Gorilla Basketball
All-Time Scores -- 1970-1979
1969-70
Head Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 10-13, 5-7 RMAC
Date Opponent Site Score
12/1 Central Missouri Pittsburg 81- 84
12/6 at Northwest Missouri Maryville, Mo. 62- 64
12/8 Missouri-Rolla Pittsburg 79- 59
12/9 at Northeastern State Tahlequah, Okla. 66- 88
12/13 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 80- 89
12/15 at Nebraska-Omaha * Omaha, Neb. 78- 98
12/18 Rockhurst Pittsburg 98- 83
12/29 vs. Fort Lewis, Colo. Denver, Colo. 95- 85
12/30 at Regis, Colo. Denver, Colo. 89- 76
1/5 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 75- 82
1/8 Missouri Southern Pittsburg 85- 79
1/10 Emporia State * Pittsburg 77- 73
1/12 at Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. 83-102
1/24 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 102- 86
1/30 Northern Colorado * Pittsburg 73- 82
1/31 Southern Colorado * Pittsburg 81- 69
2/4 at Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. 60- 71
2/7 Washburn * Pittsburg 83- 87
2/9 Benedictine Pittsburg 68- 77
2/14 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 71- 60
2/17 Nebraska-Omaha * Pittsburg 107- 97
2/20 at Southern Colorado * Pueblo, Colo. 90- 94
2/21 at Northern Colorado * Greeley, Colo. 93- 95
* Rocky Mountain Athletic
1970-71
Head Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 12-11, 6-6 RMAC
Date Opponent Site Score
12/2 at Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Mo. 73- 63
12/5 at Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. 72- 77
12/8 at Northeastern State Tahlequah, Okla. 76- 85
12/10 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 82-107
12/14 at Sacred Heart Wichita, Kan. 82- 84
12/19 at Nebraska-Omaha * Omaha, Neb. 90- 74
1/4 Northwest Missouri Pittsburg 67- 62
1/8 at Northern Colorado * Greeley, Colo. 84- 90
1/9 at Southern Colorado * Pueblo, Colo. 73- 81
1/12 Benedictine Pittsburg 76- 71
1/16 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 67- 86
1/19 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 75- 74
1/23 at Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 80- 75
1/26 Washburn * Pittsburg 80- 66
1/30 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 72- 73
2/1 Missouri Southern Pittsburg 83- 77
2/5 Northern Colorado * Pittsburg 69- 70
2/6 Southern Colorado * Pittsburg 75- 66
2/9 Nebraska-Omaha * Pittsburg 73- 59
2/13 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 67- 72
2/16 Sacred Heart Pittsburg 84- 79
2/18 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 59- 81
2/23 Emporia State * Pittsburg 102- 91
* Rocky Mountain Athletic
1971-72
Head Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 22-8, 8-4 GPAC
NAIA District 10 Champions
NAIA National Tournament Qualifier
Date Opponent Site Date
12/1 at Northwest Missouri Maryville, Mo. 71- 61
12/4 Missouri Southern Pittsburg 69- 67
12/6 Missouri-Rolla Pittsburg 92- 85
12/10 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 72- 87
12/11 at Nebraska-Omaha * Omaha, Kan. 91-100
12/14 Sacred Heart Pittsburg 88- 70
12/29 Ottawa Pittsburg 82- 67
12/30 Rockhurst Pittsburg 104- 74
1/7 Northern Colorado * Pittsburg 96- 77
1/8 Southern Colorado * Pittsburg 71- 69
1/11 at Drury Springfield, Mo. 102- 84
1/15 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 71- 56
1/18 Emporia State * Pittsburg 63- 84
1/19 Central Missouri Pittsburg 85- 72
1/22 at Sacred Heart Wichita, Kan. 74- 64
1/25 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 84- 66
1/29 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 62- 78
2/4 at Northern Colorado * Greeley, Colo. 75- 71
2/5 at Southern Colorado * Pueblo, Colo. 65- 81
2/8 Nebraska-Omaha * Pittsburg 77- 51
2/12 Washburn * Pittsburg 78- 63
2/15 at Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. 86- 89
2/19 Drury Pittsburg 83- 74
2/22 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 72- 67
2/24 Benedictine Pittsburg 93- 72
3/1 at Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. 78- 85
3/6 at Benedictine-n Atchison, Kan. 82- 75
3/8 vs. Marymount-n Wichita, Kan. 72- 65
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
3/14 vs. Western Carolina Kansas City, Mo. 98- 75
3/15 vs. Gardner Webb, N.C. Kansas City, Mo. 87- 91
* Great Plains Athletic
n-NAIA District 10 Playoffs
1972-73
Head Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 12-15, 7-5 GPAC
Date Opponent Site Date
11/27 at Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. 69- 89
12/2 Benedictine Pittsburg 65- 70
12/4 Northwest Missouri Pittsburg 77- 89
12/9 at Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Mo. 67- 66
12/16 Drury Pittsburg 70- 82
12/28 William Jewell Pittsburg 68- 63
12/29 Southwest Baptist Pittsburg 72- 55
1/6 at Nebraska-Omaha * Omaha, Neb. 79- 83
1/8 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 61- 63
