2017 Missouri State Bears football team

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.

2017 Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Dave Steckel (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Sean Coughlin (2nd season) Mack Brown (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Marcus Yokeley (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Robert W. Plaster Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	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

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

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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