Northeastern State University 2014 RiverHawks Football NSU vs. (RV) CENTRAL MISSOURI ● Saturday ● Oct. 25, 2014 1 p.m. (CT) ● Doc Wadley Stadium (8,300) ● Tahlequah, Okla. THE GAME . The Northeastern State RiverHawks (0-7, 0-7 MIAA) re- turn home for their annual Homecoming game against the (RV) Central Missouri Mules (5-2, 5-2 MIAA) . kickoff is set for 1 p.m. (CT) Oct. 25 at Doc Wadley GAME #8 Stadium (8,300) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma . the game can be heard live on KEOK 102.1 FM in Tahlequah with Shawn Tiemann and Sean Rowley providing commen- tary . a free audio broadcast can be found at goriverhawksgo.com . the game GAME CAPSULE ● THE GAME: Northeastern State RiverHawks will also be streamed live on Stretch Internet (http://portal.stretchinternet.com/nsu/, vs. (RV) Central Missouri Mules, Saturday, Oct. 25, subscription based) . a football-only season pass is available for $69.95, and a 2014, 1 p.m. (CT) day pass can be purchased for $9.95. ● THE SITE: Doc Wadley Stadium (8,300) - Tahle- quah, Okla. THE MATCHUP . Northeastern State owns a dominant 9-1 all-time mark ● THE COACHES: NSU’s Rob Robinson (0-7, first against Central Missouri . the RiverHawks and Mules first met back in 1962, with year); UCM’s Jim Svoboda (36-17, fifth year) the green and white earning a 7-0 shutout victory . the two teams also met two ● RADIO: KEOK 102.1 FM Tahlequah (Bill Hud- years ago for the first time as members of the MIAA - and for the first time since dleston (home), Scott Pettus (road), Sean Rowley); Free audio stream on goriverhawksgo.com 1986 . NSU earned its first victory of the season with a 24-23 come-from-behind ● BROADCAST: Stretch Internet (NSU portal, home triumph over UCM ... the Mules registered their first win in the series a year subscription based) ago, trumping NSU 51-7 in Warrensburg . six of NSU’s nine victories have been ● LIVE STATS: http://www.sidearmstats.com/ by a touchdown or less, while the other three were by 62, 30 and 20 points, respec- nsuok/football/ tively. Series History (NSU Leads 9-1) NSU Date Winner Score Date Winner Score RIVERHAWKS 2013 UCM 51-7 1977 NSU 21-13 (0-7, 0-7 MIAA) 2012 NSU 24-23 1974 NSU 14-13 Sept. 6 @ #9 Pittsburg State* L, 37-0 1986 NSU 42-22 1972 NSU 16-14 Sept. 13 Fort Hays State*^ L, 48-13 1985 NSU 14-10 1963 NSU 62-0 Sept. 20 @ (RV) Missouri Western State* L, 30-0 1978 NSU 50-20 1962 NSU 7-0 Sept. 27 Emporia State* L, 42-35 (2ot) Oct. 4 @ #1 Northwest Missouri State* L, 49-7 Oct. 11 Nebraska-Kearney* L, 34-7 THE HEAD COACHES . NSU’s ROB ROBINSON (William Jewell, ‘00) is in Oct. 18 @ Missouri Southern State*^ L, 34-7 his first season as the RiverHawks head coach . he was named the 19th head Oct. 25 (RV) Central Missouri*! 1 pm football coach in school history on Dec. 19, 2013 . he owns a 0-6 all-time record Nov. 1 @ Central Oklahoma* 2 pm . Robinson spent the previous 12 years under Craig Schurig as a member of the Nov. 8 @ Washburn* 1 pm Washburn Ichabod coaching staff, serving as the offensive coordinator for the last Nov. 18 Lindenwood* 1 pm four seasons . he also directed the running backs from 2007-13 and coached * MIAA Game the wide receivers from 2002-06 . he served as the recruiting coordinator from ^ MIAA Game of the Week (MIAA Network) 2002-10 and was the academic coordinator from 2010-13 . Robinson was an ! Homecoming integral member of a Washburn staff that completely turned around the Ichabod program . Washburn averaged 3.3 wins from 1989-03 and had just one winning season, but the Ichabods averaged 7.9 wins from 2004-13 and posted 10 straight winning campaigns . Robinson is the second former coordinator under Schurig’s (RV) UCM tutelage to become the head coach of another program, joining Fort Hays State’s Chris Brown . Robinson spent the 2001 season at Pittsburg State as a graduate MULES assistant, coaching the defensive backs with Ichabod head coach Craig Schurig . (5-2, 5-2 MIAA) . the Gorillas won the MIAA Championship that year. Sept. 4 @ Missouri Western State* L, 10-9 UCM’S JIM SVOBODA (Northwestern College, ‘83) is in his fifth season Sept. 11 Emporia State* W, 50-31 with the Mules . he has compiled an 36-17 record during his tenure . he was Sept. 20 @ Northwest Missouri State* L, 37-15 named the 28th head football coach of the program on January 15, 2010 . he Sept. 27 Nebraska-Kearney* W, 45-28 has led the Mules to two postseason appearances and UCM had the second most Oct. 4 @ Mo. Southern State* W, 