2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

The 2000 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 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-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 fifth in the GFC.

2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 GFC)
Head coach	Randy Ball (2nd season)
Home stadium	Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Western Illinois $^		5	–	1					9	–	3
No. 11 Youngstown State ^		4	–	2					9	–	3
No. 24 Illinois State		4	–	2					7	–	4
No. 19 Northern Iowa		3	–	3					7	–	4
Southwest Missouri State		2	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	4					3	–	8
Indiana State		1	–	5					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 0–38	53,946	[1]
September 9	Missouri Southern*	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 48–3	15,647	[2]
September 16	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 19–26 2OT	14,460	[3]
September 30	No. 3 Youngstown State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	L 13–19		[4]
October 7	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 24–7		[5]
October 14	No. 7 Western Illinois	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	L 10–14	8,738	[6]
October 21	Southern Illinois	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 27–9	13,785	[7]
October 28	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 13–31	10,687	[8]
November 4	Tennessee–Martin*	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 52–6	7,297	[9]
November 11	Southeast Missouri State*	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 24–7	6,504	[10]
November 18	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 7–40	6,527	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Hogs shut out SW Missouri". The Commercial Appeal. September 3, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bears pummel Lions". The Springfield News-Leader. September 10, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "McNeese leaves SMS frustrated". The Springfield News-Leader. September 17, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Youngstown St. 19, SMSU 13". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 1, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southwest Missouri State rips Indiana St". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 8, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bears suffer another agonizing loss". The Springfield News-Leader. October 15, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bears' momentum crushes Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Strong first half propels UNI". The Des Moines Register. October 29, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UTM falls to SW Missouri". The Jackson Sun. November 5, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Ringena powers SMS win". The Springfield News-Leader. November 12, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "After rout, ISU roots for more". The Pantagraph. November 19, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.