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GAME 7 | MISSOURI STATE vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | Sat., Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:04 p.m. (CDT) | Springfield, Mo. | Robert W. Plaster Stadium (17,500) | Bears Football Radio Network | Valley Football on ESPN3 MISSOURIF O O T B STATE A L L Eric Doennig, MSU Athletics Communications (Primary Football Contact) | O: (417) 836-4586 | C: (417) 827-5327 | [email protected] | MissouriStateBears.com | @MoStateFootball | MissouriStBears 2017 MSU SCHEDULE GAME DETAILS Date Opponent Time TV/Result Date ................................ Saturday, Oct. 21 Kickoff ............................. 2:04 p.m. (CDT) Sept. 2 at Missouri 11:00 a.m. L, 43-72 Site .................................... Springfield, Mo. Sept. 9 at (11) North Dakota 4:00 p.m. L, 0-34 Stadium ............... Robert W. Plaster Stadium Sept. 16 Murray State 2:00 p.m. W, 28-21 Capacity ....................................... 17,500 Surface .......Sporturf Powerhouse 3C 52H Sept. 23 (12) Illinois State* 2:00 p.m. L, 9-34 Missouri State (1-5, 0-3 MVFC) Radio ................................ KTXR 101.3 FM South Dakota State (4-2, 1-2 MVFC) Sept. 30 at (2) North Dakota State* 1:00 p.m. L, 11-38 BEARS ............... Bears Football Radio Network JACKRABBITS ....................... (Art Hains, Dennis Heim) Oct. 14 at (14) Western Illinois* 3:00 p.m. L, 30-49 Conference ................................MVFC Conference ................................MVFC TV ......................Valley Football on ESPN3 Head Coach ....................Dave Steckel Head Coach ............ John Stiegelmeier Oct. 21 (13) South Dakota State* 2:00 p.m. MVFC ...(Scott Warmann, Danan Hughes, Kelly Burke) Alma Mater ................Kutztown (1982) Alma Mater ..South Dakota State (1979) Oct. 28 Indiana State* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 Career Record ............. 6-22 (3rd year) Live Stats ............ MissouriStateBears.com Career Record ........141-96 (21st year) Nov. 4 at Southern Illinois* 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 Record at MSU ........................... same Twitter .......................... @MoStateFootball Record at SDSU ......................... same Nov. 11 UNI* 2:00 p.m. MVFC FIRST AND TEN Nov. 18 at Youngstown State* 11:00 a.m. ESPN3 The Missouri State Bears return to Robert W. Plaster Stadium for a 2 p.m. Missouri Valley Football Conference *Missouri Valley Football Conference game; all times Central contest against the No. 13 South Dakota State Jackrabbits Saturday (Oct. 21) Radio broadcasts of all MSU games carried live on KTXR FM 101.3 in SDSU will ride a three-game win streak in its series with MSU into Saturday's game; the Jackrabbits claimed a 49-24 Springfield and the Bears Football Radio Network throughout the state of Missouri victory last November in Brookings, and the Bears' lone win (35-21) in nine previous meetings with SDSU came at Plaster Stadium four years ago With Saturday's matchup against the No. 13 Jackrabbits, the Bears will have squared off against at least five HEAD TO HEAD ranked opponents in seven of the last eight seasons; MSU's lone win (Oct. 19, 2013) over SDSU came against a MSU Category SDSU Jackrabbits squad that was ranked 15th nationally at the time 20.2 Scoring Offense 34.5 The Bears posted their best rushing performance of the season last weekend at Western Illinois, totaling 216 yards on 41 carries for an average of 5.3 yards per attempt; six different Bears have recorded rushing touchdowns this fall, 144.8 Rushing Offense 178.3 led by Calan Crowder's four TDs 191.5 Pass Offense 246.7 Colby Isbell recorded 2.0 sacks at Western Illinois on Saturday, breaking into the Bears' all-time top five for TFLs 113.13 Pass Efficiency 143.36 with 31.0 for his career; he ranks fourth in the MVFC in sacks (0.67) during league play 336.3 Total Offense 425.0 Malik Earl moved up to sixth on the Bears' career receptions list with a MSU single-game record 14 catches at WIU and needs eight more to crack the top five; Earl also ranks ninth in all-time receiving yardage at MSU with 1,694 103 First Downs 131 yards, which is just nine yards shy of Jeff Hewitt in the No. 8 spot on the chart 41.3 Scoring Defense 20.2 Deion Holliman leads the Valley and ranks 13th among all FCS players in combined kick return yardage (552); 213.0 Rushing Defense 161.8 the MVFC's career record holder for KR yardage also rates 18th nationally in punt return average (10.8) 294.2 Pass Defense 200.2 Brendan Withrow brings the No. 14 punt average (42.9) into Saturday's game after averaging better than 41.5 166.68 Pass Defense Efficiency 126.05 yards per boot in all but one game this season; the Bears' punt defense ranks third in the Valley, yielding an average of just 1.7 return yards per punt 507.2 Total Defense 362.0 Led by the play of Isbell, MSU's defense posted