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2016 Season Schedule Game 6 Date Opponent Location Time/Result OU vs. McPherson 9/3 #3 Morningside Sioux City, Iowa L, 0-62 9/10 #RV Concordia (Neb.) Ottawa, Kan. L, 23-34 9/17 #17 Tabor Hillsboro, Kan. L, 25-44 Oct. 8 - Peoples Bank Field 9/24 Bethany Ottawa, Kan. W, 46-25 Braves Ottawa, Kan. 10/1 Bethel North Newton, Kan. W, 10-0 Bulldogs Record: 2-3, 2-1 10/8 McPherson Ottawa, Kan. 1:00 p.m. 82nd All-Time Meeting Record: 1-4, 1-2 10/15 Leavenworth, Kan. 1:30 p.m. Last Game: 1:00 p.m. Last Game: 10/22 #RV Sterling Ottawa, Kan. 1:00 p.m. at Bethel W, 10-0 vs. Wesleyan L, 49-25 10/29 Southwestern Winfield, Kan. 1:30 p.m. OU Leads the Series 58-23 Coach: Coach: Paul Mierkiewicz 11/5 #13 Kansas Wesleyan Salina, Kan. 1:30 p.m. Career/OU Record: Career/MC Record: 11/12 Friends Ottawa, Kan. 1:00 p.m. Live Stats/Video @ ottawabraves.com *All home games are in BOLD and are played at Peoples Bank Field Same/83-52 (13th Year) NA/1-14 (2nd Year) Radio: KOFO 1220 AM / www.kofo.com A Numbers Game - After starting off the season 0-3 the Braves have won two straight games. OU is coming off of a 10-0 victory over in North Newton, Kan. last Saturday night. The Braves had 209 yards of offense, 143 rushing and 66 on the ground. The Threshers had 198 yards, 41 yards rushing and 157 yards passing.

- Last Saturday’s shutout is OU’s first since Oct. 31, 2015 when the Braves defeated Southwestern College 17-0. This was the Braves’ first shutout against Bethel since Oct. 20, 2001. OU won that game 60-0 in North Newton, Kan.

The Braves are on a five5 game winning streak against the - Ottawa is 58-23 all-time against the Bulldogs. Saturday’s meeting will be the 82nd all-time meeting between the Bulldogs. OU won last season’s matchup in McPherson 58- two teams. OU is 32-8 at home against McPherson. 0. It was the 21st time that OU had shutout the Bulldogs. - McPherson is averaging 20.2 points per game on offense while the defense is allowing 28 points per game.

- Braves are led in rushing (80.4) by Ethan Paul-Davis, Dayton Walter is the team’s leader in passing yards per game (153.2), CJ Whittaker, Jr. is OU’s leader in receptions per game (5.5), and Vinny Wurst leads the Braves in tackles (9.8) per game and sacks (1) per game.

- As a team, OU is ranked sixth in the NAIA in punt return yards per attempt (17.7), eighth in opponent fourth down

2016 KCAC Coaches Preseason Poll 2016 KCAC Media Preseason Poll Team (First Place Votes) Points Team (First Place Votes) Points 8 1. (6) 87 1. Tabor College (12) 188 It has been eight years since the Braves fell to McPherson 2. Kansas Wesleyan University (3) 81 2. Kansas Wesleyan University (5) 172 College at Peoples Bank Field. The last time OU was de- 3. Ottawa University (1) 74 3. Ottawa University (2) 164 feated at home against McPherson was on Oct. 20, 2007. 4. 64 4. Sterling College (1) 142 The Braves fell 17-14 on Homecoming.. 5. Sterling College 62 5. Friends University 115 6. University of Saint Mary 42 6. Bethel College 85 7. 41 7. University of Saint Mary 78 7. Bethel College 41 8. Bethany College 74 9. Southwestern College 30 9. Southwestern College 57 @BravesAthletics 10. McPherson College 18 10. McPherson College 25