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Missouri State Bears Football

Cody Kirby leads Missouri State in career passing yards (8,183) and John Gianini in rushing yards (2,867). In College Football 27, the Bears' projected starters average 76.5 OVR, 103rd of 138 FBS teams.

Conference: Conference USAUpdated Nov 9, 2026

CFB 27 starter avg: 76.5; 103rd of 138
Players 80+ OVR: 5; 0 rated 90+
Best unit: Tight end; 78 avg · 56th nationally
Record books: 10; career leaderboards

All-time career leaders

Missouri State football records

All Missouri State records

Missouri State Bears career record holders
Record	Holder	Total	Years
Career Passing Yards	Cody Kirby	8,183	2007–2010
Career Passing Touchdowns	Jacob Clark	64	2022–2025
Career Rushing Yards	John Gianini	2,867	1976–1980
Career Rushing Touchdowns	DeAndre Smith	40	1987–1990
Career Receptions	Clay Harbor	150	2006–2009
Career Receiving Yards	Jermaine Saffold	2,221	2009–2011
Career Receiving Touchdowns	Jeff Hewitt	18	1998–2000
Career Tackles	P.J. Jones	500	1998–2001
Career Completions	Cody Kirby	690	2007–2010
Career Points	Wayne Boyer	247	1994–1996

Across multiple leaderboards

Notable Missouri State players

Cody Kirby2007–2010
No. 1 passing yards (8,183) · No. 1 completions (690) · No. 2 passing touchdowns (47)
Jacob Clark2022–2025
No. 1 passing touchdowns (64) · No. 2 passing yards (7,938) · No. 2 completions (584)
DeAndre Smith1987–1990
No. 1 rushing touchdowns (40) · No. 7 rushing yards (2,276) · No. 8 passing yards (4,080)
Jermaine Saffold2009–2011
No. 1 receiving yards (2,221) · No. 3 receiving touchdowns (17) · No. 4 receptions (139)
Jeremy Hoog1994–1997
No. 3 passing yards (6,959) · No. 3 completions (569) · No. 5 passing touchdowns (36)
Peyton Huslig2016–2019
No. 4 passing yards (6,405) · No. 4 passing touchdowns (38) · No. 4 completions (553)
Jason Shelley2021–2022
No. 3 passing touchdowns (40) · No. 5 passing yards (5,990) · No. 5 completions (439)
Jason Cannon1995–1997
No. 3 receiving touchdowns (17) · No. 6 receptions (136) · No. 6 receiving yards (1,913)
Julian Burton2010–2014
No. 3 receptions (146) · No. 5 receiving yards (1,942) · No. 9 receiving touchdowns (11)
Mitch Ware1976–1979
No. 5 passing touchdowns (36) · No. 6 passing yards (4,882) · No. 7 completions (322)
Steve Newbold1977–1980
No. 1 receiving touchdowns (18) · No. 2 receiving yards (1,990) · No. 16 receptions (101)
Clay Harbor2006–2009
No. 1 receptions (150) · No. 7 receiving yards (1,906) · No. 12 receiving touchdowns (10)

All-time series

Missouri State rivalries

Missouri State Bears rivalries and all-time series records
Opponent	Rivalry	All-time series	First met	Streak
Arkansas St	Arkansas St/Missouri St Rivalry	Arkansas St leads 4–2	1998	L4

College Football 27

Missouri State in CFB 27

Full CFB 27 roster

Highest-rated Missouri State Bears players in College Football 27
Player	Pos	Class	OVR
Jmariyae Robinson	WR	Sr	84
Isaiah Myers	WR	Sr	83
Breezy Dubar	HB	Sr	80
Jared Lloyd	MLB	Sr	80
Ramone Green Jr.	HB	Jr	80
Joel Kpassou	CB	Sr	79
J.J. O'Neal	SS	Sr	78
Jeron Askren	TE	So	78

Planning a Missouri State dynasty? See the Missouri State CFB 27 dynasty outlook for unit-by-unit ratings and the starters you lose after year one.

Tracked on CFB Clipboard

Public Missouri State dynasties

Fan-run College Football dynasties with Missouri State as the current program, shared publicly by their coaches.

Long Term DynastyDrayden Johnson · 2 seasons · 10–7
Luke McCallLuke McCall · 2 seasons · 9–5
CareerBrian Chastain · 1 season · 13–1
Missouri StateNate Robinson · 1 season · 9–4
HoodKirbyDuke Ikard · 3 seasons · 2–10

Conference

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Sources & notes

CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
EA Sports College Football 27 rivalry data — All-time series records as they ship in the game, before any dynasty games are played.
EA Sports College Football 27 roster ratings — Ratings from “EA roster mroster_434_206.db” roster update, imported 2026-11-09 via Teamcrafters. Ratings change with each roster update.

Last updated Nov 9, 2026.