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General Coaching Staff Name of School: ...... Southern Arkansas University Head Coach...... Bill Keopple City/Zip:...... Magnolia, AR 71753-5000 Alma Mater, Year...... Central Arkansas, 1982 Founded:...... 1909 Record at SAU...... 47-44 (9th Year) Enrollment:...... 4,193 College Career record...... Same Nickname:...... Muleriders Football office phone...... (870) 235-4110 School Colors:...... Royal Blue (PMS 293)/Gold (PMS 113) Home field/capacity:...... Wilkins Stadium/6,000 ...... Landon Keopple Surface:...... RealGrass Turf Position...... Affiliation:...... NCAA Division II Alma Mater, Year...... Tulsa, 2006 Conference:...... Great American ...... Trent Figg President:...... Dr. Trey Berry Position...... Secondary Alma Mater, Yr.:...... Ouachita Baptist Univ./1984 Alma Mater, Year...... William Jewell, 2008 Athletics Director:...... Steve Browning Alma Mater, Yr.:...... Southern Arkansas / 2001 Athletic Dept. Phone:...... (870) 235-4102 Assistant Coach...... Robert “Boomer” Cunningham Ticket Office Phone:...... (870) 235-4102 Position...... Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Alma Mater, Year...... Central Arkansas, 2009 istory Assistant Coach...... Benson Jordan H Position...... /Strength & Conditioning First year of Football:...... 1911 Alma Mater, Year...... Ouachita Baptist, 2014 All-time bowl/playoff record:...... 2-5 Assistant Coach...... Cordell Upshaw No. yrs. in Post-season play:...... 7 Position...... Defensive Line Last post-season app.:...... 2016 Agent Barry Live United Bowl Alma Mater, Year...... Southern Arkansas, 2009 Result:...... 24-17 loss to A&M-Kingsville All-Time Record:...... 469-434-30 Graduate Assistant...... Jacoby Walker Position...... Running Backs Athletic Communications Alma Mater, Year...... Central Arkanas, 2014 Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications:...... Daniel Gallegos Graduate Assistant...... Beaux Gipson SID Email:...... [email protected] Position...... Wide Receivers SID Office Phone:...... (870) 235-4104 Alma Mater, Year...... Mississippi College, 2015 SID Cell Phone:...... (501) 442-2930 Graduate Assistant...... Jarrett Stanton Position...... Defensive Backs Assistant Director of Athletic Communications:...... Jacob Pumphrey Alma Mater, Year...... Sterling College, 2013

SID Fax:...... (870) 235-5362 Football Athletic Trainer...... Hannah Sutton Press Box Phone:...... (870) 235-4117 Alma Mater, Year...... Southern Arkansas, 2009 SID Mailing Address: P.O. Box 9420 Magnolia, AR 71754-9420 Team Information Overnight Address:...... 100 E. University Street Magnolia, AR 71753-5000 2016 Overall record ...... 9-3 2016 Conference record/finish...... 9-2 / 2nd Final ranking last year (poll)...... N/A Athletics Website:...... www.muleriderathletics.com Basic Offense ...... Spread Athletics Twitter:...... @MuleriderSports Basic Defense...... Attacking Hybrid SAU Football Twitter:...... @SAUFootball Lettermen Returning ...... 43 Lettermen Lost ...... 22 ***All media/interview requests must be made through the athletic communica- Starters Returning ...... 17...... (8 Offense, 9 Defense) tions office at Southern Arkansas. Starters Lost ...... 5...... (3 Offense, 2 Defense)

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2017 Schedule Game 8 | October 21, 2017 | 2:30 p.m. August 31, 2017 | L, 21-28 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (5-2, 5-2 GAC) at Arkansas Tech Russellville, Ark. Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field | 6,500 September 9, 2017 | W, 35-24 vs. Harding (Family Day) VS. Magnolia, Ark. Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field | 6,000 #25 Southeastern Oklahoma Savage Storm (6-1, 6-1 GAC) September 16, 2017 | W, 38-14 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field (6,000) Magnolia, Ark. Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field | 6,000 Marquee Match-Up on Homecoming September 23, 2017 | L, 16-38 The Southern Arkansas football team returns home for its highly-anticipated at Northwestern Oklahoma Homecoming game after consecutive road contests in the Sooner State. SAU’s Alva, Okla. two-game Oklahoma swing yielded very positive results as the Muleriders won both Ranger Field | 6,000 games, and in the process, extended their winning streak out to three games. September 30, 2017 | W, 56-27 Homecoming over the nine years has been really successful for the Muleriders vs. Oklahoma Baptist as they are unbeaten in their last nine homecoming games dating back to 2008 and Magnolia, Ark. will look to make it 10 in a row against a tough opponent in Southeastern Oklahoma. Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field | 6,000 The last eight of the Mulerider triumphs have come under current head coach October 7, 2017 | W, 27-15 Bill Keopple. Among those homecoming victories, SAU has defeated GAC-foes, at Southern Nazarene Arkansas Tech (2011 & 2008), Oklahoma Baptist (2015), Ouachita Baptist (2013 & Bethany, Okla. 2009), and Southern Nazarene (2016, 2014 & 2012). SNU Football Stadium | 2,500 Despite losing their first game of the year last weekend, Southeastern figures to October 14, 2017 | W, 35-28 come into the game nationally-ranked, and with SAU 5-2 overall and in the GAC, the at East Central Muleriders will be playing for a share of first-place in the league standings. Ada, Okla. Norris Field at Koi Ishto Stadium | 5,000 ameday overage October 21, 2017 | 2:30 p.m. G C vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (HC/HOF) Radio | Southern Arkansas football games are broadcast on the Mulerider Sports Network and its Magnolia, Ark. flagship station Magnolia’s Country 99.1 KVMZ FM. Dan Gregory will provide the play-by-play and Ryan Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field | 6,000 Phillips will provide color analysis.

October 28, 2017 | 2 p.m. Live Video | Southern Arkansas' athletic communications department will provide live video coverage at Henderson State (DII Football Showcase) of all home football games throughout the 2017 season. The video can be seen under the “Multimedia” Arkadelphia, Ark. tab of muleriderathletics.com. Audio will be taken from the radio broadcast. Carpenter-Haygood Stadium | 9,600 Live Stats | Southern Arkansas’ athletic communications department will provide live stats coverage November 4, 2017 | 2 p.m. of all home football games throughout the 2017 season. The stats can be found under the “Multimedia” vs. Ouachita (Murphy USA Classic) tab of muleriderathletics.com. The stats are powered by SIDEARM Sports. El Dorado, Ark. Memorial Stadium | 6,000 Facebook | facebook.com/muleriderathletics

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About Southeastern Oklahoma Southeastern Oklahoma Facts

SCHEDULE The Southeastern Oklahoma football team enters play this weekend with a 6-1 overall record and are atop the Great American Conference standings with a matching 6-1 mark in league play. The Savage Storm began the season 6-0 and were the last unbeaten team in the GAC, dropping their first game in their most-recent outing at home against Henderson State. The win for the Reddies over Southeastern Oklahoma extended their Division II record for consecutive road victories to 30.

THE COACH The Savage Storm are coached by Bo Atterberry, who is in his fourth season as the head coach of Southeastern Oklahoma. Coming into this week’s game, Atterberry has amassed a 26-15 overall Savage Storm Head Coach record. In each of his first three years at his alma mater, Atterberry has led the Savage Storm to Durant, Okla. Bo Atterberry a winning record with a high-win mark of seven, done his first year and this past year. Atterberry’s first year with the Savage Storm also saw a postseason appearance with a bid to the Live United Quick Facts Bowl in 2014. Prior to his appointment at Southeastern, Atterberry was the head coach at Texas A&M- Location...... Durant, Okla Enrollment...... 4,000 Kingsville for six years. In his time at A&M-Kingsville, Atterberry registered a 41-28 record and led the Founded...... 1909 Javelinas to the NCAA Playoffs in consecutive years in 2009 and 2010. President...... Sean Burrage Director of Athletics...... Keith Baxter Head Coach...... Bo Atterberry SCOUTING THE OFFENSE SID...... Matt Thomas Offensively, the Savage Storm are averaging 34.6 points per game and 423.1 yards of total offense Nickname...... Savage Storm per game as well with 234.1 of the yards coming through the air and the remaining 189.0 yards being Colors...... Blue and Gold gained on the ground. Their points per game average ranks third in the GAC and their total offense is Stadium (Capacity)...... Paul Laird Field (4,500) Affiliation...... NCAA Division II fourth. Both their rushing offense and passing offense ranks sixth in the league. Conference...... Great American The Savage Storm have used three different starting quarter- Coaching Staff All-Time Series Record vs SE backs this season with CB Cantwell, Rollin Kinsaul and Austin Skinner all getting the call at least twice. Kinsaul and Skinner Head Coach:...... Bo Atterberry Year W/L/T Score Site Alma Mater:...... Southeastern Oklahoma, 1998 1952 W 27-14 Durant, Okla. have seen the most action with Kinsaul tossing the most TDs (6) Record at SE:...... (26-15 4th year) 1953 W 6-0 Magnolia, Ark. and Skinner the most yards (604). Cantwell was the starter a Career Record:...... (67-43 10th year) 1954 T 7-7 Durant, Okla. year ago, but has not played since week two due to injury. 1955 W 13-12 Magnolia, Ark. Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs:...... Charles Burks 1956 L 7-19 Durant, Okla. The Savage Storm‘s leading pass catcher is Jaylen Sims with 1957 L 7-10 Magnolia, Ark. Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line & Tight Ends:...... Chad Speer 1964 L 6-7 Magnolia, Ark. 25 receptions for 320 yards. Sims has also caught three TDs, Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator:...... John Heavner 1965 L 7-20 Durant, Okla. which is tied for the team lead with Drake White. White lead the Defensive Line:...... Brett Watson 1968 W 26-20 Magnolia, Ark. Running Backs:...... Payton Werner 1969 W 7-6 Durant, Okla. team in receiving yards with 363. Defensive Backs:...... Marvin Gray 1971 W 15-13 Durant, Okla. On the ground, the Savage Storm are led by Rashod Polk. Polk Linebackers:...... Brett Bowers 1972 W 14-7 Magnolia, Ark. 1973 W 6-0 Magnolia, Ark. has carried the ball 99 times 545 yards and six . Wide Receivers:...... Chance Grayson 1974 W 34-7 Durant, Okla. Offensive Line:...... Taylor Flowers 1975 L 26-35 Magnolia, Ark. 1976 W 7-6 Durant, Okla. SCOUTING THE DEFENSE 1978 W 20-13 Magnolia, Ark. Defensively, the Savage Storm are allowing 20.7 points per Team Information 1979 L 14-21 Durant, Okla. 2016 Overall Record...... 7-4 1980 W 17-6 Magnolia, Ark. game and 359.6 yards of total offense per game. Through the 2016 GAC Record/Finish...... 7-4/T-4th 1981 W 31-13 Durant, Okla. air Southeastern is holding opponents to 198.9 yards passing 2016 Final Ranking...... (AFCA) / (D2Football) 1982 W 36-3 Magnolia, Ark. Offense ...... Multiple One Back 1983 L 10-14 Durant, Okla. per game to ranks fifth in the GAC, while their rushing defense Defense ...... 3-4 1984 W 31-9 Magnolia, Ark. ranks fourth in the league with 160.7 yards rushing per game. Returning Letterwinners...... 36 1985 L 14-31 Durant, Okla. Starters Returning...... 12 1986 L 15-22 Magnolia, Ark. On the year, the Savage Storm have forced 19 turnovers to Starters Lost...... 16 1987 L 10-20 Durant, Okla. lead the GAC. Of those, 11 are INTs while the remaining eight are 1988 L 20-23 Magnolia, Ark. 2017 Southeastern Oklahoma Schedule 1989 T 13-13 Durant, Okla. recoveries. 1990 T 13-13 Magnolia, Ark. Date Opponent H/A Time / Result 1991 L 0-17 Durant, Okla. 8/31 Southern Nazarene A W, 58-0 1992 L 8-13 Magnolia, Ark. THE SERIES 9/9 Oklahoma Baptist H W, 21-17 1993 W 21-7 Durant, Okla. This will be the 42nd meeting all-time between the Muleriders 9/16 Ouachita A W, 41-35 1994 L 17-24 Magnolia, Ark. 9/23 Arkansas-Monticello H W, 41-21 1999 W 34-27 Magnolia, Ark. and Savage Storm with SAU holding a 21-17-3 lead in the series. 9/30 Northwestern Oklahoma A W, 30-27 2000 W 28-15 Durant, Okla. The all-time series dates back to 1952 and was just about a 2011 L 21-24 Magnolia, Ark. 10/7 Southwestern Oklahoma H W, 31-24 2012 W 31-24 Durant, Okla. yearly match-up from 1970-2000 before the series re-booted 10/14 Henderson State H L, 20-21 2013 L 50-56 Durant, Okla. in 2011 with the two schools being charter members of the GAC. 10/21 Southern Arkansas A 2:30 p.m. 2014 W 30-29 Magnolia, Ark. Since becoming conference opponents, the series is tied 3-3 . 10/28 Harding H 2 p.m. 2015 L 13-35 Durant, Okla. 11/4 Arkansas Tech A 2 p.m. 2016 W 38-24 Magnolia, Ark. 11/11 East Central H 2 p.m. Total (41 Games): SAU leads 21-17-3 In Magnolia (21 Games): SAU leads 12-8-1

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Scoring Summary (Final) Southern Arkansas Football Southeastern Okla. vs Southern Arkansas (OctL 29,ast 2016 at Magnolia,Time Ark.) Out vs. Southeastern Oklahoma

Southeastern Okla. (5-4,5-4) vs. Southern Arkansas (7-2,7-2) HOW IT HAPPENED – First Half Date: Oct 29, 2016 • Site: Magnolia, Ark. • Stadium: WIlkins Stadium » Defense dictated much of the first quarter, but an interception by SAU's Lorenzo Watkins with 4:02 on the clock Attendance: 4838 in the first set up the Muleriders' first score of the game; a 13-yard TD pass from Barrett Renner to senior wideout Jared Brown Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total » A three-and-out followed on Southeastern's ensuing possession and the Muleriders' offense ate up the next five Southeastern Okla. 0 7 10 7 24 Southern Arkansas 7 17 7 7 38 minutes of game clock before Bradford Grems capped a 15-play drive with a 21-yard to make it 10-0 SAU » Moments later, following another three-and-out forced by the Muleriders' defense, SAU raced out to a 17-0 lead

