2024 Missouri State Bears football team

2024 Missouri State Bears football
2024 Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
FCS Coaches	No. 18
Record	5–2 (3–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Ryan Beard (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Nick Petrino (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	L. D. Scott (2nd season)
Home stadium	Robert W. Plaster Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State	5	–	0	8	–	1
Missouri State*	4	–	0	6	–	2
No. 4 South Dakota	4	–	1	6	–	2
No. 3 South Dakota State	3	–	1	6	–	2
No. 21 Illinois State	2	–	2	5	–	3
Indiana State	2	–	2	3	–	5
No. 7 North Dakota	2	–	2	5	–	3
Youngstown State	2	–	3	3	–	6
Northern Iowa	0	–	4	2	–	6
Southern Illinois	0	–	4	2	–	6
Murray State	0	–	5	1	–	7
* Missouri State ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of October 27, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Missouri State Bears football team will represent Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears are led by second-year head coach Ryan Beard and will play home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium located in Springfield, Missouri. Because they will join the FBS' C-USA next season, they are not eligible for the FCS Playoffs nor the MVFC title this season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Montana*	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	L 24–29	26,482
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 34–42	10,018
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Lindenwood*	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	W 28–14	9,642
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at UT Martin*	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 31–24	3,985
September 28	2:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	W 38–31	12,117
October 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	W 41–7	6,232
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	W 46–21	11,280
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+
November 16	2:30 p.m.	at North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+
November 23	2:00 p.m.	South Dakota State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at No. 3 Montana

Game One – Missouri State Bears (0–0) at No. 3 Montana Grizzlies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 26,482
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Statistics	MSU	MON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Ball State (FBS)

Game Two – Missouri State Bears (0–1) at Ball State Cardinals (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals (FBS)	0	0	0	0	0

at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 10,018
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Statistics	MSU	BALL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ball State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lindenwood

Game Three – Lindenwood Lions (0–2) at Missouri State Bears (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lindenwood	0	0	0	0	0
Missouri State	0	0	0	0	0

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
Game attendance: 9,642
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LIN	MSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lindenwood	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UT Martin

Game Four – Missouri State Bears (1–2) at UT Martin Skyhawks (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	10	14	7	31
Skyhawks	7	0	7	10	24

at Graham Stadium, Martin, TN

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 3,985
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information

First quarter

(6:28) UTM – Max Dowling 9 yard pass from Kaiya Sheron, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 3:01; UTM 7–0)

Second quarter

(11:01) MOST – Yousef Obeid 33 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:06; UTM 7–3)
(0:05) MOST – Hunter Wood 1 yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 0:48; MOST 10–7)

Third quarter

(11:21) MOST – Jacardia Wright 5 yard run, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; MOST 17–7)
(7:51) MOST – DVontae Key 35 yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 1 plays, 35 yards, 0:09; MOST 24–7)
(3:38) UTM – Patrick Smith 8 yard run, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; MOST 24–14)

Fourth quarter

(12:50) MOST – Connor Lair 3 yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:53; MOST 31–14)
(7:20) UTM – Tyler Dostin 12 yard pass from Kaiya Sheron, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:30; MOST 31–21)
(2:24) UTM – Jaren Van Winkle 31 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:13; MOST 31–24)

Statistics	MSU	UTM
First downs	19	19
Total yards	403	308
Rushing yards	15	95
Passing yards	388	213
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	30:06	29:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing	Jacob Clark	26/33, 388 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jacardia Wright	16 carries, 22 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Lance Mason	3 receptions, 94 yards
UT Martin	Passing	Kaiya Sheron	20/27, 213 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Patrick Smith	16 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Trevonte Rucker	6 receptions, 73 yards

Youngstown State

Game Five – Youngstown State Penguins (1–3) at Missouri State Bears (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Youngstown State	0	0	0	0	0
Missouri State	0	0	0	0	0

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YSU	MSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Youngstown State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 16 Illinois State

Game Six – Missouri State Bears (3–2) vs No. 16 Illinois State Redbirds (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri State	0	0	0	0	0
No. 18 Illinois State	0	0	0	0	0

at Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MSU	ILST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Illinois State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Indiana State

Game Seven – Indiana State Sycamores (2–4) at Missouri State Bears (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana State	0	0	0	0	0
Missouri State	0	0	0	0	0

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	MSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Iowa

Game Eight – Missouri State Bears (5–2) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri State	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Iowa	0	0	0	0	0

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MSU	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2024 Missouri State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ "Missouri State Bears Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

[1] "2024 Missouri State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

[2] "Missouri State Bears Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

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