Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State football rivalry

Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State
football rivalry
	Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Pittsburg State Gorillas
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 30, 1932; Pittsburg State 25–0
Latest meeting	October 21, 2023; Pittsburg State 28–7
Next meeting	2024
Stadiums	Bearcat Stadium; Carnie Smith Stadium; Arrowhead Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total	56
All-time series	Northwest Missouri State, 29–27
Largest victory	Northwest Missouri, 69–10 (2016)
Longest win streak	Pittsburg State, 10 (1983–1996)
Current win streak	Pittsburg State, 2 (2022–present)
	Northwest Missouri State Pittsburg State Arrowhead Stadium

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Arrowhead Stadium

Pittsburg State

Northwest Missouri State

Locations of Northwest Missouri State and Pittsburg State

The Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State football rivalry, also known as the Fall Classic at Arrowhead, is a college football game between Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) rivals Northwest Missouri State University and Pittsburg State University. From 2002 to 2013, the game was played at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs. The games were played at the teams' home field, due to being unable to reach terms with the Kansas City Chiefs, from 2014 to 2018.^[1] The game is set to return to Arrowhead Stadium in 2019.^[2]

Overview

While at Arrowhead, the Fall Classic drew more than 20,000 fans each year (including 26,695 in 2004), the largest attendance of any regular-season NCAA Division II sporting event.^{[citation needed]}

Since 1991 the two MIAA rivals have appeared in 15 NCAA Division II National Football Championship title games. Pittsburg State is 2–3 winning in 1991 and 2011, and was runner up in 1992, 1995 and 2004 (in addition it polled #1 in 1961). Northwest is 6–4, winning the titles in 1998, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2016 and was runner up in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. In addition to the regular season games the two teams have also played each other in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2011 in Division II playoff games.^[3]^[4] The two teams have combined for at least a share of all but two MIAA championships since 1989.

In every matchup at Arrowhead except 2003, at least one of the teams was ranked in the Top 10 in Division II. In 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2006 and 2004 both teams were in the Top 10 including 2004 when they were #1 and #2.

On February 11, 2014, Northwest Missouri State announced on their website that they were unable to reach terms with the Kansas City Chiefs to continue the use of Arrowhead Stadium for the contest.^[1]

Northwest won ten of the thirteen games played at Arrowhead Stadium.

Game results

Northwest Missouri State victories	Pittsburg State victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 30, 1932	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	25–0
2	September 29, 1933	Maryville, MO	Pittsburg State	33–6
3	September 15, 1934	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	7–0
4	September 15, 1944	Pittsburg, KS	Northwest Missouri State	26–13
5	October 13, 1944	Maryville, MO	Northwest Missouri State	33–2
6	October 8, 1960	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	38–6
7	October 7, 1961	Maryville, MO	Pittsburg State	35–0
8	September 15, 1973	Pittsburg, KS	Northwest Missouri State	14–10
9	September 14, 1974	Maryville, MO	Northwest Missouri State	13–0
10	September 13, 1975	Maryville, MO	Northwest Missouri State	38–14
11	September 11, 1976	Pittsburg, KS	Northwest Missouri State	24–0
12	September 10, 1977	Maryville, MO	Northwest Missouri State	27–14
13	September 9, 1978	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	30–10
14	September 8, 1979	Maryville, MO	Pittsburg State	21–14
15	September 6, 1980	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	33–7
16	September 5, 1981	Maryville, MO	Northwest Missouri State	9–6
17	September 10, 1983	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	28–7
18	October 7, 1989	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	27–13
19	November 28, 1989	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	28–7
20	October 6, 1990	Maryville, MO	Pittsburg State	49–14
21	October 5, 1991	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	38–0
22	October 3, 1992	Maryville, MO	Pittsburg State	31–14
23	October 30, 1993	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	38–12
24	October 29, 1994	Maryville, MO	Pittsburg State	49–7
25	November 11, 1995	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	22–14
26	November 16, 1996	Maryville, MO	Pittsburg State	40–0
27	October 25, 1997	Pittsburg, KS	Northwest Missouri State	15–14
28	October 24, 1998	Maryville, MO	Northwest Missouri State	23–18
29	September 18, 1999	Pittsburg, KS	Northwest Missouri State	27–21

