Men's Soccer Kicks Off Season at Home on Thursday

Missouri State (0-0-0) vs. Quinnipiac (0-0-0)
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Site	Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
Game Info	Thursday, Aug. 20, 7:00 p.m. vs. Quinnipiac Live Stats
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Quinnipiac	Men's Soccer Home Page
Promotions	Free Admission
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On the Pitch
• The Missouri State Bears face off against the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 7:00 p.m. for the Bears 2026 season opener at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium.
• This is the first meeting between the Bears and the Bobcats.
• MoState is 6-1-1 in its last eight season openers, the lone loss being a 3-1 score in 2024 at UC Santa Barbara.
• The Bears look to improve on a 6-6-4 (3-3-2) record from last season.
• Missouri State finished in fourth place in the 2026 American Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll behind Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, and South Florida.
• 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 89-21-14 (.774), second-best conference record of 49-6-6 (.853) and fifth-best home record of 50-9-7 (.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.

Men's Soccer Kicks Off Season at Home on Thursday

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