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.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 pm | Southwestern (KS)* | | ESPN3 | W 57–0 | 8,827 |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Murray State* | | OVCDN | W 28–22 | 5,063 |
September 24 | 6:00 pm | at Kansas State* | | K-StateHD.TV | L 0–35 | 51,686 |
October 1 | 2:00 pm | at No. 24 Indiana State | | ESPN3 | W 45–24 | 6,871 |
October 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 North Dakota State | - Plaster Sports Complex
- Springfield, MO
| ESPN3 | L 3–27 | 10,462 |
October 15 | 2:00 pm | No. 12 Western Illinois | - Plaster Sports Complex
- Springfield, MO
| ESPN3 | L 35–38 | 12,639 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | at Northern Iowa | | ESPN3 | L 7–61 | 12,014 |
October 29 | 2:00 pm | Southern Illinois | - Plaster Sports Complex
- Springfield, MO
| ESPN3 | W 38–35 | 13,487 |
November 5 | 2:00 pm | at No. 13 South Dakota State | | ESPN3 | L 24–49 | 10,826 |
November 12 | 12:00 pm | at Illinois State | | ESPN3 | L 0–37 | 7,144 |
November 19 | 2:00 pm | No. 15 Youngstown State | - Plaster Sports Complex
- Springfield, MO
| ESPN3 | L 20–65 | 5,070 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Southwestern (KS)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Moundbuilders |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bears |
21 |
3 |
19 |
14 |
57 |
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At Murray State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
7 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
28 |
Racers |
3 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
22 |
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At Kansas State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
0 |
0 |
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|
0 |
Wildcats |
14 |
21 |
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35 |
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Game called at halftime due to weather.[2]
At Indiana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
10 |
14 |
7 |
14 |
45 |
#24 Sycamores |
14 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
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North Dakota State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#1 Bison |
0 |
13 |
0 |
14 |
27 |
Bears |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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Western Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#12 Leathernecks |
10 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
38 |
Bears |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
35 |
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At Northern Iowa
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Panthers |
17 |
17 |
20 |
7 |
61 |
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Southern Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Salukis |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
Bears |
7 |
0 |
14 |
17 |
38 |
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At South Dakota State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
14 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
#13 Jackrabbits |
14 |
7 |
21 |
7 |
49 |
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At Illinois State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Redbirds |
3 |
14 |
17 |
3 |
37 |
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Youngstown State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#15 Penguins |
14 |
20 |
17 |
14 |
65 |
Bears |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
20 |
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