season highs for sacks (3.0) and forced fumbles (2) last Saturday at -3 Turnover Margin -2 WIU; the Bears also blocked their first punt since Nov. 15, 2014 vs. North Dakota State and scored their first special 22.8 Kickoff Returns 24.1 teams TD of the season on Rickey Nichols' block and eight-yard return for a score 13.1 Punt Returns 7.3 The Bears posted their two longest scoring drives (by yardage) of the season last week at WIU, using a 93-yard drive to open the contest and an 83-yard march capped by Earl's 30-yard TD rush to build a 21-7 first-half lead 38.1 Net Punting 39.1 30:45 Time of Possession 28:03 BEARS RETURN HOME IN SEARCH OF VICTORY OVER JACKRABBITS 32.0 Tackles for Loss 24.0 The Missouri State Bears return to Robert W. Plaster Stadium Saturday (Oct. 21) for their first home game in nearly 8-50 Sacks-Yards 10-71 a month when they entertain the 13th-ranked South Dakota State Jackrabbits in a 2 p.m. Missouri Valley Football 17-113 Sacks Allowed-Yards 7-44 Conference contest. MSU is 1-1 at home this season and looking to rebound from a crazy loss SERIES INFORMATION Team Leaders at No. 14 Western Illinois last week in Macomb. WIU scored 36 points in the MSU vs. South Dakota State ............1-8 MSU SDSU second half -- and 14 in the final four minutes -- to escape with a 49-30 win. Home .............................................1-3 Rushing (ypg) Rushing (ypg) Malik Earl stood out for the Bears, pulling in a school-record 14 receptions Road ..............................................0-5 Calan Crowder ..................62.8 Brady Mengarelli ................ 61.3 for 145 yards. Neutral ...........................................0-0 Peyton Huslig ....................26.0 Mikey Daniel ...................... 43.2 Current Streak ..........................Lost 3 South Dakota State has dropped two of its last three games, including a 38-18 Passing (ypg) Passing (ypg) Dave Steckel vs. SDSU ....................0-2 Peyton Huslig ..................186.7 Taryn Christion ................. 224.2 home loss to UNI last week in Brookings. Receivers Jake Wieneke and Dallas Goedert have combined for 51 receptions through six games with All-American Last 10 Meetings ...............................6-4 Receiving (ypg) Receiving (ypg) 11/1/08 ........... Brookings ............L, 13-43 Wieneke accounting for eight touchdowns for coach John Stiegelmeier’s 10/10/09......... Springfield ...........L, 17-24 Malik Earl ..........................84.3 Dallas Goedert ................... 69.5 squad. Erik Furmanek ...................40.7 Jake Wieneke .................... 53.5 11/6/10 ........... Brookings ............L, 10-31 10/29/11 ......... Springfield ...........L, 36-43 Tackles (total) Tackles (total) Even though SDSU has won eight of the nine meetings between the clubs, 9/29/12........... Brookings ..............L, 7-17 McNeece Egbim ...................33 Christian Rozeboom ............. 49 most of the four previous matchups in Springfield have been memorable ball 10/19/13......... Springfield ......... W, 35-21 Two tied with ........................29 Jordan Brown ....................... 35 games. The Bears beat the No. 15-ranked Jacks, 35-21, on homecoming in 10/11/14 ......... Brookings ............L, 28-32 Sacks (total) Sacks (total) 2013 behind 122 rushing yards by Ryan Heaston and 105 by Mikael Cooper- 10/31/15......... Springfield .............L, 0-39 Colby Isbell .........................3.0 Kellen Soulek ....................... 2.0 Falls. MSU quarterback Ashton Glaser’s 65-yard TD run late in the fourth 11/5/16 ........... Brookings ............L, 24-49 Five tied with .......................1.0 Austin Smenda .................... 1.5 quarter sealed the win. MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 7 | MISSOURI STATE vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | Sat., Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:04 p.m. (CDT) | Springfield, Mo. | Robert W. Plaster Stadium (17,500) | Bears Football Radio Network | Valley Football on ESPN3 MISSOURI STATE QUICK FACTS METEORIC MALIK Founded ............................................................................................1905 Senior wide receiver Malik Earl registered a day to BEARS SINGLE-GAME RECEPTIONS Location ............................................................................ Springfield, Mo. remember in the Bears’ setback at Western Illinois Saturday, No. ........Player ....................................Opp. (Date) .......Rec. Address .....................................................................901 S. National Ave. breaking a Missouri State program record with his 14 1. ........Malik Earl ......................at WIU (10/14/17) .......... 14 ................................................................... Springfield, MO 65897 receptions against the Leathernecks. The Oklahoma City 2. ........Jeff Hewitt .........................at