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NORTHWEST MISSOURI Five NCAA Division II National Championships • 1998, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2015 28 MIAA Championships • 21 NCAA Playoff Appearances BEARCATS BISONS (12-0, 11-0 MIAA) GAME (13-0, 11- GAC) No. 1 / No. 1 No. 5 / No. 9 Head Coach: Adam Dorrel 13 Head Coach: Ronnie Huckeba Sixth Season: 72-8 10th Season: 69-39 Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 • 1 p.m. CT • Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. Northwest leads all-time series: 1-0; Last meeting Nov. 17, 2012 (35-0) Live Audio: KXCV/KRNW • John Coffey (play-by-play) • Matt Tritten (Analyst) • Ryan Elliott (Sideline) Live Video: Live free webstream available on BearcatSports.com Television Coverage: No television this week 2016 Bearcat Football Schedule • Adam Dorrel led Northwest against Harding in the only previous meeting between the two schools. The Bearcats beat the Bisons, 35-0, on Nov. 17, 2012, at Bearcat Stadum in Maryville, Mo. • The winner of today’s game will face advance W, 41-14 W, 41-7 W, 52-14 to the NCAA Semifinal. For the first time, the Welsh Stadium, Emporia, Kan. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. four remaining teams will be re-seeded with the top seed hosting the No. 4 seed while the No. 2 seed hosts the No. 3 seed. Those rankings and start times will be release after Saturday’s games. • Trevor Adams threw for 212 yards and two scores while Billy Creason ran for 113 yards and W, 45-21 W, 42-17 W, 56-10 two touchdowns in the 2012 playoff victory. Fred G Hughes Stadium, Joplin, Mo. Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. Wantland Stadium, Edmond, Okla. Tyler Shaw caught five passes for 119 yards and a score as well. Defensively, Zach Williams and D.J. Gnader each tallied game-highs with 11 tackles. Nate DeJong had 10 tackles and record- ed 1-of-2 interceptions in the game along with Brandon Dixon. The Bisons had nine different players carry the ball and four different players W, 74-29 W, 47-12 W, 69-10 attempted passes. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. Harlen Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, Mo. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. • The 2012 game against Harding has its place in a number of Bearcat playoff records. The 304 rushing yards is the third most by an opponent. The shutout was just 1-of-2 all time blank sheets held by Northwest (Nov. 25, 2006 vs. Midwest- ern State) and the -4 passing yards was the W, 28-7 W, 44-3 Nov. 19 | BYE lowest opponent total in Bearcat history. Lewis Stadium, Hays, Kan. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. NCAA First Round • Northwest has now set a program record with 27 straight victories. The previous mark of 24 games was accomplished from Sept. 18, 1999 - Nov. 11, 2000. Grand Valley holds the NCAA Division II record for consecutive wins at 40 (8/27/05 - 12/1/07). W, 44-13 Dec. 3 | 1 p.m. Dec. 10 | TBA Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. NCAA Semifinal Round • The 27-game win streak is the longest active winning streak in college football. Alabama has won 24 straight games and will play Florida in the SEC title game on Saturday. • 2016 marked the program’s 28th MIAA title and is the fourth-straight championship under Dec. 17 | TBA Adam Dorrel. NCAA Division II Championship Game | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan. Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com 2 Team Notes Continued ... • This is the 21st NCAA postseason appearance for the Bear- • Since 1998, the Bearcats are 9-2 in NCAA playoff games cats. All-time, Northwest is 44-15 with five NCAA National against MIAA opponents, winning all nine games in Maryville, Champions. Mo. • Senior QB Zimmerman is 1-of-9 finalists for the 2016 Harlon • Phil Jackson II enters today’s game with the most playoff expe- Hill Trophy. That award is given to the top Division II player in rience on the offensive side of the ball. Jackson has rushed for the nation. Northwest has never had a Harlon Hill winner. Zim- 467 yards on 104 carries in 10 playoff games. He tied a North- merman was also named first team Academic All-America and west playoff record as a freshman in 2013 with four rushing garnered the tile of CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year, scores against St. Cloud State (12/7/13). given to each sport’s top performer. • On the defensive side of the ball, Jacob Vollstedt and Collin • Senior Collin Bevins will go down as one of the greatest Bevins have each seen action in Northwest’s past three playoff defensive linemen in Bearcat history. The senior from Creston, campaigns. Vollstedt set a playoff record with 18 tackles against Iowa, now owns career records in tackles for loss (57.0) and Emporia State in last year’s national quarterfinal on Dec. 12. He sacks (33.0). He is also the single season record holder in both has 48 career playoff tackles and 6.0 sacks. Bevins has 30 total categories, recording 26.