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No. 16 PITTSBURG STATE (1-0, 1-0 MIAA) vs CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (0-1, 0-1 MIAA) GAME 2 • SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 • 6 P.M. (CDT) • WANTLAND STADIUM • EDMOND, OKLA. GAME OFFICIALS: DWIGHT NEIBLING (REFEREE), SCOTT SCHULTZ (UMPIRE), GARY ANSPACH (HEAD LINESMAN), BRETT BASCUE (LINE JUDGE), JOSH LARSON (FIELD JUDGE), ANDY LEBO (SIDE JUDGE), BRENDON BARNES (BACK JUDGE) The Pittsburg State University football team, the No. 16 ranked team in NCAA Division II, will PITTSBURG STATE (1-0, 1-0 MIAA) travel to Edmond, Okla., Saturday (Sept. 14) to face the University of Central Oklahoma in Mid- S7 NORTHEASTERN STATE * ........................................W, 45-6 America Intercollegiate Athletics Association action. S14 at Central Oklahoma * ................................. 6 p.m. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. (CDT) at UCO’s Wantland Stadium. S21 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST * ............................................7 p.m. S28 at Lincoln * ..............................................................2 p.m. Pittsburg State, the winningest all-time NCAA Division II program, opened the 2013 campaign O5 ABILENE CHRISTIAN .................................................2 p.m. with a convincing 45-6 home win over Northeastern State University last Saturday (Sept. 7) before O12 at Central Missouri * ........................................... 1:30 p.m. a sellout crowd of 10,374 fans at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium. O19 vs. No. 3 Northwest Missouri * .................................3 p.m. O26 at No. 6 Missouri Western * ................................. 1:30 p.m. Central Oklahoma dropped a 52-38 road decision to Missouri Southern State University in N2 NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA ...................................2 p.m. its season debut last Thursday (Sept. 5) at Joplin, Mo. The Bronchos, who have lost three straight N9 at Lindenwood * ................................................. 2:37 p.m. games dating back to the 2012 season, return 15 starters (seven offense, eight defense) from a N16 MISSOURI SOUTHERN * ............................................2 p.m. squad that posted a 2-8 record a year ago. * MIAA game CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (0-1, 0-1 MIAA) THE COACHES S7 MISSOURI SOUTHERN * .........................................L, 38-52 Tim Beck has compiled a 28-10 (.737) career record in his fourth season S14 No. 16 PITTSBURG STATE * ............................ 6 p.m. as head coach at Pitt State. S21 EMPORIA STATE * .....................................................6 p.m. Beck led his alma mater (PSU, ’88) to the 2011 NCAA Division II National S28 at Washburn * .................................................... 2:37 p.m. O5 No. 6 MISSOURI WESTERN * .....................................6 p.m. Championship two seasons ago, earning national coach of the year honors O12 at No. 3 Northwest Missouri * ..................................1 p.m. from Liberty Mutual, the Don Hansen Football Committee and FieldTurf™. O19 CENTRAL MISSOURI * ...............................................1 p.m. Beck became the school’s 14th all-time head football coach in December N2 LINCOLN * ................................................................2 p.m. 2009, after serving for 23 seasons as an assistant coach for the Gorillas N9 at Southwest Baptist *.............................................1 p.m. N16 at Northestern Sate * ...............................................1 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 to the program’s second NCAA GORILLAS ON RADIO/TV 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 with a Gorilla fans can catch all of Pittsburg State’s football 35-21 victory over Wayne (Mich.) State on Dec. 17, 2011. games locally on KKOW Radio (860 AM) & Rock 107.1 FM with Eddie Lomshek (play-by-play), Aaron McConnell Last year, the Gorillas opened the season 5-0 before finishing the year 7-3 overall. (color analysis) and Trent Johnson (sideline reporter) During his 16 seasons as offensive coordinator, the Gorilla offense consistently ranked among describing the action. the finest units in NCAA Division II. Fans can hear KKOW’s live broadcasts anywhere in the world on the internet at: In 2008, Beck was selected the inaugural NCAA Division II Coordinator of the Year by www.kkowam.com FootballScoop.com, following a vote of his coaching peers. KKOW’s pregame show begins two hours prior In 2004, Beck’s offensive unit established itself as the most prolific squad in the history of to kickoff (1st hour on 96.9 FM, remainder on 860 NCAA football. PSU shattered a 118-year-old scoring record, scoring an amazing 837 points AM/107.1 FM) on home games and an hour prior to kickoff on all away games. (55.8 ppg). His squad also set the NCAA all division records for rushing (5,320 yards) and total A detailed scoreboard show follows each contest. offense (8,976 