| Scoring | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
| Truman | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Northwest Missouri | 7 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 52 |
| Attendance: 3,500 | |||||
Truman dropped its first game in 11 years to Northwest and in doing so lost the "Old Hickory Stick", the oldest NCAA Division II trophy, to the Bearcats.
The 'Dogs and 'Cats each opened with scores before Truman's Kyle Fischer booted a 22-yard field goal to end the first quarter. Northwest then struck with two touchdowns before the Bulldogs could respond with a 5-yard run by Jarrett Anderson. The Bearcats added one more touchdown to leave the game 16-28 at intermission.
In the second half, the Bearcats scored three touchdowns and a field goal to lead, 16-52, before the Bulldogs scored the last points of the game on a 30-yard pass from Nate Minnis to Anderson.
Northwest would advance to the final eight of the DII playoffs and share the MIAA title with Pittsburg.
| Statistical Summary | Truman | Northwest |
| First Downs | 19 | 17 |
| Rushing Attempts | 46 | 44 |
| Rushing Yards | 280 | 263 |
| Passes/Attempts | 10/38 | 12/21 |
| Passing Yards | 107 | 168 |
| Punts/Average | 5/29.0 | 6/41.0 |
| Fumbles/Lost | 3/2 | 1/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 3/15 | 5/55 |
Game Summary
Truman-James Ross 7-yard pass from Nate Minnis (Kyle Fischer PAT).
NWSU-Wade Nelson 25-yard pass from Jesse Haynes (Dave Purnell PAT).
Truman-Fischer 22-yard field goal.
NWSU-Greg Teale 1-yard run (Purnell PAT).
NWSU-Jason Melnick 61-yard punt return (Purnell PAT).
Truman-Jarrett Anderson 5-yard run (pass failed).
NWSU-Derek Lane 38-yard pass from Teale (Purnell PAT).
NWSU-Haynes 6-yard run (Purnell PAT).
NWSU-Haynes 65-yard run (Purnell PAT).
NWSU-Purnell 39-yard field goal.
NWSU-Mark Serve 5-yard pass from Teale (Purnell PAT).
Truman-Anderson 30-yard pass from Minnis (pass failed).