No. 9 Men's Soccer to Face South Florida

Missouri State (6-0-1, 2-0-0) vs. South Florida (1-6-1, 0-1-1)
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Site	Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
Game Info	Saturday, Sept. 26, 6:00 p.m. vs. South Florida Live Stats \| Watch
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South Florida	Men's Soccer Home Page
Promotions	Free Admission \| Camp Night
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On The Pitch
• The 9th ranked Missouri State Bears are back at home to face the South Florida Bulls for an American Conference showdown on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 6:00 p.m. (CT).
• The Bears are back in action after six season-opening victories against Quinnipiac, Penn State, Chicago State, UC Irvine, FIU, Temple, and a tie with then No. 16 Kansas City. The Bears have extend their undefeated run to seven games, their longest since 2024 when they went on a 13-match streak from 9/6/24 until 11/6/24.
• The Bears and the Bulls are tied in the series 1-1-0. The latest meeting went in favor of the Bears with a 3-1 scoreline last season on 10/17/25 on the road.
• Mo State is ranked 9th in the United Soccer Coaches poll, marking the 9th consecutive season the Bears have been ranked inside the top 25. This is the Bears highest ranking since being ranked 9th on 10/3/23.
• The Bears sit in first place in the American Conference standings, while South Florida sits in seventh.
• The Bears are off to their best start to a season since 2023 when they went 6-0-2 to kick off the season.
• The Bears are ranked 5th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for goals per game (3.00), 6th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for for goal differential (14), 6th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for points per game (8.71), and 10th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for assists per game (2.71).
• The Bears have come back from a one-goal deficit on three occasions this season (vs. Penn State, at UC Irvine, and vs. FIU).
• Ben Furlong is a two-time American Conference Freshman of the Week, being awarded on Sept. 7 and 21.
• 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 95-21-15 (.782), second-best conference record of 50-6-6 (.855) and fifth-best home record of 53-9-8 (.814).
• 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.

No. 9 Men's Soccer to Face South Florida

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Players Mentioned

Ben Furlong

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