2019 OU Football @Bravesathletics
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
BRAVES2019 OU Football Ottawa University® Sports Information Department - 1001 S. Cedar - Box #7 - Ottawa, Kan. 66067 - Phone 785-248-2610 - [email protected] 2019 Season Schedule Game 3 Date Opponent Location Time/Result Ottawa vs. Kansas Wesleyan 9/7 Southwestern College Winfield, Kan. W, 35-34 Sept. 28 - 6pm 9/21 #RV Sterling College Sterling, Kan. L, 29-37 9/28 #4 Kansas Wesleyan Ottawa, Kan. 6pm Braves Field (4) 10/5 Tabor College Hillsboro, Kan. 1:30 pm (RV)Braves Ottawa, Kan. Coyotes 10/12 Avila University Ottawa, Kan. 1pm Record: 1-1, 1-1 Record: 4-0, 3-0 10/19 McPherson College McPherson, Kan. 5:30 pm 80th All-Time Meeting Last Game: 10/26 Bethel College Ottawa, Kan. 1pm Last Game: OU leads the series 43-32-4 11/2 Uni. of Saint Mary Ottawa, Kan. 1pm at Sterling, L, 29-37 vs. Bethany, W, 51-0 11/9 Friends University Ottawa, Kan. 1pm Coach: Kent Kessinger Coach: Myers Hendrickson 11/16 Bethany College Lindsborg, Kan. 1:30 pm Live Stats/Video @ ottawabraves.com Career/OU Record: Career/KWU Record: Radio: KOFO 1220 AM / www.kofo.com Same/4-0 (1st Year) *All home games are in BOLD and are played at Braves Field Same/97-67 (16th Year) Scouting (RV) Ottawa University (1-1, 1-1): Ottawa fell to Sterling College, 37-29, last Saturday on the road in Smisor A Numbers Game Stadium. In the loss to the Warriors, Ottawa had 325 yards of offense, 70 rushing and 255 passing. Sterling finished the game with 180 yards rushing and 242 yards passing for 422 yards of offense. The OU defense forced the Warrior offense into two punts and a turnover on downs in the fourth quarter. Offensive Stats vs. Sterling Connor Kaegi – 18 ATT, 49 Yards Rushing, 1 TD / 24-for-54, 255 Yards Passing, 3 TD Stephon Sanders - 5 REC, 19 Yards Receiving Dylan Foos - 4 REC, 71 Yards Receiving Santino Gee - 3 REC, 55 Yards Receiving, 1 TD Defensive Stats vs. Sterling Saturday’s contest41 is the 41st meeting between the two teams Colby Johnson – 11 Tackles, 0.5 Sacks, 2.5 TFL in Ottawa. The Braves have a record of 25-13-2 against the Kobie Womack – 9 Tackles, 2.0 TFL Jaylin King – 7 Tackles, 1 PBUP Coyotes at home. KWU has won the last two games played at Matthew Blankenship – 7 Tackles, 1 TFL Braves Field. Leland McKinney – 7 Tackles, 1.5 TFL The Braves are led in rushing yards per game (41) and passing yards per game (343.5) by Connor Kaegi. Dylan Foos is OU’s leader in receptions per game (7.5), Colby Johnson leads Ottawa in tackles per game (11), and Aaron Schoemann is the Braves’ leader in sacks per game (1). Series Information: Saturday’s match up is the 80th all-time meeting between the two teams. OU leads the all-time series, 43-32-4. The Braves have a record of 25-13-2 against the Coyotes in Ottawa. OU is on a four game losing streak against KWU. The last time the Braves defeated Kansas Wesleyan was on Nov. 1, 2014. The Braves won the contest 48-20 in Salina. The last home victory over the Coyotes was on Nov. 1, 2013. OU won the game 55-27. Preseason KCAC Team: Ottawa University’s Jacob Garcia, Colby Johnson, and Dylan Foos were named to the 2019 KCAC Preseason Team. Garcia was an Honorable Mention NAIA All-American and First Team All-KCAC selection at defensive line. 67 Johnson was named First Team All-KCAC at linebacker and Foos was a Second Team All-KCAC selection as a punt returner. Ottawa has a record of 67-49-8 in home openers. OU won last year’s home opener against the University of Saint Mary, 29-27. Prior to Celebrating 150 Years of College Football: One of the major changes in 1906 to the rules was the legalizing of the forward that victory, the Braves had lost three straight home openers. pass. It was hoped, and this hope was proven correct, that by opening up the game fewer players would be injured in the mass rushing plays that were so popular and effective at the turn of the century. The rules committee also changed the downs system, requiring a team to make ten yards, not five, in three tries for a first down. In 1912 the rule was changed to four tries, or downs, to make a first down. Most sources credit St. Louis University’s Bradbury Robinson from Bellevue, Ohio with throwing the first legal forward pass. On September 5, 1906, in a game against Carroll College, Robinson’s first attempt at a forward pass fell incomplete and resulted in a turnover under the 1906 rules. Did You Know: In 1932 the Kansas Conference passed a rule that allows football practice to begin September 5 regard- @BravesAthletics less of enrollment dates. - Courtesy of the Ottawa Herald 2019 Braves Football Did You Know: That the 1932 team won the school’s first football conference championship with a 19-7 2019 KCAC Media Preseason Poll defeat of Bethany College. OU outscored its opponents, 62-7 during the 1932 season. Team (First Place Votes) ...............Points 1. Kansas Wesleyan (24) .................. 