NORTHWEST MISSOURI Five NCAA Division II National Championships • 1998, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2015 27 MIAA Championships • 20 NCAA Playoff Appearances BEARCATS LOPERS (2-0, 2-0 MIAA) GAME (0-2, 0-2 MIAA) No. 1 / No. 1 NR / NR Head Coach: Adam Dorrel 3 Head Coach: Josh Lamberson Sixth Season: 63-8 2nd Season: 0-13 Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 • 1:30 p.m. CT • Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. Northwest leads all-time series: 9-3, 5-0 in Maryville Live Audio: KXCV/KRNW • John Coffey (play-by-play) • Matt Tritten (Analyst) • Ryan Elliott (Sideline) Live Video: Live webstream available on BearcatSports.com Television Coverage: No television this week 2016 Bearcat Football Schedule • Adam Dorrel is 4-0 in against Nebraska-Kear- ney, outscoring the Lopers, 152-27. • Northwest leads the all-time series, 9-3, and has won the last four meetings. The two teams did not play from 1990-2012. W, 41-14 W, 41-7 Sept. 17 | 1:30 p.m. • The Bearcats started the 2015 season with a Welsh Stadium, Emporia, Kan. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. 31-0 win over Nebraska-Kearney in Kearney, Neb. Phil Jackson II, Brady Bolles and Kyle Zimmerman each found the endzone on the ground and Bolles added a touchdown pass to George Sehl as well. Northwest recorded seven sacks and held the Lopers to just 2-of-13 on third down conversions. Sept. 24 | 6:0 p.m. Oct. 1 | 5:00 p.m. Oct. 8 | 2:00 p.m. Fred G Hughes Stadium, Joplin, Mo. Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. Wantland Stadium, Edmond, Okla. • Simon Mathiesen has hit all 10 of his PAT at- tempts so far this year and is a perfect 4-of-4 on field goal tries, including a career-long 47 make against Washburn in week two. The Denmark na- tive, who can speak four languages, is a nominee for the National Football Foundation’s Scholar Athlete award. Oct. 15 | 1:30 p.m. Oct. 22 | 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29 | 2:30 p.m. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. Harlen C. Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, Mo. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. • Collin Bevins has now tallied 45.0 tackles for loss in his career, just two behind Matt Longacre (47.0 - 2011-14) in the Northwest record books. The Creston, Iowa, native is also tied for second in Bearcat history with 27.0 career sacks, tied with Seasn Paddock (2006-09) and 3.5 behind Longacre’s program record of 30.5. As a junior Nov. 5 | 2:00 p.m. Nov. 12 | 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 | TBA in 2015, Bevins set Northwest single-season re- Lewis Stadium, Hays, Kan. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. NCAA First Round cords for tackles for loss (26.5) and sacks (15.5). • Since 1996, Northwest has tallied 240 total victories, the most among FBS, FCS and Division II institutions. The next closest mark is Grand Valley State’s 212 wins, followed by Montana with 209. Nov. 26 | TBA Dec. 3 | TBA Dec. 10 | TBA NCAA Second Round NCAA Quarterfinal Round NCAA Semifinal Round • This year’s roster features 15 seniors and one redshirt senior (Forney). Kevin Berg, Collin Bev- ins, Jacob Vollstedt, Kyle Zimmerman and Phil Jackson II were voted team captains. Dec. 17 | TBA NCAA Division II Championship Game | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan. BearcatSports.com • Northwest (2-0) vs. Nebraska-Kearney (0-2) 2 2016 MIAA Standings & Schedule Week 3 • Saturday, September 17 School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak Week 1 at Washburn 38, Northeastern State 19 Central Missouri 2-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 W2 Central Missouri 34, at Pittsburg State 27 at Lindenwood 49, Central Oklahoma 26 Missouri Western 2-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 W2 Northwest 41, at Emporia State 14 at Fort Hays 22, Missouri Southern 10 Northwest Missouri 2-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 W2 at Missouri Western 44, Nebraska-Kearney 21 Emporia State 1-1 0.500 1-1 0.500 W1 Week 2 at Northeastern State 35, Lindenwood 31 Fort Hays State 1-1 0.500 1-1 0.500 L1 at Central Missouri 34, Fort Hays 17 Lindenwood 1-1 0.500 1-1 0.500 L1 Emporia State 34, at Nebraska-Kearney 7 at Northwest 41, Washburn 7 Northeastern State 1-1 0.500 1-1 0.500 W1 Pittsburg State 45, at Central Oklahoma 31 Saturday, Sept.10 Pittsburg State 1-1 0.500 1-1 0.500 W1 Missouri Western 51, at Missouri Southern 14 Washburn 1-1 0.500 1-1 0.500 L1 Week 3 Nebraska-Kearney at Northwest, 1:30 p.m. Central Oklahoma 0-2 0.000 0-2 0.000 L2 Missouri Southern at Emporia State, 2 p.m. Lindenwood at Washburn, 6 p.m. Missouri Southern 0-2 0.000 0-2 0.000 L2 Central Missouri at Missouri Western, 6 p.m. Northeastern State at Pittsburg State, 7 p.m. Nebraska Kearney 0-2 0.000 0-2 0.000 L2 Central Oklahoma at Fort Hays, 7 p.m. Northwest in the NCAA Rankings Games through Sept. 10, 2016 NCAA MIAA Team Rankings Rank Rank Value Individual Rankings Player Rank Value 4th Down Conversion Pct (140 ranked) . 