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H as Tanner Hudson turned a five-yard inside route into a 61-yard as he evaded numerous Savage Storm 1st 01:38 SAU - Jared Brown 13 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 5-48 2:24 0 - 7 defenders and added a few shifty moves to break out into the open 2nd 09:57 SAU - Bradford Grems 21 yd field goal, 14-63 5:10 0 - 10 07:24 SAU - Tanner Hudson 61 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 3-81 1:03 0 - 17 » The Savage Storm scored their first points of the game on their next possession to cut SAU's lead to 10 points at 04:14 SOSU - Kaymon Farmer 13 yd pass from CB Cantwell (Joel Carlos kick), 8-62 3:05 7 - 17 17-7 00:37 SAU - Tanner Hudson 45 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 4-67 1:05 7 - 24 3rd 09:33 SAU - Tanner Hudson 17 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 11-84 5:21 7 - 31 » Both teams then traded three-and-outs to give SAU the ball back with 1:42 left before halftime 07:17 SOSU - Anterric Maxey 45 ydTeam pass fromStatistics CB Cantwell (Final) (Joel Carlos kick), 6-72 2:11 14 - 31 01:10 SOSU - Joel Carlos 20 ydSouthern field goal, 12-61Arkansas 3:59 Football 17 - 31 » After three plays on that drive, Hudson broke out again for a long score, this one from 45 yards out, and the 4th 11:00 SAU - DaltonSoutheastern Wright 4 yd pass Okla. from Barrettvs Southern Renner (Bradford Arkansas Grems (Oct kick), 29, 13-84 2016 5:10 at Magnolia, Ark.) 17 - 38 Muleriders went into the locker room up 24- 09:21 SOSU - CB Cantwell 2 yd run (Joel Carlos kick), 7-67 1:32 24 - 38 SOSU SAU HOW IT HAPPENED – Second Half Kickoff time: 2 p.m. FIRST• End ofDOWNS Game: 4:49 • Total elapsed time:20 2:49 28 Officials: Referee: Ron R uStandridge; s h in g Umpire: Jim Featherston; Linesman:7 13Scott Speropolu; » Coming out of the break, SAU received the ball after winning the toss and deferring. The Muleriders made the Line judge: Landon Trusty; P a s s in gBack judge: Bill Gregory; Field judge:10 Rodney15 Davis; most of that decision as they found themselves up 31-7 at the end of lengthy drive that covered 84 yards on 12 Side judge: Rett Cranford; P e n a lt y 3 0 plays, while consuming 5:21 of game time. Accounting for that Mulerider score was Hudson as he hauled in his third Temperature: 82 degNET • Wind: YARDS SSW RUSHING @ 8 • Weather: Mostly Sunny,106 Warm190 Rushing Attempts 27 43 touchdown reception of the game Average Per Rush 3.9 4.4 Rushing Touchdowns 1 0 » Three plays later, it appeared as though the SAU defense forced another three-and-out, but faced with a 4th- Yards Gained Rushing 115 207 and-3 from their 35, the Savage Storm elected to go for a fake as punter Joel Carlos ran for the needed three Yards Lost Rushing 9 17 NET YARDS PASSING 243 338 yards to keep the drive going. C o m p le t io n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 18-34-2 28-36-0 » That 4th-down conversion on the fake punt sparked the Southeastern offense and two plays later, CB Average Per Attempt 7.1 9.4 Average Per Completion 13.5 12.1 Cantwell found Anterric Maxey wide open from 45-yards out for the score Passing Touchdowns 2 5 » An unproductive SAU drive led to another score by Southeastern as Carlos made good on a 20-yard field goal to TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 349 528 Total offense plays 61 79 make it 31-17, SAU with 1:10 remaining in the third quarter Average Gain Per Play 5.7 6.7 » SAU's ensuing possession took the game into the fourth quarter and eventually, the Muleriders lit up the score- : Number-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 2-9 8-100 board once more as Renner found his fullback Dalton Wright from four-yards out to make it 38-17, Muleriders PUNTS-YARDS 5-159 5-259 » The Savage Storm answered relatively quickly with a score of their own to make it a two-possession game at Average Yards Per Punt 31.8 51.8 Net Yards Per Punt 31.0 44.8 38-24 with 9:21 left in the fourth quarter Inside 20 2 1 » SAU had another unproductive offensive drive and punted the ball away to the Savage Storm with just over seven 50+ Yards 0 2 T o u c h b a c k s 0 2 minutes left in the game Fair catch 2 1 » As it has done in numerous games this year, the SAU defense came up with a game-saving turnover as Elgin KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-267 7-349 Average Yards Per Kickoff 53.4 49.9 Moore intercepted Cantwell, giving the Muleriders the ball back with 6:44 left on the clock Net Yards Per Kickoff 38.0 30.4 » In no hurry, the Muleriders embarked on a methodical drive that had the primary goals of ball security and first T o u c h b a c k s 2 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2--5-0 1-4-0 downs Average Per Return -2.5 4.0 » SAU got both on that drive as they held on to the ball and four first downs gained on the drive allowed the Mulerid- Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 7-136-0 2-27-0 Average Per Return 19.4 13.5 ers to go in to victory formation on the game's final two plays Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-7-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 TURNING POINT Possession Time 23:07 36:53 » Southeastern converting a 4th-down on a fake punt about midway in the third quarter and two plays later, the 1st Quarter 8 : 3 7 6 : 2 3 2nd Quarter 6 : 1 9 8 : 4 1 Savage Storm scored their second touchdown of the game to make it 31-14 SAU 3rd Quarter 6 : 1 5 8 : 4 5 » Prior to that, SAU was firmly in control of the game and was perhaps looking to go up by five possessions if they 4th Quarter 1 : 5 6 13:04 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 8 of 15 were to have scored a TD Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 » Southeastern went on to score 10 more points from there and had a lot of momentum going their way as they at- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 4-5 T o u c h d o w n s 2-3 3-5 tempted to comeback on the Muleriders, but the SAU defense stood tall once more and Elgin Moore's INT essentially Field goals 1-3 1-5 ended the game as Southeastern did not touch the football again Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-12 0-0 PAT Kicks 3-3 5-5 Field Goals 1-1 1-1 OF NOTE Points off turnovers 0 7 » This game marked the final home game in the playing careers of SAU's nine seniors and with the victory, this senior class will end their careers 16-2 at home inside Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field » SAU QB Barrett Renner tied a single-game best in touchdown passes as he threw for five in the game against Southeastern. Renner has accomplished that feat now three times in his career and the five TD tosses are tied for the second-most in a game at SAU » On the receiving end of three of Renner's TD passes was Tanner Hudson. The three receiving TDs for Hudson are a single-game high for him and also are tied for the second-most in a game at SAU » A dual-threat player, Hudson also had a fine game as SAU's punter. Having to punt five times, Hudson averaged 51.8 yards per punt with two going over 50 yards including a long punt of 70 yards. Hudson now has two punts of 70 yards or longer on the season » The Mulerider defense had two interceptions against Southeastern, making it the sixth game this season that SAU has had at least two interceptions. Coming into play, the Muleriders were leading the GAC in interceptions with 13 » Also on defense, the Muleriders managed to stop the league's best 1-2 running combo in Devlon Wortham and Ronnie Green to just a combined 75 yards on 20 carries (3.8 yards/rush). Both backs were averaging over 100 yards per game and ranked in the top-three in the GAC in rushing. Additionally, Wortham had over 500 yards and nine touchdowns scored in his career against SAU coming into the game

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GAC Standings How SAU Stacks Up in #theGAC

2017 Standings (As of 10-16-17) Team Top-5 (as of 10-17-17) Team GAC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Southeastern Oklahoma State 6-1 .857 6-1 .857 L1 » 1st - Passing Offense...... 268.4 ypg Arkansas Tech 5-2 .714 5-2 .714 W1 » 1st - Total Defense...... 319.9 ypg Ouachita 5-2 .714 5-2 .714 W1 » 1st - Sacks Against...... 2 Southern Arkansas 5-2 .714 5-2 .714 W3 » 1st - Sacks By...... 19 Arkansas-Monticello 4-3 .571 4-3 .571 W2 » 2nd - Total Offense...... 429.7 ypg Harding 4-3 .571 4-3 .571 W4 » 2nd - Rushing Defense...... 136.3 ypg Henderson State 4-3 .571 4-3 .571 W2 » 2nd - Field Goals...... 4-of-5 (80%) Northwestern Oklahoma State 3-4 .429 3-4 .429 L1 » 2nd - Opponent First Downs...... 130 (18.6/gm) Southern Nazarene 3-4 .429 3-4 .429 L2 » 2nd - Third Down Conversions...... 51% (46-of-90) Southwestern Oklahoma State 2-5 .286 2-5 .286 L2 » 3rd - Passing Defense...... 183.6 ypg East Central 1-6 .143 1-6 .143 L6 » 3rd - First Downs...... 157 (22.4/gm) Oklahoma Baptist 0-7 .000 0-7 .000 L7 » 3rd - Pass Efficiency...... 149.5 » 4th - Red Zone Offense...... 86.7% (26-of-30) » 4th - Opponent Third Down Conversions...... 41% (41-of-100) 2016 GAC Standings (Final) » 4th - PAT Kicking...... 97% (30-of-31) Team GAC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak » 5th - Scoring Defense...... 24.9 ppg Harding 11-0 1.000 13-1 .929 L1 » 5th - Opponent Fourth Down Conversions...... 50% (6-for-12) Southern Arkansas 9-2 .818 9-3 .750 L1 » 5th - Time of Possession...... 30:11 Henderson State 8-3 .727 8-3 .727 L1 Ouachita 7-4 .636 7-4 .636 W3 Southeastern Oklahoma State 7-4 .636 7-4 .636 W2 Arkansas Tech 6-5 .545 6-5 .545 L1 Individual Top-5 (as of 10-17-17) Southwestern Oklahoma State 5-6 .455 5-6 .455 W1 Arkansas-Monticello 4-7 .364 4-7 .364 L2 Northwestern Oklahoma State 4-7 .364 4-7 .364 L3 » 1st - Sacks...... Davondrick Lison (7.0) Oklahoma Baptist 2-9 .182 2-9 .182 L7 » 1st - Passing Average/Game...... Barrett Renner (267.1 ypg) Southern Nazarene 2-9 .182 2-9 .182 W1 » 1st - Tackles for Loss...... Anthony Washington (14.0) East Central 1-10 .091 1-10 .091 L8 » 2nd - Tackles for Loss...... Davondrick Lison (12.5) » 2nd - Total Offense...... Barrett Renner (283.0 ypg) » 2nd - Pass Efficiency...... Barrett Renner (149.6) THE CONFERENCE SLATE » 2nd - Fumbles Recovered...... La'Montrick Turner (2) This Week » T2nd - Sacks...... Anthony Washington (5.0) 10/21 | Oklahoma Baptist @ Ouachita | 1 p.m. » T2nd - Fumbles Forced...... Davondrick Lison (2) 10/21 | East Central @ Henderson State | 2 p.m. » 4th - Punting...... Tanner Hudson (40.3 ypp) 10/21 | Northwestern Oklahoma @ Arkansas Tech | 2 p.m. » 4th - Tackles for Loss...... Malachi Pointer (7.5) 10/21 | Southern Nazarene @ Arkansas-Monticello | 2 p.m. » 5th - Rushing...... Michael Nunnery (74.4 ypg) 10/21 | Southwestern Oklahoma @ Harding | 2 p.m. » 5th - PAT Kicking...... Bradford Grems (96.8 | 30-of-31) 10/21 | Southeastern Oklahoma @ Southern Arkansas | 2:30 p.m. » T5th - Tackles for Loss...... Antonio Washington (7.0)

Next Week 10/28 | Arkansas-Monticello @ Ouachita | 1 p.m. 10/28 | Southwestern Oklahoma @ Oklahoma Baptist | 2 p.m. 2017 GAC Players of the Week 10/28 | Southern Arkansas @ Henderson State | 2 p.m. | NCAA DII Football Showcase on ESPN3 Week 1 (9/4/17) Week 5 (10/2/17) Week 9 (10/30/17) 10/28 | Harding @ Southeastern Oklahoma | 2 p.m. Off: Noah Holle (ECU) Off: Barrett Renner (SAU) Off: 10/28 | Arkansas Tech @ East Central | 4 p.m. Def: Sheldon Watson (HSU) Drew Harris (OUA) Def: 10/28 | Northwestern Oklahoma @ Southern Nazarene | 4 p.m. ST: Dominic Blue (SWOSU) Def: Derrick Carmouche (SNU) ST: ST: Joel Carlos (SE) Week 2 (9/11/17) Week 10 (11/6/17) Off: Cole Sears (UAM) Week 6 (10/9/17) Off: Jacob Spady (SNU) Off: Jalen Tolliver (UAM) Def: Def: Cua' Rose (ATU) Isaiah Weed (NWOSU) ST: ST: Davondrick Lison (SAU) Def: Maurice Wright Jr. (NWOSU) ST: Tristan Parsley (HU) Week 11 (11/13/17) Week 3 (9/18/17) Off: Off: Isiah Weed (NWOSU) Week 7 (10/16/17) Def: Def: Davondrick Lison (SAU) Off: Cole Sears (UAM) ST: Jeremy Jackson (UAM) Def: Christian Jefferson (UAM) ST: Carlos Anguiano (SNU) ST: Tristan Parsley (HU)

Week 4 (9/25/17) Week 8 (10/23/17) Off: Evan Lassiter (HSU) Off: Def: Justin Young (SE) Def: ST: Braden Stringer (ATU) ST:

