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The Truman State football team wrapped up the 2023 regular season with a 24-14 win over Missouri S&T. Truman finished the season with a conference record of 5-2, placing second in the GLVC, and a 9-2 overall record, the fourth-straight full season in which the Bulldogs have won nine games. They went 3-1 in the Covid-shortened 2020 season. Truman has won 40 of the last 50 games dating back to the start of the 2019 season.

The Truman State football team celebrated homecoming on Saturday by getting a bounce back win over William Jewell after suffering their first loss of the season the week before. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, thanks to a pair of turnovers, and held on from there to win 31-10.

The Truman State football team took control early and pulled away with 35 points in the second half to win their conference opener against McKendree 56-24 on the road Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs returned three interceptions for touchdowns in the game as they helped the team put up its highest point total since a 59-32 win over Quincy on Oct. 29 last year.

The Truman State football made another statement with a tough non-conference win on Saturday at home against Saginaw Valley State. The Bulldogs shut down the Cardinals running game throughout and pulled ahead with a pair of second-half scores to win 21-7 and improve to 3-0 on the season. Saginaw Valley dropped to 2-1 with the loss.

The Truman State football team hosted South Dakota Mines for their home opener on Saturday, looking to start the season 2-0. After battling from behind for much of the game, the Bulldogs took a lead late in the fourth quarter and held on for a 28-24 win over the Hardrockers.