Missouri State will move up to the highest tier of Division I college football and join Conference USA in 2025, the league announced Friday.
Missouri State will become the 12th full member of CUSA and the third school to move up from the Championship Subdivision to the Bowl Subdivision and join the league over the next two seasons.
Conference USA is adding Kennesaw State this season and Delaware is set to join in 2025. Both schools are also moving up in Division I from FCS to FBS.
Missouri State is a longtime member of the Missouri Valley Conference and has been competing in FCS/I-AA since 1981. The Bears have reached the NCAA playoffs four times, including most recently in 2020 and ’21 under then-coach Bobby Petrino.
“The institution boasts a great tradition in athletics and academics that will strengthen and further position our membership for long term success in the national landscape,” CUSA Commissioner Judy MacLeod said.
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