Missouri State — Conference USA
HC
Casey Woods · Plaster Sports Complex · Springfield, MO · 17,337 cap
PPA off / def
0.17 / 0.24
2025
Class rank
#131
class of 2026
Returning PPA
31%
returning production
2026 schedule
2025 results (7–6)
Statistical comps — 2025 Missouri State's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (19 in / 11 out)
| Incoming |
|---|
| Dylan Brooks | EDGE | ← Kansas | ★★★ |
| Witt Edwards | TE | ← Vanderbilt | ★★★ |
| Isaiah Villanueva | IOL | ← Jackson State | ★★★ |
| William Dixon III | OT | ← VMI | ★★★ |
| King Large | OT | ← SMU | ★★★ |
| Josh Lukusa | EDGE | ← Miami (OH) | ★★★ |
| Jalile Elliott | EDGE | ← Barton | ★★★ |
| Breezy Dubar | RB | ← Boise State | ★★★ |
| + 11 more |
Origins
A century of quiet FCS football in Springfield, then an invitation to Conference USA and a move up in 2025. The story is still being written, which is more than most can say.
Founded 1905 · Fourth district normal school, founded to train Ozarks teachers · first football 1908 · defined by Ryan Beard
All-time record
All-time
108–180–1
1911–2025
Win %
37.5%
46 seasons played
Winning seasons
8
17% of seasons
By level: ii/iii 0–1 (1911–1911) · D-II 0–3 (1918–1924) · FCS 101–170–1 (1982–2024) · FBS 7–6 (2025–2025)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | MVFC |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | MVFC |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | Conference USA |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | MVFC |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 | MVFC |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1911 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 365 | 50% |
42% | 82 of 136 | 6.6 | 16% |
| 2nd down | 256 | 42% |
38% | 112 of 136 | 5.9 | 13% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 32 | 56% |
56% | — | 5.1 | 13% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 36 | 11% |
47% | — | 6.5 | 11% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 91 | 19% |
29% | — | 8.2 | 19% |
| 4th down | 10 | 40% |
70% | — | 6.2 | 10% |
167 drives · 30% ended in points · 6.6 plays and 40.8 yards per drive · 0.86 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 2 | Marshall |
Jacob Clark pass complete to Ramone Green Jr. for 57 yds for a TD (Yousef Obeid KICK) |
57 | 6.62 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech |
Jeron Askren 75 Yd pass from Jacob Clark (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
75 | 6.08 |
| 13 | Kennesaw State |
(05:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Lawrence rush middle for 70 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDO… |
70 | 5.98 |
| CFP | Arkansas State |
(05:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Clark pass complete deep middle to #1 D.Luke caught at ASU… |
47 | 5.08 |
| 4 | UT Martin |
Shomari Lawrence run for 50 yds for a TD (Yousef Obeid KICK) |
50 | 4.81 |
| 1 | USC |
Jacob Clark pass complete to Tristian Gardner for 33 yds for a TD (Yousef Obeid KICK) |
33 | 4.81 |
| 2 | Marshall |
Jacob Clark pass complete to Jmariyae Robinson for 52 yds for a TD (Yousef Obeid KICK) |
52 | 4.70 |
| 2 | Marshall |
Jacob Clark pass complete to Ramone Green Jr. for 55 yds to the MRSH 18 for a 1ST down |
55 | 4.61 |