Conference USA

Missouri State Bears

Springfield, Missouri

Season

Missouri State

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 96 128

Points / Game 24.0 32.0

Total Offense

Total Yards 1,396 1,784

Plays 245 289

Yards / Play 5.70 6.17

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 140 166

Rushing Yards 555 749

Yards / Attempt 3.96 4.51

Rushing Touchdowns 7 7

Passing

Pass Completions 71 83

Pass Attempts 105 123

Completion % 67.6% 67.5%

Net Passing Yards 841 1,035

Yards / Attempt 8.01 8.41

Passing Touchdowns 5 9

Interceptions Thrown 2 2

First Downs

First Downs 69 99

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 16 24

3rd Down Attempts 48 52

3rd Down % 33.3% 46.2%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 4 4

4th Down Attempts 9 5

4th Down % 44.4% 80.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 5 6

Fumbles Lost 3 4

Interceptions Thrown 2 2

Fumbles Recovered 4 3

Defense

Sacks 6 9

Tackles for Loss 17 25

Interceptions 2 2

Interception Return Yards 60 18

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 0

Penalties

Penalties 38 32

Penalty Yards 278 330

Possession

Possession Time 102:24 137:36

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 5 10

Kick Return Yards 75 180

Yards / Return 15.00 18.00

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 6 8

Punt Return Yards 42 72

Yards / Return 7.00 9.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.37

Success Rate 40.1%

PPA 0.101

Explosiveness 1.229

Opportunities 19

Drives 42

Plays 247

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 16.0%

Power Success 71.4%

Line Yards 2.99

Second-Level Yards 0.95

Open-Field Yards 0.86

Line Yards Total 392

Second-Level Yards Total 125

Open-Field Yards Total 113

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 44.3%

PPA 0.023

Explosiveness 0.857

Play Rate 53.0%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 36.3%

PPA 0.229

Explosiveness 1.756

Play Rate 45.7%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 49.4%

Standard Downs PPA 0.112

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.003

Standard Downs Rate 68.8%

Passing Downs Success Rate 19.5%

Passing Downs PPA 0.077

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.499

Passing Downs Rate 31.2%

Field Position

Average Start 73.6

Average Predicted Points 1.111

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 16.6%

Front Seven Havoc 11.3%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.014

Adjusted Success Rate 0.3%

Adjusted PPA -0.044

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.164

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -0.437

Adjusted Stuff Rate 5.1%

Adjusted Power Success -4.2%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed -0.5%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.97

Success Rate Allowed 51.7%

PPA Allowed 0.227

Explosiveness Allowed 1.023

Opportunities Faced 32

Drives Faced 45

Plays Faced 296

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 16.0%

Power Success Allowed 87.0%

Line Yards Allowed 3.33

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.25

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.17

Line Yards Total Allowed 543

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 203

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 50.9%

PPA Allowed 0.107

Explosiveness Allowed 0.671

Play Rate Faced 55.1%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 50.8%

PPA Allowed 0.382

Explosiveness Allowed 1.487

Play Rate Faced 41.9%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 58.1%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.220

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.833

Standard Downs Rate Faced 70.9%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 36.0%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.245

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.774

Passing Downs Rate Faced 29.1%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 67.4

Average Predicted Points -1.574

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 14.9%

Front Seven Havoc 8.8%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.1%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.514

Adjusted Success Rate -3.9%

Adjusted PPA 0.008

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.182

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -0.819

Adjusted Stuff Rate -5.5%

Adjusted Power Success -17.1%

Adjusted Havoc -3.0%