Conference USA

Missouri State Bears

Springfield, Missouri

Season

Missouri State

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 48 64

Points / Game 24.0 32.0

Total Offense

Total Yards 651 728

Plays 118 139

Yards / Play 5.52 5.24

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 76 81

Rushing Yards 301 354

Yards / Attempt 3.96 4.37

Rushing Touchdowns 6 3

Passing

Pass Completions 29 33

Pass Attempts 42 58

Completion % 69.0% 56.9%

Net Passing Yards 350 374

Yards / Attempt 8.33 6.45

Passing Touchdowns 1 5

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

First Downs

First Downs 31 46

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 8 9

3rd Down Attempts 23 27

3rd Down % 34.8% 33.3%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 2 3

4th Down Attempts 5 3

4th Down % 40.0% 100.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 3 3

Fumbles Lost 3 2

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

Fumbles Recovered 2 3

Defense

Sacks 5 2

Tackles for Loss 11 11

Interceptions 1 —

Interception Return Yards 0 —

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 —

Penalties

Penalties 19 15

Penalty Yards 131 159

Possession

Possession Time 51:07 68:53

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 4 2

Kick Return Yards 53 29

Yards / Return 13.25 14.50

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 6 4

Punt Return Yards 42 38

Yards / Return 7.00 9.50

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.67

Success Rate 36.7%

PPA 0.163

Explosiveness 1.334

Opportunities 9

Drives 23

Plays 120

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 17.3%

Power Success 76.9%

Line Yards 2.77

Second-Level Yards 0.85

Open-Field Yards 0.71

Line Yards Total 208

Second-Level Yards Total 64

Open-Field Yards Total 53

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 40.0%

PPA 0.131

Explosiveness 1.034

Play Rate 62.5%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 32.6%

PPA 0.297

Explosiveness 1.975

Play Rate 35.8%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 45.1%

Standard Downs PPA 0.197

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.146

Standard Downs Rate 68.3%

Passing Downs Success Rate 18.4%

Passing Downs PPA 0.090

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.325

Passing Downs Rate 31.7%

Field Position

Average Start 70.3

Average Predicted Points 1.355

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 15.0%

Front Seven Havoc 11.7%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.193

Adjusted Success Rate -1.0%

Adjusted PPA 0.117

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.127

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -0.328

Adjusted Stuff Rate 12.9%

Adjusted Power Success 3.9%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed -3.5%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 4.13

Success Rate Allowed 50.3%

PPA Allowed 0.230

Explosiveness Allowed 1.027

Opportunities Faced 15

Drives Faced 23

Plays Faced 145

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 16.5%

Power Success Allowed 90.9%

Line Yards Allowed 3.47

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.47

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.29

Line Yards Total Allowed 274

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 116

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 54.4%

PPA Allowed 0.154

Explosiveness Allowed 0.727

Play Rate Faced 54.5%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 42.6%

PPA Allowed 0.288

Explosiveness Allowed 1.552

Play Rate Faced 42.1%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 57.1%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.173

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.809

Standard Downs Rate Faced 67.6%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 36.2%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.349

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.747

Passing Downs Rate Faced 32.4%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 65.2

Average Predicted Points -1.701

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 17.9%

Front Seven Havoc 10.3%

Defensive Back Havoc 7.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.437

Adjusted Success Rate -1.4%

Adjusted PPA 0.050

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.138

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.075

Adjusted Stuff Rate 0.1%

Adjusted Power Success -15.5%

Adjusted Havoc 9.0%