On Saturday, Pittsburg State football won their 10th game in a row dating back to last season. With the victory, the Gorillas clinched at least a piece of this season's MIAA championship. KRPS's Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more.
With the exception of a one-point win over Emporia State in late September, Pittsburg State football has won its other eight games by an average margin of 23 points. The team's largest margin of victory this season was a 49 to 10 romp over Lincoln University just over two weeks ago.
On Monday, the Gorillas debuted at No. 2 in the first NCAA Division II Regional Rankings. Pitt State was included among a list of 10 unranked teams "under consideration" a week ago. Speaking on 100.7 FM ESPN Radio Monday night, PSU head coach Brian Wright spoke about his team's dominant performance over Central Oklahoma last weekend.
"Outstanding job by those guys. And it all started in the week of practice. Challenged our football team to get better and for each player, and each player and for each coach to be one percent better this week. And I thought we had a really good week, and we were ready to play on Saturday."
This Saturday, the Gorillas travel to Topeka, Kansas, to take on the Washburn Ichabods.
