1996 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

1996 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record7–4 (3–2 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^   5 0     12 2  
No. 10 Western Illinois ^   3 2     9 3  
No. 21 Southwest Missouri State   3 2     7 4  
Indiana State   3 2     6 5  
Southern Illinois   1 4     5 6  
Illinois State   0 5     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GFC.