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2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
Seasons← 19992001 →
2000 Gateway Football Conference standings
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Arkansas*L 0–3853,946
September 9Missouri Southern*W 48–315,647
September 16at McNeese State*L 19–26 14,460
September 30No. 3 Youngstown State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 13–19
October 7at Indiana StateW 24–7
October 14No. 7 Western Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 10–148,738
October 21Southern Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 27–913,785
October 28at Northern IowaL 13–3110,687
November 4Tennessee–Martin*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 52–67,297
November 11Southeast Missouri State*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 24–76,504
November 18at Illinois StateL 7–406,527

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.
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