Fall Classic at Arrowhead

The Fall Classic at Arrowhead is a college football game at Arrowhead Stadium that has been held in Kansas City, Missouri since 2002 between Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) rivals Northwest Missouri State University and Pittsburg State University.

Overview
The games which have drawn more than 20,000 fans except for one (including 26,695 in 2004) has the largest attendance of any NCAA Division II sporting event.

Since 1992 the two MIAA rivals have appeared 10 NCAA Division II National Football Championship title games. Pittsburg State is 2-3 winning in 1991 and 2011, and was runner up in 1992, 1995 and 2004 (in addition it polled #1 in 1961). Northwest is 3-4, winning the titles in 1998, 1999 and 2009 and was runner up in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. In addition to the regular season games the two teams have also played each other in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2011 in Division II playoff games. The two teams have combined for at least a share of all but two MIAA championships since 1989.

In every matchup at Arrowhead except 2003 at least one of the teams was ranked in the Top 10 in Division II. In 2009, 2008, 2006, 2004 both teams were in the Top 10 including 2004 when they were #1 and #2.

At the conclusion of the December 3, 2011 game, Northwest leads 7-4 in games played at Arrowhead and Pittsburg lead Northwest 23-22 on the series. The teams are 2-2 in playoffs against each other.