2013 Missouri State Bears football team

2013 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–7 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel (8th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorD. J. Vokolek (8th season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
  • Zack Cooley
  • Tevan Ferguson
  • Caleb Schaffitzel
  • Matt Swan
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   8 0     15 0  
No. 13 South Dakota State ^   5 3     9 5  
No. 18 Youngstown State   5 3     8 4  
Southern Illinois   5 3     7 5  
Missouri State   5 3     5 7  
Illinois State   4 4     5 6  
South Dakota   3 5     4 8  
Northern Iowa   3 5     7 5  
Western Illinois   2 6     4 8  
Indiana State   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Terry Allen, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second in the MVFC. Missouri State played home games at Plaster Sports Complex in Springfield, Missouri.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:00 pmNorthwestern State*MediacomL 17–2310,147
September 711:00 amat Iowa*BTNL 14–2864,201
September 146:00 pmat Murray State*L 38–4110,132
September 216:00 pmNo. 13 Central Arkansas*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 13–178,963
September 281:00 pmIllinois State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
MediacomW 37–108,507
October 52:00 pmat South DakotaMidco SNL 14–179,758
October 121:00 pmat No. 1 North Dakota StateESPN3L 26–4119,108
October 191:00 pmNo. 15 South Dakota State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
MediacomW 35–2112,312
October 266:00 pmat Western IllinoisWIUS^W 38–273,624
November 21:00 pmIndiana State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 49–76,648
November 92:00 pmat Southern IllinoisW 37–275,642
November 161:00 pmNorthern Iowa
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3L 10–175,621

^Game aired on a tape delayed basis
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References

  1. ^ "Missouri State Bears Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  2. ^ "2013 Football Schedule". Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2026.