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Muleriders Record When... Last Time It Happened AT HOME...... 3-0 INDIVIDUAL ON THE ROAD...... 2-2 400+ YARDS PASSING: NEUTRAL SITE...... --- Barrett Renner | September 30, 2017 On Grass...... --- 405 yards vs. Oklahoma Baptist Artificial Turf...... 5-2 200+ YARDS RUSH: Mark Johnson | Nov. 16, 2013 Day...... 2-0 219 yards vs. Arkansas-Monticello Night...... 3-2 150+ YARDS RECEIVING: Muleriders Score First...... 4-1 Karonce Higgins | Nov. 12, 2016 Opponents Score First...... 1-1 162 yards at Arkansas-Monticello Leading at Halftime...... 5-0 10+ RECEPTIONS: Trailing at Halftime...... 0-1 Chris Terry | Sept. 5, 2013 Tied at Halftime...... 0-1 10 receptions vs. Southeastern Oklahoma Leading After 3 Quarters...... 5-0 TWO PLAYERS RUSH FOR 100 YARDS: Deandre Jenkins (129 yards) Trailing After 3 Quarters...... 0-1 Deion Williams (108 yards) Tied After 3 Quarters...... 0-1 Oct. 18, 2014 vs. Southern Nazarene Outcomes of 7 points or less...... 1-1 KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TD: Outcomes of more than 7 points...... 4-1 Zikerious Ware | Nov. 15, 2014 300 or more yards passing...... 1-1 88 yards at Arkansas-Monticello 200 or more yards rushing...... 2-0 PUNT RETURN FOR A TD: 500 or more yards total offense...... 1-0 Davondrick Lison | September, 9 2017 More Total yards than opponent...... 4-1 2 yards vs. Harding INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Fewer Total yards than opponent...... 1-1 Darren Crawford | Oct. 14, 2017 30 or more pass plays...... 4-2 34 yards at East Central 30 or more rushing attempts...... 4-0 FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: More offensive plays than opponents...... 3-1 Malik Preston | Nov. 7, 2015 Fewer offensive plays than opponents...... 2-1 20 yards vs. East Central Same offensive plays as opponents...... --- PLAYER HAVING A SAFETY: 3 or more fumbles lost...... --- Anthony Washington | Oct. 1, 2016 Less than 3 fumbles lost...... 5-2 vs. Southern Nazarene PLAYER HAVING BLOCK PUNT: 2 or more interceptions thrown...... 1-1 Anthony Washington | September, 9 2017 4 or more turnovers committed...... 0-1 vs. Harding Less than 4 turnovers committed...... 5-1 TEAM Fewer Turnovers than opponents...... 1-0 30+ FIRST DOWNS: More Turnovers than opponents...... 1-2 September 30, 2017 vs. Oklahoma Baptist (36) Same Turnovers than opponents...... 3-0 400+ YARDS RUSHING: Defense forces 3 fumbles lost...... 1-0 Nov. 5, 2005 vs. Henderson State (441 yards) Defense has two interceptions...... 0-1 400+ YARDS PASSING: Opponents has more than 300 yds. pass...... 1-0 September 30, 2017 vs. Oklahoma Baptist (405 yards) Opponents have less than 300 yds. pass...... 4-2 600+ YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE: Nov. 12, 2016 at Arkansas-Monticello (668 yards) Opponents has more than 200 yds. rush...... 1-0 700+ YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE: Opponents have less than 200 yds. rush...... 4-2 September 30, 2017 vs. Oklahoma Baptist (718 yards) More Penalty yards than opponents...... 3-1 80+ OFFENSIVE PLAYS: Less Penalty yards than opponents...... 2-1 September 30, 2017 vs. Oklahoma Baptist (90 plays) More Time of Possession...... 3-1 55+ POINTS IN A GAME: Less Time of Possession...... 2-1 September 30, 2017 vs. Oklahoma Baptist (56-27) Record when score 30 or more points...... 4-0 50-54 POINTS IN A GAME: Record when score 40 or more points...... --- Oct. 22, 2016 vs. Henderson State (50-24) SHUTOUT AN OPPONENT: Record when score less than 30 points...... 1-2 Oct. 13, 2012 vs. East Central (19-0) Record in August/September...... 3-2 4+ INTERCEPTIONS THROWN: Record in October...... 2-0 Sept. 1, 2016 at Southwestern Oklahoma (4 INTs) Record in November...... 4+ INTERCEPTIONS (DEFENSE): Record in December...... Nov. 15, 2014 at Arkansas-Monticello (4 INTs) Record on Thursday...... 0-1 100+ PENALTY YARDS: Record on Saturday...... 5-1 Aug. 31, 2017 at Arkansas Tech (15-for-126 yards)

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Record Watch Records Within Reach - Career (Individual) » Pass Attempts - (Record: 1,166 - Tyler Sykora, 2009-13) Current: Barrett Renner (1,088 | -86) » Passing Yards - (Record: 9,010 - Tyler Sykora, 2009-13) Current: Barrett Renner (8,574 | -436) » Passing TDs - (Record: 82 - Tyler Sykora, 2009-13) Current: Barret Renner (81 | -1) » Reception Yards - (Record: 2,852 - Nik Lewis, 2000-03) Current: Jonathan Weisheit (1,975 | -877) Current: Tanner Hudson (1,902 | -950) » Receptions - (Record: 172 - Jonathan Weisheit, (2014-present) Current: Tanner Hudson (131 | -41) » TD Receptions - (Record: 36 - Nik Lewis, 2000-03) Current: Tanner Hudson (24 | -12) » TDs Responsible For - (Record: 83 - Tyler Sykora, 2009-13) Current: Barrett Renner (83 | -0) » All-Purpose Yards - (Record: 4,184, Mark Johnson, 2008-13) Current: Jonathan Weisheit (3,014 | 1,170) » Total Points Scored - (Record: 264 - Mark Johnson, 2008-13) Current: Bradford Grems (232 | -32) » Punt Return Yards - (Record: 629 - Nik Lewis, 2000-03) Current: Jonathan Weisheit (544 | -85) » Sacks - (Record: 25.0 - David Sanders, 1989-1992) Current: Davondrick Lison (17.0 | -7.0) (-# indicates number from TYING record)

New Records Set - Career (Individual) » Pass Completitions - (New Record: 683 - Barrett Renner, 2015-present) Former Record: 658 - Tyler Sykora, 2009-13 » Receptions - (New Record: 170 - Jonathan Weisheit, 2014-present) Former Record: 162 - Nik Lewis, 2000-03 » Total Offense - (New Record: 8,972 - Barrett Renner, 2015-present) Former Record: 8,847 - Tyler Sykora, 2009-13)

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AFCA Top-25 (10-16-17) GAC Teams in the National Polls Pre W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 # School (1st-place votes) 2017 Rec. Last Week UAM ------ATU RV/- RV/- 19/23 16/22 11/19 24/24 RV/- - 1 Northwest Missouri State (34) 7-0 1 ECU RV/- RV/------2 Shepherd 6-0 2 HU 15/10 RV/------HSU RV/- 23/23 RV/------3 Indiana (Pa) 7-0 3 NW ------OKB ------4 Minnesota State 7-0 4 OUA RV/- - - - RV/- RV/- - - 5 Midwestern State 5-0 6 SE - - - RV/ RV/- 23/- 19/23 25/- SAU 22/24 RV/------6 Indianapolis 7-0 5 SNU ------7 Grand Valley State 6-1 7 SW ------

8 Fort Hays State 7-0 8 Rankings are from: AFCA/D2Football.com 9 Central Washington 7-0 10 10 Texas A&M-Commerce 5-1 11 D2Football.com Top-25 (10-17-17) 11 Winona State 7-0 13 12 Ferris State 5-1 15 Rk Team 2017 Rec Prev. 13 Ashland 6-1 16 1 Northwest Missouri 7-0 1 14 Assumption 6-0 17 2 IUP 7-0 2 15 Sioux Falls 6-1 18 3 Minnesota State 7-0 3 16 Colorado Mesa 6-1 20 4 Grand Valley 6-1 4 17 Slippery Rock 6-1 9 5 Ashland 6-1 5 18 West Alabama 6-1 23 6 Shepherd 6-0 6 19 Delta State 6-1 21 7 Midwestern State 5-0 8 20 Wingate 6-0 24 8 Ferris State 5-1 9 21 Virginia State 6-0 NR 9 Fort Hays 7-0 10 22 Humboldt State 5-1 25 10 Texas A&M-Commerce 5-1 11 23 Bowie State 6-1 14 11 Indianapolis 7-0 12 24 Eastern New Mexico 6-1 NR 12 Winona State 7-0 14 25 Southeastern Oklahoma State 6-1 19 13 West Alabama 6-1 15 14 Central Washington 7-0 16 Dropped Out: Colorado State-Pueblo (12), West Georgia (22) 15 Sioux Falls 6-1 18 16 Assumption 6-0 21 Others Receiving Votes: Colorado State-Pueblo, 46; Notre Dame (OH), 28; 17 Delta State 6-1 20 California (Pa), 16; Findlay, 16; Central Missouri, 15; West Georgia, 11; Virginia Union, 18 Wingate 6-0 25 1; Washburn, 1. 19 Slippery Rock 6-1 13 20 Central Missouri 5-2 24 21 Virginia State 6-0 NR 22 Colorado Mesa 6-1 NR 23 CSU-Pueblo 5-2 7 24 West Georgia 5-2 17 25 Humboldt State 5-1 NR

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2017 Southern Arkansas Roster #’s Name Pos Ht. Wt. Cls. Hometown/Previous School #’s Name Pos Ht. Wt. Cls. Hometown/Previous School 1 Desmond Jones WR 5-7 167 So. Monroe, La./Ouachita Parrish HS 76 Jarret Stuckey OL 6-2 303 Fr. Shreveport, La./Northwood HS 2 Barrett Renner QB 6-3 206 R-Jr. Rowlett, Texas/Bishop Lynch HS 77 Jamarious Newton OL 6-0 358 Jr. Many, La./Many HS 3 Jonathan Weisheit WR 5-11 180 R-Sr. Frisco, Texas/Wakeland HS 80 Kile Pletcher WR 6-2 189 R-Jr. Magnolia, Ark./Magnolia HS 4 Sidney Moore WR 5-10 175 R-Jr. Conway, Ark./Conway HS 81 Donald Dobson TE 6-3 225 Fr. Rowlett, Texas/Rowlett HS 5 Jared Turner DB 6-1 185 Sr. Pine Bluff, Ark./Univ. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 82 Mason Telford P 6-0 191 R-Fr. Magnolia, Ark./Magnolia HS 6 Darrion Ardoin WR 6-1 197 Jr. Missouri City, Texas/Stephen F. Austin Univ. 83 David Terburgh TE 6-6 221 R-Fr. Boliver, Tenn./Bolivar Central HS 7 Karonce Higgins WR 6-1 179 R-Jr. Searcy, Ark./Searcy HS 84 Anthony Spurling TE 6-3 258 Fr. Pencil Bluff, Ark./Mt. Ida HS 8 Keiandre Purifoy RB 5-9 195 So. Calion, Ark./Smackover HS 85 Jordan White K 5-11 188 R-So. Benton, La./Benton HS 9 Davondrick Lison DL 6-2 213 R-Jr. Arkansas City, Ark./McGehee HS 86 William Walton TE 6-3 240 Fr. Hope, Ark./Spring Hill HS 10 Hayden Mallory QB 5-10 190 Fr. Gonzalez, La./St. Amant HS 88 Kam Kelley WR 6-0 198 R-So. Rayville, La./Rayville HS 11 Tanner Hudson TE 6-5 239 R-Sr. Camden, Tenn./Univ. of Memphis 89 Michael Ingram TE 6-3 210 R-So. Fayetteville, Ark./Farmington HS 12 Jayshon Williams DB 5-11 173 R-So. Pine Bluff, Ark./Pine Bluff HS 90 Cole Davis DL 5-10 255 R-So. Queen City, Texas/Atlanta HS 13 Kaseem Smith DB 6-0 180 R-Jr. White Hall, Ark./White Hall HS 91 Prince Udenze DL 6-3 218 Fr. Forney, Texas/Forney HS 14 Treylan Sibley ATH 6-3 222 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael HS 92 Jay Marks DL 5-11 205 Fr. Prescott, Ark./Prescott HS 15 Jared Lancaster WR 6-0 190 R-So. Bossier City, La./Parkway HS 93 Deion Cineus DL 6-3 275 So. Miami Beach, Fla./Miami Ohio 16 Michael Newsome DB 5-7 179 Fr. Allen, Texas/Allen HS 94 Anthony Washington DL 6-1 240 Jr. Marshall, Texas/Marshall HS 17 Austin Stubber QB 6-2 197 Fr. Hope, Ark./Hope HS 95 Jalen Williams DL 6-2 253 Fr. Slidell, La./Slidell HS 18 Jimmie Houston DB 6-2 193 Jr. New Boston, Texas/Stephen F. Austin Univ. 99 Antonio Washington DL 6-0 268 R-Fr. Marshall, Texas/Marshall HS 19 Bradford Grems K 6-1 163 Sr. Denton, Texas/Denton HS 20 Jaire Moore RB 5-10 192 Fr. Forney, Texas/Bishop Lynch HS 21 Michael Nunnery RB 5-11 234 R-Sr. Bossier, La./Airline HS 22 SirCharles Perkins RB 5-9 179 R-So. Pittsburg, Texas/Pittsburg HS 23 Antonio Bell DB 5-9 170 R-Jr. Monroe, La./Ouachita HS 24 Elgin Moore DB 6-0 211 R-Sr. Minden, La./Minden HS 25 Lorenzo Watkins DB 5-11 175 So. Hamburg, Ark./Hamburg HS 26 Dennis Daniels RB 5-9 184 Fr. Warren, Ark./Warren HS 27 Lorenzo Alexander RB 5-8 209 So. Oklahoma City, Okla./SNU 28 Darren Crawford DB 5-10 200 Sr. Ruston, La./Ruston HS 29 Aeneas Bell DB 5-10 168 R-Fr. Jonesboro, La./Jonesboro Hodge HS 30 Marcus Brown DB 5-10 184 R-Jr. Monroe, La./Neville HS 31 DeMarcus Pegue LB 5-10 193 R-Fr. Texarkana, Texas/Liberty-Eylau HS Pronunciation Guide 32 Tylar Wiltz LB 6-0 190 Fr. Breaux Bridge, La./Breaux Bridge HS 3 Jonathan WEISHEIT...... Wise – Height 33 Stacy Lawrence DB 5-10 180 R-Jr. Irving, Texas/Irving HS 6 DARRION ARDOIN...... Dairy-On (R-Dew-On) 34 Dominique Scott LB 5-10 230 R-So. Little Rock, Ark./Parkview HS 36 Jaidon Parrish DS/FB 6-0 235 R-So. Gilmer, Texas/Gilmer HS 7 KARONCE Higgins...... Kuh - Ronce 37 La'Montrick Turner DB 5-10 175 R-So. Ashdown, Ark./Ashdown HS 9 DAVONDRICK Lison...... Duh – Von – Drick 38 Dalton Wright RB 6-1 259 So. Alba, Texas/Alba-Golden HS 12 JAYSHON Williams...... Jay – Shawn 39 Adriene Lasko DB 5-10 154 R-Fr. Hackett, Ark./Hackett HS 40 Kobe McDonald LB 5-10 205 Fr. Magnolia, Ark./Magnolia HS 13 KASEEM Smith...... Kuh - Seem 41 Kyler Means K/P 5-10 175 R-Jr. Hope, Ark./Hope HS 17 Austin STUBBER...... Stub - Err 42 Corey Jenkins LB 6-0 219 R-Sr. Newton, Texas/Newton HS 43 Kendrix McCann DL 5-10 247 R-Jr. Texarkana, Ark./Texarkana HS 20 JAIRE Moore...... Jai - ear 44 Eloi Bigirimana LB 5-11 202 Fr. Ft. Worth, Texas/Timber Creek HS 24 ELGIN Moore...... L – Gin 45 Garrett Turnbull FB 6-2 240 R-Sr. Frisco, Texas/Liberty HS 31 DeMarcus PEGUE...... Pig-EE 46 Malik Preston LB 6-0 237 R-Jr. Shreveport, La./Southwood HS 47 Jaylen Peoples LB 6-1 225 Fr. Matteson, Ill./Crete Monee HS 32 TYLAR Wiltz...... Tyler 48 Ste'phen Seals DB 5-10 189 R-So. McComb, Miss./McComb HS 36 JAIDON Parrish...... Jay - Den 49 Ahmadric Pelican LB 5-10 226 Fr. Lewisville, Texas/Lewisville HS 50 Sha'mikel Ashton LB 5-10 208 R-Fr. Shreveport, La./Huntington HS 44 Eloi BIGIRMANA...... Big - Er - Ra - Mon - Ah 51 Braylon Waits LB 5-10 200 R-So. Little Rock, Ark./Maumelle HS 46 MALIK Preston...... Muh – Leak 52 Peter Ihaka OL 6-2 315 Fr. Wylie, Texas/Wylie East HS 52 Peter IHAKA...... E - Hocka 53 Fard Burnell OL 6-2 275 R-Fr. Shreveport, La./Huntington HS 54 Bijan Mitchell LB 6-2 253 R-Fr. Plain Dealing, La./Plain Dealing HS 53 FARD Burnell...... Fuh - Rod 55 Travis Williams DL 6-0 283 Sr. Jackson, Miss./Southwest Mississippi JC 54 BIJAN Mitchell...... Bee-Zjan (Like the Mustard) 56 Logan Abernathy OL 6-3 255 Fr. Mount Ida, Ark./Mt. Ida HS 57 Malachi Pointer DL 6-1 265 Jr. Gould, Ark./Dumas HS 70 Jake CHARPENTIER...... Sharp-En-Shay 58 Keandre Dawson OL 6-1 296 R-So. Bossier City, La./Airline HS 73 GARON Martin...... Gare - un 59 Demoni Boyd DL 6-0 233 Fr. Covington, La./Mandeville HS 75 Colby GEISSEN...... GEE - Son 61 Roy Blalock OL 6-3 301 So. Benton, Ark./Benton HS 62 Mason Harding OL 6-6 293 R-Fr. Mandeville, La./Fountainbleu HS 77 JAMARIOUS Newton...... Juh-Mary-Us 65 Steven Taylor OL 6-2 312 R-Fr. Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes HS 80 KILE Pletcher...... Kyle 69 Trey Thomas OL 6-4 293 R-So. Springhill, La./North Webster HS 70 Jake Charpentier OL 6-2 295 R-Fr. River Ridge, La./John Curtis HS 82 David TERBURGH...... Ter - Burg 71 Chandler Nance OL 6-3 287 R-Jr. Shreveport, La./Byrd HS 91 Prince UDENZE...... You - Den - Zee 73 Garon Martin OL 6-3 285 Fr. Sherwood, Ark./Sylvan Hills HS 93 Deion CINEUS...... Cin - EE - Us 74 Drew Crawford OL 6-3 280 R-So. Paragould, Ark./Paragould HS 75 Colby Geissen OL 6-6 290 R-Sr. Danbury, Texas/Danbury HS 95 JALEN Williams...... Jay - Len

