By MATT PIKE
The rivalry between Northwest Missouri State and Pittsburg State will make its way back to Kansas City this fall, this time on the Kansas side of the border.
The Bearcats and Gorillas have met in Kansas City on 13 previous occasions, first from 2002 to 2013 and then again in 2019, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Seven of those drawing an attendance of at least 20,000 fans. The Bearcats were 10-3 in the matchups at Arrowhead Stadium.
Northwest and Pittsburgh State have signed a two-year contract for 2025 and 2026 to play matchups at Children’s Mercy Park . The 2025 match-up was originally scheduled as a Pitt State home game, while the 2026 contest will replace a NWMSU home game. The matchup will take place on November 15th, kicking off at 1:30pm. More information and details will be announced soon.
Children’s Mercy Park was home to the NCAA Division II National Championship Game for four seasons, from 2014-2017. Northwest captured the program’s fifth and sixth national titles in the venue with a 34-7 victory over Shepherd on Dec. 19, 2015 and a 29-3 triumph over North Alabama on Dec. 17, 2016. The 2015 national title game drew an NCAA Division II Championship Game record 16,181 fans.
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