| Southwest Baptist Bearcats football | |
|---|---|
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| First season | 1983 |
| Head coach | Robert Clardy 9th season, 37–52 (.416) |
| Stadium | Plaster Stadium (capacity: 3,000) |
| Year built | 1983 |
| Field surface | Astroturf |
| Location | Bolivar, Missouri |
| NCAA division | Division II |
| Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Past conferences | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Colors | Purple and white |
| Website | sbubearcats.com |
The Southwest Baptist University Bearcats football program represents Southwest Baptist University in college football and competes in the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). In 2014, Southwest Baptist became a football-only member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and remains a football-only member through the 2018–19 school year, after which it will become a full GLVC member. Prior to this SBU was in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 1988 to 2007 and 2012 to 2013, the rest of the athletic programs are in the MIAA. SBU's home games are played at Plaster Stadium in Bolivar, Missouri.