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Missouri State have won ten conference championships in their history. The Bears won 7 championships in the MIAA, 2 championships in the Gateway, and one in the Missouri Valley. The first conference championship was won in 1928 under coach Arthur Briggs. Jesse Branch is the only coach to win multiple conference championships.
Missouri state high school football championships have been sanctioned by the Missouri State High School Activities Association since 1968. [1]There have been seven ties for state champion, all before 2002, when the organization changed its classification system and began to allow championship games to be decided in overtime.
Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches # TSN °; Missouri State Bears (Gateway Football/Missouri Valley Football Conference) (1986–present): 1986: Southwest Missouri State
Missouri State football competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and the women's beach volleyball team, nicknamed Beach Bears instead of "Bears" or "Lady Bears", [2] competes in Conference USA (CUSA), having moved from the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association after the spring 2023 season. [3] Men's swimming & diving had competed in ...
Missouri football state championships. CLASS 6. Quarterfinals. Christian Bros. College 35, Jackson 23. Liberty North 38, Oak Park 7. Rockhurst 38, Nixa 14. De Smet Jesuit 23, Columbia Rock Bridge ...
Since 2017, the championship game has determined the conference champion. The game features the two teams with the best conference records. From the inaugural championship game in 1996 to 2010 the championship game pitted the Big 12 North Division champion against the South Division champion in a game held after the regular season was completed.
The Bears' final game as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference is against the defending national champs and a team that would have competed with most at the FBS level a year ago.
They have appeared in ten NCAA Division II national title games – winning six – since going 0–11 in Mel Tjeerdsma 's first season in 1994. The Bearcats have made the playoffs in 20 seasons and have also won or shared 30 MIAA titles. Northwest Missouri State plays its games at Bearcat Stadium, built in 1917, and the oldest NCAA Division II ...