Sunday, October 18
Boca Raton, Fla.
5:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
at
Florida Atlantic
No. 17 Men's Soccer to Face Florida Atlantic
October 16, 2026 | Men's Soccer
| Missouri State (9-1-2, 3-1-1) vs. Florida Atlantic (4-1-6, 1-1-2) | |
| Location | Boca Raton, Fla. |
| Site | FAU Soccer Stadium |
| Game Info | Sunday, Oct. 18, 5:00 p.m. vs. Florida Atlantic Live Stats | Watch |
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| Florida Atlantic | Men's Soccer Home Page |
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On The Pitch
• The 17th-ranked Missouri State Bears are on the road again to face the Florida Atlantic Owls in an American Conference matchup on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 5:00 p.m. (CT).
• Missouri State lead the series against the Owls 2-1-0. The latest meeting went the way of the Owls 2-1 on 10/3/25 at home.
• Mo State is ranked 17th in the United Soccer Coaches poll, marking the ninth consecutive season the Bears have been ranked inside the top 25. The Bears have been ranked as high as No. 7 this season, their highest ranking in any poll since being ranked fifth in the College Soccer News poll on 11/14/21, and their highest ranking in the United Soccer poll since 9/11/00, when a No. 3 ranking represented Missouri State's highest ever spot.
• The Bears are tied with Charlotte in first place in the American Conference standings with 10 points, whilst Florida Atlantic sits in fifth with five points.
• The Bears are fifth in the nation with a .833 winning percentage and lead the American Conference while ranking in the top 15 nationally in shots on goal per game (7th – 7.67), shot accuracy (9th – .511), goal differential (11th – plus-17), and goals per game (12th – 2.42).
• The Bears have come back from a one-goal deficit to win on three occasions this season (vs. Penn State, at UC Irvine, and vs. FIU).
• Diego Real is third in the nation in game-winning goals (4), and sits in the top 10 in shot accuracy (4th – 0.677), total points (7th – 22), and points per game (10th – 1.83).
• The Bears are looking to add a fifth conference tournament championship trophy to their cabinet (1999, 2020-21, 2021, 2022) and their first as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bears have an all-time record of 24-22-8 in the conference tournament play.
• Since the beginning of the 2019 season, Missouri State holds the best Division I overall record of 98-22-16 (.779), third best conference record of 51-7-7 (.839) and fifth-best home record of 56-10-8 (.811).
• The Bears are in their second season in the American Conference in 2026 after spending 34 seasons in the Missouri Valley. Mo State enjoyed plenty of success in the MVC, with the program's 12 regular season championships, four conference tournament crowns and nine NCAA Tournament appearances all coming since 1997.
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