List of Missouri Western Griffons football seasons
Spratt Stadium, Missouri Western's home field
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 play their home games at Spratt Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri for since 1979.[1] Since their inaugural season, Missouri Western has played in 273 games, and as of the 2014, they have an all-time record of 273 wins, 211 losses, 9 ties, and appeared in eight bowl games, and four NCAA Division II playoffs.[2][3]
For the 1970–75 seasons, Missouri Western competed as a NAIA independent, unaffiliated with a conference. They would later join the Central States intercollegiate conference. 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[]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Harold Cagle | Independent | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Harold Cagle | Independent | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Harold Cagle | Independent | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Harold Cagle | Independent | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | Independent | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | Independent | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Won Mineral Water Bowl against Graceland Yellow Jackets, 44–0 | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | Independent | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Won Boot Hill Bowl against Benedictine Ravens, 35–30 | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Won against William Jewell Cardinals, 72–44 | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| CSIC | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Dennis Darnell | CSIC | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Dennis Darnell | CSIC | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Dennis Darnell | MIAA | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | — | — | — | — | ||
| Dennis Darnell | MIAA | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–8th | — | — | — | — | ||
| Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | — | ||
| Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | — | ||
| Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | ||
| Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | ||
| Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | — | — | — | — | ||
| Stan McGarvey | MIAA | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | — | T–4th | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 3rd | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | — | T–6th | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 7 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 3rd | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 8 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 2nd | — | Lost Mineral Water Bowl to Winona State Warriors, 43–41 | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 8 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | T–3rd | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | — | T–5th | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | T–1st | — | Won Mineral Water Bowl against Concordia Golden Bears, 24–14 | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | — | T–5th | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | T–2nd | — | Won Mineral Water Bowl against Concordia Golden Bears, 35–23 | 25 | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | T–2nd | — | Lost NCAA First Round to Midwestern State Mustangs, 28–26 | 16 | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | T–3rd | — | Won Mineral Water Bowl against Wayne State (NE) Wildcats, 20–13 | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | — | T–4th | — | Lost Mineral Water Bowl to Augustana (SD) Vikings, 37–16 | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | T–2nd | — | Won Mineral Water Bowl against Augustana (SD) Vikings, 34–21 | — | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 8 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | — | T–3rd | — | Lost NCAA First Round to Northwest Missouri State Bearcats, 28–24 | 24 | — | ||
| 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 | — | |
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 8 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 4th | — | — | RV | — | ||
| Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 7 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | — | T–4th | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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[]
- ^ "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.
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