1999 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team
Appearance
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Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Record | 5–6 (2–4 GFC) |
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Home stadium | Plaster Sports Complex |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Illinois State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-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 fourth in the GFC.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | at Tulsa* | L 21–45 | 25,007 | [1] | |
September 11 | Texas Southern* | W 37–7 | 13,121 | [2] | |
September 18 | Henderson State* |
| W 50–3 | 12,102 | [3] |
September 25 | No. 11 Illinois State |
| L 42–46 | 15,005 | [4] |
October 2 | at No. 19 Western Illinois | W 27–17 | 10,478 | [5] | |
October 16 | No. 8 Northern Iowa |
| L 17–29 | 15,547 | [6] |
October 23 | at Southeast Missouri State* | L 23–28 | 3,652 | [7] | |
October 30 | at Southern Illinois | L 49–52 | 2,500 | [8] | |
November 6 | at No. 13 Youngstown State | L 14–17 | 13,332 | [9] | |
November 13 | Tennessee–Martin* |
| W 62–7 | [10] | |
November 20 | Indiana State |
| W 31–14 | 6,793 | [11] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "'Cane blitzes Bears". Tulsa World. September 5, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMS rolls in home opener". The Springfield News-Leader. September 12, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMS hammers Henderson State". The Springfield News-Leader. September 19, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stunning rally rescues Redbirds". The Pantagraph. September 26, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western makes Ball feel at home". Quad-City Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Benge leads 29–17 UNI victory". The Sioux City Journal. October 17, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SEMO shocks listless Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. October 24, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saluki defense provides spark". Southern Illinoisan. October 31, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown State 17, Southwest Missouri State 14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 7, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Missouri routs UTM". The Jackson Sun. November 14, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thurman, Rodgers set marks in SMS win". The Springfield News-Leader. November 21, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.