1993 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

1993 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Northern Iowa $^ 5 1 0 8 4 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 2 0 7 4 0
Western Illinois 4 2 0 4 7 0
Illinois State 2 3 1 6 4 1
Eastern Illinois 2 3 1 3 7 1
Indiana State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Southern Illinois 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GFC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Southeast Missouri State*W 24–1012,442[1]
September 11at Oklahoma State*L 7–4540,105[2]
September 18at North Texas*L 33–34[3]
September 25Indiana State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 31–21[4]
October 2No. 11 Northern Iowa
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 14–2011,849[5]
October 9Illinois State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 40–288,955[6]
October 16Jacksonville State*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 24–710,760[7]
October 23at Southern IllinoisW 22–1712,100[8]
October 30at Eastern IllinoisL 13–353,141[9]
November 6at Western IllinoisW 21–18[10]
November 13Samford*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 42–14[11]

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References

  1. ^ "More than a passing fancy". The Springfield News-Leader. September 4, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Night out with 'Boys; OSU lives it up with 45–7 victory". The Daily Oklahoman. September 12, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Nightmare in Texas: Part II". The Springfield News-Leader. September 19, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ISU slides to 0–3 after league loss". The Indianapolis Star. September 26, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Late interception boosts UNI past S.W. Missouri". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SW Missouri takes wind out of ISU". The Pantagraph. October 10, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "JSU still searching for first road win". The Anniston Star. October 17, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SMSU Bearly holds on to knock off SIU, 22–17". Southern Illinoisan. October 24, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bears trip on Gateway doormat". The Springfield News-Leader. October 31, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears make amends for last week". The Springfield News-Leader. November 7, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "St. Louisans help Bears win easily". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 14, 1993. 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.