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2013 Missouri State

5–⁠7 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Missouri State in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Northwestern State 17–23; lost at Iowa 14–28; lost at Murray State 38–41; lost vs. Central Arkansas 13–17; won vs. Illinois State 37–10; lost at South Dakota 14–17; lost at North Dakota State 26–41; won vs. South Dakota State 35–21; won at Western Illinois 38–27; won vs. Indiana State 49–7; won at Southern Illinois 37–27; lost vs. Northern Iowa 10–17+42−15Lost 17–23 vs. Northwestern State-6Northwestern St…Lost 14–28 at Iowa-14IowaLost 38–41 at Murray State-3Murray StateLost 13–17 vs. Central Arkansas-4Central ArkansasWon 37–10 vs. Illinois State+27Illinois StateLost 14–17 at South Dakota-3South DakotaLost 26–41 at North Dakota State-15North Dakota St…Won 35–21 vs. South Dakota State+14South Dakota St…Won 38–27 at Western Illinois+11Western IllinoisWon 49–7 vs. Indiana State+42Indiana StateWon 37–27 at Southern Illinois+10Southern Illino…Lost 10–17 vs. Northern Iowa-7Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsNorthwestern StateL 17–⁠2359%
Sep 7atIowaL 14–⁠2816%
Sep 14atMurray StateL 38–⁠4131%
Sep 21vsCentral ArkansasL 13–⁠1735%
Sep 28vsIllinois StateW 37–⁠1037%
Oct 5atSouth DakotaL 14–⁠1751%
Oct 12atNorth Dakota StateL 26–⁠4110%
Oct 19vsSouth Dakota StateW 35–⁠2133%
Oct 26atWestern IllinoisW 38–⁠2753%
Nov 2vsIndiana StateW 49–⁠765%
Nov 9atSouthern IllinoisW 37–⁠2735%
Nov 16vsNorthern IowaL 10–⁠1755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 17–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
328–⁠276
Coach
—
Elo
1333 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.0 No. 12 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rob Christophel
Defensive coordinator
D.J. Vokolek
Captains
Zack Cooley, Tevan Ferguson, Caleb Schaffitzel and Matt Swan
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsKierra Harris QB127 yds
Passing touchdownsKierra Harris QB1 TD
Rushing yardsPhoenix Johnson RB26 yds
Receiving yardsJulian Burton WR67 yds
Receiving touchdownsJulian Burton WR1 TD

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠013–⁠0
South Dakota State5–⁠39–⁠4
Youngstown State5–⁠38–⁠4
Southern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠5
Missouri State5–⁠35–⁠7
Illinois State4–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Iowa3–⁠57–⁠5
South Dakota3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Illinois2–⁠64–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.