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University of Arkansas at Monticello GAMEDAY - UAM VS. EAST CENTRAL 2019 Game Notes --- Week 5 --- VS. EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY @WEEVILFOOTBALL NOTES The Matchup This week’s meeting between East Central and UAM will be the 14th contest in a series history that dates back to 1969. Although there was a break in the action @ from 1993 to 2011, in the Great American Conference era, the Tigers are 6-2 against the Weevils, and won last year’s contest, 29-27. Coaching Matchup UAM head football Coach Hud Jackson is now 31-61 in his UAM coaching career after the loss last week. He will be going up against Al Johnson, who is in his GAMEDAY INFORMATION second year with East Central and has amassed a 4-11 record thus far. In that Opponent ................................... East Central Tigers (1-3, 1-3 GAC) stretch, he is undefeated against Arkansas at Monticello after earning the victory When ..............................................................Saturday, October 5 in 2018. Where ...............Monticello -- “Convoy” Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium (4,500) Last Meeting Field Surface ............................................................ Natural Grass Last season, UAM played East Central in Ada, Oklahoma at Koi Ishto Stadium. Kickoff ................................................................................3 p.m. The Tigers won that contest, 29-27. The Tigers went ahead of the Weevils 26-21 to begin the fourth quarter and later kicked a 36-yard field goal to make it a 29-21 UAM Radio ..............................................................KHBM-FM 93.7 lead. The Weevils scored a touchdown with 3:49 remaining in the game, but failed Video Streaming .....................www.youtube.com/user/UAMSports on the two-point conversion to tie the contest, eventually falling, 29-27. Live Stats ................... www.uamsports.com/sidearmstats/football Notes ............................................................................GAC Game Milestone Coming With the loss last week, Arkansas at Monticello remains still one win shy of 400 wins for the program. Dating back to its inception in 1911, the Weevils are 399- ECU / UAM Series info (SInce 1969) 527-25, have had 37 winning season and 10 first-place finishes. Overall ....................................................................ECU Leads, 9-4 UAM at Home ...........................................................................3-2 Last week against NWOSU UAM at SWOSU .........................................................................1-7 UAM lost its second road game of the year last Saturday in Alva, Oklahoma at Northwestern Oklahoma State, 28-0. The Weevils tallied three interceptions and Neutral Site ..............................................................................0-0 lost a fumble for a total of four turnovers in the game. On the plus side, UAM did Last Five Meetings ....................................................................2-3 rush for 215 yards on the ground on 48 attempts for a 4.7 average. And although First Meeting ................................ 1969 -- At UAM: UAM 14, ECU 47 NWOSU quarterback Trent Easley threw two touchdowns, the Weevils got to him for Last Meeting ..................................2018 -- At ECU: UAM 27, ECU 29 three sacks and held him under 200 yards passing. Winning Streak .................................................................. ECU - 1 Nationally Recognized Defense Even after last week’s loss at Northwestern Oklahoma State, UAM is still first in NCAA Division II in passing yards allowed, holding opponents to 97.8 yards per 2019 UAM Schedule / Results game in the air. Date.............. Opponent ............................... Time ......Result,Score 9/5 ........... Arkansas Tech .................6 p.m. W, 26-23 OT Great American Conference Categories UAM also ranks pretty high in other defensive categories in the conference. The 9/14 .......... @ #22 Harding ..............6 p.m.......... L, 0-24 Weevils are second in league in pass defense efficiency (82.9) and third in the 9/21.......... SW Oklahoma State ........6 p.m.........W, 44-9 league in total defense (311.5 ypg). 9/28 ......... @ NW Oklahoma State ...6 p.m..........L, 0-28 Third-Down Stops 10/5 .......... East Central ....................3 p.m...................-- The Weevils have also made some big stops on third down this season ranking 10/12 ........ @ SE Oklahoma State ....3 p.m...................-- fourth in the conference in stops. Opponents carry just a 26.9 third-down 10/19 ........ Southern Nazarene .........3 p.m...................-- conversion percentage. 10/26 ........ @ Oklahoma Baptist ......3 p.m...................-- 11/2 .......... Henderson State .............3 p.m...................