2022 Missouri State Bears football team

2022 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Petrino (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRyan Beard (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
  • Landon Bebee
  • Jason Shelley
  • Kevin Ellis
  • Kyriq McDonald
Home stadiumRobert W. Plaster Stadium
2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 0     14 1  
No. 2 North Dakota State ^   7 1     12 3  
No. 20 North Dakota ^   5 3     7 5  
Youngstown State   5 3     7 4  
Northern Iowa   5 3     6 5  
Illinois State   4 4     6 5  
Southern Illinois   4 4     5 6  
Missouri State   3 5     5 6  
South Dakota   2 6     3 8  
Indiana State   1 7     2 9  
Western Illinois   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Bobby Petrino in his third and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the MVFC. Missouri State played home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Missouri.