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SAU Projected Two-Deep vs. Southeastern Oklahoma RT 75 Colby Geissen | SR | 6-6 | 290 CB 28 Darren Crawford | SR | 5-10 | 200 K 19 Bradford Grems | SR | 6-1 | 163 73 Garon Martin | FR | 6-3 | 285 30 Marcus Brown | JR | 5-10 | 184 41 Kyler Means | JR | 5-10 | 175 RG 74 Drew Crawford | SO | 6-3 | 280 CB 25 Lorenzo Watkins | SO | 5-11 | 175 DS 36 Jaidon Parrish | SO | 6-0 | 235 58 Keandre Dawson | SO | 6-1 | 295 12 Jayshon Williams | SO | 5-11 | 175 45 Garrett Turnbull | SR | 6-2 | 240 C 69 Trey Thomas | SO | 6-4 | 293 FS 13 Kaseem Smith | JR | 6-0 | 180 HLD 15 Jared Lancaster | SO | 6-0 | 190 65 Steven Taylor | RsFR | 6-2 | 312 5 Jared Turner | SR | 6-1 | 195 80 Kile Pletcher | JR | 6-2 | 189 LG 71 Chandler Nance | JR | 6-3 | 287 Rover 24 Elgin Moore | SR | 6-0 | 211 P 11 Tanner Hudson | SR | 6-5 | 240 77 Jamarious Newton | JR | 6-0 | 358 18 Jimmy Houston | JR | 6-2 | 193 41 Kyler Means | JR | 5-10 | 175 LT 61 Roy Blalock | SO | 6-3 | 301 Spur 37 La'Montrick Turner | SO | 5-10 | 175 KR 4 Sidney Moore | JR | 5-10 | 175 62 Mason Harding | RsFR | 6-6 | 293 5 Jared Turner | SR | 6-1 | 195 1 Desmond Jones | SO | 5-7 | 167 QB 2 Barrett Renner | JR | 6-3 | 206 DE 94 Anthony Washington | JR | 6-1 | 240 PR 3 Jonathan Weisheit | SR | 5-11 | 170 10 Hayden Mallory | FR | 5-10 | 190 9 Davondrick Lison | JR | 6-2 | 213 1 Desmond Jones | SO | 5-7 | 167 RB 21 Michael Nunnery | SR | 5-11 | 234 NG 55 Travis Williams | SR | 6-0 | 283 8 Keiandre Purifoy | SO | 5-9 | 195 54 Bijan Mitchell | RsFR | 6-2 | 253 FB 45 Garrett Turnbull | SR | 6-2 | 240 DT 99 Antonio Washington | RsFR | 6-0 | 267 36 Jaidon Parrish | SO | 6-0 | 235 93 Deion Cineus | SO | 6-3 | 275 TE 11 Tanner Hudson | SR | 6-5 | 240 DE 57 Malachi Pointer | JR | 6-1 | 265 38 Dalton Wright | SO | 6-1 | 260 59 Demoni Boyd | FR | 6-0 | 233 A-WR 3 Jonathan Weisheit | SR | 5-11 | 180 MLB 40 Kobe McDonald | FR | 5-10 | 205 1 Desmond Jones | SO | 5-7 | 167 34 Dominique Scott | SO | 5-10 | 230 X-WR 6 Darrion Ardoin | JR | 6-1 | 197 WLB 31 DeMarcus Pegue | RsFR | 5-10 | 193 15 Jared Lancaster | SO | 6-0 | 190 44 Eloi Bigirimana | FR | 5-11 | 202 Z-WR 7 Karonce Higgins | JR | 6-1 | 186 4 Sidney Moore | JR | 5-10 | 175

Starters By Week

RT RG C LG LT QB TB FB TE A-WR X-WR Z-WR 1. @ Arkansas Tech Geissen Dr. Crawford Thomas Nance Blalock Renner Nunnery Turnbull Wright --- Ardoin Higgins 2. Harding Geissen Dr. Crawford Thomas Nance Blalock Renner Nunnery --- Hudson Weisheit Ardoin Higgins 3. Southwestern Oklahoma Geissen Dr. Crawford Thomas Nance Blalock Renner Nunnery --- Hudson Weisheit Ardoin Higgins 4. @ Northwestern Oklahoma Geissen Dr. Crawford Thomas Nance Blalock Renner --- Wright Hudson Weisheit Ardoin Higgins 5. Oklahoma Baptist Geissen Dr. Carwford Thomas Nance Blalock Renner Purifoy --- Hudson Weisheit Ardoin Jones 6. @ Southern Nazarene Geissen Dr. Crawford Thomas Nance Blalock Renner Nunnery Turnbull Hudson --- Ardoin Jones 7. @ East Central Geissen Dr. Crawford Thomas Nance Blalock Renner Nunnery Turnbull Hudson Weisheit Ardoin --- 8. Southeastern Oklahom 9. @ Henderson State 10. vs. Ouachita 11. Arkansas-Monticello

CB CB FS ROV SPUR DE NG DT DE MIKE LB WILL LB 1. @ Arkansas Tech Da. Crawford Watkins Smith E. Moore Lawrence A. Washington T. Williams Ant. Washington McCann Preston Jenkins 2. Harding Da. Crawford Watkins Smith E. Moore Pegue A. Washington T. Williams Ant. Washington Lison Preston Jenkins 3. Southwestern Oklahoma Da. Crawford J. Williams Smith E. Moore L. Turner A. Washington T. Williams Ant. Washington McCann Scott Pegue 4. @ Northwestern Oklahoma Da. Crawford J. Williams Smith E. Moore Seals A. Washington T. Williams Ant. Washington Lison Scott Pegue 5. Oklahoma Baptist Da. Crawford Watkins Smith E. Moore J. Turner A. Washington T. Williams Ant. Washington Pointer McDonald Bigirimana 6. @ Southern Nazarene Da. Crawford J. Williams Smith E. Moore L. Turner A. Washington T. Williams Ant. Washington Lison McDonald Bigirimana 7. @ East Central Da. Crawford Watkins J. Williams E. Moore L. Turner A. Washington T. Williams Ant. Washington Lison McDonald Pegue 8. Southeastern Oklahoma 9. @ Henderson State 10. vs. Ouachita 11. Arkansas-Monticello