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks in playoff tackles and a playoff record 11.0 career sacks. 2015 as a junior. • Northwest had 22 student-athletes earn All-MIAA honors this • Simon Mathiesen has now hit a school record 56 field goals in year, nine garnering first team honors. Zimmerman was named his time at Northwest, breaking the previous record of 52 set by the Offensive Player of the Year while Adam Dorrel picked up David Purnell (1996-99). His 101 total playoff points ranks 4th all his third MIAA Coach of the Year award. time in Bearcat history. • In addition, 48 Northwest student-athletes earned MIAA • Northwest has outscored opponents 346-98 in the first half of Academic Honor Roll honors in a release earlier this week. games this year. It hasn’t been much easier to score against the Mathiesen, Zimmerman, Jordan Grove, Caleb Mather and TJ Bearcats in the final 30 minutes either. Northwest holds a 237-59 Schieber were named MIAA Scholar Athletes. advantage in quarters three and four. • Grove, Mathiesen, Collin Bevins, Jacob Vollstedt and Kevin • Since 2013, Northwest is 9-1 in playoff games, going 9-0 in Berg all repeated on the All-MIAA First Team after their 2015 se- Maryville. Dating back all the way to the 2004 playoffs, the Bear- lections. In addition, Shawn Bane Jr., Cass Weil, Chase Sherman, cats are 20-0 at home, outscoring opponents, 787-324. During Edward Richey, Phil Jackson II, Cameron Wilcox, George Sehl that stretch, Northwest has qualified for the NCAA Playoffs each and Jack Young all earned their second All-MIAA honor. year, a span of 13 straight seasons. Northwest in the NCAA Rankings Games through Nov. 26, 2016 NCAA MIAA NCAA Team Rankings Rank Rank Value Individual Rankings Player Rank Value Blocked Kicks Allowed (162 ranked).............1 ......1 .....0 Completion Percentage (141 ranked). .Kyle Zimmerman .. 5 . 0.687 Blocked Punts Allowed (169 ranked) . 1 ......1 .....0 Passing Efficiency (141 ranked). Kyle Zimmerman .. 5 . 174.1 Rushing Defense (170 ranked) . .1 ......1 ....63.9 Scoring Defense (170 ranked) . .1 ......1 ....13.1 Passing TDs (194 ranked) . Kyle Zimmerman .. 5 . 35 Winning Percentage (165 ranked) . 1 ......1 ... 1.000 Points Responsible For (200 ranked). Kyle Zimmerman .. 5 . .252 Blocked Kicks (143 ranked)....................2 ......1 .....9 Field Goal Percentage (99 ranked). .Simon Mathieson.. 8 . 0.813 Red Zone Offense (170 ranked) . 2 ......1 ... 0.953 Pts. Res. For Per Game (200 ranked). Kyle Zimmerman ..10...21.0 Scoring Offense (170 ranked)..................2 ......1 ....48.6 Yards per Reception (30 ranked). Shawn Bane Jr....10..22.81 Tackles for Loss Allowed (170 ranked) . .2 ......1 ....3.25 Blocked Kicks (12 ranked). .Caleb Mather . .12....2 Completion Percentage (170 ranked)............3 ......1 ... 0.688 . Jacob Vollstedt . 12....2 Total Defense (170 ranked)....................3 ......1 ... 250.8 Passes Had Intercepted (170 ranked)............4 ......1 .....4 Passing Yards (200 ranked) . .Kyle Zimmerman ..12..3,242 Sacks Allowed (170 ranked) . .5 ......1 ....0.75 Total Points Scored (131 ranked). .Simon Mathieson..15...115 4th Down Conversion Pct (170 ranked) . 6 ......1 ... 0.700 Yards per Pass Attempt (30 ranked). .Kyle Zimmerman ..18...8.91 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (170 ranked) . .7 ......1 ... 0.276 Punt Returns (83 ranked). Shawn Bane Jr....22...12.3 Turnovers Lost (170 ranked) ...................7 ......1 .....11 Rush Yards Per Carry (30 ranked). Phil Jackson II ...23...6.30 Team Passing Efficiency (170 ranked)............8 ......1 ...169.79 Total Offense (200 ranked) . .Kyle Zimmerman ..23..293.2 Defensive TDs (47 ranked) . 9 ......2 .....5 Scoring (189 ranked). Simon Mathieson..24...9.6 First Downs Defense (170 ranked) . .10 . .1 ....168 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (170 ranked)....10 . .1 ...101.26 Passing Yards Per Game (200 ranked). .Kyle Zimmerman ..28..270.2 Punt Return Defense (170 ranked) . .11 . .2 ....3.71 Completions Per Game (150 ranked) . .Kyle Zimmerman ..29..20.83 First Downs Offense (170 ranked) . .12 . .3 ....287 Field Goals Per Game (149 ranked). .Simon Mathieson..29...1.08 Team Sacks (170 ranked) . 14 . .1 ....3.42 Passes Defended (100 ranked) . .Anthony Lane . 29...1.4 Total Offense (170 ranked) ...................14 . .1 ... 491.3 Receiving TDs (164 ranked). Shawn Bane Jr....31....10 3rd Down Conversion Pct (170 ranked) . .19 . .2 ... 0.478 Tackles For Loss (142 ranked). Jacob Vollstedt . 32...1.5 Net Punting (170 ranked) ....................19 . .3 ... 36.79 Rushing TDs (181 ranked). Cameron Wilcox ..49....11 Team Tackles for Loss (170 ranked) . 19 . .1 .... 8.6 Blocked Punts (55 ranked) . .23 .