2024 Missouri State Bears football team

2024 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
FCS CoachesNo. 21
Record8–4 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Petrino (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorL. D. Scott (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Captains
Home stadiumRobert W. Plaster Stadium
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     14 – 2  
No. 3 South Dakota State +^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 4 South Dakota +^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Missouri State *   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 11 Illinois State ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Indiana State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
North Dakota   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northern Iowa   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Murray State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Ryan Beard, the Bears compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MVFC. Because they were set join Conference USA of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) the following season, the Bears were not eligible for the NCAA Division I playoffs nor the MVFC title. Missouri State played home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Missouri.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 p.m.at No. 3 Montana*
ESPN+L 24–2926,482
September 71:00 p.m.at Ball State*
ESPN+L 34–4210,018
September 146:00 p.m.Lindenwood*
ESPN+W 28–149,642
September 216:00 p.m.at UT Martin*
ESPN+W 31–243,985
September 282:00 p.m.Youngstown State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+W 38–3112,117
October 1212:00 p.m.at No. 16 Illinois State
ESPN+W 41–76,232
October 192:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+W 46–2111,280
October 264:00 p.m.at Northern Iowa
ESPN+W 49–4210,848
November 22:00 p.m.Southern Illinois
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+W 38–178,134
November 91:00 p.m.at Murray State
ESPN+W 59–315,127
November 162:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State
ESPN+L 21–5914,679
November 232:00 p.m.No. 3 South Dakota State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN+L 9–457,142
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Preseason

MVFC poll

The MVFC released its preseason prediction poll on July 22, 2024. The Bears were predicted to finish ninth in the conference.[3]

Game summaries

at No. 3 Montana

See also: 2024 Montana Grizzlies football team
Game One – Missouri State Bears (0–0) at No. 3 Montana Grizzlies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 3 7724
No. 3 Grizzlies 6 6 71029

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

  • Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 26,482
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Kohn (play-by-play), Marty Mornhinweg (analyst) and Kyle Hansen (sideline)
Statistics MOST MONT
First downs 22 23
Total yards 356 347
Rushing yards 99 167
Passing yards 257 180
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 36:37 23:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Jacob Clark 23/39, 257 yards, INT
Rushing Jacardia Wright 19 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Hunter Wood 6 receptions, 70 yards
Montana Passing Logan Fife
Keali'i Ah Yat		 5/7, 90 yards, TD
9/19, 90 yards
Rushing Eli Gillman 15 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Xavier Harris 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD

at Ball State

See also: 2024 Ball State Cardinals football team
Game Two – Missouri State Bears (0–1) at Ball State Cardinals (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 0 72034
Cardinals 0 7 72842

at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 10,018
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kelsie Kasper (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Statistics MOST BALL
First downs 18 25
Total yards 320 435
Rushing yards 62 173
Passing yards 258 262
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–32–1 28–38–1
Time of possession 21:30 38:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Jacob Clark 19/32, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jacardia Wright 15 carries, 46 yards, TD
Receiving Jmariyae Robinson 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 28/38, 262 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Braedon Sloan 21 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving Cam Pickett 7 receptions, 69 yards

Lindenwood

See also: 2024 Lindenwood Lions football team
Game Three – Lindenwood Lions (0–2) at Missouri State Bears (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 7 0714
Bears 14 7 7028

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

  • Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 PM
  • Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,642
  • Referee: Jason Berg
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:32) MOST – Jmariyae Robinson 32 yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:07; MOST 7–0)
  • (2:07) MOST – Lance Mason 10 yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:55; MOST 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:21) MOST – Jacardia Wright 3 yard run, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:29; MOST 21–0)
  • (5:38) LIN – Nate Glantz 1 yard run, Logan Seibert kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:36; MOST 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:04) MOST – Jacardia Wright 4 yard run, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:56; MOST 28–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:00) LIN – Jeff Caldwell 79 yard pass from Tyler Kubat, Logan Seibert kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:57; MOST 28–14)
Statistics LIN MOST
First downs 18 28
Total yards 328 476
Rushing yards 127 174
Passing yards 201 302
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–24–3 28–33–0
Time of possession 23:41 36:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Lindenwood Passing Nate Glantz 13/22, 122 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Steve Hall 13 carries, 100 yards
Receiving Jeff Caldwell 6 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TD
Missouri State Passing Jacob Clark 28/33, 302 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jacardia Wright 21 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Hunter Wood 10 receptions, 90 yards

at UT Martin

See also: 2024 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
Game Four – Missouri State Bears (1–2) at UT Martin Skyhawks (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 10 14731
Skyhawks 7 0 71024

at Graham Stadium, Martin, TN

  • Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,985
  • Referee: Brad Carrell
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Davis Gregory (play-by-play), John Hatler (analyst) and Chris Brinkley (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:28) UTM – Max Dowling 9 yard pass from Kaiya Sheron, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 3:01; UTM 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:01) MOST – Yousef Obeid 33 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:06; UTM 7–3)
  • (0:05) MOST – Hunter Wood 1 yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 0:48; MOST 10–7)
Third quarter
  • (11:21) MOST – Jacardia Wright 5 yard run, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; MOST 17–7)
  • (7:51) MOST – DVontae Key 35 yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 1 plays, 35 yards, 0:09; MOST 24–7)
  • (3:38) UTM – Patrick Smith 8 yard run, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; MOST 24–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:50) MOST – Connor Lair 3 yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:53; MOST 31–14)
  • (7:20) UTM – Tyler Dostin 12 yard pass from Kaiya Sheron, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:30; MOST 31–21)
  • (2:24) UTM – Jaren Van Winkle 31 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:13; MOST 31–24)
Statistics MOST UTM
First downs 19 19
Total yards 403 308
Rushing yards 15 95
Passing yards 388 213
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 30:06 29:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Jacob Clark 26/33, 388 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jacardia Wright 16 carries, 22 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Lance Mason 3 receptions, 94 yards
UT Martin Passing Kaiya Sheron 20/27, 213 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Patrick Smith 16 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Trevonte Rucker 6 receptions, 73 yards

