SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jaden Johnson threw for a pair of touchdowns and Celdon Manning ran for 99 yards and Missouri State beat Youngstown State 21-10 to earn at least a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title.
🗣 M-I-S-S-O-U-R-I…STATE!!! 🗣
Sing it LOUD, sing it PROUD!!!
Your @MOStateFootball Bears are MVFC CHAMPS!!! pic.twitter.com/CA3WSG8T0Y
— Missouri State Athletics (@MissouriStBears) April 10, 2021
For the FCS 15th-ranked Bears, the win marks the first conference title since 1990.
The Bears put together a 5-1 spring record and now will await to see if they earned their way into the 16-team playoff.
Joe Craycraft threw for 100 yards and Jaleel McLaughlin ran for 100 yards on 20 carries for Youngstown State.
Bears Earn Share of Valley Football Title with 21-10 Win Over Youngstown https://t.co/6GrVtaA3Ez pic.twitter.com/IK6bhuh4Cs
— Missouri State Athletics (@MissouriStBears) April 11, 2021