Fall Classic at Arrowhead
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The Fall Classic at Arrowhead is football game at Arrowhead Stadium
that has been in Kansas City, Missouri
since 2002 between football rivals Northwest Missouri Bearcats football
and the Pittsburg State University
football teams.
Since 1992 the two Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
rivals have appeared 10 NCAA Division II National Football Championship
title games. Pittsburg is 1-3 winning 1991 and was runner up in 1992, 1995 and 2004 (in addition it polled #1 in 1961). Northwest is 3-4, winning the titles in 1998, 1999 and 2009 and was runner up in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. In addition to the regular season games the two teams have also played each other in 2004, 2005 and 2008 in Division II playoff games. The two teams have shared or won every MIAA championship except 2 since 1989.
In every matchup at Arrowhead except 2003 at least one of the teams was ranked in the Top 10 NCCA Division I. In 2009, 2008, 2006, 2004 both teams were in the Top 10 including 2004 when they were #1 and #2.
At the conclusion of the October 1, 2011 game, Northwest leads 7-3 in games played at Arrowhead and Northwest and Pittsburg are tied 22-22 on the series.
Arrowhead Stadium
Arrowhead Stadium is a stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri and home to the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs....
that has been in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
since 2002 between football rivals Northwest Missouri Bearcats football
Northwest Missouri Bearcats football
The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team has appeared in seven NCAA Division II national title games since going 0-11 in Mel Tjeerdsma's first season in 1994.The Bearcats have made the playoffs in 15 seasons...
and the Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,100 students located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal...
football teams.
Overview
The games which have drawn draw more than 20,000 fans except for one (including 26,695 in 2004) has the largest attendance of any NCAA Division II sporting event.Since 1992 the two Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association is a college athletic conference which operates in the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and effective in 2012 in Oklahoma in the Midwestern United States. The conference was formerly known as the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic...
rivals have appeared 10 NCAA Division II National Football Championship
NCAA Division II national football championship
The NCAA Division II National Football Championship began in 1973. Prior to 1973, four regional bowl games were played in order to provide postseason action for what was then called the NCAA College Division and a poll determined the final champion....
title games. Pittsburg is 1-3 winning 1991 and was runner up in 1992, 1995 and 2004 (in addition it polled #1 in 1961). Northwest is 3-4, winning the titles in 1998, 1999 and 2009 and was runner up in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. In addition to the regular season games the two teams have also played each other in 2004, 2005 and 2008 in Division II playoff games. The two teams have shared or won every MIAA championship except 2 since 1989.
In every matchup at Arrowhead except 2003 at least one of the teams was ranked in the Top 10 NCCA Division I. In 2009, 2008, 2006, 2004 both teams were in the Top 10 including 2004 when they were #1 and #2.
At the conclusion of the October 1, 2011 game, Northwest leads 7-3 in games played at Arrowhead and Northwest and Pittsburg are tied 22-22 on the series.
Game results
Date | NW Rank | Pitt Rank | Host | NW Score | Pitt Score | Winner | Notes |
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1932-09-30 | - | - | Pittsburg Pittsburg, Kansas Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:... |
0 | 25 | Pitt | |
1933-09-29 | - | - | Maryville Maryville, Missouri Maryville is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2000 census. The town, organized on February 14, 1845, was named for Mrs. Mary Graham, wife of Amos Graham, then the county clerk. Mary was the first Caucasian woman to have lived within the boundaries... |
6 | 33 | Pitt | |
1934-11-29 | - | - | Pittsburg | 0 | 7 | Pitt | |
1944-09-15 | - | - | Pittsburg | 26 | 13 | NW | |
1944-10-13 | - | - | Maryville | 33 | 2 | NW | |
1960-10-08 | - | - | Pittsburg | 6 | 38 | Pitt | |
1961-10-07 | - | - | Maryville | 0 | 35 | Pitt | |
1973-09-15 | - | - | Pittsburg | 14 | 10 | NW | |
1974-09-14 | - | - | Maryville | 13 | 0 | NW | |
1975-09-13 | - | - | Maryville | 28 | 14 | NW | |
1976-09-11 | - | - | Pittsburg | 24 | 0 | NW | |
1977-09-10 | - | - | Maryville | 27 | 14 | NW | |
1978-09-09 | - | - | Pittsburg | 10 | 30 | Pitt | |
1979-09-08 | - | - | Maryville | 14 | 21 | Pitt | |
1980-09-06 | - | - | Pittsburg | 7 | 33 | Pitt | |
1981-09-05 | - | - | Maryville | 9 | 6 | NW | |
1983-09-10 | - | - | Pittsburg | 7 | 28 | Pitt | |
1989-10-07 | - | - | Pittsburg | 13 | 27 | Pitt | |
1989-11-18 | 10 | - | Pittsburg | 7 | 28 | Pitt | |
1990-10-06 | - | - | Maryville | 14 | 49 | Pitt | |
1991-10-05 | - | - | Pittsburg | 0 | 38 | Pitt | |
1992-10-03 | - | Maryville | 14 | 31 | Pitt | ||
1993-10-30 | - | - | Pittsburg | 12 | 38 | Pitt | |
1994-10-29 | - | - | Maryville | 7 | 49 | Pitt | |
1995-11-11 | - | - | Pittsburg | 14 | 22 | Pitt | |
1996-11-16 | 2 | 7 | Maryville | 0 | 40 | Pitt | |
1997-10-25 | 5 | 2 | Pittsburg | 15 | 14 | NW | |
1998-10-24 | 3 | 18 | Maryville | 23 | 18 | NW | |
1999-09-18 | 1 | 10 | Pittsburg | 27 | 21 | NW | |
2000-09-16 | 1 | 6 | Maryville | 35 | 28 | NW | |
2001-10-13 | 11 | 6 | Pittsburg | 35 | 31 | NW | |
2002-10-17 | 5 | 11 | Kansas City | 29 | 7 | NW | |
2003-11-15 | - | - | Kansas City | 20 | 19 | NW | |
2004-11-06 | 2 | 1 | Kansas City | 17 | 21 | Pitt | |
2004-11-27 | 4 | 1 | Pittsburg | 36 | 50 | Pitt | Playoff |
2005-10-29 | 16 | 4 | Kansas City | 35 | 56 | Pitt | |
2005-11-26 | 21 | 3 | Pittsburg | 21 | 10 | NW | Playoff |
2006-11-04 | 2 | 8 | Kansas City | 41 | 14 | NW | |
2007-10-06 | 9 | 16 | Kansas City | 37 | 34 | NW | Overtime |
2008-10-04 | 7 | 6 | Kansas City | 35 | 10 | NW | |
2008-11-22 | 3 | 10 | Maryville | 38 | 35 | NW | Playoff |
2009-09-12 | 7 | 4 | Kansas City | 30 | 10 | NW | |
2010-11-13 | 3 | Kansas City | 22 | 16 | NW | ||
2011-10-01 | 1 | 15 | Kansas City | 35 | 38 | Pitt | Game winning field goal as time expired. |