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American college football season
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 MVFC poll
[edit]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
[edit]The Bears placed three players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]
|
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 |
|---|
| 7:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State* | | | FS1 | L 17–58 | 50,103 |
| 10:00 a.m. | Lincoln (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 | | 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 | | - 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 | | | 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 | | | 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
|
[3]
|
|
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 |
At South Dakota State
[edit]
|
|
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 |
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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| STATS FCS | — | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | |
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| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | |
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