| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Missouri State Bears |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVFC |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Dave Steckel |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Cooff Coach1: | Sean Coughlin |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
| Cooff Coach2: | Mack Brown |
| Cooc2 Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Marcus Yokeley |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Plaster Sports Complex |
The 2016 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dave Steckel and played their home games at the Plaster Sports Complex. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.
See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team.
See also: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team. Game called at halftime due to weather.[2]
See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team.
See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team.
See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.
See also: 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.
See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.
See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.
See also: 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team.
See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team.