2013 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team

The 2013 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represented Northwest Missouri State University as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 2013 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Adam Dorrel, the team finished the regular season with an undefeated 11–0 record. They won their fifth NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over Lenoir–Rhyne in the NCAA Division II Championship Game by a score of 43–28.^[1] The Bearcats played their home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri, which has been the Bearcats' home stadium since 1917.

2013 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
NCAA Division II national champion MIAA champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 43–28 vs. Lenoir–Rhyne
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
AFCA	No. 1
Record	15–0 (10–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Adam Dorrel (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Flohr (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Wright (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bearcat Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 NW Missouri State $^		10	–	0					15	–	0
No. 20 Emporia State ^		9	–	1					9	–	2
No. 19 Pittsburg State #		7	–	2					10	–	2
Missouri Western		7	–	3					8	–	3
Washburn		7	–	3					8	–	3
Missouri Southern		5	–	3					7	–	3
Central Missouri		5	–	4					6	–	4
Fort Hays State		4	–	5					6	–	5
Nebraska–Kearney		3	–	6					3	–	8
Lindenwood		2	–	6					3	–	6
Lincoln (MO)		2	–	8					3	–	8
Central Oklahoma		2	–	8					2	–	8
Northeastern State		2	–	8					2	–	9
Southwest Baptist		1	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Mineral Water Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result
September 5	No. 22 Saginaw Valley State*	No. 4	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 45–24
September 14	Central Missouri	No. 3	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 28–24
September 21	at Fort Hays State	No. 3	Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS		W 49–14
September 28	Nebraska–Kearney	No. 3	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 53–7
October 5	at Northeastern State	No. 3	Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK		W 40–12
October 12	Central Oklahoma	No. 3	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 72–10
October 19	vs. No. 7 Pittsburg State	No. 2	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (rivalry)		W 24–15
October 26	Missouri Southern	No. 2	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 43–7
November 2	No. 8 Washburn	No. 2	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO		W 52–21
November 9	at No. 10 Emporia State	No. 2	Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS		W 48–21
November 16	at No. 19 Missouri Western	No. 2	Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO (rivalry)		W 51–21
November 30	No. 5 Minnesota–Duluth*	No. 2	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Second Round)		W 45–21
December 7	No. 12 St. Cloud State*	No. 2	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)		W 59–21
December 14	No. 22 Grand Valley State*	No. 2	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Semifinal)		W 27–13
December 21	No. 13 Lenoir–Rhyne*	No. 2	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship)	ESPN2	W 43–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game

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Coaching staff

Northwest Missouri State Bearcats
Name	Position	Consecutive season at Northwest Missouri State in current position	Previous position	NWMSU profile
Adam Dorrel	Head coach	3rd	Northwest Missouri State offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2007–2010)	[3]
Charlie Flohr	Offensive coordinator	8th	Truman wide receivers coach (2004–2005)	[4]
Rich Wright	Defensive coordinator	3rd	Northwest Missouri State defensive line coach (2004–2010)	[5]
Joel Osborn	Wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator	2nd	Northwest Missouri State graduate assistant (2009–2011)	[6]
Ken Gordon	Special teams coordinator and secondary coach	3rd	Emporia State defensive coordinator (2007–2010)	[7]
Chad Bostwick	Linebackers coach	3rd	Central Missouri linebackers coach and special teams coordinator (2011)	[8]
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