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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: THE COACHES SECTION 6: 2016 REVIEW SECTION 9: OPPONENTS Head Coach Tim Beck............................................... 2-4 2017 Results............................................................. 70 The MIAA ................................................................144 Assistant Head Coach David Weimers ...........................5 2017 Stats ............................................................70-75 The MIAA in the Playoffs ..........................................145 Defensive Coordinator Nate Dreiling .............................6 2017 MIAA Review ...................................................146 Matt Karleskint ...........................................................7 SECTION 7: HISTORY Yearly MIAA Standings .............................................147 Josh Lattimer .............................................................7 MIAA Records ...................................................148-152 John Pierce ................................................................8 Football History ....................................................76-77 Carl Roth ....................................................................8 Playoff History .......................................................... 77 Keeston Terry .............................................................9 Key Moments ........................................................78-79 SECTION 11: PITTSBURG State UNIVERSITY Steve Wells .................................................................9 Conference Titles ...................................................... 80 This is Pittsburg State .......................................... 153-155 Larry Garman ........................................................... 10 1957 National Championship Game............................ 81 Major Choices ....................................................... 156-157 Luke Miller ............................................................... 10 1961 National Championship Game............................ 82 Dr. Steve Scott, President .............................................159 Matt Nelson .............................................................. 11 1981 National Championship Game............................ 83 Vice Presidents ............................................................160 Terry Szucs .............................................................. 11 1991 National Championship Game............................ 84 Kansas Board of Regents ..............................................160 The Nation’s Only Gorillas ............................................161 Graduate Assistants ..............................................11-12 1992 National Championship Game............................ 85 1995 National Championship Game............................ 86 SECTION 2: 2017 SEASON OUTLOOK 2004 National Championship Game............................ 87 SECTION 12: PSU ATHLETICS Outlook ................................................................13-15 2011 National Championship Game............................ 88 Athletics Director Jim Johnson ................................162 Numerical Roster ..................................................16-17 Playoff Games .......................................................89-96 Communications Staff ..............................................163 Team Awards ............................................................ 97 Administrative Team/Head Coaches ..........................164 Athletics Staff ..........................................................165 SECTION 3: PLAYER BIOS All-Time Letterwinners .......................................98-101 1 All-Conference Players .......................................102-104 Academic All-Americans ...........................................166 Quarterbacks ............................................................ 18 All-Time Numbers ............................................105-108 CoSIDA Academic Honorees ......................................167 Running Backs .....................................................18-20 MIAA Academic Honorees ..................................168-171 Wide Receivers .....................................................21-24 Key Contacts ............................................................172 Tide Ends .............................................................24-26 SECTION 7: RECORDS Media Information ...................................................172 Offensive Line .......................................................26-29 Team & Individual Records ...............................109-114 Defensive Line ......................................................29-33 Coaches Records ......................................................115 Linebackers ..........................................................33-36 100-Yard Rushers .............................................116-117 Cornerbacks .........................................................36-38 100-Yard Receivers ..................................................118 Safeties ................................................................38-41 200-Yard Passers .....................................................118 Specialists ............................................................42-43 250 Yards Total Offense ............................................119 Incoming Freshmen ..............................................43-45 200 All-Purpose Yards ..............................................119 Captains ................................................................... 46 12+ Tackles ...........................................................120 500 Yards Total Offense ............................................121 SECTION 4: THE StaDIUM 400 Yards Rushing ...................................................121 Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium ................. 47 250 Yards Passing ....................................................121 Robert W. Plaster Center............................................ 48 PSU in National Stats ...............................................122 Shrine Bowl ............................................................. 49 PSU Individuals in National Stats .............................123 Gorillas in National Polls ..................................124-125 SECTION 5: HISTORICAL HONORS Gorillas in the Pros ...............................................50-51 SECTION 8: SCORES Harlon Hill Winners .................................................. 52 PSU vs. Non-Conference Teams .................................126 Quarter Century Team ............................................... 53 PSU vs. Ranked Teams .............................................127 50th Anniversary Team ............................................. 54 100th Anniversary Team............................................ 55 PSU in Season Openers ............................................128 2018 Hall of Fame Class ............................................ 56 PSU in Homecoming Games ......................................139 Hall of Fame Membership......................................57-58 All-Time Scores ................................................130-139 Football Hall of Fame Honorees .............................58-64 Series History ...................................................139-140 PSU All-Americans ................................................65-69 Series History vs. MIAA Opponents ....................141-143 TIM BECK Head Coach 9th Season/32nd Overall Alma Mater: PSU, ’88 im Beck enters his ninth season as Pittsburg State University’s head football coach Tand his 32nd year on the Gorillas’ staff. He has compiled a 68-27 (.716) record during his tenure leading his alma mater. Beck guided Pitt State to the school’s fourth all-time national championship and a 13-1 record in his second season leading the Gorillas in 2011. He earned NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year honors from Liberty Mutual, the Don Hansen Football Committee and FieldTurf™, as well as MIAA Coach of the Year accolades that season. Beck served for 16 years as the Gorillas’ offensive coordinator and 22 seasons as a member of the Pitt State coaching staff before becoming Pitt State’s 14th Head Football Coach on Dec. 9, 2009. 2 In his inaugural season, Beck guided a youthful Pitt State squad to a 6-6 overall THE BECK FILE record, including a 13-9 victory over Concordia-St. Paul in the 2010 Mineral Water Bowl at Excelsior Springs, Mo. Years at Pitt: 32nd Hometown: Ness City, Kan. In year two, the Gorillas won their first eight games, including a dramatic final second Family: Wife, Gena. Four children: daughters Sydney 38-35 victory over No. 1 ranked Northwest Missouri State University in The Fall Classic and Samantha and sons Derek and Drew. Education: Bachelor’s - physical education, PSU, 1988; at Arrowhead X on Oct. 1. Pitt State clinched its first MIAA title since 2004 with a Master’s - physical education, PSU, 1989. 51-28 victory over Missouri Southern in the regular season finale. 1987 Student Assistant – Pittsburg State (DEs) 1988 Graduate Assistant – Pittsburg State (TEs/WRs) The Gorillas went on to post home victories over Washburn (31-22), NW Missouri State 1989-91 Assistant Coach – Pittsburg State (ILBs) (41-16) and Delta State (49-23) to reach the NCAA-II National Championship Game for 1992-93 Defensive Coordinator – Pittsburg State the fifth time in school history. At Florence, Ala., Beck’s Gorillas broke open a 14-13 1994-2009 Offensive Coordinator – Pittsburg