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BRAVES2016 OUTM Football Ottawa University® Sports Information Department - 1001 S. Cedar - Box #7 - Ottawa, Kan. 66067 - Phone 785-248-2610 - [email protected] 2016 Season Schedule Game 3 Date Opponent Location Time/Result OU vs. #17 Tabor College 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. 7:00 p.m. Sept. 17 - Joel H Wiens Stadium 9/24 Bethany Ottawa, Kan. 1:00 p.m. Braves Hillsboro, Kan. 10/1 Bethel North Newton, Kan. 7:00 p.m. #17 Bluejays Record: 0-2 10/8 McPherson Ottawa, Kan. 1:00 p.m. 38th All-Time Meeting Record: 1-0 10/15 University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, Kan. 1:30 p.m. Last Game: 7:00 p.m. Last Game: 10/22 #RV Sterling Ottawa, Kan. 1:00 p.m. vs. #RV Concordia L, 23-34 at Dakota Wesleyan L, 21-35 10/29 Southwestern Winfield, Kan. 1:30 p.m. OU Leads the Series 28-9 Coach: Kent Kessinger Coach: Mike Gardner 11/5 #13 Kansas Wesleyan Salina, Kan. 1:30 p.m. Career/OU Record: Career/TC 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/81-51 (13th Year) 88-46/63-28 (9th Season) Radio: KOFO 1220 AM / www.kofo.com - The Braves fell last Saturday 34-23 to nationally ranked Concordia University at Peoples Bank Field. OU finished with 73 yards rushing and A Numbers Game 287 yards passing. Concordia had 132 yards rushing and 161 yards passing. - OU senior receiver CJ Whitaker finished with a career high nine receptions for 103 yards. He also had a 12 yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter to put the Braves within 28-23 of the Bulldogs. - Last 10 Meeting with the Bluejays: O28, 2006 at Tabor L, 14-27 S8, 2007 at Tabor W, 35-26 S13, 2008 vs. Tabor W, 52-6 The match up on Saturday38 against the Bluejays is the 38th O10, 2009 #10 at Tabor W, 79-6 O6, 2010 #13 vs. Tabor W, 55-6 all-time meeting betweent the two teams. The Braves lead O1, 2011 #21 vs. Tabor W, 37-10 the all-time series 28-9. S29, 2012 at Tabor W, 25-21 N16, 2013 #8 vs. #12 Tabor L, 20-23 N15, 2014 #14 at #18 Tabor W, 17-15 S19, 2015 vs. #24 Tabor L, 17-43 - The Braves are led in rushing by Ethan Paul-Davis (33.5). Dayton Walter is the team’s leader in passing yards per game (173.5). CJ Whit- taker leads the Braves in receptions per game (7). Levi Huneke is OU’s leader in tackles per game (9) and Vincent Wurst leads the Braves in sacks per game (0.5). - The Braves are ranked first in the NAIA in opponent fourth down conversion percentage (.000), first in PAT kicking (1.000), 23rd in punt 2016 KCAC Coaches Preseason Poll 2016 KCAC Media Preseason Poll Team (First Place Votes) Points Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. Tabor College (6) 87 1. Tabor College (12) 188 7 2. Kansas Wesleyan University (3) 81 2. Kansas Wesleyan University (5) 172 The Braves are 7-3 in their last 10 games against the Blue- 3. Ottawa University (1) 74 3. Ottawa University (2) 164 jays. OU is 3-2 against Tabor in their last five meetings. The 4. Friends University 64 4. Sterling College (1) 142 Braves fell last year, 43-17, Tabor at Peoples Bank Field. 5. Sterling College 62 5. Friends University 115 6. University of Saint Mary 42 6. Bethel College 85 7. Bethany College 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 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS 2016 Braves Football return yards per attempt (13), 36th in first downs per game (19.5), 37th in opponent third down conver- All-Time NAIA Winningest Football Programs (ACTIVE)sion percentage (.345), 40th in four down conversion percentage (.400), 40th in total sacks against (4), Through the 2015 Season 40th in opponent first downs (42), 41st in sacks against (2), 46th in total sacks (3), 46th in field goal percentage (.333), and 47th in sacks by (1.5). Rank Team Wins - Kyle Wokutch is ranked first in the NAIA in PAT kicking (1.000), 28th in total field goals (1), 29th in field 1 Missouri Valley 608 goals per game (0.5), and 44th in field goal percentage (.400). 