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1999 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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.

1999 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Tulsa*
L 21–4525,007[1]
September 11Texas Southern*
W 37–713,121[2]
September 18Henderson State*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 50–312,102[3]
September 25No. 11 Illinois State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 42–4615,005[4]
October 2at No. 19 Western Illinois
W 27–1710,478[5]
October 16No. 8 Northern Iowa
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 17–2915,547[6]
October 23at Southeast Missouri State*
L 23–283,652[7]
October 30at Southern Illinois
L 49–522,500[8]
November 6at No. 13 Youngstown State
L 14–1713,332[9]
November 13Tennessee–Martin*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 62–7[10]
November 20Indiana State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 31–146,793[11]

References

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  1. ^ "'Cane blitzes Bears". Tulsa World. September 5, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SMS rolls in home opener". The Springfield News-Leader. September 12, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMS hammers Henderson State". The Springfield News-Leader. September 19, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stunning rally rescues Redbirds". The Pantagraph. September 26, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western makes Ball feel at home". Quad-City Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Benge leads 29–17 UNI victory". The Sioux City Journal. October 17, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SEMO shocks listless Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. October 24, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Saluki defense provides spark". Southern Illinoisan. October 31, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Youngstown State 17, Southwest Missouri State 14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 7, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southwest Missouri routs UTM". The Jackson Sun. November 14, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Thurman, Rodgers set marks in SMS win". The Springfield News-Leader. November 21, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
 

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