2024 Missouri State
8–4 (6–2 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois State 41–7Oct 12
By 34 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Montana 24–29Aug 31
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Montana | L 24–29 | 22% |
| Sep 7 | at Ball State | L 34–42 | 26% |
| Sep 14 | vs Lindenwood | W 28–14 | 73% |
| Sep 21 | at UT Martin | W 31–24 | 34% |
| Sep 28 | vs Youngstown State | W 38–31 | 58% |
| Oct 12 | at Illinois State | W 41–7 | 38% |
| Oct 19 | vs Indiana State | W 46–21 | 83% |
| Oct 26 | at Northern Iowa | W 49–42 | 61% |
| Nov 2 | vs Southern Illinois | W 38–17 | 78% |
| Nov 9 | at Murray State | W 59–31 | 81% |
| Nov 16 | at North Dakota State | L 21–59 | 26% |
| Nov 23 | vs South Dakota State | L 9–45 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 45–9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 8–4
- Conference
- 6–2 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 418–362
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1412 +98 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −15.1 No. 8 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Nick Petrino
- Defensive coordinator
- L.D. Scott
- Captains
- Grant Burkett, Darion Smith, Jacardia Wright, Jacob Clark and Tahj Chambers
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–2–5
Leaders
| Passing yards | Jacob Clark QB | 3,548 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Jacob Clark QB | 26 TD |
| Rushing yards | Jacardia Wright RB | 792 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Jacardia Wright RB | 13 TD |
| Receiving yards | Hunter Wood WR | 770 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Lance Mason TE | 6 TD |
| Tackles | Todric McGee S | 16 tkl |
| Sacks | Kanye Young LB | 2 sacks |
| Interceptions | Lemondre Joe DB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Devin Rutherford CB | ★★★ | No. 1919 |
| Jeron Askren ATH | ★★ | No. 2983 |
| Elijah Leonard QB | ★★ | No. 2983 |
| Dada Ross LB | ||
| Jashawn Cooper LB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.790 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.840 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 2.0 | 0.790 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.3 | 0.807 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Transfers in 7
The 2024 portal Davon Townley Jr. DL | ★★★ | from  Penn State |
 Charles Arnold Jr. S | ★★★ | from  Coastal Carolina |
 James BlackStrain WR | ★★★ | from  Georgia Tech |
 Jaquez Smith WR | ★★★ | from  Indiana |
 Noah Gardner OT | ★★★ | from  Tulane |
 Hunter Talley TE | from  Arkansas | |
 Yousef Obeid K | from  Michigan State |
Transfers out 2
 Raylen Sharpe WR | ★★★ | to  Fresno State |
| Devin Goree DE | ★★★ | to  UTEP |
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 7–1 | 14–2 | |
| South Dakota State | 7–1 | 12–3 | |
 South Dakota | 7–1 | 11–3–1 | |
| Illinois State | 6–2 | 10–4 | |
| Missouri State | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Youngstown State | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Indiana State | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
 North Dakota | 2–6 | 5–7 | |
| Southern Illinois | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Northern Iowa | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
| Murray State | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.