Kansas City, Mo. ? Andy Majors threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns Saturday, helping Pittsburg State beat Northwest Missouri State, 56-35.

Majors ran seven yards for his first of two touchdown runs and threw TD passes to Eric Clawson and Bryan Pray as the Gorillas (8-2 overall, 6-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Assn.) took a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.

Germaine Race rushed for 180 yards and scored on runs of 16 and 32 yards for Pittsburg State.

The game drew a crowd of 21,044 to Arrowhead Stadium.