1/10 at Drury Springfield, Mo. 96- 90
1/13 Washburn * Pittsburg 78- 68
1/15 Central Missouri Pittsburg 98- 87
1/19 at Southern Colorado * Pueblo, Colo. 77- 86
1/20 at Northern Colorado * Greeley, Colo. 95- 93
1/25 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 87- 80
1/27 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 72- 79
1/30 at Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. 70- 74
2/3 Nebraska-Omaha * Pittsburg 72- 61
2/10 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 59- 63
2/12 Southwest Missouri Pittsburg 69- 71
2/16 Southern Colorado * Pittsburg 45- 47
2/17 Northern Colorado * Pittsburg 76- 70
2/20 Emporia State * Pittsburg 85- 82
2/22 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 78- 57
2/26 at Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 69- 70
2/28 Missouri Southern Pittsburg 51- 64
3/5 at Marymount-n Salina, Kan. 60- 62
* Great Plains Athletic
n-NAIA District 10 Playoffs
1973-74
Head Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 9-13, 3-7 GPAC
Date Opponent Site Date
12/3 Missouri-Rolla Pittsburg 76- 73
12/7 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 59- 62
12/10 at Drury Springfield, Mo. 76- 81
12/13 Missouri Southern Pittsburg 78- 72
12/15 at Northwest Missouri Maryville, Mo. 77- 89
1/9 Drury Pittsburg 86- 87
1/12 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 71- 82
1/18 Southern Colorado * Pittsburg 69- 67
1/19 Northern Colorado * Pittsburg 75- 73
1/24 Emporia State * Pittsburg 73- 99
1/26 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 108- 70
1/30 at Newman Wichita, Kan. 78- 74
2/2 Benedictine Pittsburg 64- 52
2/7 at Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. 78- 91
2/9 Washburn * Pittsburg 70- 82
2/11 at Southwest Missouri Springfield, Mo. 80- 97
2/15 at Southern Colorado * Pueblo, Colo. 88-101
2/16 at Northern Colorado * Greeley, Colo. 84- 95
2/19 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 82- 99
2/23 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 73- 89
2/27 Southwest Missouri Pittsburg 75- 61
3/2 Rockhurst Pittsburg 92- 91
* Great Plains Athletic
1974-75
Head Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 17-8, 9-1 GPAC
GPAC Champions
Date Opponent Site Date
12/2 at Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Mo. 71- 88
12/5 Drury Pittsburg, Kan. 76- 80
12/7 at Southwest Missouri Springfield, Mo. 71- 92
12/14 Benedictine Pittsburg 77- 66
12/21 at Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. 57- 59
1/2 vs. Truman State Springfield, Mo. 74- 91
1/3 vs. Northwest Missouri Springfield, Mo. 81- 78
1/4 vs. Missouri-Rolla Springfield, Mo. 80- 82
1/8 at Drury Springfield, Mo. 79- 72
1/14 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 64- 63
1/16 Newman Pittsburg 88- 76
1/18 Washburn * Pittsburg 87- 79
1/21 at Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 88- 87
1/24 at Southern Colorado * Pueblo, Colo. 69- 67
1/25 at Northern Colorado * Greeley, Colo. 80- 87
1/30 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 96- 85
2/1 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 82- 80
2/8 Missouri Southern Pittsburg 73- 71
2/10 Southwest Missouri Pittsburg 72- 71
2/17 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 70- 64
2/21 Southern Colorado * Pittsburg 83- 68
2/22 Northern Colorado * Pittsburg 84- 80
2/25 Emporia State * Pittsburg 78- 75
2/27 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 83- 74
3/3 Fort Hays State-n Pittsburg 87- 93
* Great Plains Athletic
n-NAIA District 10 Playoffs
1975-76
Head Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 9-16, 5-7 GPAC
Date Opponent Site Date
11/20 vs. Culver-Stockton Emporia, Kan. 72- 58
11/21 at Emporia State Emporia, Kan. 68- 84
11/22 vs. Newman Emporia, Kan. 80- 95
11/29 Benedictine Pittsburg 65- 67
12/1 at Drury Springfield, Mo. 64- 95
12/4 Missouri Southern Pittsburg 61- 68
12/13 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 69- 90
12/20 at Southwest Missouri Springfield, Mo. 60- 80
1/5 Drury Pittsburg 47- 50
1/10 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 65- 71
1/14 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 53- 62
1/17 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 84- 64
1/20 Rockhurst Pittsburg 59- 57
1/23 Northern Colorado * Pittsburg 65- 64
1/24 Southern Colorado * Pittsburg 67- 58
1/29 Emporia State * Pittsburg 63- 65
1/31 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 81- 76
2/6 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 73- 80
2/9 Southwest Missouri Pittsburg 78- 80
2/11 at Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. 64- 59
2/14 Washburn * Pittsburg 72- 78
2/16 Missouri-Rolla Pittsburg 63- 60
2/20 at Northern Colorado * Greeley, Colo. 73- 86
2/21 at Southern Colorado * Pueblo, Colo. 73- 81
2/26 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 67- 56
