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1997 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

1997 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
Seasons
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1997 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Western Illinois $^   6 – 0     11 – 2  
Northern Iowa   5 – 1     7 – 4  
No. 4 Youngstown State ^   4 – 2     13 – 2  
Southwest Missouri State   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Indiana State   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Southern Illinois   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Illinois State   0 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the GFC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28Pittsburg State*
L 8–916,672[1]
September 67:00 p.m.at Jacksonville State*
W 47–4214,023[2]
September 13No. 20 McNeese State*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 16–2813,385[3]
September 20Tennessee–Martin*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 27–14[4]
October 4at Southern Illinois
W 36–3512,200[5]
October 11Indiana State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 22–7[6]
October 18Illinois State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 41–79,003[7]
October 25at No. 3 Western Illinois
L 7–3710,874[8]
November 1No. 25 Northern Iowa
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 22–23[9]
November 8at Arkansas State*
L 27–35[10]
November 1512:00 p.m.at No. 4 Youngstown State
L 13–4511,167[11]

[12]

References

  1. ^ "Pitt State wins opener". The Wichita Eagle. August 29, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "You want excitement, you got it; Williams put stamp on JSU despite loss". The Anniston Star. September 7, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bears' offense sputters in loss". The Springfield News-Leader. September 14, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UTM's Ruffin sets record in loss". The Jackson Sun. September 21, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Salukis smarting". Southern Illinoisan. October 5, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Indiana State falls to SW Missouri St". The Times. October 12, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ISU football team drowned by SW Missouri State blitz". The Pantagraph. October 19, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stecker, W. Illinois stun SMS". Springfield News-Leader. October 26, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fortney, Northern Iowa outlast Bears in Gateway thriller". The Des Moines Register. November 2, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Long passes power A-State". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Youngstown St. rolls over SW Missouri". The Plain Dealer. November 16, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Missouri State Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University Athletics. p. 65. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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