2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
2000 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Western Illinois $^  5 1   9 3  
No. 11 Youngstown State ^  4 2   9 3  
No. 24 Illinois State  4 2   7 4  
No. 19 Northern Iowa  3 3   7 4  
Southwest Missouri State  2 4   5 6  
Southern Illinois  2 4   3 8  
Indiana State  1 5   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the GFC.