.Western Illinoisdagger
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 14–3112,109
October 272:00 p.m.Southern Illinois
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 35–496,374
November 32:00 p.m.at No. 7 South Dakota StateESPN+L 7–595,869
November 102:00 p.m.No. 1 North Dakota State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 7–485,224
November 174:00 p.m.at Northern IowaESPN+L 0–3710,072
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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At Oklahoma State

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

Lincoln (MO)

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

Northern Arizona

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

Illinois State

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

At South Dakota

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

At Indiana State

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

Western Illinois

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

Southern Illinois

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

At South Dakota State

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

North Dakota State

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

At Northern Iowa

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

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRV24RVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRV

References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win 2018 MVFC Title".
  2. ^ "Preseason All-Conf and Team (PDF) - Missouri Valley Football Conference" (PDF).
  3. ^ 2018 Football Schedule