Football 8/27/2019 1:00:00 PM Chris Brannick

UCO Chosen For NCAA Showcase Game

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA announced Tuesday an 18-game lineup for football games to be broadcast this season as part of its Division II Football Showcase and the University of Central Oklahoma was listed for its Week 4 matchup at Northwest Missouri.

READ THE NCAA RELEASE HERE

All of Central Oklahoma's 11 regular season games will be broadcast on The MIAA Network. The Week 4 game will also be picked up by the NCAA to be showcased on its social media channels along with the possibility of a regional broadcast.

"We are excited that the MIAA and the NCAA has chosen UCO for one of its showcase games," UCO athletic director Eddie Griffin said. "UCO football has a long tradition of excellence and is among the all-time wins leaders in Division II. We're proud of that and we're glad to have the opportunity to showcase that on a larger scale this year."

The matchup against Northwest Missouri provides a handful of storylines to go with it.

UCO has 635 all-time wins, which is the fourth-most in DII history. Northwest has six national championships, which is the most in DII history. And, Central beat the Bearcats of Maryville, Mo. 31-21 last season in Edmond.

Central Oklahoma kicks off the 2019 season Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. with a home game against Pittsburg State at Wantland Stadium.

Here is the full list of games (all times eastern) announced by the NCAA Tuesday.

Thursday, Sept. 5
Harding at Ouachita Baptist, 8:05 p.m.
Fort Hays State at Central Missouri, 8:05 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 14
Ohio Dominican at Valdosta State, 6:05 p.m.
Ferris State at Central Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Findlay at Ohio Dominican, 12:05 p.m.
Shaw at Chowan, 6:05 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 27
New Haven at Bentley, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28
Central Oklahoma at Northwest Missouri, 2:35 pm.
Saturday, Oct. 5
Lindenwood (Missouri) at McKendree, 2:05 p.m.
Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota State, 3:05 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 12
Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech, 1:05 p.m.
Midwestern State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19
West Chester at Shepherd, 12:05 p.m.
Benedict at Albany State (Georgia), 2:05 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26
West Georgia at West Alabama, 2:05 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2
Charleston (West Virginia) at West Virginia State, 12:05 p.m.
Wingate at Lenoir-Rhyne, 2:05 p.m.
Texas A&M-Commerce at West Texas A&M, 5:05 p.m.

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