Game notes: Missouri State at Florida International
Saturday, November 7, 4 p.m. ET, Pitbull Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Missouri State (2–4, 1–1 in conference) at Florida International (3–3, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, November 7, 4 p.m. ET, Pitbull Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; Missouri State leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Wednesday, October 29, 2025: Missouri State 28, Florida International 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
Missouri State
- Missouri State is 2–4 (1–1 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–50 at No. 8 Texas A&M; W 48–14 vs. Lindenwood; L 24–30 vs. Marshall; L 24–34 at No. 22 SMU; L 13–34 at Western Kentucky; W 24–21 vs. Kennesaw State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Missouri State is No. 118 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Casey Woods is 2–4 in his first season at Missouri State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Casey Woods faces Florida International as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jared Lloyd (LB): 70 tackles, 1 sack, No. 4 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Myers (WR): 27 catches, 554 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- J.J. O’Neal (S): 36 tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jmariyae Robinson holds Missouri State’s career record in receptions with 155 and counting, past Clay Harbor’s 150 (2006–09).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jmariyae Robinson needs 2 touchdown catches to tie Steve Newbold (18, 1977–80) for Missouri State’s career record in touchdown catches, 3 to break it. He has 16 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jmariyae Robinson needs 2 touchdown catches to pass Jermaine Saffold (17, 2009–11) for fourth on Missouri State’s career touchdown catches list. He has 16 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jmariyae Robinson needs 8 yards to pass Julian Burton (1,942, 2010–14) for fifth on Missouri State’s career receiving yards list. He has 1,935 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Missouri State lost to Youngstown State 47–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Florida International
- Florida International is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 9–19 at South Florida; W 33–20 vs. Buffalo; L 10–16 at Florida Atlantic; W 20–3 vs. Long Island University; W 22–3 vs. New Mexico State; L 24–27 at Jacksonville State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Florida International is No. 89 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Willie Simmons is 10–9 in his second season at Florida International.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Willie Simmons is 0–1 against Missouri State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- J.J. Kohl (QB): 1,458 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Maguire Anderson (WR): 33 catches, 535 yards, 4 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Deandre Boykins (DB): 37 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Florida International beat Charlotte 48–31.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Casey Woods and Willie Simmons as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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