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No. 12 PITTSBURG STATE (6-1, 5-1 MIAA) vs No. 4 MISSOURI WESTERN (7-0, 6-0 MIAA) GAME 8 • OCTOBER 26, 2013 • 1:30 P.M. (CDT) • SPRATT MEMORIAL STADIUM • ST. JOSEPH, MO. GAME OFFICIALS: DWIGHT NEIBLING (REFEREE), SCOTT SCHULZ (UMPIRE), GARY ANSPACH (HEAD LINESMAN), BRET BASCUE (LINE JUDGE), ANDY LEBO (SIDE JUDGE), DAVID SHERWOOD (FIELD JUDGE), BRENDON BARNES (BACK JUDGE) The Pittsburg State University football team, the No. 12 ranked team in NCAA Division II, PITTSBURG STATE (6-1, 5-1 MIAA) will travel to St. Joseph, Mo., to face No. 4 Missouri Western State University in Mid-America S7 NORTHEASTERN STATE * ........................................W, 45-6 Intercollegiate Athletics Association play Saturday (Oct. 26). S14 at Central Oklahoma * .........................................W, 65-24 Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. (CDT) at MWSU’s Spratt Memorial Stadium. S21 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST * ..........................................W, 59-7 Pittsburg State, the winningest all-time NCAA Division II program, brings a 6-1 record, S28 at Lincoln * ..........................................................W, 59-38 O5 ABILENE CHRISTIAN .............................................W, 28-20 including a 5-1 mark in MIAA play, into Saturday’s contest. The Gorillas lost a hard-fought O12 at Central Missouri * ............................................W, 31-21 24-15 decision against No. 2 ranked Northwest Missouri State University last Saturday (Oct. O19 vs. No. 2 Northwest Missouri * ............................. L, 15-24 19) in The Fall Classic at Arrowhead XII. O26 at No. 4 Missouri Western * ......................1:30 p.m. MWSU, the defending MIAA champion, is 7-0 overall and 6-0 in conference play to date. N2 NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA ...................................2 p.m. The Griffons rallied from a 21-17 deficit to defeat Missouri Southern, 35-21, last Saturday (Oct. N9 at Lindenwood * ................................................. 2:37 p.m. 19) at Joplin, Mo. The Griffons have averaged a 51-21 victory over their last four opponents. N16 MISSOURI SOUTHERN * ............................................2 p.m. * MIAA game THE COACHES MISSOURI WESTERN (7-0, 6-0 MIAA) Tim Beck has compiled a 32-11 (.744) career record in his fourth S5 at Central Missouri * .......................................W, 26-23 season as head coach at Pitt State. S14 MISSOURI S&T ..................................................W, 63-3 Beck led his alma mater (PSU, ’88) to the 2011 NCAA Division II S21 at Nebraska-Kearney * ...................................W, 31-19 National Championship two seasons ago, earning national coach of the S28 FORT HAYS STATE * .........................................W, 52-21 year honors from Liberty Mutual, the Don Hansen Football Committee O5 at Central Oklahoma * ....................................W, 63-30 and FieldTurf™. O12 NORTHEASTERN STATE * .................................W, 54-10 Beck became the school’s 14th all-time head football coach in O19 at Missouri Southern * ...................................W, 35-21 December 2009, after serving for 23 seasons as an assistant coach for O26 NO. 12 PITTSBURG STATE * ...................1:30 p.m. the Gorillas including 16 years as the team’s offensive coordinator from 1994-2009. N2 EMPORIA STATE * ........................................... 1:30 p.m. N9 at Washburn * .................................................... 1 p.m. In his first season leading the Gorillas, Beck guided Pitt State to a 6-6 record and a victory N16 NW MISSOURI STATE * ................................... 1:30 p.m. in the 2010 Mineral Water Bowl. In 2011, Beck led the Gorillas to the program’s second NCAA * MIAA game national championship and the school’s fourth national title overall in a 13-1 campaign. Pitt State captured the MIAA Championship and ultimately the NCAA-II National Championship GORILLAS ON RADIO/TV with a 35-21 victory over Wayne (Mich.) State on Dec. 17, 2011. Last year, the Gorillas opened the season 5-0 before finishing the year 7-3 overall. Gorilla fans can catch all of Pittsburg State’s football During his 16 seasons as offensive coordinator, the Gorilla offense consistently ranked games locally on KKOW Radio (860 AM) & Rock 107.1 FM with Eddie Lomshek (play-by-play), Aaron McConnell among the finest units in NCAA Division II. (color analysis) and Trent Johnson (sideline reporter) In 2008, Beck was selected the inaugural NCAA Division II Coordinator of the Year by describing the action. FootballScoop.com, following a vote of his coaching peers. Fans can hear KKOW’s live broadcasts anywhere in In 2004, Beck’s offensive unit established itself as the most prolific squad in the history the world on the internet at: of NCAA football. PSU shattered a 118-year-old scoring record, scoring an amazing 837 www.kkowam.com KKOW’s pregame show begins two hours prior points (55.8 ppg). His squad also set the NCAA all division