Youngstown State

See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team
Game Five – Youngstown State Penguins (1–3) at Missouri State Bears (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Penguins 7 7 31431
Bears 7 17 01438

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

  • Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 PM
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 12,117
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Warmann (play-by-play) and Don Patterson (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:38) YSU – Beau Brungard 9-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:22; YSU 7–0)
  • (3:54) MOST – Jacardia Wright 27-yard run, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:44; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:02) MOST – Jayden Becks 57-yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 2 plays, 95 yards, 0:51; MOST 14–7)
  • (3:59) YSU – Tyshon King 8-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:57; Tied 14–14)
  • (1:42) MOST – Lance Mason 30-yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; MOST 21–14)
  • (0:00) MOST – Yousef Obeid 19-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 0:46; MOST 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (4:02) YSU – Andrew Lastovka 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:44; MOST 24–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:56) MOST – Jmariyae Robinson 4-yard run, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:58; MOST 31–17)
  • (9:20) YSU – Ethan Wright 3-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:31; MOST 31–24)
  • (5:46) YSU – Beau Brungard 44-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:12; Tied 31–31)
  • (0:08) MOST – Lance Mason 5-yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 0:54; MOST 38–31)
Statistics YSU MOST
First downs 25 20
Total yards 424 464
Rushing yards 244 139
Passing yards 180 325
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–1 21–30–0
Time of possession 40:37 19:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Youngstown State Passing Beau Brungard 18/31, 180 yards, INT
Rushing Beau Brungard 16 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Max Tomczak 4 receptions, 59 yards
Missouri State Passing Jacob Clark 21/29, 325 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jacob Clark 7 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Jmariyae Robinson 3 receptions, 104 yards

at No. 16 Illinois State

See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team
Game Six – Missouri State Bears (3–2) vs No. 16 Illinois State Redbirds (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
No. 16 Redbirds 0 0 000

at Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MOST ILST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Illinois State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Indiana State

See also: 2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Game Seven – Indiana State Sycamores (2–4) at Missouri State Bears (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sycamores 0 0 000
Bears 0 0 000

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 PM
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics INST MOST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Northern Iowa

See also: 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
Game Eight – Missouri State Bears (5–2) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
Panthers 0 0 000

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MOST UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Iowa Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Southern Illinois

See also: 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
Game Nine – Southern Illinois Salukis (2–6) at Missouri State Bears (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Salukis 0 0 000
Bears 0 0 000

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

  • Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 PM
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU MOST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Murray State

See also: 2024 Murray State Racers football team
Game Ten – Missouri State Bears (7–2) vs Murray State Racers (1–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
Racers 0 0 000

at Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MOST MURR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Murray State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 1 North Dakota State

See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team
Game Eleven – Missouri State Bears (8–2) vs No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (9–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 14 0721
No. 1 Bison 21 14 141059

at Fargodome • Fargo, ND

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 14,679
  • Referee: Jason Perkins
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:14) NDSU – Barika Kpeenu 52-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:19; North Dakota State 7–0)
  • (10:48) NDSU – Joe Stoffel 3-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:12; North Dakota State 14–0)
  • (1:32) NDSU – Jackson Williams 22-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 7:09; North Dakota State 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (8:16) NDSU – Bryce Lance 4-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:09; North Dakota State 28–0)
  • (2:48) MOST – Jacardia Wright 1-yard run, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:22; North Dakota State 28–7)
  • (1:44) MOST – Jayden Becks 40-yard pass from Hunter Wood, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:09; North Dakota State 28–14)
  • (0:08) NDSU – Joe Stoffel 1-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 1:36; North Dakota State 35–14)
Third quarter
  • (13:03) NDSU – CharMar Brown 48-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; North Dakota State 42–14)
  • (2:36) NDSU – Barika Kpeenu 49-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:03; North Dakota State 49–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:44) MOST – Jmariyae Robinson 2-yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:46; North Dakota State 49–21)
  • (11:16) NDSU – Griffin Crosa 32-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:28; North Dakota State 52–21)
  • (7:47) NDSU – John Gores 27-yard pass from Nathan Hayes, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:28; North Dakota State 59–21)
Statistics MOST NDSU
First downs 22 27
Total yards 382 575
Rushing yards 86 364
Passing yards 296 211
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–32–0 19–27–1
Time of possession 31:21 28:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Jacob Clark 18/30, 247 yards, TD
Rushing Jacardia Wright 13 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving Hunter Wood 4 receptions, 73 yards
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 17/24, 155 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Barika Kpeenu 10 carries, 169 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chris Harris 3 receptions, 48 yards

No. 3 South Dakota State

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
Game Twelve – No. 3 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (9–2) at Missouri State Bears (8–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Jackrabbits 7 17 14745
Bears 0 9 009

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 PM
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), Sunny, Wind S 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 7,142
  • Referee: John Shay
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SDST MOST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "Missouri State Bears Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  2. ^ "2024 Football Schedule Schedule". Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  3. ^ "Valley Football 2024 Preseason Team and Poll". Missouri Valley Football Conference. July 22, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
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