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NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL 6 NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 1998, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016 28 MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS • 14 CONSECUTIVE NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES SCHEDULE/RESULTS NEBRASKA-KEARNEY AT NORTHWEST 8/30 Missouri Western W, 28-6 Sat., Oct. 13, 2018 • 2 p.m. • Bearcat Stadium (6,500) 9/6 at Washburn W, 38-17 9/15 Missouri Southern W, 63-0 BEARCATS LOPERS Family Weekend 9/22 at Central Oklahoma L, 31-21 Record: 5-1 Record: 4-2 9/29 Emporia State W, 41-0 National Ranking: 7 (D2)/13 (AFCA) National Ranking: N/A Head Coach: Rich Wright (2nd Year) Head Coach: Josh Lynn Military Day Wright’s Record: 14-4 Lynn’s Record: 44-37/7-10 10/6 at Pittsburg State W, 31-7 10/13 Nebraska-Kearney 2 pm Homecoming 2018 BEARCAT CAPTAINS 10/20 at Lindenwood 1 pm 10/27 at Northeastern State 2 pm 11/3 Fort Hays State 1:30 pm Senior Day/Ag Day 11/10 at Central Missouri 1 pm #10 Ben Althoff #8 Austen Eskew #74 Zach Flott #5 Nick Hess #1 Anthony Lane NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCAT STORYLINES THIS WEEK’S GAME Saturday will mark Homecoming for the 2018 Northwest Missouri State football squad. North- west will play host to the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers at 2 p.m. at Bearcat Stadium. IT HAS BEEN AWHILE Northwest is the only NCAA Div. II school to have not allowed a rushing touchdown. Northwest has not allowed a rushing touchdown since Dec. 10, 2016 in its NCAA playoff matchup against Ferris State. 20-YEAR REUNION OF 1998 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Northwest will celebrate the 20-year reunion this weekend of the 1998 ON THE AIR football team that won the first national championship in school history. • Stream - The MIAA Digital Network The 1998 squad became the first NCAA Div. II school to finish a season www.themiaanetwork.com at 15-0. Northwest defeated Carson-Newman 24-6 in the title game in Florence, Alabama, on Dec. 12, 1998. Members of the 1998 squad will • Radio - KXCV (90.5 FM) be honored at halftime of Saturday’s Homecoming game. Play-by-Play: John Coffey Analyst: Matt Tritten M-CLUB HALL OF FAME Sideline: Jenny James The M-Club Hall of Fame Class of 2018’s individual inductees include early age inductee Scott Kurtz (baseball) and modern age inductees Gabby • Live Stats Curtis (women’s basketball), Andy Erpelding (football) and Mel Tjeerdsma www.BearcatSports.com (football coach/athletic director). The two teams going into the M-Club will be the 2009-10 men’s tennis team and the 2010-11 women’s basketball squad. This year’s M-Club Hall of Fame class will be recognized at halftime of the football game. The Class of 2018 will be inducted into the M-Club Hall of Fame during the annual festivities on Fri., Oct. 12 in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom and will be recognized during the Homecoming football game on Sat., Oct. 13. GAME #7 - NEBRASKA-KEARNEY AT NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE SCHEDULE AND MEDIA 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Off Day Practice (6 pm) Media press Practice (6 pm) Practice (6 pm) Walk Through Game, 2 p.m. conference (noon) Postgame press Practice (6 pm) conference MEDIA INFORMATION Practice All practice sessions are open to media and public unless otherwise post- ed. On days when post-practice interviews are conducted, media may Football History gather and view the final 20-30 minutes of practice before the workout is First year of football: .....................................................................1908 complete. Media members wishing to film practice must contact the Me- All-time record: ................................................................... 587-400-33 dia Relations office two days prior to coming to practice. All media must 2017 record: ................................................................... 9-3, 9-2 MIAA wear issued credentials to practice to film or take pictures. Head coach: .................................................. Rich Wright (2nd season) Wright’s overall record: ..................................................................14-4 Credentials Wright’s record at Northwest: ........................................................14-4 Media credentials should be requested via e-mail at least one week in ad- Years in NCAA post-season play: ........................... 