records for rushing (5,320 yards) to kickoff (1st hour on 96.9 FM, remainder on 860 and total offense (8,976 yards). AM/107.1 FM) on home games and an hour prior to Beck’s teams led Division II in scoring in two of the last six years (2004, 2006) and ranked kickoff on all away games. in the top two nationally in total offense three times in the last six seasons (2004, 2005, 2006). A detailed scoreboard show follows each contest. His squads ranked among the national rushing leaders every season, leading Division II in The Tim Beck Show also can be heard on KKOW each Monday night from 6:05 to 7 p.m. The show is recorded 1995 (318.8 ypg) and 2004 (354.7 ypg). Beck’s “multiple choice” option attack also compiled live on location at Chatters Grill, 2401 S. Rouse, Pittsburg. 16,483 passing yards (216.9 ypg) and 143 aerial touchdowns during the last six years. KSNF TV (Pittsburg cable channel 2) also hosts The Pitt State averaged a staggering 38.8 points and 442.5 yards of total offense per game Tim Beck Show on Sunday nights following the KSN during his tenure as offensive coordinator. Hometown News, with KSNF sports director Eric Knecht Prior to assuming the offensive coordinator’s role, Beck served two years as Pitt State’s and Coach Beck recapping the week’s Gorilla football action and previewing upcoming contests. defensive coordinator (1992-93). He became a full-time assistant on the Pitt State staff in CAPS TV (Pittsburg cable channel 13) also tape delay 1989, after serving first as a student assistant (1987) and then as a graduate assistant (1988). broadcasts each Pitt State game, home and away, on This will be Beck’s fourth meeting vs. Missouri Western. He is 1-2 vs. the Griffons. Tuesday nights. MWSU’s Jerry Partridge is in his 17th year leading the Griffons. Partridge (Missouri Western, ‘85) has compiled a 131-64 (.672) record while leading his alma mater. He is 7-9 vs. Pitt State. GAME #8 • GORILLAS VS. GRIFFONS • OCT. 26, 2013 • ST. JOSEPH, MO. 1 MIAA STANDINGS THE PITT STATE-MISSOURI WESTERN SERIES This will be the 38th all-time meeting between the Gorillas and Griffons in a series that Team MIAA Overall dates back to the 1970 season. Pitt State holds a 27-10 (.730) advantage in the series, Emporia State (17) ...............................7-0....................7-0 including a 13-6 record against MWSU at St. Joseph, Mo. NW Missouri State (2) ..........................6-0....................7-0 Missouri Western (4) ....................6-0 ................7-0 The Gorillas are 4-2 against the Griffons at St. Joseph since 2001, including a 34-7 victory Washburn (10) .....................................6-0....................7-0 the last time the two squads met at Spratt Stadium on Sept. 1, 2011. The visiting team has Pittsburg State (12) .....................5-1 ................6-1 won five of the last seven meetings in the series. Missouri Southern ................................4-2....................5-2 Last year, Missouri Western claimed a 63-14 victory over the Gorillas in Pittsburg on Oct. Central Missouri ...................................2-4....................3-4 20, 2012. Fort Hays State .....................................2-4....................3-4 Lindenwood .........................................2-4....................3-4 Nebraska-Kearney ................................2-4....................2-5 PSU’S REGULAR SEASON SUCCESS Southwest Baptist ................................1-5....................1-6 Pitt State has won 261 of its last 309 regular season Time In A Bottle Lincoln .................................................0-6....................1-6 games, posting a phenomenal 262-45-2 (.851) mark The chart below indicates the amount Central Oklahoma ................................0-6....................0-7 during the past 29 seasons (1985-2013). PSU is 143- Northeastern State ...............................0-7....................0-7 14-1 at home, 113-22-1 on the road and 4-9-0 at of time Pitt State has spent in the lead, neutral sites in the regular season during that span. or trailing its opponent, this year: This Week’s Action In Lead (Behind) NORTHEASTERN 56:28 Saturday, October 26 PITT STATE IN THE AFCA TOP 25 POLL Cent. Okla. 56:24 Pitt State has been ranked in Division II’s top 10 UNK @ SBU, 1 p.m. LWU @ WU, 1 p.m. SW BAPTIST 45:49 100 times in the last 185 polls and the Gorillas have NSU @ UCM, 1:30 p.m. PSU @ MWSU, 1:30 p.m. Lincoln 53:58 been ranked in the top 25 poll in 159 of 185 weeks MSSU @ NWMSU, 2 p.m. FHSU @ LU, 2:30 p.m. ABILENE 39:46 (4:59) overall (dating back to the 1999 season). [for complete Cent. Mo. 42:39 (2:49) Next Week’s Action poll, see page 6] Northwest 22:29 (22:40) Saturday, November 2 Western NW OKLA. ST. UCM @ UNK, 12 Noon ESU @ MWSU, 1:30 p.m. GORILLAS ON THE ROAD Pitt State has posted a 65-21-0 (.756) record in its Lindenwood LWU @ MSSU, 2 p.m. SDSM @ FHSU, 2 p.m. SOUTHERN SBU @ NSU, 2 p.m. NWOSU @ PSU, 2 p.m. last 86 road games (including post-season play). The Gorillas are 76-23-1 (.765) on the road since the start LU @ UCO, 2 p.m.