2020 Missouri State Bears football team

The 2020 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Bobby Petrino in his first season as the program's 21st head coach. The Bears play their home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium. They competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bears won their 10th conference championship (shared with South Dakota State) and returned the playoffs for the first time since 1990. They lost in the first round at North Dakota 44–10. Bobby Petrino won the conference coach of the year award in his first season. They finished the season ranked 13th in both Coaches and STATS poll.

2020 Missouri State Bears football
MVFC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record5–5 (5–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Petrino (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRyan Beard (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRobert W. Plaster Stadium
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 South Dakota State +^  5 1   8 2  
No. 12 Missouri State +^  5 1   5 5  
No. 7 North Dakota ^  4 1   5 2  
No. 6 North Dakota State ^  5 2   7 3  
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^  3 3   6 4  
Northern Iowa  3 4   3 4  
South Dakota  1 3   1 3  
Illinois State 1 3   1 3  
Western Illinois 1 5   1 5  
Youngstown State  1 6   1 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll
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