KEARNEY, Neb. – Griffon Football scored 19 unanswered second half points to rally on the road for the second time in three weeks. Missouri Western’s come-from-behind 25-17 win at Nebraska-Kearney gave the Griffons six wins for the first time since 2015, guaranteeing a winning season for the program.
Down 17-6 at halftime, the Griffons shut the Lopers out in the second half; passed for one touchdown and rushed for two more to complete the comeback.
NOTABLES
- Missouri Western rushed for more than 150 yards in the second half after being limited to 44 in the first half and held the Lopers to 84 rushing yards in the second half after giving up 192 in the first.
- The Griffons picked off two Nebraska-Kearney passes and recovered a Loper fumble, while not turning the ball over at all, themselves
- Missouri Western stayed under 100 yards in penalties, getting flagged nine times for 65 yards
- MWSU limited UNK to just 93 passing yards
- The win secured the first winning season for the Griffons since going 6-5 in 2015
LEADERS
- Keylan Mack caught seven passes for 91 yards, coming nine yards shy of becoming the first Griffon receiver to hit 100 yards since Elijah Cunningham did it last year
- James Bailey Jr. rushed 16 times for 91 yards, averaging 5.7 yards per carry with one of the Griffons’ three touchdowns
- Dom Marino averaged 6.5 yards per carry on 10 rushes and was 13-for-23 through the air for 172 yards and a touchdown pass to Cameron Grandy
- James Huskey had 11 total tackles, eight solo, one for loss
- Jabbar Miles finished with 10 tackles
- Vayante Copeland and Anthony Williams had the interceptions. Williams also had seven tackles
- Luke Theis only needed to punt three times, but made the most of it, averaging 49.3 yards per punt with two over 50 yards and one inside the 20
UP NEXT
Missouri Western goes for its seventh win of the season in the final regular season game of the year. The Griffons host Lindenwood on senior day, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m.
— MWSU Athletics —