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PITTSBURG STATE (0-0, 0-0 MIAA) vs CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (0-0, 0-0 MIAA) GAME 1 • AUGUST 30, 2018 • 7 P.M. (CDT) • CARNIE SMITH STADIUM • PITTSBURG GAME OFFICIALS: DWIGHT NEIBLING (REFEREE), ERIC COOPER (UMPIRE), TROY DAVIS (HEAD LINESMAN), TYLER BURROUGHS (LINE JUDGE), JAKE WOLF (SIDE JUDGE), BRANDON FRIESEN (FIELD JUDGE), MICHAEL SWOBODA (BACK JUDGE), SEAN JOHNSTON (CENTER JUDGE) The Pittsburg State University football team will make its 2018 season debut Thursday (Aug. 30) PITTSBURG STATE (0-0, 0-0 MIAA) when the Gorillas play host to MIAA rival University of Central Oklahoma. A30 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA * .....................7 p.m. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (CDT) at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium. S9 at Emporia State * .....................................7 p.m. Pittsburg State, the winningest all-time NCAA Division II program, is embarking upon its 111th S15 at Northeastern State * .............................7 p.m. season of intercollegiate football at the institution. The Gorillas have accumulated 705 victories, S22 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY * ..............................7 p.m. posting a 705-346-48 overall mark. S29 at Lindenwood * .......................................1 p.m. O6 No. 5 NORTHWEST MISSOURI * ..................2 p.m. Pitt State returns 15 players who started four or more games (five offense, 10 defense) in O13 at No. 5 Fort Hays State *..........................2 p.m. 2017, including eight returning All-MIAA performers and one returning All-America selection. O20 No. 18 CENTRAL MISSOURI * .....................2 p.m. The Gorillas posted an 8-4 record in 2017 with six straight victories to end the year including a O27 at Missouri Western * ................................1 p.m. 48-31 win in the Agent Barry Live United Bowl over Arkansas Tech University in the season finale. N3 WASHBURN * ............................................2 p.m. Central Oklahoma also finished the 2017 season with an 8-4 overall overall record and the N10 at Missouri Southern * ..............................2 p.m. Bronchos won their final six games to overcome a 2-4 start. UCO, which returns 14 starters (five * MIAA game offense, nine defense) defeated Tarleton State University, 38-31, in the inaugural Corsicana Bowl CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (0-0, 0-0 MIAA) to culminate the 2017 season. A30 at Pittsburg State * .........................7 p.m. S9 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY * ..............................7 p.m. THE COACHES S15 at Lindenwood * .......................................7 p.m. Tim Beck enters his ninth season as head coach at Pitt State with a S22 No. 5 NORTHWEST MISSOURI * ..................6 p.m. 68-27 (.716) career record. S29 at No. 5 Fort Hays State * ..........................7 p.m. Beck led his alma mater (PSU, ’88) to the 2011 NCAA Division II National O6 No. 18 CENTRAL MISSOURI * .....................2 p.m. O13 at Missouri Western * ................................1 p.m. Championship, earning national coach of the year honors from Liberty O20 WASHBURN * ............................................2 p.m. Mutual, the Don Hansen Football Committee and FieldTurf™. O27 at Missouri Southern * ..............................2 p.m. Beck became the school’s 14th all-time head football coach in December N3 at Northeastern State * .............................3 p.m. 2009, after serving for 23 seasons as an assistant coach for the Gorillas N10 EMPORIA STATE * ......................................2 p.m. including 16 years as the team’s offensive coordinator from 1994-2009. * MIAA game In his first season leading the Gorillas, Beck guided Pitt State to a 6-6 record and a victory in the 2010 Mineral Water Bowl. In 2011, Beck led the GORILLAS ON RADIO/TV Gorillas to the program’s second NCAA national championship and the school’s fourth national ESPN Radio 100.7 (KSHQ) in Pittsburg is the flag ship station for the Gorilla Sports Network with Eddie Lomshek title overall in a 13-1 campaign. Pitt State captured the MIAA Championship and ultimately the (play-by-play), former PSU offensive lineman B.J. Harris (color NCAA-II National Championship with a 35-21 victory over Wayne (Mich.) State on Dec. 17, 2011. analyst) and former PSU quarterback Zac Dickey (sideline) In 2012, the Gorillas opened the season 5-0 before finishing the year 7-3 overall, while in 2013 describing the action. Pitt State posted the program’s 20th all-time 10-win season during a 10-2 campaign. Football games can be heard as part of a network that includes KWXC 103.5 FM Pittsburg/Joplin; KLKC 93.5 FM In 2014, the Gorillas shared the MIAA regular season title and advanced to the second round in Parsons; KBIK 102.9 FM in Independence; KVWF 100.5 of the NCAA-II playoffs during an 11-2 campaign. FM in