2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

American college football season June 2024 January 2026 2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football Gateway Football Conference GFC 5–6 2–4 Randy Ball 2nd Courtney Messingham 1st Deion Melvin 2nd Luis Almanzar Jeff Hewitt Matt White Brent Withers Plaster Sports Complex The 2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the GFC. Schedule 2000 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 2 l y y Arkansas War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 0–38 53,946 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-hogs-shut-out-sw-m/150355562/ The Commercial Appeal Hogs shut out SW Missouri September 3, 2000 June 30, 2024 Newspapers.com September 9 w y 2000 Missouri Southern Lions Missouri Southern Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO 48–3 15,647 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader-bears-pummel/150355693/ The Springfield News-Leader Bears pummel Lions September 10, 2000 June 30, 2024 Newspapers.com September 16 l y y McNeese State Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA 19–26 2OT 14,460 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120269497/mcneese-leaves-sms-frustrated/ The Springfield News-Leader McNeese leaves SMS frustrated September 17, 2000 June 30, 2024 Newspapers.com September 30 l Youngstown State 3 Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO 13–19 11,592 Southwest Missouri State 2000 Game-by-Game Statistics http://www.sports.smsu.edu/fb/stats/teamgbg.htm November 20, 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20010716155549/http://www.sports.smsu.edu/fb/stats/teamgbg.htm July 16, 2001 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-youngstown-st/150355845/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Youngstown St. 19, SMSU 13 October 1, 2000 June 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 7 w y 2000 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 24–7 3,845 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-southwest-missou/150355995/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Southwest Missouri State rips Indiana St. October 8, 2000 June 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 14 l Western Illinois 7 Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO 10–14 8,738 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88089606/ The Springfield News-Leader Bears suffer another agonizing loss October 15, 2000 June 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 21 w Southern Illinois Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO 27–9 13,785 https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-bears-momentum-crus/150356217/ Southern Illinoisan Bears' momentum crushes Salukis October 22, 2000 June 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 28 l y Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 13–31 10,687 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-strong-first-hal/150356357/ The Des Moines Register Strong first half propels UNI October 29, 2000 June 30, 2024 Newspapers.com November 4 w y 2000 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks Tennessee–Martin Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO 52–6 7,297 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-sun-utm-falls-to-sw-missouri/150356476/ The Jackson Sun UTM falls to SW Missouri November 5, 2000 June 30, 2024 Newspapers.com November 11 w y 2000 Southeast Missouri State Indians Southeast Missouri State Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO 24–7 6,504 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader-ringena-powe/150356588/ The Springfield News-Leader Ringena powers SMS win November 12, 2000 June 30, 2024 Newspapers.com November 18 l y Illinois State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL 7–40 6,527 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93238390/the-pantagraph/ The Pantagraph After rout, ISU roots for more November 19, 2000 June 30, 2024 Newspapers.com 2000 Football Schedule https://missouristatebears.com/sports/football/schedule/2000 Missouri State University Athletics February 26, 2026 References Southwest Missouri State Category:Missouri State Bears football seasons Southwest Missouri State Bears football