yards). The Tim Beck Show also can be heard on KKOW each Beck’s teams led Division II in scoring in two of the last six years (2004, 2006) and ranked in Monday night from 6:05 to 7 p.m. The show is recorded live on location at Chatters Grill, 2401 S. Rouse, Pittsburg. the top two nationally in total offense three times in the last six seasons (2004, 2005, 2006). His KSNF TV (Pittsburg cable channel 2) also hosts The squads ranked among the national rushing leaders every season, leading Division II in 1995 (318.8 Tim Beck Show on Sunday nights following the KSN ypg) and 2004 (354.7 ypg). Beck’s “multiple choice” option attack also compiled 16,483 passing Hometown News, with KSNF sports director Eric Knecht and Coach Beck recapping the week’s Gorilla football yards (216.9 ypg) and 143 aerial touchdowns during the last six years. action and previewing upcoming contests. Pitt State averaged a staggering 38.8 points and 442.5 yards of total offense per game during CAPS TV (Pittsburg cable channel 13) also tape delay his tenure as offensive coordinator. broadcasts each Pitt State game, home and away, on Tuesday nights. Prior to assuming the offensive coordinator’s role, Beck served two years as Pitt State’s defensive coordinator (1992-93). He became a full-time assistant on the Pitt State staff in 1989, after serving first as a student assistant (1987) and then as a graduate assistant (1988). GAME #2 • GORILLAS VS. BRONCHOS • SEPT. 14, 2013 • EDMOND, OKLA. 1 MIAA STANDINGS This will be Beck’s third meeting vs. the Bronchos. He is 2-0 vs. UCO. Central Oklahoma’s Nick Bobeck is in his second year leading his alma mater and his second Team MIAA Overall season as a (four-year) collegiate head coach. Bobeck (UCO, ’02) returned to UCO after serving Missouri Western (6) ............................1-0....................1-0 as the head coach at Navarro Junior College for four years. Bobeck, who led Navarro to the 2010 Pittsburg State (16) .....................1-0 ................1-0 NJCAA National Championship, guided the Bronchos to a 2-8 (.200) record in his initial season. Emporia State ......................................1-0....................1-0 Missouri Southern ................................1-0....................1-0 This will be his second meeting vs. Pitt State. Washburn ............................................1-0....................1-0 NW Missouri State (3) ..........................0-0....................1-0 Southwest Baptist ................................0-0....................0-1 THE PITT STATE-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SERIES Central Missouri ...................................0-1....................0-1 This will be the 11th all-time meeting between the Gorillas and the Bronchos in a series that Central Oklahoma ........................0-1 ................0-1 dates all the way back to the 1915 season. Fort Hays State .....................................0-1....................0-1 Pitt State holds a 5-3-1 advantage in the series, including three wins in the last four years. The Lincoln .................................................0-1....................0-1 Gorillas are 1-1-1 against the Bronchos in games played at Edmond, Okla. Nebraska Kearney ................................0-1....................0-1 Pitt State posted a 34-19 victory over UCO last year in Pittsburg on Sept. 8. PSU quarterback Northeastern State ...............................0-1....................0-1 Tony Abenoja passed for 296 yards and a touchdown and rushed for two more scores to pace the Gorillas offensive attack. This Week’s Action Thursday, September 12 UNK @ ESU, 6 p.m. PSU’S REGULAR SEASON SUCCESS Pitt State has won 257 of its last 303 regular season games, posting a phenomenal 257-44-2 Saturday, September 7 (.851) mark during the past 29 seasons (1985-2013). MSSU @ NSU, 2:37 p.m. (MIAA TV) UCM @ NWMSU, 6 p.m. PSU is 143-14-1 at home, 110-22-1 on the road and 4-8-0 at neutral sites in the regular season PSU @ UCO, 6:00 p.m. FHSU @ WU, 6 p.m. during that span. MST @ MWSU, 6 p.m. LWU @ SBU, 6 p.m. Next Week’s Action GORILLAS ON THE ROAD Pitt State has posted a 62-21-0 (.747) record in its last 83 road games (including post-season Saturday, September 21 play). The Gorillas are 73-23-1 (.758) on the road since the start of the 1994 season. LWU @ UCM, 1:30 p.m. LU @ MSSU, 2:37 p.m. (MIAA TV) UCO has managed just a 3-7 record in its last 10 home games. The Bronchos dropped their MWSU @ UNK, 3 p.m. WU @ NSU, 6 p.m. last three home contests a year ago. ESU @ UCO, 6 p.m. NWMSU @ FHSU, 7 p.m. SBU @ PSU, 7 p.m. PITT STATE IN THE AFCA TOP 25 POLL Pitt State has been ranked in Division II’s top 10 97 times in the last 179 polls and the Gorillas MIAA RECORDS SINCE 1989 have been ranked in the top 25 poll in 153 of 179 weeks overall (dating back to the 1999 season). Team Record Pct. The Gorillas were preseason ranked in the NCAA Division II top 25 for the 22nd time in the last 24 Pittsburg State ...........................178-39-1 ............819 years in August when Pitt State was tabbed at No.