GAME PREVIEW
Missouri Western (4-5) at Nebraska-Kearney (0-9)
Saturday, Nov. 7 - 1 p.m. | Ron & Carol Cope Stadium at Foster Field | Kearney, Nebraska
 

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ST. JOSEPH - Griffon Football looks to snap its first three-game losing streak in seven years when it travels to Nebraska-Kearney Saturday. Nebraska-Kearney is in search of its first win for new head coach Josh Lamberson (0-9). 

Both programs sit in rare territory with Missouri Western having lost three in a row and five in a season for the first time since 2008. A loss in either of the Griffons' two remaining games would hand the program its first losing season since 2004. A program with a winning tradition, Nebraska-Kearney sits 0-9 in former Northwest Missouri State quarterback and Central Missouri assistant coach Josh Lamberson's first season as the head man in Kearney. 

Missouri Western has won the last six in the series, including five-straight for head coach Jerry Partridge. Those six wins still leave Missouri Western behind in the all-time series, 16-9, as Nebraska-Kearney controlled early matchups in the CSIC days. A win Saturday would move coach Partridge to 144 career victories at Missouri Western and 112 in the MIAA. It's the last road, regular season game for Missouri Western with senior day set for Nov. 14 at Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. Next Saturday's game was moved up to an 11 a.m. kickoff. 

MISSOURI WESTERN NOTABLES

• Missouri Western has lost all three games in streak by 14 points
• Defense 2^nd in MIAA in scoring-D (19.9 pts./game), 3^rd down-D (19.3%), total-D (352.7 yards/game)
• Rush-D ranks 3^rd  in MIAA; has faced all of top-7 rushing teams
• Yomi Alli with 57 tackles, 10.5 for loss over last four games – 6^th in MIAA with 91 on season
• Michael Jordan leads MIAA with 20 passes defended – next closest is 13
• Cody Lindsay 3^rd in MIAA with 7.5 sacks, 14.5 tackles for loss
• Dee Toliver leads MIAA; 3^rd nationally with 23.73 yards/catch
• Brandynn Clark leads MIAA with 13.9 yard/punt return
• DiJuan Ussery 3^rd in MIAA (24 yards/kick return)

 
 
NEBRASKA-KEARNEY NOTABLES

• Lopers looking for first win of 2015 season
• First year head coach Josh Lamberson 0-9 after 24-7 loss at Fort Hays last week
• UNK averaging 12.1 points/game (last in MIAA, 160^th in nation)
• Rush offense (116.6-9^th) only offensive category above 10^th in MIAA
• Pass defense ranks 3^rd in MIAA (205.1)
• Tyke Kozeal 2^nd in MIAA with 137 total tackles