34-31 (ot) Oct. 11 Washburn* W, 44-0 wins in a two-year period during his first two seasons in Warrensburg . he led the Oct. 18 Central Oklahoma* W, 31-19 Mules to a 6-4 overall mark for the second straight season last year, which included Oct. 25 @ Northeastern State* 1 pm a four-game winning streak to end the year . it was the first four-game winning Nov. 1 Lindenwood* 2 pm streak to close out a season since 1988 and secured the program’s seventh straight Nov. 8 @ Pittsburg State* 2 pm winning season . in 2012, he led the Mules to a 6-4 mark, including an upset win Nov. 15 Fort Hays State* 1:30 pm over No. 3 Northwest Missouri to break a nine-game losing streak in the series . he led UCM to a school record 11-3 mark in 2011 . he led UCM to its second ever * MIAA Game • continued on page 2 Northeastern State University 2014 RiverHawks Football • continued from page 1 2014 MIAA Standings NCAA Playoff appearance, as well as the first home playoff game and (as of Oct. 18, 2014) first playoff win in school history as the Mules advanced to the NCAA-II National Quarterfinals . during Svoboda’s time in Warrensburg, the Team MIAA All Mules have broken 60 school offensive records and 20 conference of- #9 Pittsburg State 6-1 6-1 fensive records . he has coached eight All-Americans and 50 All-MIAA #10 Northwest Missouri 6-1 6-1 players, including 10 first team selections . three Mules have earned (RV) Central Missouri 5-2 5-2 Academic All-American honors and 122 players have been named to the (RV) Central Oklahoma 5-2 5-2 conference’s Academic Honor Roll. (RV) Missouri Western 5-2 5-2 Fort Hays State 4-3 4-3 TRICKERATION . The Northeastern State offense has scored just one time in four road games this season, which came this past week Emporia State 3-4 3-4 against Missouri Southern State . the RiverHawks’ special teams, Missouri Southern 3-4 3-4 however, got on the board in the second quarter against Northwest Mis- Nebraska-Kearney 2-5 2-5 souri State on Oct. 4 . NSU came out in punt formation from NWMSU’s Washburn 2-5 2-5 45-yard line midway through the second quarter, and Daniel Murray’s Lindenwood 1-6 1-6 snap went to upback Prince McJunkins instead of punter Garrett Powell Northeastern State 0-7 0-7 . McJunkins waited momentarily for Peter Udoumoh to get behind the defense, and he found the sophomore defensive back wide open for a RELEASE INFORMATION touchdown . the points were the first in the second quarter by NSU this season and were the only road points for the RiverHawks through the √ Releases are emailed to the media and also first three games away from home . Northeastern State has still yet to available via the official athletic website at www. score in a third quarter this year. goriverhawksgo.com. Stats are attached as a sepa- rate PDF file, or may be obtained via the website, SCHEDULE RELIEF . The RiverHawks played the most difficult or by fax, if you contact the media relations office at schedule of any MIAA program through the first five weeks . the teams 918-444-3930. Northeastern State faced through the first five weeks of 2014 were a combined 18-7 . the 72 percent win percentage was the highest INTERVIEW REQUESTS strength of schedule of any team in the conference, and the 22 combined √ All interview requests for student-athletes, victories ranked third in the nation for opponent wins . the back half of the season for Northeastern State looked dramatically different from coaches or administrators should be made with the the first five contests, as the final six teams on NSU’s docket were a athletic media relations office. Contact Cedrique combined 12-18 (40 percent) after five weeks . the five teams NSU Flemming, director and football contact, at 918- faced to start the year were Pittsburg State (5-1), Fort Hays State (3-3), 444-3930. Missouri Western State (4-2), Emporia State (3-3), and Northwest Mis- souri State (6-0) . the final six opponents are Nebraska-Kearney (1-5), RIVERHAWKS ON THE WEB Missouri Southern State (2-4), Central Missouri (4-2), Central Oklahoma √ The official athletics website of Northeastern (5-1), Washburn (2-4), and Lindenwood (1-5). State University is www.goriverhawksgo.com. NOTES FROM THE EMPORIA STATE GAME . After NSU posted just 13 points total through the first three games of the season, the Riv- RIVERHAWKS ON RADIO erHawks exploded for 35 points and 504 yards of total offense against √ The flagship station for NSU football is KEOK Emporia State .