2018 Ouachita Tigers Football GAME 12
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2018 Ouachita Tigers Football GAME 12 GAMEDAY INFO Ouachita vs Indianapolis NCAA Playoffs Second Round Saturday, November 24, 2018 1:00 pm CST Matchup Cliff Harris Stadium Record.................................................................11-0 Record.................................................................10-1 Arkadelphia, Ark. Ranking.................................................................4/3 Ranking..........................................................12/11 Last Game........................W, 38-10 at HSU Last Game............W, 38-27 vs #19 FHS TIGER Football Network Head Coach..................................Todd Knight Head Coach.......................Bob Bartolomeo Career Record................139-126-2/26th Career Record.......................93-32-1/11th Ouachita Record...................111-94/20th Record at UIndy............................79-25/9th Network affiliates for the 2018 season are: Knight vs UIndy ...........................N/A Bartolomeo vs Ouachita...First Meeting Knight vs Bartolomeo .............................N/A Bartolomeo vs Knight.....First Meeting KDXE-FM, 101.1 FM, Little Rock, the flagship Ouachita vs UIndy ...............................N/A UIndy vs Ouachita.............First Meeting station of the Ouachita Football Network Largest Win.................................N/A Largest Win.................................N/A KUOA, AM 1290 and FM 97.7, Siloam Springs Largest Defeat..........................N/A Largest Defeat..........................N/A KCXY-FM, 95.3, Camden Offense........................................................Multiple Offense......................................................... KZNG, AM 1340 and FM 105.5, Hot Springs Defense.......................................Multiple 4-2-5 Defense....................................................... KNAS-FM, 105.5, Nashville KQOR-FM, 105.3, Mena 2018 Schedule GAME NOTES • Ouachita is appearing in just their 3rd ever NCAA Playoff game, this will be the Date School Time second time in four seasons the Tigers have been the No. 1 seed in the Super 8/3 at NW Okla. State W, 29-21 Region 3 standings. • The last time Ouachita hosted the second round of the NCAA Playoffs, they lost 9/8 SW Okla. State W, 41-8 to Minnesota Duluth 48-45 in OT. • If the Tigers are able to win on Saturday it will be their first ever playoff victory in 9/15 at SE Okla. State W, 32-16 school history. • Ouachita is 8-5 All-Time against Great Lake Valley Conference opponents. Their 9/22 East Central W, 42-0 last matchup against a GLVC opponent was in 2009 against Southwest Baptist, the Tigers won 14-10 that day. 9/29 Arkansas Tech W, 24-7 • A pair of double-digit winning streaks are on the line, Ouachita is the winner of 10/6 at Harding W, 7-3 11-straight, while UIndy has reeled off 10 consecutive wins after losing in Week 1 of the season. 10/13 at Okla. Baptist W, 58-21 • Ouachita brings in one of the top defenses in the country. The Tiger defense ranks 1st nationally in scoring defense, allowing opponents just 9.6 points per 10/18 Southern Naz. W, 41-0 contest. The Tigers also rank in the top-ten nationally in Passes Intercepted (19), Red Zone Defense (64%), Team Passing Efficiency Defense (94.13) and 10/27 at Ark. Monticello W, 35-10 Turnover Margin (1.73). • On the offensive side of the ball Tigers boast one of the top rushing offens- 11/2 Southern Ark. W, 35-10 es in the nation. Ouachita is averaging 275.3 yards per game. The Tigers also boast one of the top Red Zone offenses in the nation, scoring on 91% of their 11/10 at Henderson State W, 38-10 opportunities. www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram @OuachitaTigers-Facebook Ouachita Baptist Athletics #FinishEmpty 1 TIGER FOOTBALL 2018 Quick Facts Coaching Staff Location............................................................................Arkadelphia, Ark. Head Coach..............................................................................Todd Knight Founded.......................................................................................................1886 Alma Mater.....................................................................Ouachita (1986) Enrollment..................................................................................................1600 Record at Ouachita...................................102-94 (20th season) Nickname..................................................................................................Tigers Career Record......................................130-126-2 (26th season) Colors...................................................Purple, Gold, Gray and White Office Phone...................................................................870-245-5314 Conference.......................................................................Great American Email.................................................................................knighttf@obu.edu National Affiliation.........................................................................NCAA II Home.......................................................Cliff Harris Stadium (5,000) Assistant Coaches President...................................................................................Dr. Ben Sells Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks.......................Jay Derby Alma Mater................................................................Southwest Baptist Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers............Roy Thompson Athletic Director....................................................................David Sharp Offensive Line/Recruiting......................................Brett Shockley Alma Mater.....................................................................Ouachita Baptist Wide Recievers..............................................................Spencer Knight Senior Women’s Administrator...................Margaret McGraw Running Backs............................................................................Ben Long Faculty Representative..................................................Jim Rothwell Defensive Line........................................................................Kane Bryen Head Athletic Trainer........................................................Kyle Bowles Defensive Backs..................................................................Dionte Dean Strength & Conditioning.......................................Jackson Guerra Sports Information Special Teams................................................................Brandin Natzke SID...............................................................................................William Meyer Tiger Paws Office Phone...................................................................870-245-5186 GAC Awards Cell Phone.........................................................................803-960-2094 Email.................................................................................meyerw@obu.edu Ouachita netted three of the four superlatives and placed a league high Web Address.........................................................................www.obu.edu 16 players on All-GAC Teams this season. Head coach Todd Knight won Athletics Web Address..................................www.obutigers.com his fourth GAC Coach of the Year Award for leading the Tigers to their Mailing Address.......................................Department of Athletics best ever regular season finish. Senior running back Kris Oliver took ..........................................................410 Ouachita, St, P.O. Box 3788 home Offensive Player of the Year after becoming the GAC’s All-Time ................................................................................Arkadelphia, AR 71998 rushing leader this season. Tiger quarterback Brayden Brazeal was named Freshman of the Year after he led Ouachita to their second con- secutive GAC Championship. Ground and Pound Program History The Ouachita rushing offense is currently averagins 275 yards per contest, ranking the Tigers seventh in the country. The Trio of Kris Oliver, Shun’cee Thomas and Brockton Brown have accounted for 2,164 rushing yards and First Year of Football......................................................................1896 29 touchdowns this season. First Year of NCAA..........................................................................1999 Overall ALL-Time Record.............................................520-446-3 Back-to-Back NCAA ALL-Time Record..................................................109-94-0 GAC ALL-Time Record...............................................................61-22 With a 35-10 victory over Southern Arkansas last weekend, the Tigers captured their second consecutive GAC Championship. Ouachita has now won 4 titles in the past eight seasons. Broadcasting Information Lock it Down This season the Ouachita defense has held opponets to just a 9.6 pts per contest. The Tiger defense has held opponents to 10 or fewer points on PXP...................................................................................................Rex Nelson eight different occasions this season. The shutout against SNU a few weeks Color..............................................................................................Dr. Jeff Root ago was the Tigers second shutout this season, the last time Ouachita Analyst/Sideline.......................................................Richard Atkinson accomplished this feat was 1993. The last time the Tigers produced three Todd Knight Show Host...........................................Dr.