2 Baker (Kan.) 574 3 Ottawa (Kan.) 557 - Reggie Winfield is ranked eighth in the NAIA in passes defended per game (2.5). CJ Whittaker is ranked T4 Hastings (Neb.) 540 eighth in the NAIA in receptions per game (7) and 20th in total receptions (14). T4 Doane (Neb.) 540 6 Peru State (Neb.) 513 - Will Stewart is ranked 17th in the NAIA in punt return yards per attempt (13) and 31st in total punt 7 Carroll (Mont.) 506 returns (39). Mauricio Uribe is ranked 23rd in the NAIA in receptions per game (5.5) and 46th in total T8 Southwestern (Kan.) 502 receptions (11). T8 Bethany (Kan.) 502 - Xavier Nero is ranked 38th in the NAIA in kickoff return yards per attempt (21) and Chase Henton is 10 Georgetown (Ky.) 495 ranked 47th in the NAIA in punting yards per attempt (35.4). 11 Benedictine (Kan.) 472 12 St. Ambrose (Iowa) 456 - Dayton Walter is ranked 47th in the NAIA in passing yards per game (173.5) and 50th in total passing 13 Morningside (Iowa) 455 yards (347). T14 Kansas Wesleyan 439 T14 Midland (Neb.) 439 - In last year’s meeting between the two teams OU had 307 yards of total offense, 196 yards passing and 16 Valley City State (N.D.) 436 111 yards rushing. Tabor finished with 509 yards of offense, 225 yards rushing and 284 yards passing. 17 Jamestown (N.D.) 430 18 Dickinson State (N.D.) 427 - The Braves have a record of 13-3 against the Bluejays in Hillsboro. The last time the Braves lost in 19 Friends (Kan.) 423 Hillsboro was on Oct. 28, 2006. OU fell to the Bluejays 27-14. 20 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 416 21 Langston (Okla.) 407 - Ottawa has a record of 25-1 against Tabor when scoring 20 or more points versus the Bluejays. In the 38 previous meetings There are only 12 contests between OU and Tabor where the Braves have not 22 Northwestern (Iowa) 391 scored 20 or more points. The lone loss was on Nov. 16, 2013. The Braves fell to Tabor 23-20 at Peoples 23 Sterling (Kan.) 375 Bank Field. 24 Southern Oregon 360 25 Central Methodist (Mo.) 348 - The Braves are 3-8 all-time against Tabor when they don’t score 20 or more points. - This this first times since 2011 that OU has opened the season with two straight losses to non-con- Active NAIA Programs, Data compiled using SIDHelp data submitted by schools, DakStats, and NAIA ferenceMedia opponents. Guides. That year the Braves fell to Baker University 41-16 and Georgetown College 21-19. - Tabor fell to Dakota Wesleyan University two weeks ago 35-21. Jonah McKee led the Bluejays in rushing with 42 yards on 10 carries. Curry Parham was 8-25 passing for 162 yards, with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. Charles Beale hauled in 5 passes for 84 yards to lead the receiving corps. As a team, Tabor rushed 38 times for 149 yards, while gaining 322 yards overall. Defensively, Tabor was led by Alex Neuschafer who flew around the field for 16 tackles (4 solo and 12 assisted) while also being in on one tackle for loss. Jamirr Holland was not far behind as he had a hand in 11 tackles, 8 unassisted. - The Bluejays are led in rushing per game by Jonah McKee (42). Curry Parham leads TC in passing yards per game (162), Charles Beale led Tabor in receptions per game (5), and Alex Neuschafer is the team’s leader in tackles per game (16). - As a team, Tabor is ranked first in the NAIA in fourth down conversion percentage (1.000), first in PAT kicking (1.000), sixth in total sacks against (1), 12th in opponent penalties (72), 14th in first downs (25), 20th in sacks against (1), 34th in defending the pass (197), 36th in punting yards per attempt (37.5), 41st in rushing yards per game (149), 46th in defensive passing efficiency (130.2), 46th in opponent fourth down conversion percentage (.500), and 50th in offensive passing efficiency (116.4). NAIA National Office • 1200 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64106 • 816.595.8000 • www.NAIA.org All-Time- Jared Footba Slavensll Program is ranked Wins / firstpage in 1 the NAIA in PAT kicking (1). Alex Neuschafter is ranked second in the NAIA in tackles per game (16). Kevin Golden is ranked fourth in the NAIA in interceptions per game (1) and 24th in total interceptions (1). - Sean Kelley is ranked fourth in the NAIA in interceptions per game (1), 10th in passes defended per game (2), and 24th in total interceptions (1). - Charles Beale is ranked eighth in the NAIA in scoring per game (12), 30th in receiving yards per game (84), and 36th in receptions per game (5). - Jamirr Holland is ranked 18th in the NAIA in tackles per game (11).