2016 Missouri State Bears football team


The 2016 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dave Steckel and played their home games at the Plaster Sports Complex. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Southwestern (KS)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–1–11947SW, 20–7

at Murray State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–82013MUR, 41–38

at Kansas State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–32012KSU, 51–9

Game called at halftime due to weather.

at Indiana State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
17–132015INST, 56–28

North Dakota State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–62015NDSU, 55–0

Western Illinois

Overall recordLast meetingResult
17–15–12013MSU, 38–27

at Northern Iowa

Overall recordLast meetingResult
5–312015UNI, 41–0

Southern Illinois

Overall recordLast meetingResult
18–202015SIU, 73–26

at South Dakota State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–72015SDSU, 39–0

at Illinois State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
16–19–12015ILST, 38–2

Youngstown State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
5–132015YSU, 47–7