List of Missouri Western Griffons football seasons
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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 | |||||||||
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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 Heel Bowl against Graceland Yellow Jackets, 44–0 | — | — | |
1978 | Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
1979 | Rob Hicklin | CSIC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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 | — | — | |
2006 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | T–2nd | — | Lost NCAA First Round to Midwestern State Mustangs, 28–26 | — | — | |
2007 | Jerry Partridge | MIAA | 9 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | T–3rd | — | Won Mineral Water Bowl against Wayne State (NE), 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 | — | — | — | — | |
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 | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 275 | 217 | 9 | — | — | — | (only includes regular season games) | |||||||
8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | (only includes playoff and bowl games; 12 appearances) | ||||||||
283 | 223 | 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. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Missouri Western State Griffons". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved May 26, 2015.