Northwest Missouri State Athletics

2015 Football Team
Northwest captured the program's fifth NCAA Division II national championship with a 15-0 run through the competition. The Bearcats led the nation in total defense (224.0 yards/game allowed). Northwest also topped the country in sacks per game, team passing efficiency defense, scoring defense, rushing defense and third-down conversion percentage defense. The Bearcats allowed seven total rushing touchdowns. Northwest held six opponents to seven points or less in the 15-game season. Northwest rallied for a 34-30 win in week three at Central Missouri with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns – a 66-yard passing touchdown from Brady Bolles to Shawn Bane Jr. and a 7-yard score from Bolles with :34 left to clinch the win. In the national semifinal at home against No. 7-ranked West Georgia, Northwest used two late fourth quarter scores to advance to the title game. A 64-yard strike from Bolles to George Sehl with 4:29 left along with a 61-yard pick six from Bryce Enyard with 3:39 left propelled the Bearcats to the championship with a 38-23 victory at Bearcat Stadium. Northwest blitzed Shepherd in front of 16,181 fans at Sporting Park in Kansas City in the national title game, 34-7. Northwest had 11 first-team all-MIAA picks including Collin Bevins (Co-Defensive Player of the Year), Simon Mathiesen (Special Teams Player of the Year), Shawn Bane Jr. (Freshman of the Year) and Adam Dorrel (Coach of the Year).

2015 Northwest Mo. St. Football Schedule/Results
Sept. 3       at Nebraska-Kearney         W, 31-0
Sept. 10     Missouri Southern              W, 48-7
Sept. 19     at Central Missouri             W, 34-30
Sept. 26     Central Oklahoma              W, 23-16
Oct. 3         at Northeastern State         W, 59-7
Oct. 10       Lindenwood                         W, 69-0
Oct. 17       at #22 Pittsburg State        W, 31-14
Oct. 24       Fort Hays State                   W, 45-24
Oct. 31       at Missouri Western           W, 24-10
Nov. 7        #14 Emporia State             W, 44-10
Nov. 14      at Washburn                        W, 49-13
Nov. 28      #11 Humboldt State*          W, 54-7
Dec. 5        #18 Emporia State*            W, 38-17
Dec. 12      #7 West Georgia*               W, 38-23
Dec. 19      vs. #5 Shepherd*                W, 34-7
* - NCAA Div. II Playoffs