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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University football team picked up a 47-12 win on Saturday afternoon over Lindenwood at Harlen Stadium in St. Charles, Mo.
- The No. 1 ranked Bearcats are now 8-0 on the year while Lindenwood falls to 1-7.
- Northwest racked up 529 yards of total offense, 358 coming through the air.
- The Bearcats were a perfect 7-for-7 on red-zone scoring chances in the win.
- Fans can find a Facebook photo album HERE.

Key Northwest Statistics
- Northwest picked up 27 first downs, 11 on the ground and 16 in the air.
- Neither team committed a turnover in the game.
- The Bearcats picked up five total sacks, accounting for 30 yards.
- Kyle Zimmerman set a career-high with 350 yards of passing. He completed 26-of-39 attempts with a pair of scores. He also ran the ball seven times for 26 yards and one touchdown.
- It was the second 300+ yard passing performance of his career. He has at least two touchdowns in all eight games this season.
- Randy Schmidt was the team's leading rusher, gaining 43 yards on four attempts.
- Cameron Wilcox recorded his fifth career multi-touchdown game, scoring twice on the ground. He had six carries for 29 yards.
- Emanuel Jones had six carries for 37 yards and added a fourth-quarter touchdown.
- Phil Jackson II ran the ball six times for 10 yards. He also caught three passes for 40 yards. His first quarter touchdown catch was the second of his career.
- Shawn Bane Jr. caught five passes for 42 yards. He was on the receiving end of a three-yard touchdown pass, his ninth of the year.
- Cass Weitl let the Bearcat defense with 10 total tackles. He tied a career-high with 1.5 sacks.
- Jacob Vollstedt had eight tackles with a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a pair of quarterback hurries.
- Edward Richey blocked the sixth kick of his career on a PAT attempt. he finished the day with three tackles, two pass breakups and a forced fumble.
- Andy Hessler picked up three tackles and a sack.
- Bobby Gruenloh had three tackles, two for losses including a sack.
- Harold Brantley had three total tackles and had an assist on a sack.
- Anthony Lane and Collin Bevins each had tackles for loss in the win.

Northwest Scoring Drives
- Northwest opened the scoring with an six-play, 80-yard drive on the Bearcats' second possession of the game. Facing a second and two, Zimmerman found Clayton Wilson for a 50 yard gain down to the Lindenwood 22 yard line. Bane would also catch an 11 yard pass on the drive, aided by a Lion personal foul that took the ball to the four yard line. Two plays later, Wilcox ran the ball in from a yard out to make it 7-0 after the Simon Mathiesen PAT.

- After a Lindenwood punt, Zimmerman found Jackson for a 19 yard touchdown strike to complete an eight-play, 74-yard drive. The big play on the drive was a 21-yard rush by Schmidt.

- Mathiesen hit a 30 yard field goal to finish off a 13-play drive that started in at the end of the first quarter and ended at the 13:06 mark of the second. The Bearcats completed a pair of third-down conversions to keep the drive going. Mathiesen's 50th career field goal make gave Northwest a 17-6 lead.

- Bane ran the ensuing Lion punt 15 yards to the Lindenwood 29 yard line. Zimmerman capped the seven-play drive with a one-yard touchdown run to make it 24-6.

- Northwest took over the ball at its own 32 yard line with 1:40 left in the first half. Zimmerman completed a 20 yard pass to Shane Williams to put the ball in Lion territory. Six plays later, Zimmerman used his legs to escape from a sack, rolled right and found Bane on the goal line for a touchdown from three yards out to make it 31-6 Bearcats.

- Lindenwood would score to start the fourth quarter but on the PAT attempt, Richey broke through to block the kick and Vollstedt ran the ball back for a defensive PAT to make it 31-12 Northwest.

- Zimmerman went 4-for-4 on the next drive, completing passes to Williams, Jordan Grove, Wilcox and TJ Schieber to put the ball down on the Lion 3-yard line. Wilcox found the end zone for the second time one play later to give the Bearcats a 40-12 lead with 10:53 left in the fourth quarter.

- A short Lindenwood punt that gave Northwest the ball at the Lions' 45. Jones opened a drive with a 20 yard run and quarterback Jonathan Baker picked up a 12 yard rush on the drive. Jones would need four more carries to get into the end zone from one yard out with 5:44 left to play.

Up Next
- The Bearcats return to Maryville, Mo., for a Homecoming matchup with Pittsburg State on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 2:30 p.m.