284 Scouting #4 Kansas Wesleyan University (4-0, 3-0): KWU enters Saturday’s contest coming off of a 51-0 2. Ottawa University (2) ................... 248 victory over Bethany College in Salina. The KWU defense stifled Bethany at every juncture from start to finish, 3. Avila University ............................ 225 limiting the Swedes to 93 yards total offense that included an incredible minus-3 yards rushing. They had eight 4. Tabor College ............................... 200 first downs for the game – one the first half to go along with 17 total yards. (-kwucoyotes.com). 5. Sterling College ............................. 174 6. Southwestern College ................... 149 Kansas Wesleyan had 265 yards on the ground and 276 yards through the air against the Swedes. KWU also 7. Bethel College ............................... 127 dominated the time of possession, 35:07 to 24:53. 8. University of Saint Mary ................ 110 9. Friends University ........................... 90 Demarco Prewitt leads the Coyotes in rushing (102 yards) per game, Johnny Feauto is the team’s leader in pass- 10. McPherson College ....................... 72 ing yards per game (299.5), Stevie Williams is KWU’s leader in receptions per game (5.7), Warren Singletary 11. Bethany College ............................ 37 leads the team in tackles per game (6.3), and Shaq Bradford is the Coyotes leader in sacks per game (2.1). Feauto is completing 64.3 percent of his passes. 2019 KCAC Coaches Preseason Poll Team (First Place Votes) ...............Points 1. Kansas Wesleyan (10) .................. 100 2019 KWU Team Rankings 2. Ottawa University ........................... 86 Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Field Goals Pct (1.000) 3. Avila University ............................... 79 Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Total Sacks By (19.000) 4. Tabor College (1) ............................. 73 Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Rushing Defense per Game (40.300) 5. Sterling College ............................... 70 Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Total Scoring Offense (192) 6. Southwestern College ..................... 52 Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Opp 3rd Down Conv. (18.000) 7. Bethel College ................................. 45 Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Pass Efficiency (202.600) T-8. Friends Univeristy ........................ 33 Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Total Pass Offense (1231) T-8. University of Saint Mary ............... 33 Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Sacks By (4.800) 10. McPherson College ....................... 18 Ranks Number 5 in Division I in Total Defense per Game (208.000) 11. Bethany College ............................ 16 Ranks Number 5 in Division I in Total Offense Yds per Game (507.800) Ranks Number 5 in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (48.000) Ranks Number 6 in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (9.800) Ranks Number 6 in Division I in First Downs per Game (25.800) Ranks Number 7 in Division I in 3rd Down Conv. (46.600) 2019 KCAC ESPN3 Game of the Week Schedule Ranks Number 9 in Division I in Pass Def Efficiency (89.100) 9/7 Ottawa University at Southwestern College 35-34 Ranks Number 9 in Division I in Total Rushing Offense (800) 9/14 Kansas Wesleyan University at Friends University 56-3 Ranks Number 10 in Division I in Pass Offense per Game (307.800) 9/21 McPherson College at Bethel College 41-32 Ranks Number 11 in Division I in 4th Down Conv. (72.700) Ranks Number 12 in Division I in Penalty Yds per Game (88.300) 9/28 Friends University at Avila University 1pm Ranks Number 21 in Division I in Rushing Offense per Game (200.000) 10/5 Sterling College at University of Saint Mary 1:30pm Ranks Number 29 in Division I in Pass Defense per Game (167.800) 10/12 Avila University at Ottawa University 1pm Ranks Number 29 in Division I in KickOff Returns Yds per Att (20.900) 10/19 University of Saint Mary at Tabor College 2pm Ranks Number 31 in Division I in Sacks Against (1.500) 10/26 Tabor College at Bethany College 1:30pm Ranks Number 37 in Division I in Opponent First Downs (55) Ranks Number 38 in Division I in Pat Kicking (0.923) 11/2 Southwestern College at Sterling College 1pm Ranks Number 39 in Division I in Total Sacks Against (6.000) 11/9 Bethany College at McPherson College 1pm Ranks Number 45 in Division I in Punt Yds per Att (35.600) 11/16 Bethel College at Kansas Wesleyan University 1:30pm Ranks Number 46 in Division I in Punt Returns Yds per Att (8.100) Ranks Number 48 in Division I in Opp 4th Down Conv.