2002 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

2002 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
2002 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Western Kentucky +^  6 1   12 3  
No. 5 Western Illinois +^  6 1   11 2  
Youngstown State  4 3   7 4  
Illinois State  4 3   6 5  
Indiana State  3 4   5 7  
Northern Iowa  2 5   5 6  
Southern Illinois  2 5   4 8  
Southwest Missouri State  1 6   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the GFC.