* Great Plains Athletic
1976-77
Head Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 15-12, 9-5 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Date
11/18 vs. Arts and Science Emporia, Kan. 65- 75
11/19 vs. Tabor Emporia, Kan. 87- 56
11/20 vs. Langston Emporia, Kan. 90- 77
11/23 at Drury Springfield, Mo. 62- 87
11/29 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 56- 89
12/3 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 80- 81
12/6 at Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Mo. 51- 81
12/9 Benedictine Pittsburg 81- 64
12/11 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 68- 60
12/18 Southwest Missouri Pittsburg 71- 69
1/5 Drury Pittsburg 81- 75
1/15 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 76- 91
1/18 at Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 64- 73
1/21 Emporia State * Pittsburg 66- 61
1/22 Washburn * Pittsburg 57- 56
1/28 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 77- 70
1/29 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 50- 51
2/4 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 51- 49
2/5 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 63- 67
2/9 Missouri Southern * Pittsburg 77- 66
2/11 Missouri Western * Pittsburg 80- 70
2/12 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 76- 65
2/14 at Southwest Missouri Springfield, Mo. 79- 81
2/18 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 71- 80
2/19 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 67- 55
2/22 Newman Pittsburg 74- 69
2/26 Benedictine-n Pittsburg 48- 49
* Central States Intercollegiate
n-NAIA District 10 Playoffs
1977-78
Head Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 7-20, 2-12 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/25 at Midwestern State Wichita Falls, Texas 61- 85
11/26 vs. Howard Payne, Texas Wichita Falls, Texas 54- 94
11/30 Benedictine Pittsburg 56- 53
12/3 Missouri-Rolla Pittsburg 55- 84
12/7 Drury Pittsburg 52- 84
12/10 at Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. 82- 78
12/14 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 56- 67
12/22 vs. Baker Wichita, Kan. 70- 69
12/23 at Newman Wichita, Kan. 70- 83
1/3 at Southwest Missouri Springfield, Mo. 67- 81
1/10 at Drury Springfield, Mo. 74- 97
1/14 Missouri Southern * Pittsburg 64- 79
1/20 Missouri Western * Pittsburg 49- 59
1/21 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 83- 76
1/24 Central Missouri Pittsburg 75- 73
1/27 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 59- 62
1/28 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 55- 75
2/3 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 68- 75
2/4 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 86- 83
2/6 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 72- 71
2/10 Washburn * Pittsburg 59- 64
2/11 Emporia State * Pittsburg 64- 69
2/17 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 64- 73
2/18 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 76- 87
2/24 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 61-102
2/25 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 93-108
2/28 Newman Pittsburg 63- 66
* Central States Intercollegiate
1978-79
Head Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 13-16, 6-8 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/25 Marymount Pittsburg 91- 85
11/29 at Benedictine + Atchison, Kan. 79- 84
12/2 Bethany Pittsburg 101- 80
12/6 Missouri Southern * Pittsburg 77- 76
12/9 at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 79-107
12/22 Baker Pittsburg 85- 82
12/23 at Newman Wichita, Kan. 86- 90
1/3 at Friends Wichita, Kan. 75- 84
1/4 vs. Ottawa Wichita, Kan. 103- 96
1/6 vs. Southwestern Wichita, Kan. 88- 64
1/8 at Marymount Salina, Kan. 79- 94
1/15 Benedictine + Pittsburg 78- 80
1/19 Washburn * Pittsburg 63- 59
1/20 Emporia State * Pittsburg 77- 70
1/26 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 70-102
1/27 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 79-103
2/2 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 74- 79
2/3 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 69- 71
2/6 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 64- 73
2/9 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 76- 70
2/10 Missouri Western * + Pittsburg 70- 65
2/16 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 97- 79
2/17 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 80- 81
2/19 at Southwest Missouri Springfield, Mo. 75- 80
2/23 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 59- 60
2/24 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 60- 62
2/27 Newman +++ Pittsburg 86- 84
3/1 at Fort Hays State-n Hays, Kan. 66- 65
3/3 Southwestern-n Pittsburg 73- 82
+ overtime
+++ triple overtime
* Central States Intercollegiate
n-NAIA District 10 Playoffs