The Indianapolis Colts selected former Missouri State defensive lineman Eric Johnson with the 159th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, becoming the first Bear drafted since David Arkin in 2011.
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The Missouri State football team lost a heartbreaker to the University of Tennessee at Martin 32-31 in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs Saturday afternoon.
Missouri State did what it needed to do going into its final regular-season game, beating Dixie State 55-24 in a dominant fashion from start to finish.
The Cardiac Bears won another thriller in Plaster Stadium, defeating Northern Iowa 34-27 on a 55-yard touchdown from redshirt sophomore receiver Naveon Mitchell with 58 seconds remaining.
The Missouri State football team has definitely taken its lumps this season.
After being in an 11-point hole for a good part of the second half, the Missouri State football team rallied and defeated North Dakota 32-28 on a last-second touchdown.
The Missouri State football team fell to 4-3 (3-2) on the season after giving up two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 27-20 loss to North Dakota State.
The Missouri State football team bounced back in a big way, beating Indiana State on Saturday 37-7 after losing to Youngstown State the week prior.
The early parts of Missouri State’s eventual 37-7 homecoming win had been relatively uneventful in the first half.
After getting off to a record-setting start in Missouri Valley Football Conference play, the Missouri State football team lost its first conference road game of the Bobby Petrino era 41-33 to Youngstown State.
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