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2017 Southeastern Oklahoma Roster #’s Name Pos Ht. Wt. Cls. Hometown/Previous School #’s Name Pos Ht. Wt. Cls. Hometown/Previous School 1 Joel Carlos K/P 5-9 165 Jr. Carrollton, Texas / Hebron HS 65 Miller Nguyen OL 6-1 255 R-Fr. Garland, TX / Naaman Forest HS 2 Drake White WR 6-0 175 Jr. Macon, Ga./ Weber State 66 Kevin Gray OL 6-2 290 Jr. Coppell, Texas / Coppell HS 3 Jaylen Sims WR 5-10 180 R-Fr. Dallas, TX / Cedar Hill HS 68 Hudson Smith OL 6-2 301 R-Fr. Dallas, TX / Dallas Christian HS 4 Larry Bridges DB 5-9 178 Jr. Mesquite, Texas / Horn HS 69 Christian Banasiak DL 6-2 255 Jr. Cape Coral, Fla. / South Dakota State 5 CJ Elkins WR 5-7 161 Sr. Humble, Texas / Humble HS 70 Lionel Gonzales OL 6-0 286 Fr. Deer Park, TX/Deer Park HS 6 Kenneth Burks RB 5-8 188 Jr. Mansfield, Texas / Tyler JC 71 Lane Isom OL 6-6 290 R-Fr. Bells, TX / Bells HS 7 Jacob Harper DB 6-1 200 R-Fr. Spring, Texas / West Texas A&M 73 Francisco Quintero OL 6-5 312 Fr. Carrollton, TX/Creekview HS 8 CB Cantwell QB 6-3 185 Sr. Frisco, Texas / Heritage HS 74 Cecil Roberson OL 6-0 300 R-Fr. Arlington, TX / Sam Houston HS 9 Skye Lowe WR 5-8 160 So. Durant, Okla. / Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 75 Brennan Hardison OL 6-2 310 R-Fr. Garland, TX / South Garland HS 10 Justin Young LB 5-10 195 Sr. Monroe, La. / Texas A&M-Kingsville 76 Logan Taylor OL 6-4 393 Jr. Arlington, Texas / Navarro JC 11 Troy Parker DB 5-9 190 Jr. Dallas, Texas / Coppell HS 77 Lajuane Cooper OL 6-3 280 R-Fr. Arlington, TX / Sam Houston HS 12 Zac Cater WR 6-1 183 Jr. Durant, Okla. / Northeastern Okla. A&M 78 Josh Blackburn OL 6-1 255 Jr. Crosby, Texas / Crosby HS 13 Devon Blanton WR 5-10 185 So. Denison, Texas / Denison HS 79 Kyle McCrorey OL 6-3 280 R-So. Montgomery, Texas / Montgomery HS 14 Josh Atkinson DB 5-11 175 R-Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill HS 80 Tarrence Taylor WR 5-10 185 R-Fr. Mt. Pleasant, Texas / Sam Houston State 15 Daulton Hatley QB 6-1 185 R-Fr. Clovis, NM / Clovis HS 81 Felton Hatcher WR 6-0 180 Jr. Thomson, Ga. / Garden City CC 16 Tre Hollins DB 6-1 178 Jr. Henderson, Texas / West Texas A&M 83 Cody Norris WR 5-10 172 Fr. Irving, TX / Nimitz HS 17 Rollin Kinsaul QB 6-1 185 So. Andalusia, Ala. / Straughn HS 84 Katrell Blakely WR 6-1 174 Fr. Mesquite, TX/Horn HS 18 Austin Skinner QB 5-11 180 So. Teague, Texas / Northwestern State 85 Devon Richardson TE 6-3 230 So. Dallas, Texas / Cisco JC 19 Seu Luafatasaga LB 6-2 225 Jr. Kalihi, Hawaii / Arizona Western JC 86 Steven White WR 5-10 175 Sr. Midlothian, Texas / Panhandle State 20 Hunter Treadwell DB 5-11 190 Jr. Argyle, Texas / Trinity Valley CC 87 Braxton Kincade WR 6-1 170 Fr. Winona, TX/Winona HS 21 Zac Scott DB 5-11 195 R-Fr. Garland, TX / South Garland HS 88 Bryce Steele TE 6-2 225 Sr. Wichita, Kan. / Como-Pickton (Texas) HS 22 OJ Walker WR 5-7 160 R-Fr. Ardmore, OK / Ardmore HS 89 Codey McElroy WR 6-6 255 Sr. Frederick, Okla. / Chatanooga HS 23 Jarrett Ingram DB 5-10 180 Jr. Mesquite, Texas / Poteet HS 90 Damarius Lavender DL 5-11 300 Sr. Monroe, La. / Richwood HS 24 Tyler Stovall WR 5-10 165 R-Fr. Kingston, OK / Kingston HS 91 Tajawin Smith DL 6-1 265 Jr. Pittsburg, Texas / Pittsburg HS 25 Kieron Hardrick RB 5-8 180 Jr. Moore, Okla. / Westmoore HS 92 Andrew McBeth DL 6-1 244 R-So. Midlothian, Texas / West Texas A&M 26 Luke Craddock DB 5-9 190 Jr. Mount Pleasant, Texas / Mount Pleasant HS 93 Devin Mitchell DL 6-2 245 R-Fr. Denison, Texas / Denison HS 27 Sherman Gilbert DB 5-10 170 Jr. Coldspring, TX / Navarro JC 94 Kobe Neal DL 6-2 225 R-Fr. Lewisville, TX / Lewisville HS 28 Desmond Luster DB 5-10 175 So. Dallas, Texas / Skyline HS 95 Garron Nash DL 6-5 260 R-Fr. Wichita Falls, Texas / New Mexico State 29 Rashod Polk RB 5-9 182 Fr. Arlington, TX / Lamar HS 96 Jonathan Torres DL 6-2 295 So. Sherman, Texas/ Sherman HS 30 Brickey Reed LB 6-0 225 Jr. Paris, Texas / Paris HS 97 Dameyon Howard DL 6-0 250 R-Fr. Garland, TX / South Garland HS 31 Ryan Taylor RB 5-8 180 R-Fr. Lindale, TX / Lindale HS 98 KJ Bickham DL 6-3 280 R-Fr. Tyler, Texas/All Saints Episcopal 32 Javontez Johnson LB 6-0 187 R-Fr. Cedar Hill, TX / Cedar Hill HS 99 Cameron Wax DL 6-1 240 R-Fr. Denton, Texas / Guyer HS 33 Ryan Ronces TE 6-0 205 R-Fr. Kendalia, TX / Blanco HS 34 Reggie Marshall OLB 6-1 225 Sr. Dallas, Texas / Lake Highlands HS 35 Hunter Powell LB 5-11 215 R-Fr. Keller, TX / Timber Creek HS 36 Danan Brown RB 5-10 200 So. Plano, Texas / Plano John Paul 37 Seth Ette DB 6-1 188 Fr. Mansfield, TX / Lake Ridge HS 38 Jacobi Bramlet DB 6-0 160 R-Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill HS 39 Gerren Powell RB 5-11 210 So. Lafayette, La. / Mississippi Valley State 41 Jarred Bell DL 6-0 215 R-Fr. Wylie, TX / Wylie East HS 42 Kyle Rammage TE 6-1 240 Jr. Cypress, Texas / Cisco JC Pronunciation Guide 43 Josh Davis K/P 5-11 205 Jr. Marshall, Texas / Lamar 44 Cole Harwell TE 5-10 220 So. Hawkins, Texas / Hawkins 45 Derrick Leonard LB 6-0 225 Jr. DeSoto, Texas / DeSoto HS 46 Daniel Green DS 6-0 175 Jr. Santa Clara, Calif. / Foothill College 47 Jordon McGowen LB 5-11 210 Fr. Bullard, TX/Brook Hill School 48 Noah Caldwell DS 6-0 204 Fr. Frisco, TX/Frisco HS 49 Jesse Harwell LB 6-1 180 R-Fr. Hawkins, Texas / Hawkins HS 51 Jaden Moore DL 5-10 215 Sr. San Antonio, Texas / Cisco JC 52 Brody Bushnell OL 6-2 250 Fr. Wills Point, TX/Wills Point HS 54 Muctar Jalloh OL 6-1 286 Fr. Mesquite, TX/West Mesquite HS 55 Cantrell Gaines DL 6-1 275 Jr. Austin, Texas / Trinity Valley CC 56 O’Ryan Fisher DL 6-0 235 R-Fr. Pittsburg, TX / Pittsburg HS 58 Jacob Harrison OL 6-3 270 R-Fr. Seminole, OK / Seminole HS 59 R.J. Flores OL 6-2 275 Fr. Sanger, TX/Sanger HS 60 Geoff Davis OL 6-1 270 Jr. DeSoto, Texas / DeSoto HS 61 Matt Morse OL 6-1 300 Jr. McKinney, Texas / McKinney Boyd 62 Jesse Nyboer OL 6-1 280 R-Fr. Highland Village, Texas / Marcus HS 63 Fred Green OL 6-2 300 R-Fr. DeSoto, TX / DeSoto HS 64 Colton Hostetler OL 6-1 280 So. Burleson, Texas / Burleson HS

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Southeastern Oklahoma Projected Two-Deep WR 2 Drake White | 6-0, 175 | Jr. DE 69 Christian Banasiak | 6-2, 255 | Jr. PK 1 Joel Carlos | 5-9, 165 | Jr. 12 Zac Cater | 6-1, 183 | Sr. 94 Kobe Neal | 6-2, 225 | R-Fr. P 1 Joel Carlos | 5-9, 165 | Jr. WR 3 Jaylen Sims | 5-10, 180 | R-Fr. NT 90 DaMarius Lavender | 6-0, 300 | Sr. H 13 Devon Blanton | 5-10, 185 | So. 13 Devon Blanton | 5-10, 185 | So. 96 Jonathan Torres | 6-2, 295 | So. PR 22 OJ Walker | 5-7, 160 | R-Fr. WR 5 CJ Elkins | 5-9, 170 | Sr. DE 55 Cantrell Gaines | 6-1, 275 | Jr. KR 22 OJ Walker | 5-7, 160 | R-Fr. 80 Terrance Taylor | 5-10, 185 | R-Fr. 99 Cameron Wax | 6-1, 240 | So. 7 Jacob Harper | 6-1, 200 | R-Fr. TE 33 Ryan Ronces | 6-0, 205 | R-Fr. OLB 19 Reggie Marshall | 6-1, 225 | Sr. 89 Codey McElroy | 6-6, 225 | Sr. 51 Jaden Moore | 5-10, 215 | Sr. TE 42 Kyle Rammage | 6-1, 240 | Jr. ILB 35 Hunter Powell | 5-11, 215 | R-Fr. 44 Cole Harwell | 5-10, 220 | So. 45 Derrick Leonard | 6-0, 225 | Jr. LT 79 Kyle McRorey | 6-3, 280 | R-So. ILB 30 Brickey Reed | 6-0, 225 | Jr. 77 Lajuane Cooper | 6-3, 280 | R-Fr. 19 Seu Luafatasaga | 6-2, 225 | Jr. LG 61 Matt Morse | 6-1, 300 | Jr. OLB 10 Justin Young | 5-10, 195 | Sr. 76 Logan Taylor | 6-4, 393 | Sr. 21 Zac Scott | 5-11, 195 | R-Fr. C 60 Geoff Davis | 6-1, 270 | Jr. CB 26 Luke Craddock | 5-9, 190 | Jr. 65 Miller Nguyen | 6-1, 255 | So. 14 Josh Atkinson | 5-11, 175 | R-Fr. RG 66 Kevin Gray | 6-2, 290 | Jr. SS 7 Jacob Harper | 6-1, 200 | R-Fr. 74 Cecil Roberson | 6-0, 300 | R-Fr. 4 Larry Bridges | 5-9, 178 | Jr. RT 78 Josh Blackburn | 6-1, 255 | Jr. FS 11 Troy Parker | 5-9, 190 | Jr. 75 Brennan Hardison | 6-2, 310 | R-Fr. 20 Hunter Treadwell | 5-8, 180 | Jr. RB 29 Rashod Polk | 5-9, 192 | Fr. CB 23 Jarrett Ingram | 5-10, 180 | Jr. 31 Ryan Taylor | 5-8, 180 | R-Fr. 16 Tre Hollins | 6-1, 178 | Jr. QB 18 Austin Skinner | 5-11, 180 | So. 17 Rollin Kinsaul | 6-1, 185 | So.

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#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 Desmond Jones Barrett Renner Jonathan Weisheit Sidney Moore Jared Turner Darrion Ardoin Karonce Higgins Keiandre Purifoy Davondrick Lison Quarterback Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Defensive Line Monroe, La. Rowlett, Texas Frisco, Texas Conway, Ark. Pine Bluff, Ark. Missouri City, Texas Searcy, Ark. Smackover, Ark. Arkansas City, Ark.

#10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 Hayden Mallory Tanner Hudson Jayshon Williams Kaseem Smith Treylan Sibley Jared Lancaster Andrew Pierce Austin Stubber Jimmie Houston Quarterback Tight End Defensive Back Defensive Back Athlete Wide Receiver Defensive Back Quarterback Defensive Back Gonzalez, La Camden, Tenn. Pine Bluff, Ark. White Hall, Ark. Baton Rouge, La. Bossier City, La. Mesquite, Texas Hope, Ark. New Boston, Texas

#19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 Bradford Grems Jaire Moore Michael Nunnery SirCharles Perkins Antonio Bell Elgin Moore Lorenzo Watkins Dennis Daniels Lorenzo Alexander Kicker Running Back Running Back Running Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Running Back Running Back Denton, Texas Forney, Texas Bossier City, La. Cason, Texas Monroe, La. Minden, La. Hamburg, Ark. Warren, Ark. Oklahoma City, Okla.

#28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 Darren Crawford Aeneas Bell Marcus Brown DeMarcus Pegue Tylar Wiltz Stacy Lawrence Dominique Scott Trebor Gainwell Jaidon Parrish Defensive Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Linebacker Defensive Back Linebacker Linebacker Deep Snapper Ruston, La. Jonesboro, La. Monroe, La. Texarkana, Texas Breaux Bridge, La. Irving, Texas Little Rock, Ark. Yazoo City, Miss. Gilmer, Texas

#37 #38 #39 #40 #41 #42 #43 #44 #45 La’Montrick Turner Dalton Wright Adriene Lasko Kobe McDonald Kyler Means Corey Jenkins Kendrix McCann Eloi Bigirimana Garrett Turnbull Defensive Back Running Back Wide Receiver Linebacker Kicker/Punter Linebacker Defensive Line Linebacker Fullback Ogden, Ark. Alba, Texas Hackett, Ark. Magnolia, Ark. Hope, Ark. Newton, Texas Texarkana, Ark. Ft. Worth, Texas Frisco, Texas

#46 #47 #48 #49 #50 #51 #52 #53 #54 Malik Preston Jaylen Peoples Ste’phen Seals Ahmadric Pelican Sha’mikel Ashton Braylon Waits Peter Ihaka Fard Burnell Bijan Mitchell Linebacker Linebacker Defensive Back Linebacker Linebacker Linebacker Offensive Line Offensive Line Linebacker Shreveport, La. Matteson, Ill. Magnolia, Miss. Lewisville, Texas Shreveport, La. Little Rock, Ark. Wylie, Texas Shreveport, La. Plain Dealing, La.

#55 #56 #57 #58 #59 #61 #62 #65 #69 Travis Williams Logan Abernathy Malachi Pointer Keondre Dawson Demoni Boyd Roy Blaylock Mason Harding Steven Taylor Trey Thomas Defensive Line Offensive Line Defensive Line Defensive Line Defensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Jackson, Miss. Mount Ida, Ark. Dumas, Ark. Bossier City, La. Covington, La. Benton, Ark. Mandeville, La. Katy, Texas Springhill, La.

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#70 #71 #73 #74 #75 #76 #77 #80 #81 Jake Charpentier Chandler Nance Garon Martin Drew Crawford Colby Geissen Jarret Stuckey Jamarious Newton Kile Pletcher Donald Dobson Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Wide Receiver Tight End River Ridge, La. Shreveport, La. Sherwood, Ark. Paragould, Ark. Danbury, Texas Shreveport, La. Many, La. Magnolia, Ark. Rowlett, Texas

#82 #83 #85 #88 #89 #90 #91 #92 #93 Mason Telford David Terburgh Jordan White Kam Kelley Michael Ingram Cole Davis Prince Udenze Jay Marks Deion Cineus Punter Tight End Kicker Wide Receiver Tight End Defensive Line Defense Line Defensive Line Defensive Line Magnolia, Ark. Bolivar, Tenn. Benton, La. Rayville, La. Fayetteville, Ark. Queen City, Texas Forney, Texas Prescott, Ark. Miami Beach, Fla.

