2001 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team
American college football season
| 2001 Southwest Missouri State Bears football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–4 GFC) |
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| Home stadium | Plaster Sports Complex |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Western Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Youngstown State | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 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 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the GFC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Kansas* | L 10–24 | 37,500 | [1] | |
| September 8 | Midwestern State* | W 28–6 | 500 | [2] | |
| September 15 | at Southeast Missouri State* | W 31–28 | 8,680 | [3] | |
| September 22 | at No. 8 Western Kentucky | L 7–23 | 9,500 | [4] | |
| October 6 | No. 18 Northern Iowa |
| L 3–27 | 12,592 | [5] |
| October 13 | at No. 5 Youngstown State | L 20–41 | [6] | ||
| October 20 | Indiana State |
| L 19–25 | 13,662 | [7] |
| October 27 | at No. 16 Western Illinois | W 43–28 | 5,187 | [8] | |
| November 3 | Drake* |
| W 63–14 | [9] | |
| November 10 | at Southern Illinois | W 25–24 | 2,140 | [10] | |
| November 17 | Illinois State |
| W 48–31 | 5,540 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "Bedraggled Jayhawks take out SMS". The Salina Journal. September 2, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delayed gratification for SMS". The Springfield News-Leader. September 9, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "In Cape Girardeau, a game gives fans reason to cheer". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 16, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hilltoppers hit their stride, 23–7". Messenger-Inquirer. September 23, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Power run game carries Panthers into league lead". The Des Moines Register. October 7, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown State handles SMS". The Courier. October 14, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fourth-quarter failure; SMS gives up 18 points in final period losing homecoming tilt". The Springfield News-Leader. October 21, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMS springs upset on No. 16 Western Illinois". The Springfield News-Leader. October 28, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.W. Missouri State cruises after solid start by Drake". The Des Moines Register. November 4, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMS stuns Dawgs". Southern Illinoisan. November 11, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMS proves to be a bear to stop as ISU ends at 2–9". The Pantagraph. November 18, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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