The 2017 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Dave Steckel, the Bears compiled an overall record of 3âÂÂ8 with a mark of 2âÂÂ6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the MVFC. Missouri State played home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Missouri.