-- Pretty Disciplined This relatively new coaching staff of the Weevils have also done a great job of 11/9 .......... @ Ouachita Baptist .........3 p.m...................-- keeping the team disciplined in games this year as UAM is tied for first in the GAC 11/16 ........ @ Southern Arkansas .....3 p.m...................-- in penalties (19) and second in penalty yards (41.0) 2019 @WEEVILFOOTBALL UAM BY THE NUMBERS If they score, they win. So far in 2019, if UAM has tallied any points in a contest, it has been a Head Coach ............................................................................ victory. Both of the Weevils losses this season were of the shutout variety with William “Hud” Jackson .............................................Ninth Season a 24-0 loss at Harding and a 28-0 loss at Northwestern Oklahoma Career Record: 31-61 ............................................. AT UAM (SAME) If it’s home, they win. Team stats (2019) ...............................(GAC RANK) Along with the previous note, Arkansas at Monticello also prefers playing at Points Per Game ........................................................... 17.5 (11th) home. UAM is 2-0 at Willis “Convoy” Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium this year and has not earned a win elsewhere. Points Allowed Per Game ...............................................20.8 (5th) Total Offense Per Game ..............................................319.8 (11th) The First Four Total Defense Per Game ...............................................311.5 (3rd) Through its first four games, UAM is 2-2. This record has become familiar Rushing Offense Per Game .......................................... 175.0 (6th) in years past. Since the GAC started in 2011, the Weevils have gone 2-2 four times through its first game of the year, with this being the fourth occurrence. Rushing Defense Per Game ........................................213.0 (10th) In each of those first three times, UAM has finished the season, 5-6. Passing Offense Per Game ..........................................144.8 (10th) Passing Defense Per Game .............................................97.8 (1st) Some Individual Numbers Turnover Margin ..............................................................-3 (T-9th) Devontae Dean leads UAM rushers with 65 attempts for 262 yards and a touchdown on the ground, while Alex Day is behind him in attempts with Individual Statistics ................................ (2019) 27. He’s also registered 168 yards rushing. Demilon Brown, who saw some action last week at NWOSU, is third on the team with 137 yards on 17 carries PASSING ................................ Caleb Canady (527 yds/4 TD/5 INT) and has a touchdown. Caleb Canady has thrown for 527 yards and four RUSHING ...................Devontae Dean (65 carries/262 yards/1 TD) touchdowns. His top receivers are C.J. Parham (17 rec., 229 yards, 2 TDs) RECEIVING .......................... C.J. Parham (17 rec./229 yards/2 TD) and DeAndre Washington (16 rec. 107 yards, 2 TDs). On defense, Gabe Brace TACKLES ...................................Gabe Brace (29 tot./1.0 TFL/1 BU) leads the team in tackles with 29. Christian Jefferson has two interceptions in the secondary and Chase Crosby has gotten to the quarterback for 2.5 sacks. SACKS ....................................................Chase Crosby (2.5, 4 yds) INTERCEPTIONS ...............................Christian Jefferson (2, 22 yds) Scouting the Tigers East Central is 1-3 overall and 1-3 in league games thus far in 2019. The ECU BY THE NUMBERS Tigers first win came on their homecoming against Southern Nazarene, 45-7. Head Coach ............................................................................ However, ECU did fall last week to Oklahoma Baptist in a shootout, 50-41. Al Johnson ..............................................................Second Season Tough Ground Game Career Record: 4-11 .................................................AT ECU (SAME) Despite its 1-3 record, East Central has been a solid offensive team. The Tigers are second in the league in scoring offense and most of that has to do Team stats (2019) ...............................(GAC RANK) with its rushing attack. ECU has totaled 1,000 yards 13 rushing touchdowns Points Per Game ........................................................... 30.0 (2nd) this season. Those 13 rushing TDs are the best in the GAC. Points Allowed Per Game ...............................................25.5 (7th) A Big Rushing Weapon Total Offense Per Game .............................................. 429.5 (2nd) A lot of that rushing success has been due to Ontario Douglas. Douglas is Total Defense Per Game ...............................................401.8 (9th) averaging 145.0 yards per game, which is fifth best in Division II. He