#94 #95 #99 Anthony Washington Jalen Williams Antonio Washington Defensive Line Defensive Line Defensive Line Marshall, Texas Slidell, La. Marshall, Texas

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Keopple’s offense has been able to put points on the board at a high Bill Keopple rate. Last year, the Muleriders averaged 35.0 points per game; making it five-straight years in which the team would score at least Head Coach 35.0 points per game. Over that time, the Muleriders have averaged Ninth Season 36.4 points per game. Central Arkansas (1982) While Keopple’s high-powered offenses over the past five Career Record: 47-44 seasons have taken many of the headlines, his defensive unit has At SAU: Same enjoyed outstanding success as well in his time at SAU. In 2012, Keopple’s defense led the GAC and ranked sixth nation- Bill Keopple enters into his ninth season as the head football ally in rushing defense, allowing just 91.4 yards per game. In 2013, coach at Southern Arkansas. In his time at SAU, Keopple has the Muleriders’ defense would force 26 turnovers, ranking them coached 48 all-conference players, 20 all-academic honorees, 13 44th in DII. Sixteen (16) of those forced turnovers came via the all-region selections, and five All-Americans. interception as SAU ranked 33rd nationally in passes intercepted on In terms of record, Keopple has amassed a 42-42 overall defense. record with 35 of those wins coming over the last five seasons. In This past year, the defensive side of the ball improved signifi- that time, Keopple has guided the Mulerider football program to a cantly from the 2015 season as SAU ranked in the top-five in all .500 winning percentage or better each year and has earned a pair nine major defensive stat categories in the GAC after only ranking of post-season bowl bids with the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl in that high in one the year previous. Additionally, the Total Defense 2012 and the Live United Bowl in 2016. The Heart of Texas Bowl was went from being ranked 96th in DII in 2015 to 27th in 2016 while also SAU’s first post-season appearance since 2003. improving over 50 spots nationally in Scoring Defense. Additionally, in those last five years, the Muleriders have a .648 Keopple’s recent success at SAU comes as no surprise as his winning percentage and are an impressive 19-3 (.864) at home. previous coaching experience includes Division I assistant coaching Last season, SAU went 9-3 overall and were 9-2 in the regu- stints at Arkansas, Boise State, and Central Arkansas. In addition lar season finishing second in the GAC. That year, the Muleriders to his extensive previous collegiate coaching experience, Keopple remained one of the top overall offenses in the GAC and NCAA spent the six seasons prior to coming to SAU as the head coach at Division II as SAU led the league and ranked 20th in DII in Total Arkansas High in Texarkana. Offense with 469.8 yards per game. It was the While at Arkansas High, Keopple led his teams to two third-straight year that the Muleriders led the consecutive state championships 2006 and 2007. GAC in Total Offense. In 2015, the offense av- Overall, Keopple amassed a 44-26-1 record eraged 469.8 yards per game and ranked during his six seasons. In 2006, Keopple was 20th nationally, while 2014 saw the honored as the 6A State Farm Coach of the unit average 505.4 yards a game Year. That same year, he was also named as the and rank 10th in DII. 6A Outstanding Coach by the National Over the last five years Football Foundation, a feat he would under Keopple, offense has repeat in 2007. Keopple was also certainly been a strength selected to serve on the high of the program as the school football All-Star coach- Muleriders have averaged ing staffs in 2004 and 2007. 475.7 yards of total offense with Before taking over the reins 299.9 of the yards coming through at Texarkana, Keopple spent the the air and 175.8 yards coming on 2002 season at the University the ground. of Tulsa on former Arkansas Along with the yardage gained, defensive coordinator Keith Burns’

www.muleriderathletics.com | @MuleriderSports | @SAUFootball 15 Southern Arkansas University 2017 MULERIDER FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Game 8 | vs. Southeastern Oklahoma | October 21 | 2:30 P.M. staff. He spent that season coaching the defensive line and serving A native of Little Rock Arkansas, Keopple is the son of Hall of as recruiting coordinator for the Hurricanes. Fame high school coach C.W. Keopple. A 1976 graduate of Parkview Keopple served as an assistant under Houston Nutt at Arkansas High School, he played on the 1974 and 1976 state championship in 1998 and 1999 and was with Nutt at Boise State in 1997, coaching teams and was an all-state and super team selection his senior the defensive line at both schools. The Razorbacks were 1998 SEC season. Western Division champions and finished 9-3, playing Michigan in During his playing days at Central Arkansas, Keopple was the Citrus Bowl. The 1999 Razorbacks went 8-4 and defeated Texas a member of two conference championship teams and was an in the Cotton Bowl, finishing the season 12th in rushing defense and honorable mention selection on both the All-NAIA District 17 and 17th in total defense. All-AIC teams. His senior season he was selected team captain by Keopple went to Boise State from Newport High School where his teammates, and the Bears were the regular season No. 1 team he was head coach and athletic director in 1996. He guided the in the country with an undefeated record, advancing to the national Greyhounds to the state playoffs with an 8-3 record, giving him an playoffs. overall mark of 52-29-1 in his seven years as a head coach on the Keopple has been a part of 18 championship teams as a player high school level. and coach. He is married to the former Marsha Lee Belew from Graduating with a B.S.E. in 1982 and an M.S.E. in 1986 from Beebe and has two adult children. Central Arkansas, Keopple began his coaching career there in 1982 as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line. He spent 14 years with the Bears, tutoring the offensive line the entire time and serving as offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator from 1990-95. During his tenure at UCA, the Bears won three NAIA na- tional championships and 10 consecutive conference championships from 1983-92 in the former Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC).

The Keopple File Education: Year-by-Year at SAU: Central Arkansas B.S.E. (1982) 2009 3-7 (2-6 GSC) Central Arkansas M.S.E (1986) 2010 1-9 (1-7 GSC) 2011 3-7 (3-4 GAC) 2012 8-3* (6-2 GAC) Coaching Experience: 2013 6-4 (6-4 GAC) 1982 Graduate Assistant Central Arkansas 2014 5-5 (5-5 GAC) 1983-95 OL/OC/Recruiting Coor. Central Arkansas 2015 7-4 (7-4 GAC) 1996 Head Coach/AD Newport High 2016 9-3^ (9-2 GAC) 1997 DL/Pro Scout Liaison Boise State 2017 5-2 (5-2 GAC) 1998-99 DL/HS Relations Liaison Univ. of Arkansas Total: 47-44 (44-36) 2002 DL/Recruiting Coordinator Tulsa 2003-08 Head Coach Arkansas High *Appeared in C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl 2009- Head Coach Southern Arkansas ^Appeared in Agent Barry Live United Bowl Coach Bill Keopple and his wife Marsha Keopple

Head Coaching Record: 1996 Newport HS 8-3-0 (State Playoffs) 2003-08 Arkansas HS 44-26-1 2009- Southern Arkansas 47-44-0 15 years 99-73-1

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back to 2012 have broken numerous school records and have been lauded with Landon Keopple all-conference, all-region and national acclaim. The first among the trio of standout QBs under Keopple was two-time All- Offensive Coordinator GAC QB, Tyler Sykora. In his three years as a starter, Sykora steadily improved Ninth Season each season and ended his career at SAU holding 17 school records, many of which are career marks. Tulsa (2006) Following Sykora was Si Blackshire, who was the Muleriders’ signal-caller for the 2014 season. In that year, Blackshire was named to the All-GAC Honorable Landon Keopple enters into his ninth Mention team as he led the league and ranked ninth individually in DII in Total season on the Southern Arkansas football Offense at 331.1 ypg. staff, and enters into his seventh season Most-recently, Keopple has kept the successful QB trend going with Barrett as Offensive Coordinator. In his time as the offensive coordinator, Keopple has Renner taking over as a redshirt freshman in 2015. In his first season as starting designed and developed one of the nation’s most prolific and balanced offenses. QB, Renner was an All-GAC First-Team selection, the GAC’s Freshman of the Year, With Keopple in charge of the offense since 2011, the Muleriders have as well as an all-region selection and regional finalist for the Harlon Hill Award averaged 34.8 points per game and 460.2 yards of total offense per game with (DII Player of the Year). He set SAU single-season records in Passing TDs (33), 292.4 yards coming through the air, and 167.8 yards on the ground. Addition- Completions (252), Attempts (405), Completion Percentage (62.2), and Total ally, Keopple’s offense has produced 22 all-conference players, nine all-region Offense (3,713). recipients, and three all-Americans. Last year, Renner repeated his accolades at the conference and regional In the past three seasons, Keopple’s offensive attack has led the Great level and was once more a regional finalist for the Harlon Hill Award. Additionally, American Conference (GAC) and ranked in the top-20 nationally in Total Offense Renner surpassed his previous season records in Pass Attempts, Completions, with over 5,000 yards gained each season. Keopple’s offense has now amassed and Completion Percentage. He is on pace to begin breaking career passing over 5,000 yards of Total Offense in four of the six years with him as the OC. records this year as a junior. Last year, the Muleriders ranked 20th in Division II in Total Offense (469.8 In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Keopple is also the academic ypg), matching their stat ranking from the year prior when the unit averaged coordinator for football. On the recruiting trail, Keopple covers Little Rock, West 471.3 yards per game. In 2014, Keopple’s offense ranked 10th nationally going for Arkansas, Texarkana and the North East Dallas metro area. 505.4 ypg. Prior to his position at SAU, Keopple was at Ouachita Baptist University In 2013, SAU’s offense ranked in the top-50 nationally in passing offense where he spent the 2007 and 2008 season as a graduate assistant in charge of (281.1 ypg | 35th), scoring offense (35.9 ppg | 39th), and in total offense (433.8 the wide receivers. While at OBU, he coached All-America receiver, Julius Pruitt, ypg | 47th). who most-recently played with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League In 2012, the Muleriders ranked nationally in the top-25 in in total offense (AFL). Upon graduating from OBU, Pruitt was signed as undrafted free agent by (497.6 ypg | 5th), passing offense (310.7 ypg | 12th), passing efficiency (151.28 | the Miami Dolphins. In his time at OBU, Keopple also helped the Tigers to their 22nd), sacks allowed (1.1 spg | 23rd), and scoring offense (37.1 ppg | 24th). first winning season in 25 years. The recent success of the Mulerider offense can be directly attributed to Before OBU, Keopple spent the 2006 season at Arkansas High School in quarterback play; and under Keopple’s guidance as the quarterback’s coach, SAU Texarkana, working as an assistant coach under his father, current Southern has turned itself into “Quarterback U”. The last three starting QBs at SAU dating Arkansas Head Coach Bill Keopple. While there, (Landon) Keopple worked with the receivers at Arkansas High and helped guide the team to the 6A state champion- ship. As a prep player, Keopple was an Arkansas All-State quarterback at Fay- etteville High School in 2000. Afterwards, he attended the University of Central Arkansas in the fall of 2001 on a golf scholarship before transferring to the University of Tulsa in the spring of 2002. While at Tulsa, Keopple was a three- year letterman in football and served as team captain his senior season of 2005 when Tulsa won the Conference USA championship against Central Florida. The Hurricane defeated Fresno State in the Liberty Bowl that same year, and Keopple also played in the 2003 Humanitarian Bowl against Georgia Tech. Keopple received his B.B.A. in accounting with a minor in economics from Tulsa in 2006 and a Masters in sports administration from Henderson State in 2009. Landon and his wife Dana have a daughter, Kinslee and a son, Knox.

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Trent Figg Boomer Cunningham

Defensive Coordinator Offensive Line Second Season Second Season William Jewell (2008) Central Arkansas (2009)

Trent Figg enters into his first Robert “Boomer” Cunningham enters into season as the defensive coordinator his second season as a member of the SAU at Southern Arkansas University after having spent the last two seasons in Football coaching staff where he will serve the same role for his alma mater, William Jewell College of the Great Lakes as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator for the Muleriders. Valley Conference. Last season, Cunningham mentored a talented offensive line unit that helped protect and pave the way for one of the most prolific offenses in the GAC and all of In addition to his work as the DC at William Jewell, Figg served as the Division II. In 2016, the Muleriders had the top overall offense in the GAC, averaging DC for the USA Team at the 2016 World University Championship held in 469.8 yards of total offense per game. That mark also ranked 20th among the DII Monterrey, Mexico. ranks. Prior to his two-year stint at William Jewell, Figg served as the Defen- On the ground, Cunningham’s O-Line blocked for a running game that rushed sive Backs Coach, Special Teams Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator for the most yards in a season since 2005 as the 2016 Muleriders ran for just for Southern Arkansas in 2014. That season, Figg engineered a secondary over 2,100 yards. Through the air, the O-Line provided protection to one of the top that allowed the lowest opponent completion percentage (49.5%) and the passing attacks in the GAC with SAU signal-callers throwing for over 3,000 yards second-lowest third-down conversion percentage (33.8%) in the Great for the third-straight year. American Conference. Individually, two of Cunningham’s starting offensive linemen garnered All-GAC Before his first stop at SAU, Figg spent the 2013 season as a Defensive honors in 2016 as Mark Jenkins and Chris Paul were both second-team selections. Prior to coming to SAU, Cunningham was at LaGrange College where he spent Assistant at Arizona State, which won the PAC-12 South Division Champion- one season as the offensive line coach/run game coordinator. In that year with ship, while the Sun Devil defense ranked first overall in the PAC-12. the Panthers, Cunningham helped shore up an offensive line that allowed 42 sacks Figg graduated from William Jewell in 2008, where he played defensive the year prior, to just allowing 25 in the 2015 season. The noticeable improvement back for the Cardinals and was named a 2007 Academic All-American. After in pass protection was bolstered by the fact that the line was very young as it graduation, Figg spent five years on the Cardinal Football staff. Figg earned featured four starting underclassmen. his Master’s Degree in Education Leadership from Northwest Missouri State Before LaGrange, Cunningham coached at Division I FCS-member, the Univer- University. sity of Central Arkansas for six seasons. During his first three seasons, Cunning- Figg is originally from Chillicothe, Mo., and is married to the former ham served as an assistant offensive line and offensive quality control coach with Tori Hallett. Trent and Tori have two sons, Titus and Thomas. the Bears. Following the 2011 season, Cunningham remained as an assistant offensive line coach, but added responsibilities as the recruiting coordinator and director of football operations. Cunningham would serve in those roles for three seasons from 2012-2014. In his time at UCA, Cunningham helped coach a pair of standout offensive linemen in Cole Caruthers (2014) and Corey Howard (2012). Both Caruthers and Howard were All-Southland Conference First-Team selections as well as being named as the Offensive Lineman of the Year in the SLC. Both also went on to earn All-America honors from various FCS Football media outlets. Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Cunningham began his collegiate playing career at Division II-member Missouri Southern State University. After one season with the Lions, Cunningham transferred to UCA where he played three seasons (two as a starter) along the offensive line. Cunningham also handled deep snapping duties for both the Lions and the Bears.

