The 2024 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

The Bears were led by second-year head coach Ryan Beard and played home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium located in Springfield, Missouri.

Because they were set join the Conference USA of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision in the following season, they were not eligible for the NCAA Division I playoffs nor the MVFC title this season.

The MVFC released it preseason prediction poll on July 22, 2024.

The Bears were predicted to finish ninth in the conference.