The Missouri Western Griffons college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II, and represents Missouri Western State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The Griffons have played their home games at Spratt Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri since 1979.[1] Since their inaugural season, Missouri Western has played in 273 games, and as of the 2014 season, it has an all-time record of 273 wins, 211 losses, 9 ties. The Griffons have appeared in eight bowl games and qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs four times.[2][3]
Missouri Western competed as a NAIA independent, unaffiliated with a conference, from 1970 to 1975. It joined the Central States Intercollegiate Conference in 1976. In 1989, the Griffons joined the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association, later renamed the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, and the NCAA Division II ranks.[4]
Seasons
edit| National Champions † | Conference Champions * | Shared standing T |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Postseason | Final ranking | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | Post Season Result | AFCA Poll | D2fb.com Poll | ||||||||||
| Wins | Losses | Ties | Wins | Losses | Ties | Conference finish | Division finish | |||||||
| Missouri Western Griffons | ||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Harold Cagle | Independent | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | Harold Cagle | Independent | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | Harold Cagle | Independent | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | Harold Cagle | Independent | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | Rob Hicklin | Independent | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | Rob Hicklin | Independent | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Won Mineral Water Bowl against Graceland Yellow Jackets, 44–0 | — | — | |
| 1976 | Rob Hicklin | Independent | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Won Boot Hill Bowl against Benedictine Ravens, 35–30 | — | — | |
| 1978 | Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Won Moila Shrine Bowl against William Jewell Cardinals, 72–44 | — | — | |
| 1980 | Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Dennis Darnell | CSIC | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | Dennis Darnell | CSIC | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Dennis Darnell | CSIC | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | Dennis Darnell | MIAA | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Dennis Darnell | MIAA | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–8th | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | — | T–4th | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 3rd | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | — | T–6th | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 7 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 3rd | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 8 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 2nd | — | Lost Mineral Water Bowl to Winona State Warriors, 43–41 | — | — | |
| 2001 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 8 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | — | T–5th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | T–1st | — | Won Mineral Water Bowl against Concordia Golden Bears, 24–14 | — | — | |
| 2004 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | — | T–5th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | T–2nd | — | Won Mineral Water Bowl against Concordia Golden Bears, 35–23 | 25 | — | |
| 2006 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | T–2nd | — | Lost NCAA First Round to Midwestern State Mustangs, 28–26 | 16 | — | |
| 2007 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | T–3rd | — | Won Mineral Water Bowl against Wayne State (NE) Wildcats, 20–13 | — | — | |
| 2008 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | — | T–4th | — | Lost Mineral Water Bowl to Augustana (SD) Vikings, 37–16 | — | — | |
| 2009 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | T–2nd | — | Won Mineral Water Bowl against Augustana (SD) Vikings, 34–21 | — | — | |
| 2010 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 8 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | — | T–3rd | — | Lost NCAA First Round to Northwest Missouri State Bearcats, 28–24 | 24 | — | |
| 2011 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | T–2nd | — | Lost NCAA First Round to Northwest Missouri State Bearcats, 35–29 | 18 | — | |
| 2012 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 12 | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 1st | — | Lost NCAA Quarterfinals to MSU–Mankato Mavericks, 17–10 | 5 | — | |
| 2013 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 8 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 4th | — | — | RV | — | |
| 2014 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 7 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | — | T–4th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | — | T–5th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 4 | 7 | — | 4 | 7 | — | 7th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | Matt Williamson | MIAA | 4 | 7 | — | 4 | 7 | — | T-8th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | Matt Williamson | MIAA | 7 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 6th | — | Won Agent Berry Live United Bowl against Southern Arkansas University Muleriders, 30-25 | — | — | |
| 2019 | Matt Williamson | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 8 | 3 | — | T–3rd | — | Won Agent Berry Live United Bowl against Henderson State Reddies, 35-14 | RV | — | |
| Total | 289 | 235 | 9 | — | — | — | (only includes regular season games) | |||||||
| 11 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | (only includes playoff and bowl games; 15 appearances, 4 playoff, 11 bowl) | ||||||||
| 300 | 241 | 9 | — | — | — | (all games) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Spratt Stadium Renovations". Missouri Western State University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "Griffon Football 2014 Media Guide". Missouri Western State University Athletics. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Missouri Western State Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Missouri Western State Griffons". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.