October 17th, 2026 8:00pm
HAYS, Kan. — A trio of fourth quarter defensive stops allowed the No. 12-ranked Northwest Missouri State University football team to gain a 24-23 road victory over the Fort Hays State University Tigers at Lewis Field Stadium.
Northwest's Antwon Jenkins Jr. and David Jacquez deflected away a two-point conversion from FHSU to allow the Bearcats to maintain a one-point lead with under two minutes left in the contest. Northwest's Delton Davis recovered an on-side kick attempt and it was able to run all but 12 seconds off the clock before the defense make a tackle inbounds and the clock expired on FSHU's final drive. With 10:53 left in the fourth quarter, Northwest shut down a 4th-and-1 attempt by FHSU at the 11-yard line.
Northwest scored on all four red-zone trips, turning them into two rushing touchdowns, one passing touchdown and a field goal. FHSU went 1-of-2 in the red-zone and could not convert on a two-point conversion.
Northwest is 5-1 overall and 4-1 in MIAA play. FHSU is 3-4 overall and 2-3 in MIAA action.