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Northwest 27, Missouri Western 23

Action shot of Tank Young vs Missouri Western football
Photo courtesy of Bearcat Athletics

The Northwest Missouri State University football team scored 21 unanswered points in the first half and held off Missouri Western in the second half for a 27-23 win Saturday in St. Joseph. It was the 10th straight win for the Bearcast over the Griffins.

Northwest moved its season mark to 4-3 overall and leveled its MIAA record at 3-3. Missouri Western falls to 5-2 overall and 4-2 in league play.

Northwest will head into Homecoming this week against the Pittsburg State Gorillas. Northwest and PSU will meet Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Bearcat Stadium.

You can catch the game on KXCV 90.5-KRNW 88.9, kxcv.org or on the Bearcat Public Media app starting at 1:00 p.m. with the pregame show.