The 2016 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Dave Steckel, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4âÂÂ7 with a mark of 2âÂÂ6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth at the bottom of the MVFC standings. Missouri State played home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Missouri.
Game called at halftime due to weather.