1995 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

The 1995 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 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the GFC.

1995 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Eastern Illinois +^ 5 1 0 10 2 0
No. 18 Northern Iowa +^ 5 1 0 8 5 0
No. 24 Indiana State 3 3 0 7 4 0
Illinois State 3 3 0 5 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 5 6 0
Western Illinois 2 4 0 4 7 0
Southwest Missouri State 1 5 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 3 McNeese State*L 2–3113,794[1]
September 9Northeast Missouri State*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 30–1712,237[2]
September 16at Oklahoma State*L 7–3537,350[3]
September 23at Eastern IllinoisL 7–9[4]
September 30Illinois State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 17–20 OT[5]
October 7Indiana State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 9–1611,614[6]
October 14at Southern IllinoisL 30–33 OT12,100[7]
October 25at Western IllinoisW 13–7[8]
October 28No. 11 Northern Iowa
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 17–1910,906[9]
November 11at Southeast Missouri State*W 39–3[10]
November 18Jacksonville State*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 49–145,004[11]

[12]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Miller's debut a disaster". The Springfield News-Leader. September 3, 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Miller, Bears get No. 1". The Springfield News-Leader. September 10, 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "At last, a 'W'". The Daily Oklahoman. September 17, 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The more things change, the more . . ". The Springfield News-Leader. September 24, 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kurz field goal in OT gives ISU win". The Pantagraph. October 1, 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "RB Wright rumbles for Indiana State". The Indianapolis Star. October 8, 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SIU jolts Bears". Southern Illinoisan. October 15, 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Leathernecks fodder for SW Missouri, Cannon". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 22, 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "With no time left, UNI trails, then wins". The Des Moines Register. October 29, 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Frustrated Bears make Indians pay". The Springfield News-Leader. November 12, 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No finale fireworks for JSU". The Anniston Star. November 19, 1995. 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.