2017 Missouri State Bears football team

2017 Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Dave Steckel (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Sean Coughlin (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mack Brown (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Marcus Yokeley (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Robert W. Plaster Stadium

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 3 South Dakota State ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 13 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 15 South Dakota ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 3–8, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	11:00 a.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 43–72	50,131
September 9	4:00 p.m.	at No. 11 North Dakota*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco	L 0–34	12,047
September 16	2:00 p.m.	Murray State*	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3, KOZL-TV	W 28–21	13,648
September 23	2:00 p.m.	No. 14 Illinois State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	L 9–34	7,183
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN3	L 11–38	18,892
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 30–49	3,217
October 21	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 South Dakota State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	L 30–62	6,253
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	W 59–20	8,732
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 36–28	5,235
November 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 25 Northern Iowa	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	L 10–25	6,157
November 18	11:00 a.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 10–38	9,362
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	21	14	0	8	43
Tigers	20	28	10	14	72

See also: 2017 Missouri Tigers football team

At North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 Fighting Hawks	3	21	0	10	34

See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	10	0	8	3	21
Bears	0	7	14	7	28

See also: 2017 Murray State Racers football team

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Redbirds	3	3	28	0	34
Bears	6	0	0	3	9

See also: 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	5	0	6	11
No. 2 Bison	14	3	7	14	38

See also: 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team

At Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	7	3	6	30
No. 14 Leathernecks	7	6	15	21	49

See also: 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Jackrabbits	20	14	14	14	62
Bears	10	17	0	3	30

See also: 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	6	14	0	20
Bears	17	21	14	7	59

See also: 2017 Indiana State Sycamores football team

At Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	24	3	0	9	36
Salukis	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Panthers	6	16	0	3	25
Bears	0	7	3	0	10

See also: 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

At Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	3	7	10
Penguins	10	14	0	14	38

See also: 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team