Wichita; KRZD 107.5 FM and 1550 AM in Springfield; In 2015, a young Pitt State team battled a rash of key injuries to frontline players and the ESPN 94.5 FM and 1510 AM in Kansas City. Coverage Gorillas had to settle for an uncharacteristic 6-5 season. In 2016, the Gorillas battled key injuries begins one hour prior to kickoff each week Fans can hear ESPN 100.7’s live broadcasts anywhere once again and Pitt State posted a 7-4 season. in the world on the internet at: Last year, Pitt State posted six straight wins to end the season with an 8-4 record including a www.espn1007.com/go victory in the 2017 Agent Barry Live United Bowl. The games can also be heard through the ESPN 100.7 During his 16 seasons as offensive coordinator, the Gorilla offense consistently ranked among or KSHQ app for phones or mobile devices. ESPN 100.7’s pregame show begins one hour prior to the finest units in NCAA Division II. kickoff (home and away). In 2008, Beck was selected the inaugural NCAA Division II Coordinator of the Year by The Tim Beck Show also can be heard on ESPN 100.7 each FootballScoop.com, following a vote of his coaching peers. Monday night from 6 to 7 p.m. The show, presented by CDL Electric, is recorded live on location at Two Brothers Mining In 2004, Beck’s offensive unit established itself as the most prolific squad in the history of Company Restaurant within the Kansas Crossing Casino. NCAA football. PSU shattered a 118-year-old scoring record, scoring an amazing 837 points KSNF TV (Pittsburg cable channel 2) also hosts The (55.8 ppg). His squad also set the NCAA all division records for rushing (5,320 yards) and total Tim Beck Show on Sunday nights following the KSN offense (8,976 yards). Hometown News, with KSNF sports director Eric Knecht and Coach Beck recapping the week’s Gorilla football Beck’s teams led Division II in scoring in two of the last six years (2004, 2006) and ranked in action and previewing upcoming contests. the top two nationally in total offense three times in the last six seasons (2004, 2005, 2006). His squads ranked among the national rushing leaders every season, leading Division II in 1995 (318.8 GAME #1 • GORILLAS VS. BRONCHOS • AUG. 30, 2018 • PITTSBURG 1 MIAA STANDINGS ypg) and 2004 (354.7 ypg). Beck’s “multiple choice” option attack also compiled 16,483 passing yards (216.9 ypg) and 143 aerial touchdowns during the last six years. Team MIAA Overall Pitt State averaged a staggering 38.8 points and 442.5 yards of total offense per game during Fort Hays State (5t) ...................0-0 ............... 0-0 his tenure as offensive coordinator. Northwest Missouri (5t) ............0-0 ............... 0-0 Prior to assuming the offensive coordinator’s role, Beck served two years as Pitt State’s defensive Central Missouri (18) .................0-0 ............... 0-0 coordinator (1992-93). He became a full-time assistant on the Pitt State staff in 1989, after serving Pittsburg State .................. 0-0 ............ 0-0 first as a student assistant (1987) and then as a graduate assistant (1988). Central Oklahoma .............. 0-0 ............ 0-0 This will be Beck’s eighth meeting vs. the Bronchos. He is 6-1 vs. UCO. Emporia State ...........................0-0 ............... 0-0 UCO’s Nick Bobek is in his seventh year leading his alma mater and his seventh season as a Lindenwood ..............................0-0 ............... 0-0 (four-year) collegiate head coach. Bobeck (UCO, ’02) returned to UCO after serving as the head Missouri Southern .....................0-0 ............... 0-0 coach at Navarro Junior College for three years. Bobeck has guided the Bronchos to a 30-37 (.448) Missouri Western .......................0-0 ............... 0-0 record. This will be his seventh meeting vs. Pitt State. He is 1-5 vs. the Gorillas. Nebraska-Kearney .....................0-0 ............... 0-0 Northeastern State ....................0-0 ............... 0-0 Washburn .................................0-0 ............... 0-0 THE PITT STATE-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SERIES This will be the 16th all-time meeting between the Gorillas and the Bronchos in a series that This Week’s Action dates all the way back to the 1915 season. Pitt State holds a 9-4-1 advantage in the series, including seven wins in the last nine years. Thursday, August 30 The Gorillas are 5-3-0 against the Bronchos in games played in Pittsburg. UCM @ FHSU, 7 p.m. ESU @ NSU, 7 p.m. Last year, freshman linebacker Kaden Roy picked up a blocked punt and returned it 25 yards MWSU @ NWMSU, 7 p.m. MSSU @ UNK, 7 p.m. for a fourth quarter touchdown that helped propel Pitt State to a 31-28 victory over the University WU @ LWU, 7 p.m. of Central Oklahoma on Sept. 9. The Gorillas led 24-21 when Josh Hornback blocked Jay Tedesco’s punt attempt at the UCO Next Week’s Action 36 yard line. Roy’s ensuing touchdown scamper put the Gorillas up 31-21 with 9:35 to play in Thursday, September 6 the game. NWMSU @ WU, 6 p.m. PSU @ ESU, 7 p.m.