The Missouri Western football team continues to climb in the AFCA top 25 Division II coaches poll moving up one spot to 4th.

The Griffons are off to their best start under head coach Jerry Partridge after defeating Northeastern State University 45-31 last Saturday in Talequah, Okla.  Western is also off to its best start since 1981 when they opened the season 7-0.

Missouri Western returns home on Saturday, October 13 to take on the Missouri Southern Lions in their homecoming game.  Kickoff is set for 1:30 pm from Spratt Stadium in St. Joseph, Mo.  Coach Partridge is 10-5 against the Lions winning the last game 35-23 on October 1, 2011 in Joplin, Mo.

MWSU is 6-0 overall and 5-0 in MIAA play. The Griffons have been ranked in the top 25 in the last 14 polls and have received votes in 32 of the last 36 coaches polls. Under Partridge this is the seventh time the Griffons have been ranked in the top-10 and first time that MWSU has started 6-0 (2012).

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