Looking Ahead at Missouri State

Missouri State opened their season Thursday night in Springfield against the Division II Washburn Ichabods. The Bears fell behind 14-0 early in the first quarter, but eventually tied the game at 21 before going in to half time. After half, the Bears temporarily took the lead after a 31-yard field goal by Matt Hottelman; however, they were unable to hold the lead. The Bears fell behind again on the ensuing Washburn drive that led to a TD.

With about 15 seconds left in the game, the Bears were unable to capitalize on the fourth-down play at the goal-line, which could have tied it all up at 35 pending a successful 2-point conversion. The pass was completed to WR Chris Geisz near the goal line but defender Casey Curran made a game-saving tackle, stopping Geisz inches short of the goal line. Despite their 433 yards of total offense, the Bears home opener was spoiled by the Ichabods by the score of 35-27.

On the other hand, The Cowboys are looking to pick up some more momentum at home before beginning Big XII play on October 4th.

The Pokes are pretty banged up after losing some player key players in the win over Houston on Saturday. Coach Gundy reported that Lucian Antoine will be out for the rest of the year with a torn ACL and Artell Woods will miss a week or so with a sprained knee.

Nevertheless, the Cowboys are going to have a huge advantage over Missouri State this weekend. Dez Bryant and Kendall Hunter are coming off historic/career days, Robinson is looking to improve his consistency and the defense is still trying to prove themselves as a better unit.

As of today, the Pokes are currently ranked #32 in the AP poll. With a strong game against Missouri State, the Cowboys could take another step towards the top 25.