Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State football rivalry
| Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State football rivalry | |||||
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| Sport(s) | Football | ||||
| Total meetings | 47 | ||||
| Series record | Tied, 24–24 | ||||
| First meeting |
September 30, 1932 Pittsburg State 25, Northwest 0 | ||||
| Last meeting |
October 18, 2014 Pittsburg State 35, Northwest 17 | ||||
| Next meeting | October 17, 2015 | ||||
| Largest win | Pittsburg State, 35–0 (1961) | ||||
| Longest win streak | Pittsburg State, 10 (1983–1996) | ||||
| Current win streak | Pittsburg State, 1 (2014–present) | ||||
The Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State football rivalry, formerly known as the Fall Classic at Arrowhead, is a college football game at Arrowhead Stadium that was held twelve times in Kansas City, Missouri from 2002-2013 between Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) rivals Northwest Missouri State University and Pittsburg State University. The games are now played at the teams' home field, due to being unable to reach terms with the Kansas City Chiefs.[1]
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.
Since 1992 the two MIAA rivals have appeared in 11 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 3-4, winning the titles in 1998, 1999 and 2009 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.[2][3] 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 nine of the twelve games played at Arrowhead Stadium.
Game results
| Date | NW Rank | Pitt Rank | Host | NW Score | Pitt Score | Winner | Notes |
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| 1932-09-30 | - | - | Pittsburg | 0 | 25 | Pitt | |
| 1933-09-29 | - | - | Maryville | 6 | 33 | Pitt | |
| 1934-11-29 | - | - | Pittsburg | 0 | 7 | Pitt | |
| 1944-09-15 | - | - | Pittsburg | 26 | 13 | NW | |
| 1944-10-13 | - | - | Maryville | 33 | 2 | NW | |
| 1960-10-08 | - | - | Pittsburg | 6 | 38 | Pitt | |
| 1961-10-07 | - | - | Maryville | 0 | 35 | Pitt | |
| 1973-09-15 | - | - | Pittsburg | 14 | 10 | NW | |
| 1974-09-14 | - | - | Maryville | 13 | 0 | NW | |
| 1975-09-13 | - | - | Maryville | 28 | 14 | NW | |
| 1976-09-11 | - | - | Pittsburg | 24 | 0 | NW | |
| 1977-09-10 | - | - | Maryville | 27 | 14 | NW | |
| 1978-09-09 | - | - | Pittsburg | 10 | 30 | Pitt | |
| 1979-09-08 | - | - | Maryville | 14 | 21 | Pitt | |
| 1980-09-06 | - | - | Pittsburg | 7 | 33 | Pitt | |
| 1981-09-05 | - | - | Maryville | 9 | 6 | NW | |
| 1983-09-10 | - | - | Pittsburg | 7 | 28 | Pitt | |
| 1989-10-07 | - | - | Pittsburg | 13 | 27 | Pitt | |
| 1989-11-18 | 10 | - | Pittsburg | 7 | 28 | Pitt | |
| 1990-10-06 | - | - | Maryville | 14 | 49 | Pitt | |
| 1991-10-05 | - | - | Pittsburg | 0 | 38 | Pitt | |
| 1992-10-03 | - | - | Maryville | 14 | 31 | Pitt | |
| 1993-10-30 | - | - | Pittsburg | 12 | 38 | Pitt | |
| 1994-10-29 | - | - | Maryville | 7 | 49 | Pitt | |
| 1995-11-11 | - | - | Pittsburg | 14 | 22 | Pitt | |
| 1996-11-16 | 2 | 7 | Maryville | 0 | 40 | Pitt | |
| 1997-10-25 | 5 | 2 | Pittsburg | 15 | 14 | NW | |
| 1998-10-24 | 3 | 18 | Maryville | 23 | 18 | NW | |
| 1999-09-18 | 1 | 10 | Pittsburg | 27 | 21 | NW | |
| 2000-09-16 | 1 | 6 | Maryville | 35 | 28 | NW | |
| 2001-10-13 | 11 | 6 | Pittsburg | 35 | 31 | NW | |
| 2002-10-17 | 5 | 11 | Kansas City | 29 | 7 | NW | |
| 2003-11-15 | - | - | Kansas City | 20 | 19 | NW | |
| 2004-11-06 | 2 | 1 | Kansas City | 17 | 21 | Pitt | |
| 2004-11-27 | 4 | 1 | Pittsburg | 36 | 50 | Pitt | Playoff |
| 2005-10-29 | 16 | 4 | Kansas City | 35 | 56 | Pitt | |
| 2005-11-26 | 21 | 3 | Pittsburg | 21 | 10 | NW | Playoff |
| 2006-11-04 | 2 | 8 | Kansas City | 41 | 14 | NW | |
| 2007-10-06 | 9 | 16 | Kansas City | 37 | 34 | NW | At the end of regulation Jared Wrick of Pitt State missed a 31 yard field goal at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime. Wrick, redeemed himself by making a 42 yard field goal to give Pitt State the lead. The ensuing possession for Northwest was capped off by Xavier Omon. With Northwest down 34-31 and at 4th & Goal from the 1, they decided to go for the win instead of sending the game into a second overtime. With the handoff, Omon leaped over the pile of linemen and rolled into the endzone capping a 37-34 come from behind victory in the first overtime game ever played in this storied rivalry. |
| 2008-10-04 | 7 | 6 | Kansas City | 35 | 10 | NW | |
| 2008-11-22 | 3 | 10 | Maryville | 38 | 35 | NW | Playoff |
| 2009-09-12 | 7 | 4 | Kansas City | 30 | 10 | NW | |
| 2010-11-13 | 3 | Kansas City | 22 | 16 | NW | ||
| 2011-10-01 | 1 | 15 | Kansas City | 35 | 38 | Pitt | Game winning field goal by Chase McCoy as time expired. Northwest had an early 21-0 lead and Pittsburg had 28 unanswered points. Northwest tied it at 35-35 with 3:16 left in a fourth and 11 play in a Trevor Adams to Jake Soy pass. The loss snapped Northwest's record 49 consecutive victories in the MIAA.[4] |
| 2011-12-03 | 7 | 6 | Pittsburg | 16 | 41 | Pitt | Playoff-Quarterfinal. Game played in driving rain and broadcast on NCAA online. Bearcats led 10-0 at end of first quarter and it was tied at half. |
| 2012-10-13 | 7 | 1 | Kansas City | 31 | 21 | NW | |
| 2013-10-19 | 2 | 7 | Kansas City | 24 | 15 | NW | |
| 2014-10-18 | 1 | 17 | Pittsburg | 35 | 17 | Pitt |
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