EDMOND, Okla. – Griffon Football (5-2) survived a late Central Oklahoma (2-5) rally to win its eighth straight game away from home and move to 5-2 for the first time since 2014. Twenty-six fourth quarter points by UCO weren't enough to overcome the Griffons who won 50-43.
 
Missouri Western led 42-23 with nine minutes to play, but the Bronchos rattled off 13 points in less than three minutes to pull within six. Shamar Griffith more or less put the game away with a 70-yard touchdown catch with five minutes remaining. UCO scored again with 2:41 left, but MWSU recovered an onside kick and drove to the UCO 8-yard line before two kneel downs to close out the win.
 
NOTABLES

• The Griffons won four-straight games for the first time since starting the 2013 season 7-0.
• After starting the season 4-2 for the sixth straight season, MWSU moved to 5-2 for the first time since 2014.
• The game was tied at 14 late in the first quarter before 21 unanswered Griffon points sent MWSU to the half with a 35-17 lead.
• Missouri Western eclipsed 40 points for the fifth straight week.
• Wyatt Steigerwald tied an MWSU single game record with five touchdown passes in the game, becoming the third Griffon QB to accomplish the feat (Drew Newhart and Kyle Westerberg).
• Steigerwald left Edmond with 20 touchdown passes to just three interceptions.
• Griffith gave the Griffs four straight games with a 100-yard rusher, going for 107 on 14 carries for a 7.6-yard average. He also led the team in receiving yards with 74 on two catches.
• Markel Smith had two more rushing touchdowns to give him 11 on the season.
• Cam Grandy caught touchdown passes.
• UCO gained 531 yards of offense while MWSU finished with 467.

 
UP NEXT

• Rogers Pharmacy Hall of Fame Weekend with Emporia State (2-5) visiting Spratt Stadium for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Oct. 26.