22 (14 consecutive) vance of game and will be mailed if time permits. Otherwise, credentials NCAA post-season record:...........................................................47-16 can be picked up at the Media Will Call at the base of the middle eleva- Last NCAA post-season appearance: ............................................2017 tor shaft on the press box side of Bearcat Stadium on game day. Media Result: .............................. L, 21-18 (11/18/17) at Ashland (First Round) Will Call opens two and half hours prior to game time. Media seating is limited, so credentials will be issued according to the following protocol: Weekly Media Press Conference 1. Local newspapers, wire services, national publications and newspapers Coach Wright and selected players will be available at Northwest’s regularly covering the Bearcats and opponent. weekly media luncheon, held Tuesdays at noon at the Pizza Ranch 2. Other daily newspapers with a preference to those covering the in Maryville. The luncheon will begin with lunch at noon followed by Bearcats on a regular basis. comments from fall coaches including Coach Wright. Contact the 3. Radio and television personnel reporting but not broadcasting. Northwest Athletic Media Relations Office with other questions or 4. Scouts from professional teams. requests in regards to interviews. 5. Non-daily publications with a preference to those covering the Bearcats on a regular basis. Game Day Services 6. Magazines and newsletters focusing primarily on one team with a Play-by-play, halftime and complete team and individual statistics preference to those covering the Bearcats on a regular basis. will be provided, along with postgame quotes and notes. In addition, a postgame fax service is available at no charge. Full game stats and Game Day Interviews a recap will be posted on Northwest’s official website promptly after Northwest’s locker room is closed to the media at home and on the road. the conclusion of the game (www.BearcatSports.com). For NCAA playoff games, the non-advancing coach and players will be available first followed by the advancing team and coach. Any individuals Game Notes and Stats selected for postgame press conference cannot do any other interviews Up-to-date statistics are available at www.BearcatSports.com. A full prior to press conference. PDF version of the game notes can be downloaded from the North- west website or can be emailed upon request to Colin McDonough Photographers ([email protected]). Photo credentials should be requested in the same manner as regular media credentials. Camera persons must stay out of the team area on Phone Lines both sidelines or they will be escorted from the stadium. Photo creden- Phone lines and ethernet hardlines for media and visiting radio are tials will be issued according to the following protocol: available. Please contact Colin McDonough prior to the game. 1. Local newspapers, wire services, national publications, local TV stations stations regularly covering the Bearcats and/or the opponent. Wireless Internet 2. Other daily newspapers and television stations with preference to Internet ports are available in the press box of Bearcat Stadium. Wire- those covering Northwest on a regular basis. less access is also available with a password provided by the athletic 3. Non-daily newspapers and other publications with a preference to department on the day of the game. those covering Northwest on a regular basis. A photo work room will be available for credentialed media members Media Guides located in the North section of the Navy room underneath the West side Northwest Missouri State is no longer publishing media guides for any of Bearcat Stadium. Please contact Colin McDonough for more info. sport. An online version of the media supplement will be posted at Bear- catSports.com. The football record book is also available online. Media Entrance All media members may enter through the Bank Midwest entrance on Northwest Media Relations the west side of Bearcat Stadium or the player entrance. All credentialed Colin McDonough | Assistant A.D. for Media Relations media may access the elevators in the lobby to the fourth floor of Bear- O: (660) 562-1118 | C: (660) 254-4585 cats Stadium and Press Level Suites. E: [email protected] @NWBearcatFB nwbearcat_fb WWW.BEARCATSPORTS.COM #OABAAB GAME #7 - NEBRASKA-KEARNEY AT NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE head coach Rich Wright. was THIS WEEK’S GAME 2018 MIAA Standings Saturday will mark Homecoming Northwest Missouri 5-1 named head coach at Northwest for the 2018 Northwest Missouri Pittsburg State 5-1 Missouri on Dec. 19, 2016. Wright State football squad. Northwest Fort Hays State 4-2 posted a 13-4 mark for the Bear- will play host to the Nebraska-Ke- Missouri Western 4-2 cats in 2017. Wright arrived at arney Lopers at 2 p.m. at Bearcat Nebraska-Kearney 4-2 Northwest in 2004 as the defen- Stadium. Central Missouri 3-3 sive line coach and coordinator of Central Oklahoma 3-3 special teams. In 2011, Wright was ALL-TIME SERIES VS. UNK Emporia State 3-3 named defensive coordinator and Northwest holds an 11-3 lead in Washburn 3-3 assistant head coach. A native of the all-time series vs. Nebraska-Ke- Lindenwood 2-4 Hamilton, N.Y., Wright earned his arney. The Bearcats have won all Missouri Southern 0-6 bachelor’s degree at Dana College six meetings between the two Northeastern State 0-6 in 1995 and his master’s at North- schools since the Lopers joined the west in 1996. MIAA. UNK’s last win in the series Josh Lynn was named the This Week’s Games came Nov.