MIAA Champion
NCAA Division II Semifinalist
| Day | Date | Opponent | Time/Result | Record (Overall,MIAA) |
| at Quincy (Ill.) Invitational (8/30-8/31) | ||||
| Sat. | Aug. 30 | vs. (No. 8) Mercyhurst (Pa.) | W 3-2 | 1-0,0-0 |
| Sun. | Aug. 31 | vs. Gannon | W 4-2 | 2-0,0-0 |
| Gardner Classic (Kirksville, Mo.) (9/6-9/7) | ||||
| Sat. | Sept. 6 | vs. Quincy (Ill.) | W 4-3 (ot) | 3-0,0-0 |
| Sun. | Sept. 7 | vs. Missouri-St. Louis | L 0-2 | 3-1,0-0 |
| Tue. | Sept. 9 | Denver University | L 1-2 (ot) | 3-2,0-0 |
| Truman Invitational (Kirksville, Mo.) (9/13-9/14) | ||||
| Sat. | Sept. 13 | vs. Wisconsin-Parkside | W 2-1 | 4-2/0-0 |
| Sun. | Sept. 14 | vs. Lewis | W 4-3 | 5-2/0-0 |
| Sat. | Sept. 20 | at Rockhurst | W 3-2 (ot) | 6-2/0-0 |
| at Midwestern Classic (Wichita Falls, Texas) (9/26-9/28) | ||||
| Fri. | Sept. 26 | vs. West Texas | L 0-4 | 6-3/0-0 |
| Sun. | Sept. 28 | vs. Midwestern | W 2-1 | 7-3/0-0 |
| Mon. | Oct. 6 | Lindenwood (Mo.) | W 1-0(ot) | 8-3/0-0 |
| Thur. | Oct. 9 | Lincoln (Mo.)* | W 11-0 | 9-3/1-0 |
| Sat. | Oct. 11 | at Missouri Southern (Joplin)* | L 0-1 | 9-4/1-1 |
| at Alderson-Broaddus Classic (Philippi, W. Va.) (10/18-10/19) | ||||
| Sat. | Oct. 18 | vs. West Virginia Wesleyan | L 0-3 | 9-5/1-1 |
| Sun. | Oct. 19 | vs. Alderson-Broaddus | W 2-1 | 10-5/1-1 |
| Sat. | Oct. 25 | Columbia (Mo.) College | W 1-0 | 11-5/1-1 |
| Wed. | Oct. 29 | at Missouri-Rolla* | W 2-1 (ot) | 12-5/2-1 |
| Sat. | Nov. 1 | Southwest Baptist (Mo.)* | W 9-0 | 13-5/3-1 |
| Sat. | Nov. 8 | Drury (Mo.) | W 4-1 | 14-5/3-1 |
| at 1997 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship (First round game) | ||||
| Sun. | Nov. 16 | at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | W 2-1 | 15-5/3-1 |
| 1997 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship (Quarterfinal game) (in Kirksville, Mo.) | ||||
| Sat. | Nov. 22 | East Stroudsburg (Pa.) | W 1-0 | 16-5/3-1 |
| at 1997 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship (Semifinal game) | ||||
| Fri. | Nov. 5 | vs. Cal State-Bakersfield | L 0-2 | 16-6/3-1 |
Home games in bold. | ||||
*=Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association games. | ||||