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Cordell Upshaw Benson Jordan

Defensive Line Assistant Coach Fourth Season Linebackers/Strength & Cond. Southern Arkansas (2009) Second Season Ouachita Baptist (2014)

Cordell Upshaw enters into the first season Benson Jordan enters into his second year of his second stint as an assistant coach as a full-time assistant coach for the Mul- for the Southern Arkansas University foot- erider football team after serving as a graduate assistant the two seasons prior. ball team. A former Mulerider and linebacker from 2004-08, Upshaw Jordan will once more coach the linebackers after spending time as the running returns to his alma mater after coaching the defensive line the past two seasons back and wide receiver coach while a GA. at William Jewell College. Additionally, Jordan serves as SAU’s certified Strength and Conditioning coach. Upshaw’s return to Magnolia will see him continue the coaching responsibility of In his first season coaching linebackers, Jordan coached a pair of All-GAC the defensive line. Second Team selections in Corey Jenkins and Malik Preston. The duo combined for In his initial three-year coaching run at SAU, Upshaw helped the Muleriders 123 total tackles, 14.0 tackles for lost yardage, 3.0 sacks, an interceptions and a begin their recent stretch of winning football. Over his time on staff, SAU won 19 forced fumble. games, posted a .613 overall winning percentage and appeared in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Jordan’s coaching efforts with the linebackers also helped the Muleriders Heart of Texas Bowl in 2012. improve their defense across the board. A year after ranking in the top-five in one Additionally, Upshaw’s defensive linemen at SAU averaged 39.0 tackles for loss major defensive category in the GAC, the Mulerider defense ranked in the top-five and 12.5 quarterback sacks per season with a season-best 47.0 TFLs and 17.5 sacks in all nine categories. coming in 2012. That year, Upshaw helped develop a defensive front that was among Of those, SAU’s 2016 defense topped the league in Pass Defense (176.6 ypg), the best in the nation in stopping the run as they allowed just 91.4 yards per game, Opponent First Downs (17.0/gm), Opponent 3rd Down Conversion (26.7%) and Op- which was tops in the Great American Conference and the sixth-best mark in all of ponent Fourth Down Conversion (25.0), while also ranking second in Interceptions Division II. (18), Pass Defense Efficiency (109.1) and Total Defense (319.9 ypg). Prior to being with the Muleriders, Upshaw coached at Fort Scott Community In his first year with the Muleriders in 2014, Jordan served as the running backs College where he coached the defensive line. Familiar with the Southern Arkansas coach and helped the Muleriders rush for over 2,000 yards collectively for the University football staff, Upshaw served as a Graduate Assistant for the Muleriders second time in three years. The season after, Jordan moved to the outside of the for the 2010 and 2011 seasons working with the defensive backs. offensive and coached the wide receivers. During his collegiate playing days, Upshaw was a four-year letterman for the In his year with the wideouts, Jordan helped keep the Muleriders one of more Muleriders and was a defensive standout as a starter at the linebacker and defen- productive and balanced receiving units in the GAC and NCAA DII as SAU collected sive end positions. Upshaw was a part of a defensive unit that finished the 2008 over 3,300 yards through the air with a program record 33 passing touchdowns. season ranked 18th nationally in rushing defense (96.8 yards/game). Prior to coming to SAU as a GA, Jordan spent four years as a quarterback Upshaw prepped at Leesville High School where he was a three-year letterman at GAC-rival Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.). After redshirting in linebacker for the Wampus Cats. He was an All-State and All-District selection, as 2010, Jordan saw action in two games in 2011 before becoming the Tigers’ starting well as the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year for West Central Louisiana. signal-caller his final two seasons at OBU. Upshaw earned his B.S. in Human Performance in 2009 and his M.S. in Kinesiol- As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, Benson threw for just under 1,500 yards and ogy – Coaching in 2011, both from Southern Arkansas University. He is a native of tossed 10 touchdowns Leesville, La. as he helped guide the Tigers to a 6-4 record. In 2013, Benson guided the Tigers to a 7-3 record while throwing for over 2,200 yards and 14 touchdowns. Jordan is married to the former Reagan Rucker and the couple reside in Magnolia.

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Beaux Gipson Jarrett Stanton Jacoby Walker Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Wide Receivers Defensive Backs Running Backs Second Season First Season First Season Mississippi College (2015) Sterling College (2013) Central Arkansas (2014)

Beaux Gipson enters into his second season as a graduate Jarrett Stanton enters his first season as a graduate as- Jacoby Walker enters his first season as a graduate as- assistant coach at Southern Arkansas and will continue to sistant coach at Southern Arkansas University and will work sistant coach at Southern Arkansas University and will work work with the Muleriders’ wide receiver corp. with the defensive backs. with the running backs. In his first season with the Muleriders, Gipson helped Stanton joins SAU from Highland Community College Before arriving at Southern Arkansas, Walker spent the direct a receiving unit that hauled in nearly 200 passes for in Kansas where he spent the previous two seasons. Last spring of 2017 interning at the University of Houston with the over 2,200 yards and 14 touchdowns. Among those was SAU’s season, he coached the wide receivers along with being the Sports Performance staff. Following the internship, Walker top pass-catcher and All-GAC Honorable Mention selection, special team’s coordinator and video coordinator. lead Cy-Fair Speed to a No. 1 ranking in Houston and a No. 3 Jonathan Weisheit. In that season, Stanton coached one All-KJCCC First-Team overall finish in the summer 2017 Texas State 7 vs. 7 Passing Gipson comes to SAU after a collegiate playing career wide receiver. Stanton also helped the Scotties finish the Tournament. at Mississippi College (Jackson, Miss.). While at Mississippi season ranked No. 16 in the country as well as reaching Walker was also the lead instructor for The Quarterback College, Gipson spent time at quarterback and wide receiver. the highest ranking in school history of No. 14 earlier that Ranch, which focused on offensive skill position development. As a sophomore, Gipson played in nine games at QB and season. Additionally, Walker worked as an account manager for Just made three starts. As a junior, Gipson transitioned to wide In 2015, Stanton coached the running backs which yielded Play Sports Solutions, a groundbreaking sports technology receiver while also returning punts. Gipson also served as one All-KJCCC First-Teamer. Additionally, Stanton was the app before completely pursuing coaching. the team’s holder on field goals and extra points. As a senior, position coach that year for Marquis Terry, who was a NJCAA Walker graduated from the University of Central Gipson remained at wide receiver and continued his special All-America First-Team and KJCCC Player of the Year for Arkansas with a Bachelor’s in Health Science and minor teams duties as well. Highland in 2016. in Business in May 2014. At UCA, Walker was a three-year Academically, Gipson was a three-time academic all- Prior to Highland, Stanton was a graduate assistant at letterman and helped the Bears win a Southland Conference conference honoree and graduated from Mississippi College Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois. There he coached Championship as well as make a FCS playoff appearance in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in General Kinesiology. defensive backs while helping with special teams. During the in 2012. A starter on special teams as a Bear, Walker also In terms of coaching experience, Gipson spent the 2015 2014 season, he coached one MSFA All-Conference player. played a diverse role on offense registering touchdowns as a season as an assistant coach at North Caddo High in Vivian, Before his stop at Olivet, Stanton worked at Mayville State running back and as a wide receiver. La. While at North Caddo HS, Gipson coached the quarter- University in North Dakota. There he coached the defensive Prior to his time at UCA, Walker initially signed to the Uni- backs, wide receivers, and defensive backs. secondary as well as being the special team’s coordina- versity of Arkansas amid other Power-5 offers and enrolled tor. During the 2013 season, Stanton coached three NSAA early in 2010. He immediately stood out in his first semester All-Conference First-Team defensive backs. The secondary on campus as the MVP of the 2010 Red-White Spring game. finished in the top-five in the NAIA in pass defense and was Walker was also a part of the Razorbacks’ 2011 BCS Sugar No. 1 in the nation in pass defense efficiency. The defense Bowl and 2012 BCS Cotton Bowl teams. that season also finished in the top-12 in the NAIA in scoring Ranked nationally as the No. 33 dual-threat quarterback defense and top-10 in interceptions. prospect out of high school, Walker lead Texas 6A power- As a player himself, Stanton attended Sterling College in house Spring Westfield HS to playoff appearances and was Sterling, KS. There he was a three-year letter winner playing awarded with All-District First-Team honors three consecu- wide receiver and . Stanton graduated from tive years. As Westfield’s quarterback, Walker compiled 72 Sterling with his B.S. in Athletic Training in 2013. touchdowns and 6,000 all-purpose yards while capping off Stanton is originally from Garden City, Kansas where he his career as district Offensive MVP, All-Houston selec- attended Holcomb High School. tion, and was runner-up for the Houston Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Year award. Born in Texarkana, Texas, Walker was raised in Houston, Texas.

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Scoring Plays OPPONENT TYPE PLAYS YDS TOP QTR/TIME PLAY Arkansas Tech TD 6 64 2:17 2nd/14:53 6-yard pass (Renner to Ardoin | PAT GOOD) Arkansas Tech TD 11 73 6:01 2nd/7:05 5-yard pass (Renner to Perkins | PAT GOOD) Arkansas Tech TD 5 73 1:33 4th/14:55 5-yard pass (Renner to Parrish | PAT GOOD) Harding TD ------1st/5:47 2-yard Blocked Punt Return (Lison | PAT GOOD Harding TD 9 76 4:35 2nd/11:49 5-yard pass (Renner to Hudson | PAT GOOD) Harding TD 9 67 4:29 3rd/8:49 9-yard pass (Renner to Higgins | PAT GOOD) Harding TD 4 15 1:26 3rd/2:35 5-yard pass (Renner to Hudson | PAT GOOD) Harding TD 8 32 3:43 4th/13:03 16-yard pass (Renner to Hudson | PAT GOOD) Southwestern Oklahoma TD 10 64 4:49 1st/0:59 4-yard run (Purifoy | PAT GOOD) Southwestern Oklahoma TD 3 26 0:44 2nd/13:03 20-yard pass (Renner to Lancaster | PAT GOOD) Southwestern Oklahoma TD 5 67 2:36 2nd/6:16 43-yard pass (Renner to Higgins | PAT GOOD) Southwestern Oklahoma FG 10 37 3:54 2nd/1:52 26-yard Field Goal (Grems) Southwestern Oklahoma TD 2 34 0:20 2nd/0:22 9-yard pass (Renner to Hudson | PAT GOOD) Southwestern Oklahoma TD 8 72 2:32 4th/13:18 2-yard run (Nunnery | PAT GOOD) Northwestern Oklahoma FG 9 44 0:52 2nd/0:09 43-yard Field Goal (Grems) Northwestern Oklahoma TD 9 64 4:27 3rd/7:04 12-yard pass (Renner to Turnbull | PAT MISS) Northwestern Oklahoma TD 3 68 0:21 4th/9:05 34-yard pass (Renner to Lancaster | PAT GOOD) Oklahoma Baptist TD 7 71 1:41 1st/13:19 31-yard pass (Renner to Lancaster | PAT GOOD) Oklahoma Baptist TD 6 80 1:48 1st/8:59 8-yard run (Purifoy | PAT GOOD) Oklahoma Baptist TD 12 74 5:14 1st/1:23 9-yard run (Nunnery | PAT GOOD) Oklahoma Baptist TD 2 30 0:10 2nd/11:34 30-yard pass (Renner to Higgins | PAT GOOD) Oklahoma Baptist TD 9 71 3:37 2nd/6:02 33-yard pass (Renner to Hudson | PAT GOOD) Oklahoma Baptist TD 8 74 2:43 3rd/7:43 4-yard pass (Renner to Jones | PAT GOOD) Oklahoma Baptist TD 11 73 5:11 4th/14:55 5-yard pass (Renner to Parrish | PAT GOOD) Oklahoma Baptist TD 8 70 4:00 4th/6:02 19-yard pass (Renner to Weisheit | PAT GOOD) Southern Nazarene TD 5 87 1:51 1st/6:45 3-yard run (Nunnery | PAT GOOD) Southern Nazarene FG 13 61 4:21 1st/0:00 29-yard Field Goal (Grems) Southern Nazarene TD 10 60 3:41 2nd/2:17 8-yard pass (Renner to Weisheit | PAT GOOD) Southern Nazarene FG 11 67 3:21 3rd/3:53 32-yard Field Goal (Grems) Southern Nazarene TD 3 18 0:35 4th/7:36 1-yard run (Hudson | PAT GOOD) East Central TD 14 80 7:06 1st/0:22 1-yard run (Nunnery | PAT GOOD) East Central TD 9 67 3:35 2nd/8:30 5-yard pass (Renner to Turnbull | PAT GOOD) East Central TD ------2nd/7:29 34-yard Interception Return (Crawford | PAT GOOD) East Central TD 8 75 3:44 3rd/11:16 41-yard run (Nunnery | PAT GOOD) East Central TD 8 48 4:33 4th/1:45 16-yard pass (Renner to Higgins | PAT GOOD)

