1999 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

American college football season

1999 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GFC)
Head coach
  • Randy Ball (1st season)
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
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1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Illinois State $^   6 0     11 3  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   5 1     12 3  
No. 15 Northern Iowa   3 3     8 3  
Western Illinois   2 4     7 4  
Southwest Missouri State   2 4     5 6  
Indiana State   2 4     3 8  
Southern Illinois   1 5     5 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the GFC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Tulsa*L 21–4525,007[1]
September 11Texas Southern*W 37–713,121[2]
September 18Henderson State*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 50–312,102[3]
September 25No. 11 Illinois State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 42–4615,005[4]
October 2at No. 19 Western IllinoisW 27–1710,478[5]
October 16No. 8 Northern Iowa
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 17–2915,547[6]
October 23at Southeast Missouri State*L 23–283,652[7]
October 30at Southern IllinoisL 49–522,500[8]
November 6at No. 13 Youngstown StateL 14–1713,332[9]
November 13Tennessee–Martin*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 62–7[10]
November 20Indiana State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 31–146,793[11]

References

  1. ^ "'Cane blitzes Bears". Tulsa World. September 5, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SMS rolls in home opener". The Springfield News-Leader. September 12, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMS hammers Henderson State". The Springfield News-Leader. September 19, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stunning rally rescues Redbirds". The Pantagraph. September 26, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western makes Ball feel at home". Quad-City Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Benge leads 29–17 UNI victory". The Sioux City Journal. October 17, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SEMO shocks listless Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. October 24, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Saluki defense provides spark". Southern Illinoisan. October 31, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Youngstown State 17, Southwest Missouri State 14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 7, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southwest Missouri routs UTM". The Jackson Sun. November 14, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Thurman, Rodgers set marks in SMS win". The Springfield News-Leader. November 21, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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