ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Director of Athletics Kurt McGuffin has announced the November 14 Griffon football game versus Missouri Southern has been rescheduled to kickoff at 11 a.m.

The game was originally scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff but has been moved up two hours due to lighting concerns. Construction at Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium has disabled the lights this season. The time of year and time of day raised concerns that led to the schedule change.

It will be the first time Missouri Western has hosted a morning football game since 2011, when MWSU defeated Langston University 47-0 in an 11 a.m. game.

The Griffons defeated Missouri Southern 22-21 in the last game of the 2014 regular season in Joplin. The last time Missouri Southern visited St. Joseph was 2012, in a 31-30 win for Missouri Southern on MWSU’s homecoming. It was the 2012 Griffons’ only loss of the regular season.

— MWSU Athletics —