1 ......1 ... 1.000 Field Goal Percentage (109 rkd.). .Simon Mathieson ...1 ...1.000 Blocked Kicks Allowed (168 ranked).............1 ......1 .....0 Field Goals Per Game (73 rkd.). Simon Mathieson ...8 ... 2.00 Blocked Punts Allowed (168 ranked) . 1 ......1 .....0 Fumbles Lost (168 ranked) ....................1 ......1 .....0 Fumbles Recovered (14 rkd.). .Ben Spaeth . 14 . 1 Passes Had Intercepted (167 ranked)............1 ......1 .....0 Completions Per Game (150 rkd.). Kyle Zimmerman . 15 . 24.50 Red Zone Offense (168 ranked) . 1 ......1 ... 1.000 Forced Fumbles (18 rkd.). Cass Weitl.....18 . 0.50 Turnovers Lost (168 ranked) ...................1 ......1 .....0 Passing TDs (38 rkd.). Kyle Zimmerman . 22 . 5 Winning Percentage (118 ranked) . 1 ......1 ... 1.000 Completion Percentage (160 rkd.) . Kyle Zimmerman . 25 . 0.671 Punt Return Defense (168 ranked) . 6 ......2 ....-3.00 Points Responsible For (123 rkd.). Kyle Zimmerman . 25 . .36 Total Defense (168 ranked)....................6 ......1 ... 199.0 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (168 ranked).....8 ......1 ... 80.07 Points Responsible For Per Game (133 rkd.) . Kyle Zimmerman . 29 . 18.0 Team Sacks (149 ranked) . .8 ......1 ....4.50 Sacks (90 rkd.). Cass Weitl.....35 . 1.00 First Downs Defense (168 ranked) . .10 . .1 .....24 Solo Tackles (194 rkd.). Jacob Vollstedt...35 . .6.5 Passing Yards Allowed (168 ranked) ............12 . .1 ... 117.5 Passing Efficiency (150 rkd.) . Kyle Zimmerman . 39 . 149.8 Scoring Defense (168 ranked) . 14 . .1 ....10.5 Scoring (143 rkd.) . Simon Mathieson ..39 . 11.0 Rushing Defense (168 ranked) . 18 . .2 ....81.5 3rd Down Conversion Pct (168 ranked) . .24 . .4 ... 0.500 Passing Yards (200 rkd.). Kyle Zimmerman . 42 . .522 Completion Percentage (168 ranked)...........25 . .3 ... 0.663 Total Offense (200 rkd.). Kyle Zimmerman . 42 . 291.0 Red Zone Defense (135 ranked)...............25 . .1 ... 0.600 Passing Yards Per Game (199 rkd.) . Kyle Zimmerman . 45 . 261.0 Sacks Allowed (168 ranked) . 25 . .3 ....1.00 Total Tackles (167 rkd.) . .Jacob Vollstedt...49 . 10.5 Scoring Offense (167 ranked).................25 . .2 ....41.0 Interceptions Per Game (52 rkd.). Edward Richey ...52 . .0.5 Team Tackles for Loss (168 ranked) . 25 . .1 .... 8.5 Punting (117 rkd.) . Matt Thorman . .75 . 37.0 Kickoff Return Defense (168 ranked) . .49 . .5 ... 18.08 Kickoff Returns (125 rkd.). Shawn Bane Jr. ...77 . 23.7 3 Northwest (2-0) vs. Nebraska-Kearney (0-2) • BearcatSports.com MIAA TOP-3 TEAM LEADER CATEGORIES OFFENSIVE LEADERS DEFENSIVE LEADERS SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP SAF Pts. AVG/G SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP SAF Pts. AVG/G 1. Missouri Western 2 13 1 12 0 0 1 95 47.5 1. Northwest Missouri 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 21 10.5 2. Northwest Missouri 2 10 4 10 0 0 0 82 41.0 2. Missouri Western 2 4 2 3 0 0 1 35 17.5 3. Lindenwood 2 11 1 9 0 0 0 80 40.0 3. Fort Hays State 2 5 3 5 0 0 0 44 22.0 11.Nebraska Kearney 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 28 14.0 11.Nebraska Kearney 2 10 2 10 0 0 1 78 39.0 TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG/P TD AVG/G TOTAL DEFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG/P TD AVG/G 1. Central Oklahoma 2 450 598 180 1048 5.8 7 524.0 1. Northwest Missouri 2 163 235 121 398 3.3 3 199.0 2. Missouri Western 2 591 432 146 1023 7.0 13 511.5 2. Missouri Western 2 50 530 140 580 4.1 4 290.0 3. Central Missouri 2 308 588 150 896 6.0 8 448.0 3. Central Missouri 2 227 445 152 672 4.4 5 336.0 7. Northwest Missouri 2 257 554 151 811 5.4 10 405.5 11. Nebraska Kearney 2 524 462 175 986 5.6 10 493.0 12. Nebraska Kearney 2 77 470 137 547 4.0 4 273.5 RUSHING OFFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G RUSHING DEFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. Missouri Western 2 105 591 5.6 9 295.5 1. Missouri Western 2 61 50 .8 1 25.0 2. Central Oklahoma 2 81 450 5.6 7 225.0 2. Northwest Missouri 2 66 163 2.5 2 81.5 3.