ottawa university Braves football 21 Conference Championships | 9 NAIA Football Championship Series Appearances 2020 Schedule - The Braves defeated Sterling College 44-14 at AdventHealth Field last Saturday. Ottawa finished the game with 465 yards of offense, 157 ottawa OU OPP Time/ yards rushing and 308 yards passing. Sterling had 384 yards of offense Date RNK RNK Opponent Result - 2020 Record: 5-2 (2-2 KCAC) SEPTEMBER with 141 yards on the ground and 243 yards through the air. - Last Game: vs. Sterling W, 44-14 (3/13/21) 12 - - OK PANHANDLE STATE W, 27-21 - Steak: W1 OCTOBER - James Reeder rushed for 94 yards on 13 attempts and one touch- - NAIA Rank: NA 17 - - MCPHERSON W, 31-13 down. Bailey Shire went 23-33 through the air for 262 yards and four - Head Coach: Dr. Kent Kessinger 24 - 24 at Bethel* L, 28-78 touchdowns. Dylan Foos finished the game with nine receptions for 99 - Ottawa Record: 103-76 (17th Season) 31 - - at Saint Mary W 35-17 yards and two touchdowns. Jermaine Ziegler had seven receptions for - Career Record: Same NOVEMBER 91 yards. - Record vs. Tabor: 9-7 7 - - at Friends* W, 35-28 14 - 6 at Kansas Wesleyan* L, 23-34 - Jaylin King led OU with six tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss, one tabor MARCH interception and one pass break up. Devin Johnston had six tackles and 13 - - STERLING* W, 44-14 - 2020 Record: 2-5 (0-4 KCAC) one tackle for loss. Colby Johnson, Grant Golemon, Abdur-Saamad Ali, 20 - - TABOR* 1PM - Last Game: at Bethel, L, 35-9 (3/13/21) 27 - 23 at Avila* 1PM and Westin Davis had five tackles apiece. - Steak: L2 APRIL - NAIA Rank: NR 10 21 SOUTHWESTERN* 1PM - James Reeder scored his first touchdown in the win over Sterling since - Head Coach: Mike Gardner All Time Central / Rank: NAIA Poll/ HOME GAMES/ Oct. 6, 2018. That game was against Sterling College. He has been out - TC Record: 92-41 (13th Season) *KCAC GAMES with injury since the 2019 season. - Career Record: 116-59 - Record vs. Ottawa: 6-6 - The Braves have scored on its opening drive six out of the last seven KCAC Standings games. The only game that Ottawa has not scored on its opening drive series history was against the University of Saint Mary on Oct. 31. School KCAC Overall - All-Time Series: OU, 30-11 Bethel College 6-0 9-0 - In Ottawa: OU, 17-6 - Saturday’s game is the 42nd meeting between the two teams. Ottawa Avila University 4-1 6-1 - Last Meeting: @ Tabor 10/5/19 TC, 35-28 leads the series, 30-11. Tabor won the meeting last season in Hillsboro, Kansas Wesleyan University 3-2 6-2 - Win Streak: TC, W1 Ottawa University 2-2 5-2 35-28, on Oct. 5, 2019. The first ever meeting between the two teams Southwestern College 2-2 4-2 happened on Nov. 1, 1969 in Ottawa. The Braves won the game 36-7. naia final rankings 1961 - 16 1998 - 20 2011 - 11 Friends University 2-4 2-5 1964 - 18 2000 - 14 2012 - 16 Tabor College 0-4 2-5 - Bailey Shire leads the team in passing yards per game (90.5) and is 1965 - 5 2003 - 12 2013 - 15 Sterling College 0-6 0-4 completing 60.6 percent of his passes. Dylan Foos is OU’s leader in 1966 - 11 2008 - 20 2014 - 13 McPherson College -- 3-4 receptions per game (3.9). Colby Johnson leads the Braves in tackles 1972 - 11 2009 - 6 2018 - 20 Bethany College -- 1-4 per game (12.3) and sacks per game (0.6). 1997 - 12 2010 - 13 Uni. of Saint Mary -- 0-4 *Games against McPherson, Bethany, and Saint - Colby Johnson is ranked sixth in the NAIA in tackles per game (12.5) Mary do not count towards KCAC standigs. and Jaylin King is ranked eighth in total interceptions (3). - Game against McPherson College, Bethany College, and the University of Saint Mary do not count towards KCAC standings. - Tabor College is 2-5 overall and 0-4 in the KCAC. The Bluejays are on a two game losing streak with losses to Bethel College (35-9) on March 13 in Hillsboro, Kan. and Avila University (59-0) on Oct. 31 in Kansas City, Mo. Prior to those losses, the Bluejays had won two straight games with victories over the University of Saint Mary (20-0) on Oct. 17 and Bethany College (27-21) on Oct. 24. - In the loss to Bethel last Saturday, Tabor had 191 yards of offense with 58 yards on the ground and 133 yards through the air. Andre Renteria led the Bluejays with 34 yards rushing on 12 attempts. He had one rushing touchdown. Trent Quinn went 14-for-29 through the air for 133 yards. Julian Blain finished the game with five receptions for 38 yards. Tyson Nonette had four receptions for 56 yards. Scan the QR code above and it will take - Javien Creary leads Tabor in rushing yards per game (23.3) and Trey McGee is the Bluejays leader in passing yards you directly to the page that has links for per game (177.7). He is completing 63 percent of his passes. Tyson Nonette is the team’s leader in receptions per the game day rosters, the live stream, and game (4.5), Brooks Gardner leads TC in tackles per game (8.4), and Parker Folks is the Bluejays’ leader in sacks per live stats. *This is for home games only game (0.9). GAME 8 OTTAWA VS. TABOR COLLEGE series history: ottawa vs. tabor COLLEGE kcac players of the week - Ottawa leads the series with Tabor, 30-11. Tabor won the meeting last season in Hillsboro on Oct. WK Offensive Defensive Special Teams 5, 2019, 35-28. The Braves are 1-4 against the Bluejays in their last five meetings. Ottawa is 17-6 against Tabor in Ottawa. 