Missouri S&T Miners football

Missouri S&T Miners football
First season1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Athletic directorMelissa Ringhausen
Head coachAndy Ball
2nd season, 7–14 (.333)
StadiumAllgood–Bailey Stadium
(capacity: 8,000)
Year built1967
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationRolla, Missouri
NCAA divisionDivision II
ConferenceGreat Lakes Valley Conference
Past conferencesMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Great Lakes Football Conference
All-time record425–557–35 (.435)
Bowl record2–0–0 (1.000)
Conference titles8
ColorsGreen and gold[1]
   
Websiteminerathletics.com

The Missouri S&T Miners football program represents Missouri University of Science and Technology in college football and competes in the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). In 2012, Missouri S&T became a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and has remained in the league since. Prior to this, Missouri S&T was in the Great Lakes Football Conference, and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 1935 to 2005. S&T's home games are played at Allgood–Bailey Stadium in Rolla, Missouri. The program maintains an all-time record of 425–557–35 (.435).[2]

Conference affiliations

Stadium

Allgood–Bailey Stadium

The Miners have played their home games at Allgood–Bailey Stadium since 1967. The current capacity of the stadium is at 8,000.[3][4]

Championships

Conference championship seasons

Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
1941† Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Gale Bullman 4–3–2 3–1–1
1947 4–3 4–1
1949 6–2 5–0
1950 7–2 4–1
1956† 6–2 4–1
1977† Charlie Finley 7–3–1 4–1–1
1980 10–0 6–0
1983† 6–5 4–1
Total Conference Championships: 8
† Denotes co-champions

Postseason appearances

# Season Game Result Opponent Stadium Location
1 1950 Corn Bowl W 7–6 Illinois State Wesleyan Stadium Bloomington, Illinois
2 2018 Mineral Water Bowl[5] W 51–16 Minnesota State–Moorhead Tiger Stadium Excelsior Springs, Missouri

Notable players

Current NFL Players

Player Position 1st Year Draft Round Teams
Tershawn Wharton DT 2020 Undrafted Kansas City Chiefs

Former NFL Players

Player Position 1st Year Draft Round Teams
Dick Thornton[6] QB 1933 N/A Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ "Missouri S&T - Color". April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/D2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "2014 Missouri S&T Miners Football Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri S&T Miners. 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "MST - Missouri S&T; Stadium (Algood-Bailey Stadium)". www.d2football.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02.
  5. ^ "Excelsior Springs Mineral Water Bowl". www.mineralwaterbowl.net. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  6. ^ "Missouri S&T Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.