Missouri Southern Lions football

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Missouri Southern Lions football
2016 Missouri Southern Lions football team
First season 1968 (1968)
Athletic director Jared Bruggeman
Head coach Denver Johnson
2nd year, 319 (.136)
Stadium Fred G. Hughes Stadium
Year built 1975
Seating capacity 7,000
Field surface SpinTurf
Location Joplin, Missouri
NCAA division Division II
Conference MIAA
Past conferences Central States Intercollegiate Conference
All-time record 2312597 (.472)
Claimed nat'l titles 1 (1972)
Conference titles 2 (1976, 1993)
Colors Green and Gold[1]
         
Fight song Southern Fight Song
Mascot Roary the Lion
Marching band Lion Pride Marching Band
Outfitter Nike
Rival Pittsburg State
Website www.mssulions.com

The Missouri Southern Lions football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Missouri Southern State University located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The team competes in the NCAA Division II and are members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The team plays its home games at the 7,000 seat Fred G. Hughes Stadium in Joplin, Missouri. Denver Johnson became the Lions' head coach on April 1, 2015,[2] replacing Daryl Daye, who resigned after the 2014 season to take over as the defensive coordinator at Northwestern State.[3][4]

History

The Lions football program began in 1968. Their first head coach was Jim Johnson. Under coach Jim Frazier the Lions won the 1972 NAIA Division II football championship.[3]

Conferences

From its inaugural season in 1968 until 1975, Missouri Southern played as an independent program. In 1976, it joined the Central States Intercollegiate Conference in which the school won one conference championships before leaving to play as an NCAA Division II member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (later renamed Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) in 1989, where the Lions have since remained a member and have won one conference championship.

Championships

National championship seasons

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Season Coach Selectors Record Bowl
1972 Jim Frazier NAIA Division II Playoffs 12–0 Won NAIA Championship
National Championships 1

Conference championship seasons

Year Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1976† Central States Intercollegiate Conference Jim Frazier 8–2 4–1
1993 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Jon Lantz 9–1–1 9–0
Total Conference Championships: 2
† Denotes co-champions

All-time record vs. current MIAA teams

Official record (including any NCAA imposed vacates and forfeits) against all current MIAA opponents as of the end of the 2015 season:

Opponent Won Lost Tied Percentage Streak First Meeting
Central Missouri 15 21 2 .421 Lost 3 1973
Central Oklahoma 2 3 0 .400 Lost 3 2012
Emporia State 21 21 4 .500 Lost 5 1970
Fort Hays State 1 4 0 .200 Lost 4 2012
Lindenwood 1 3 0 .250 Lost 2 2012
Missouri Western 22 25 0 .468 Lost 4 1970
Nebraska–Kearney 8 8 0 .500 Won 4 1977
Northeastern State 7 13 0 .350 Lost 1 1968
Northwest Missouri State 4 24 0 .143 Lost 22 1989
Pittsburg State 10 38 1 .214 Lost 3 1968
Washburn 20 24 1 .456 Lost 2 1970
Totals 123 194 5 .390

Notable former players

References

  1. MSSU Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  2. Mark Schremmer, "Lions to hire former Tulsa assistant as head coach", The Joplin Globe, April 1, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Missouri Southern State Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  4. "Daryl Daye resigns to take Division I job". mssulions.com. 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  5. DeLassus, David (2014). "Missouri Southern State Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
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