Sunday, August 23
Springfield
7:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
vs
Penn State
Men's Soccer Faces Penn State on Sunday
August 21, 2026 | Men's Soccer
| Missouri State (1-0-0) vs. Penn State (1-0-0) | |
| Location | Springfield, Mo. |
| Site | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium |
| Game Info | Sunday, Aug. 23, 7:00 p.m. vs. Penn State Live Stats | Watch |
| Missouri State | Game Notes Men's Soccer Home Page |
| Penn State | Men's Soccer Home Page |
| Promotions | Free Admission | Tailgate | Staff Senate Night | FSL Night |
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On the Pitch
• The Missouri State Bears face off against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 7:00 p.m. at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium.
• The Bears are back in action after a 3-1 season-opening victory against the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Thursday, Aug. 20.
• This is the third meeting between the Bears and the Nittany Lions. Last season the Bears emerged victorious with a 3-1 scoreline against Penn State on 9/1/25. • 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.
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