Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State football rivalry

Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State
football rivalry
SportFootball
First meetingSeptember 30, 1932
Pittsburg State 25–0
Latest meetingNovember 15, 2025
Pittsburg State 27–14
Next meeting2026
StadiumsBearcat Stadium
Carnie Smith Stadium
Arrowhead Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total58
All-time seriesTied, 29–29
Largest victoryNorthwest Missouri, 69–10 (2016)
Longest win streakPittsburg State, 10 (1983–1996)
Current win streakPittsburg State, 4 (2022–present)
Northwest Missouri State
Pittsburg State
Arrowhead Stadium
220km
137miles
Arrowhead Stadium
Pittsburg State
Northwest Missouri State
Locations of Northwest Missouri State and Pittsburg State

The Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State football rivalry is a college football game between Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) rivals Northwest Missouri State University and Pittsburg State University. From 2002 to 2013, the game was known as the Fall Classic at Arrowhead was played at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs. The games were played at the teams' home field, due to being unable to reach terms with the Kansas City Chiefs, from 2014 to 2018. The game returned to Arrowhead Stadium in 2019 and was played at Children's Mercy Park home of Sporting Kansas City on November 15, 2025.