# 2017 Missouri State Bears football team

The 2017 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Dave Steckel and played their home games at the Robert W. Plaster Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at Missouri* | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | L 43–72 | 50,131 |
| September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 11 North Dakota* | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco | L 0–34 | 12,047 |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State* | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO | ESPN3, KOZL-TV | W 28–21 | 13,648 |
| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 14 Illinois State | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO | ESPN3 | L 9–34 | 7,183 |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 2 North Dakota State | FargodomeFargo, ND | ESPN3 | L 11–38 | 18,892 |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Western Illinois | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | ESPN3 | L 30–49 | 3,217 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 13 South Dakota State | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO | ESPN3 | L 30–62 | 6,253 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Indiana State | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO | ESPN3 | W 59–20 | 8,732 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | W 36–28 | 5,235 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 25 Northern Iowa | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO | ESPN3 | L 10–25 | 6,157 |
| November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at Youngstown State | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN3 | L 10–38 | 9,362 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 21 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 43 |
| Tigers | 20 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 72 |

### At North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 11 Fighting Hawks | 3 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 34 |

### Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |

### Illinois State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Redbirds | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 34 |
| Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |

### At North Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| No. 2 Bison | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |

### At Western Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| No. 14 Leathernecks | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 49 |

### South Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Jackrabbits | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 |
| Bears | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 30 |

### Indiana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sycamores | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Bears | 17 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 59 |

### At Southern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 24 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 36 |
| Salukis | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Northern Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Panthers | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |

### At Youngstown State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Penguins | 10 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 38 |