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
30	September 16, 2000	Maryville, MO	Northwest Missouri State	35–28
31	October 13, 2001	Pittsburg, KS	Northwest Missouri State	35–31
32	October 17, 2002	Kansas City, MO	Northwest Missouri State	29–7
33	November 15, 2003	Kansas City, MO	Northwest Missouri State	20–19
34	November 6, 2004	Kansas City, MO	Pittsburg State	21–17
35	November 27, 2004	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	50–36^A
36	October 29, 2005	Kansas City, MO	Pittsburg State	56–35
37	November 26, 2005	Pittsburg, KS	Northwest Missouri State	21–10^A
38	November 4, 2006	Kansas City, MO	Northwest Missouri State	41–14
39	October 6, 2007	Kansas City, MO	Northwest Missouri State	37–34
40	October 4, 2008	Kansas City, MO	Northwest Missouri State	35–10
41	November 22, 2008	Maryville, MO	Northwest Missouri State	38–35^A
42	October 4, 2009	Kansas City, MO	Northwest Missouri State	30–10
43	October 4, 2010	Kansas City, MO	Northwest Missouri State	22–16
44	October 29, 2011	Kansas City, MO	Pittsburg State	38–35
45	October 29, 2011	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	41–16^A
46	October 4, 2012	Kansas City, MO	Northwest Missouri State	31–21
47	October 4, 2013	Kansas City, MO	Northwest Missouri State	24–15
48	October 18, 2014	Maryville, MO	Pittsburg State	35–17
49	October 17, 2015	Pittsburg, KS	Northwest Missouri State	31–14
50	October 29, 2016	Maryville, MO	Northwest Missouri State	69–10
51	October 28, 2017	Maryville, MO	Pittsburg State	20–10
52	October 6, 2018	Pittsburg, KS	Northwest Missouri State	31–7
53	October 12, 2019	Kansas City, MO	Northwest Missouri State	38–17
54	October 9, 2021	Maryville, MO	Northwest Missouri State	20–19
55	October 8, 2022	Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg State	24–22
56	October 21, 2023	Maryville, MO	Pittsburg State	28–7
Series: Northwest Missouri State leads 29–27

^A During the 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2011 college football seasons, the Bearcats and Gorillas played twice; in this case, the second meeting was in the playoffs. All other seasons that the two teams played twice was considered a regular season game.

References

^ ^a ^b "Unable to reach terms to continue playing at Arrowhead". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
^ NOW, Brandon Zenner News-Press. "Fall Classic at Arrowhead returning for Northwest-Pitt". News-Press NOW.
^ "Northwest Missouri State University 2009 Record Book – nwmissouri.edu – Retrieved September 25, 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
^ "Pittsburg State University 2009 Record Book – pittstategorrils.com – Retrieved September 25, 2009" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}

[Nomore-1] "Unable to reach terms to continue playing at Arrowhead". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.

[2] NOW, Brandon Zenner News-Press. "Fall Classic at Arrowhead returning for Northwest-Pitt". News-Press NOW.

[3] "Northwest Missouri State University 2009 Record Book – nwmissouri.edu – Retrieved September 25, 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2009.

[4] "Pittsburg State University 2009 Record Book – pittstategorrils.com – Retrieved September 25, 2009" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}

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v t e Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
Venue	Bearcat Stadium (1917–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Missouri Western Pittsburg State Truman
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1908 1909–1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Pittsburg State Gorillas football
Venues	Carnie Smith Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Northwest Missouri State
Culture & lore	Timeline of Kansas football
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football rivalries
Conference	Emporia State–Washburn Missouri Western–Northwest Missouri State Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State
Non-conference	President's Cup (Central Oklahoma–Northeastern State) Hickory Stick (Northwest Missouri State–Truman)

Overview

Game results

See also

References