1 Josh Pisik (MC) Colby Johnson (OU) Santino Gee (OU) 2 Isaiah Randalle (KWU) Jason Weah (FRND) Aaron Main (KWU) - Since Coach Kessinger took over the OU football program in 2004, Ottawa has a record of 9-7 3 Keegan Martin (BC) Nikolas Furlow (AU) Melvin Reid (MC) against Tabor. 4 Zach Esau (BC) Josh Seabolt (BC) Melvin Reid (MC) 5 Isaiah Randalle (KWU) Caleb Helsley (SWC) Bobby Schmidt (FRND) - In the loss last year in Tabor, the Braves had 395 yards of offense with 194 yards rushing and 201 yards passing. Tabor had 167 yards on the ground and 292 yards through the air for 459 yards of 6 Brad Cagle (SWC) Colby Johnson (OU) Joe Cannon (TC) offense. 7 Malik Nesbitt (AU) Parker Folks (TC) Fredd Botello (SWC) 8 Derrick Curtis (OU) Ryan Clark (BC) Drevon Macon (KWU) - The first meeting between the teams happened on Nov. 1, 1969 in Ottawa. The Braves won the game 9 Zach Esau (BC) Aaron Schoemann (OU) Brayden Francis (BC) 36-7. OU held Tabor to six fist downs, 20 yards rushing and 29 yards passing. The Ottawa defense 10 Malik Nesbitt (AU) Jaylin King (OU) Trey Palmer (BC) picked off the Blueajay quarterback four times.. - Since Ottawa rejoined the KCAC in 1982, the Braves are 27-11 against Tabor College. all-time series results Tabor College ...................... 30-11 S13, 2008 (H) ..................... W, 52-6 N1, 1969 (H) ...................... W, 36-7 O10, 2009 (A) ..................... W, 79-6 O31, 1970 (A) ..................... W, 12-0 O9, 2010 (H) ...................... W, 55-6 O28, 1978 (H) .................... W, 43-6 O1, 2011 (H) .................... W, 37-10 O30, 1982 (H) ...................L, 15-30 O22, 2011 (H) .................... W, 27-6 O29, 1983 (A) ..................... W, 23-0 S29, 2012 (A) ................... W, 25-21 O27, 1984 (H) .................... W, 18-0 N16, 2013 (H) ........... (12) L, 20-23 N2, 1986 (A) ..................... W, 49-18 N15, 2014 (A) ............(18) W, 17-15 N1, 1986 (H) ...................... W, 51-7 S19, 2015 (H) ............ (24) L, 17-43 O31, 1987 (A) ......................L, 9-13 S17, 2016 (A) ............ (17) L, 25-44 O15, 1988 (H) .................... W, 24-0 S23, 2017 (H) ............ (17) L, 10-41 O14, 1989 (A) ....................L, 16-25 S29, 2018 (H) ........... (RV) W, 34-14 O13, 1990 (A) ..................... W, 37-0 O5, 2019 (A) ......................L, 28-35 O19, 1991 (H) .................. W, 36-16 O3, 1992 (A) ..................... W, 30-13 O2, 1993 (A) ..................... W, 37-11 O29, 1994 (A) ..................... W, 45-0 2020 KCAC Coaches Poll O28, 1995 (H) .................... W, 38-6 O19, 1996 (H) .................... W, 25-7 School.........................................................................Points (FPV) O18, 1997 (A) ................... W, 35-14 1. Kansas Wesleyan University ............................................... 98 (8) O31, 1998 (H) .................... W, 27-3 2. Bethel College ..................................................................... 86 (1) O30, 1999 (A) ..................... W, 81-6 3. Avlia University ................................................................... 81 (2) N4, 2000 (H) .................... W, 24-14 4. Sterling College .........................................................................72 N3, 2001 (A) ..................... W, 36-29 5. Tabor College ............................................................................58 N2, 2002 (H) .........................L, 4-7 N1, 2003 (H) ������������������������ W, 27-3 6. Southwestern College ...............................................................56 O16, 2004 (H) ........... (15) L, 14-24 7. McPherson College ...................................................................46 O28, 2006 (A) ....................L, 14-27 8. Ottawa University ...................................................................42 S8, 2007 (A) ..................... W, 36-26 9. Friends University .....................................................................32 10. Bethany College ......................................................................23 11. University of Saint Mary ..........................................................10 OTTAWA'S 2020 OPENING DRIVES 2020 KCAC Media Poll GAME OPPONENT START PLAYS YARDS RESULT School.........................................................................Points (FPV) 1 Oklahoma Panhandle State OPSU 40 4 40 Touchdown 1. Kansas Wesleyan University ........................................... 266 (14) *2 McPherson College OU 30 2 70 Touchdown 2. Bethel College ................................................................... 245 (6) 3 Bethel College OU 29 14 71 Touchdown 3. Avila University ................................................................. 238 (4) *4 University of Saint Mary OU 26 3 1 Punt 4.