Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football information
American college football program
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
First season
1908 (1908)
Athletic director
Andy Peterson
Head coach
Rich Wright 6th season, 59–17 (.776)
Stadium
Bearcat Stadium (capacity: 6,500)
Field
Mel Tjeerdsma Field
Year built
1917
Field surface
FieldTurf
Location
Maryville, Missouri
NCAA division
Division II
Conference
The MIAA
All-time record
590–399–33 (.593)
Claimed national titles
6 (1998, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Conference titles
30
Rivalries
Pittsburg State Missouri Western Truman Central Missouri
Consensus All-Americans
69
Colors
Bearcat green and white[1]
Mascot
Bobby Bearcat
Marching band
Bearcat Marching Band
Outfitter
Adidas
Website
www.bearcatsports.com
National football championship trophy room at Bearcat Stadium prior to its national title in 2009. The two trophies in the middle are national championships in 1998 and 1999. The four trophies on the left are for appearances in the title games in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Northwest in 2009 made unprecedented fifth consecutive national title game in 2009 and won its third title. The stick in the middle left is the Hickory Stick in the contests with Truman State.
The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football program represents Northwest Missouri State University in college football. They participate in Division II sports within the NCAA. The team plays their home games at Bearcat Stadium, located on campus in Maryville, Missouri.
They have appeared in ten NCAA Division II national title games – winning six – since going 0–11 in Mel Tjeerdsma's first season in 1994. The Bearcats have made the playoffs in 20 seasons and have also won or shared 30 MIAA titles.
Northwest Missouri State plays its games at Bearcat Stadium, built in 1917, and the oldest NCAA Division II stadium still in use. The field was expanded to 6,500 seats and a video screen was added in 2003 after Tjeerdsma began his run.[2] This screen was replaced in 2014 by a 20-foot by 40-foot high-resolution screen with the scoreboard attached underneath.[3]
Previously, Northwest Missouri played its games with Pittsburg State University at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri in the Fall Classic at Arrowhead. The series was discontinued in 2013, games are now played on campus sites. Pittsburg has made four national title appearances since 1991. The October 17, 2002 game was witnessed by 26,695—the largest number in MIAA history.[4]
^Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Athletics Graphic Standards(PDF). February 8, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^Northwest Missouri State University Football Media Guide – nwmissouri.edu – Retrieved September 22, 2009
^Brown, Tony (July 9, 2014). "Crew Prepare to Install New Video Screen". Maryville Daily Forum. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
^"Conference History". Themiaa.com. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
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