Introduction
The Bearcat football program has been a wining one ever since 1997 where they went 11-0 in the regular season. Coming off a great 10-3 season that ended in disappointing fashion and left a sour taste in the program’s mouth, the Northwest Bearcat football program looked toward the 2019 season as a fresh start. With a new season upon them, the bearcats looked to make a push to the NCAA championship for the Division II title. The season was promising leading up to the playoffs with only one fumbled 17-24 loss to Nebraska-Kearny. Unfortunately for the bearcats, the same demons that haunted them in 2018 plagued them again in the 2019 playoffs once again bringing their season to a swift 3-25 end to the Ferris State Bulldogs. For the Bearcats their season may not have ended with a title but it did have lots of highlights with dominance on both sides of the ball throughout their 2019 campaign. Big wins against conference rivals, Missouri Western Griffins and Central Missouri Mules, helped push them back into the playoffs for yet another consecutive year dating back to 2006. The 2019 season meant the end for many seniors on the team but they didn’t graduate without putting up some crazy stats against opponents.
Hype
The hype leading into the season was very felt by the team and the community around them that was hoping for another NCAA title. It may not have been meant to be but the powerhouse of a roster showed much promise for the future. The 2019 and 2018 season offered plenty of highlights to help hype up for the future as well.
2020 Season
The 2020 season is an unprecedented and unexpected one. Unforeseen events put a wrench in the plan for the season and all the hype for it. Many different media outlets also bought into the hype claiming the Bearcats were ranked 5th and 9th in D-II college football. The links to said articles can be found below.
