# 2025 Missouri State Bears football team

The 2025 Missouri State Bears football team will represent Missouri State University as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears are expected to be led by third-year head coach Ryan Beard and play home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium located in Springfield, Missouri.
The 2025 season will be Missouri State's first year in Conference USA since transitioning from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). They are ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules.

## Offseason
### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | Destination |
| Lemondre Joe | DB | Colorado State |
| Jayden Becks | RB | North Texas |
| Tahj Chambers | LB | Ole Miss |
| Avery Powell | DB | Temple |
| Kaleno Levine | CB | Troy |
| Dallas Winner-Johnson | LB | Tulane |
| Brock Bagozzi | QB | Unknown |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Previous school |
| Maguire Neal | LB | Charlotte |
| Ebubedike Nnabugwu | OL | Delaware State |
| Drew Viotto | QB | Eastern Michigan |
| Shomari Lawrence | RB | FIU |
| Navonn Barrett | DB | Lackawanna |
| Isaiah McMorris | WR | Nebraska |
| Sean Weigand | LS | Northern Illinois |
| DJ Wesolak | DE | Oregon State |
| Ronnel Johnson | WR | Stetson |
| Matthew Greene | OL | UNLV |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 30 | at USC* | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA |
| September 6 | at Marshall* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV |
| September 13 | SMU* | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO |
| September 20 | UT Martin* | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO |
| September 27 | Western Kentucky | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO |
| October 8 | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN |
| October 22 | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM |
| October 29 | FIU | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO |
| November 8 | at Liberty | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA |
| November 15 | UTEP | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO |
| November 22 | at Kennesaw State | Fifth Third StadiumKennesaw, GA |
| November 29 | Louisiana Tech | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## Game summaries
### at USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trojans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |
| USC | Passing |
| USC | Rushing |
| USC | Receiving |

### at Marshall

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
* Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |
| Marshall | Passing |
| Marshall | Rushing |
| Marshall | Receiving |

### vs. SMU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO
* Date: Thursday September 13, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| SMU | Passing |
| SMU | Rushing |
| SMU | Receiving |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |

### vs. (FCS) UT Martin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| (FCS) Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO
* Date: Thursday September 20, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UT Martin | Passing |
| UT Martin | Rushing |
| UT Martin | Receiving |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |

### vs. Western Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO
* Date: Saturday September 27, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Western Kentucky | Passing |
| Western Kentucky | Rushing |
| Western Kentucky | Receiving |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |

### at Middle Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN
* Date: Wednesday October 8, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing |
| Middle Tennessee | Rushing |
| Middle Tennessee | Receiving |

### at New Mexico State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
* Date: Wednesday October 22, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |
| New Mexico State | Passing |
| New Mexico State | Rushing |
| New Mexico State | Receiving |

### vs. FIU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO
* Date: Wednesday October 29, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| FIU | Passing |
| FIU | Rushing |
| FIU | Receiving |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |

### at Liberty

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
* Date: Saturday November 8, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |
| Liberty | Passing |
| Liberty | Rushing |
| Liberty | Receiving |

### vs. UTEP

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO
* Date: Saturday November 15, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UTEP | Passing |
| UTEP | Rushing |
| UTEP | Receiving |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |

### at Kennesaw State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
* Date: Saturday November 22, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |
| Kennesaw State | Passing |
| Kennesaw State | Rushing |
| Kennesaw State | Receiving |

### vs. Louisiana Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO
* Date: Saturday November 29, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |