BRAVES2018 OU Football Ottawa University® Sports Information Department - 1001 S. Cedar - Box #7 - Ottawa, Kan. 66067 - Phone 785-248-2610 -
[email protected] 2018 Season Schedule Game 1 Date Opponent Location Time/Result OU at Bethel College 9/1 Bethel College North Newton, Kan. 7pm Sept. 1 - 7pm 9/8 Uni. of Saint Mary Ottawa, Kan. 6pm 9/15 Bethany College Lindsborg, Kan. 7pm 9/22 #21 Kansas Wesleyan Salina, Kan. 5pm Braves North Newton, Kan. 9/29 #18 Tabor College Ottawa, Kan. 1pm Threshers Record: 0-0, 0-0 10/6 #17 Sterling College Sterling, Kan. 1:30pm 73rd All-Time Meeting Record: 0-0 10/13 McPherson College Ottawa, Kan. 1pm Last Game: OU leads the series 57-12-2 Last Game: 10/20 Avila University Kansas City, Mo. 12pm Season Opener Season Opener 10/27 Southwestern College Ottawa, Kan. 1pm Coach: Kent Kessinger Coach: Terry Harrison 10/10 Friends University Ottawa, Kan. 1pm Live Stats/Video @ ottawabraves.com Career/OU Record: Career/BC Record: Radio: KOFO 1220 AM / www.kofo.com *All home games are in BOLD and are played at Braves Field Same/88-64 (15th Year) Same/0-0 (1st Year) Scouting Ottawa (0-0, 0-0): The Braves have been picked to finish fifth in the KCAC by the conference media A Numbers Game and sixth by the conference coaches at the 2018 KCAC Football Media Day. The Braves return their top rusher from a year ago, sophomore James Reeder. He averaged 108.4 yards per game. As a team, the Braves finished 2017 ranked 12th in the NAIA in defensive passing yards per game (180.3), 19th in rushing offense per game (204.4), 20th in total rushing offense (2,248), 22nd in opponent third down conversion (33.8), 25 in sacks against (1.6), 26th in first downs per game (22.2), 30th in total sacks against (18), 30th in opponent fourth down conversion (41.2), 39th in opponent first downs (215), 44th in fourth down conversion (43.3), 44th in punt return yards per game (8.9), 45th in punting yards per attempt (35.6), 45th in third down conversion (38.3), 49th in defensive passing efficiency (130.6), and 50th in total offensive yards per game (365.7).