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Long Plays Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays by the Numbers 43* Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Southwestern Okla. 42 Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Arkansas Tech Long Plays By Yards No. TD 41* Rush Michael Nunnery East Central 100+ 0 0 41 Pass Jared Lancaster from Barrett Renner Arkansas Tech 90-99 0 0 40 Pass Jonathan Weisheit from Barrett Renner Southern Nazarene 80-89 0 0 70-79 0 0 38 Pass Sidney Moore from Barrett Renner Southern Nazarene 60-69 0 0 36 Rush SirCharles Perkins East Central 50-59 0 0 36 KR SirCharles Perkins Southern Nazarene 40-49 5 2 34* INT Darren Crawford East Central 30-39 14 5 34* Pass Jared Lancaster from Barrett Renner Northwestern Okla. 20-29 22 1 34 Pass Jared Lancaster from Barrett Renner Northwestern Okla. 33 Pass Jonathan Weisheit from Barrett Renner Harding Long Plays By Type No. TD 33 Pass Keiandre Purifoy from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist Rushing 8 1 Passing 21 6 33* Pass Tanner Hudson from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist Punt returns 0 0 32 Rush Keiandre Purifoy Southern Nazarene Kick returns 10 0 32 Pass Jonathan Weisheit from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist Interceptions 1 1 31 Pass Tanner Hudson from Barrett Renner Northwestern Okla. Fumble returns 1 0 31* Pass Jared Lancaster from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist Other 0 0 30* Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist TOTAL 41 8 29 KR Sidney Moore Southern Nazarene 27 Rush Michael Nunnery Southwestern Okla. Longest Plays of the Year 26 Pass Tanner Hudson from Barrett Renner East Central 26 Pass Tanner Hudson from Barrett Renner Southern Nazarene Rushing 26 KR SirCharles Perkins Arkansas Tech 41 Michael Nunnery at 25 KR SirCharles Perkins Arkansas Tech East Central (10/14/2017) 25 FR La'Montrick Turner Southwestern Okla. Rushing Touchdown 41 Michael Nunnery at * touchdown scored on play East Central (10/14/2017) Passing 43 Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner vs. Southwestern Oklahoma (9/16/2017) Passing Touchdown 43 Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner vs. Southwestern Oklahoma (9/16/2017) Punt Return 15 Jonathan Weisheit at Arkansas Tech (8/31/2017) Kick Return 36 SirCharles Perkins at Southern Nazarene (10/3/2017) Interception Return 34 Darren Crawford at East Central (10/14/2017) Fumble Return 25 La'Montrick Turner vs. Southwestern Oklahoma (9/16/2017) Punt 63 Tanner Hudson vs. Southwestern Oklahoma (9/16/2017) Field Goal 43 Bradford Grems at Northwestern Oklahoma (9/23/2017)

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Scoring Summary (Final) Southern Arkansas Football G#22 Southername Arkansas One vs Arkansas | TechATU (Aug 31, 2017 28 at Russellville, - Ark.)SAU 21 | Russellville, Ark. | Attn: 6,138

Southern Arkansas (0-1,0-1) vs. Arkansas Tech (1-0,1-0) RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The No. 22-ranked Southern Arkansas football Date: Aug 31, 2017 • Site: Russellville, Ark. • Stadium: Thone Stadium Attendance: 6138 team did not have its 2017 season get off to the start it hoped for as the Muleriders were tripped up on the road against (RV) Arkansas Tech, losing Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Southern Arkansas 0 14 0 7 21 Arkansas Tech 0 14 0 14 28 to the Wonder Boys, 28-21, on Thursday night at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field. Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 2nd 14:53 SAU - Darrion Ardoin 6 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 6-64 2:17 7 - 0 13:12 ATU - Jackob Dean 23 yd pass from Ty Reasnor (Eric Perez kick), 4-51 1:33 7 - 7 07:05 SAU - SirCharles Perkins 5 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 11-73 6:01 14 - 7 00:35 ATU - Justin Bailey 35 yd passTeam from Statistics Ty Reasnor (Eric(Final) Perez kick), 1-35 0:07 14 - 14 RECORDS 4th 14:55 SAU - Jaidon Parrish 5 yd pass fromSouthern Barrett Renner Arkansas (Bradford Grems kick),Football 5-73 1:33 21 - 14 09:46 ATU - #22Drew Southern Wade 59 Arkansas yd pass vs from Arkansas Ty Reasnor Tech (Aug(Eric 31,Perez 2017 kick), at Russellville, 5-74 2:01 Ark.) 21 - 21 #22 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (0-1, 0-1 GAC) 02:54 ATU - Ty Reasnor 10 yd run (Eric Perez kick), 11-73 3:57 21 - 28

SAU ATU (RV) Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (0-1, 0-1 GAC) Kickoff time: 7:00 PMFIRST • End DOWNS of Game: 9:56 PM • Total elapsed19 time: 2:5618 Officials: R u s h in g 3 6 Temperature: 79 F • Wind:P a s s in g12mph NE • Weather: Partly Cloudy12 9 P e n a lt y 4 3 TURNING POINT NET YARDS RUSHING 60 117 Rushing Attempts 24 41 Average Per Rush 2.5 2.9 » Up 21-14 with 11:47 left in the fourth quarter, SAU faced a 4th-and-1 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 Yards Gained Rushing 72 146 from the Tech 21-yardline. Lined up to go for it, a false start pushed the Yards Lost Rushing 12 29 NET YARDS PASSING 343 220 ball back five yards and forced a 43-yard field goal try. That attempt C o m p le t io n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 33-44-1 13-25-2 Average Per Attempt 7.8 8.8 Average Per Completion 10.4 16.9 went right and five plays later, Tech tied the game at 21-all on a 59-yard Passing Touchdowns 3 3 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 403 337 touchdown pass. Total offense plays 68 66 Average Gain Per Play 5.9 5.1 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 15-126 12-90 PUNTS-YARDS 5-175 8-316 OF NOTE Average Yards Per Punt 35.0 39.5 Net Yards Per Punt 27.6 33.6 » The home team has now won the last 10 meetings between SAU and Inside 20 1 3 50+ Yards 1 3 T o u c h b a c k s 1 1 Arkansas Tech. The last time the road team has won a game in the series Fair catch 0 2 KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-237 5-281 was back in 2007 when SAU beat the Wonder Boys, 56-49. Average Yards Per Kickoff 59.2 56.2 Net Yards Per Kickoff 32.8 36.0 » Junior QB Barrett Renner threw for 343 yards on 33-for-44 passing. T o u c h b a c k s 0 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-27-0 2-17-0 Average Per Return 9.0 8.5 It was the 11th time in his career that Renner has thrown for over 300 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-101-0 4-106-0 Average Per Return 20.2 26.5 yards. Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-26-0 1-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 » Senior wide receiver Jonathan Weisheit hauled in six receptions for Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 31:50 28:10 1st Quarter 8 : 5 6 6 : 0 4 42 yards. He is now 13 catches from tying SAU's all-time reception record, 2nd Quarter 9 : 4 9 5 : 1 1 3rd Quarter 8 : 1 5 6 : 4 5 currently held by Nik Lewis (2000-03). Lewis recently became the all-time 4th Quarter 4 : 5 0 10:10 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 6 of 16 reception leader in the Canadian Football League. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 1-1 T o u c h d o w n s 3-3 1-1 Field goals 0-3 0-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-0 PAT Kicks 3-3 4-4 Field Goals 0-1 0-0 Points off turnovers 0 0

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Scoring Summary (Final) Southern Arkansas Football GHardingame vs Southern Two Arkansas | (Sep SAU 09, 2017 at Magnolia, 35 Ark.) - HU 24 | Magnolia, Ark. | Attn: 6,735

Harding (0-2,0-2) vs. Southern Arkansas (1-1,1-1) MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas football team bounced back Date: Sep 09, 2017 • Site: Magnolia, Ark. • Stadium: Wilkins Stadium Attendance: 6735 in a major way from a disappointing week one loss on the road as the

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Muleriders collectively rose to the occasion in their home-opener and de- Harding 3 7 0 14 24 Southern Arkansas 7 7 14 7 35 feated Harding by a score of 35-24 on Saturday night at Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field. Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 05:47 SAU - Davondrick Lison 2 yd blocked punt return (Bradford Grems kick) 0 - 7 01:28 HU - Tristan Parsley 43 yd field goal, 8-54 4:13 3 - 7 2nd 11:49 SAU - Tanner Hudson 5 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 9-76 4:35 3 - 14 02:06 HU - Cole Chancey 7 yd run (Tristan Parsley kick), 16-92 9:36 10 - 14 It was the first time that SAU has beaten Harding since 2003, and the win 3rd 08:49 SAU - Karonce Higgins 9 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 9-67 4:29 10 - 21 02:35 SAU - Tanner Hudson 5 yd pass fromTeam Barrett Renner Statistics (Bradford Grems (Final) kick), 4-15 1:26 10 - 28 against the Bisons at home was the first since 1991. Saturday's Mulerider 4th 13:03 SAU - Tanner Hudson 16 yd passSouthern from Barrett Renner Arkansas (Bradford Grems Football kick), 8-32 3:43 10 - 35 09:10 HU - BrandonHarding Gates 16vs Southernyd run (Tristan Arkansas Parsley (Sep kick),09, 2017 9-75 at Magnolia, 3:48 Ark.) 17 - 35 01:24 HU - Bobby Green 25 yd pass from Terrence Dingle (Tristan Parsley kick), 6-61 2:24 24 - 35 victory was witnessed by a stellar crowd of 6,735 and capped off another HU SAU successful Family Day on SAU's campus. Kickoff time: 6 p.m. FIRST• End ofDOWNS Game: 8:35 pm • Total elapsed time:16 2:35 20 Officials: Referee: Bradly R u s h MacNealy; in g Umpire: Frank Wittenber;12 Linesman: 5Scott Speroupol; Line judge: Mike Boone; P a s sBack in g judge: Jake Bywater; Field judge:3 Jordan Whitting;10 Side judge: Glenn Adams; P e n a lt y 1 5 Temperature: 79 degNET • Wind: YARDS NE RUSHING @ 6 • Weather: Amazing! 280 80 RECORDS Rushing Attempts 51 29 Average Per Rush 5.5 2.8 (RV) (0-2, 0-2 GAC) Rushing Touchdowns 2 0 Yards Gained Rushing 290 86 Yards Lost Rushing 10 6 (RV) Southern Arkansas Muleriders (1-1, 1-1 GAC) NET YARDS PASSING 58 210 C o m p le t io n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 3-7-0 21-32-1 Average Per Attempt 8.3 6.6 Average Per Completion 19.3 10.0 TURNING POINT Passing Touchdowns 1 4 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 338 290 Total offense plays 58 61 » After going three-and-out late in the third quarter, SAU was suddenly Average Gain Per Play 5.8 4.8 Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-3 1-1 in position to score a touchdown as Harding's punt returner Tony Becton Penalties: Number-Yards 8-86 3-31 PUNTS-YARDS 3-75 2-99 let the punt go over his head and then muffed it allowing the Muleriders Average Yards Per Punt 25.0 49.5 Net Yards Per Punt 21.0 50.0 Inside 20 0 1 to recover deep in Harding territory. SAU had to settle for a field goal at- 50+ Yards 0 1 T o u c h b a c k s 0 0 tempt that would have made it 24-10, but an encroachment penalty on the Fair catch 2 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-262 6-353 field goal attempt gave SAU the first down and a play later, they scored a Average Yards Per Kickoff 52.4 58.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 40.2 45.8 T o u c h b a c k s 0 0 touchdown. Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2--1-0 1-12-1 Average Per Return -0.5 12.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-78-0 4-61-0 Average Per Return 13.0 15.2 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-8-0 0-0-0 OF NOTE Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 » SAU is now 20-3 at home since the start of 2012. Two of their losses Possession Time 31:36 28:24 1st Quarter 8 : 2 4 6 : 3 6 in that stretch had been against Harding (2013 & 2015) 2nd Quarter 10:13 4 : 4 7 3rd Quarter 6 : 4 2 8 : 1 8 4th Quarter 6 : 1 7 8 : 4 3 » Tanner Hudson's three touchdown game tied a single-game career- Third-Down Conversions 4 of 10 7 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 best. His last three-TD game came at home against Southeastern Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-5 T o u c h d o w n s 2-2 4-5 Oklahoma. He now has 22 career touchdown receptions. Field goals 0-2 0-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 2-9 PAT Kicks 3-3 5-5 » Barrett Renner threw for four touchdowns the seventh time in his Field Goals 1-1 0-0 Points off turnovers 7 14 career. He now has 67 career TD passes and is 15 away from tying the SAU career record. » Defensively, the Muleriders limited the Bisons' rushing attack to 280 yards. It was the lowest rushing output the Bisons have got against SAU since the Muleriders stymied Harding to 127 yards in the 2012 meeting. In the four previous games, Harding averaged 469.0 yards rushing against SAU » Davondrick Lison had a career-best 11 tackles in the game. His previ- ous high was 10 tackles in a 2015 game against Harding as a redshirt freshman. Last year, while hampered by injuries, Lison totaled 15 tackles all season.

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Scoring Summary (Final) Southern Arkansas Football GameSouthwestern T Okla.h vsree Southern | Arkansas SAU (Sep 16, 2017 38 at Magnolia, - Ark.) SWOSU 14 | Magnolia, Ark. | Attn: 4,143

Southwestern Okla. (1-2,1-2) vs. Southern Arkansas (2-1,2-1) Date: Sep 16, 2017 • Site: Magnolia, Ark. • Stadium: Wilkins Stadium MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The defense of the Southern Arkansas football team Attendance: 4143 continued to play at an extremely high-level once again on Saturday night

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total as the unit registered 10.0 tackles for lost yardage, which included 8.0 Southwestern Okla. 7 0 0 7 14 Southern Arkansas 7 24 0 7 38 sacks, and forced three turnovers with a pair of fumble recoveries and an

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H interception as the Muleriders eased past visiting Southwestern Oklahoma 1st 05:54 SWOSU - Jared Rayburn 5 yd pass from Casey Freeman (Trent Dennis kick), 12-47 5:15 7 - 0 00:59 SAU - Keiandre Purifoy 4 yd run (Bradford Grems kick), 10-64 4:49 7 - 7 by a score of 38-14. 2nd 13:03 SAU - Jared Lancaster 20 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 3-26 0:44 7 - 14 06:16 SAU - Karonce Higgins 43 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 5-67 2:36 7 - 21 01:52 SAU - Bradford Grems 26 ydTeam field goal, Statistics 10-37 3:54 (Final) 7 - 24 00:22 SAU - Tanner Hudson 9 yd pass Southernfrom Barrett Renner Arkansas (Bradford Grems Football kick), 2-34 0:20 7 - 31 4th RECORDS 13:18 SAU - MichaelSouthwestern Nunnery Okla. 2 yd vs runSouthern (Bradford Arkansas Grems (Sep kick), 16, 20178-72 at2:32 Magnolia, Ark.) 7 - 38 10:39 SWOSU - Eddie Thomas IV 22 yd pass from Joel Blumenthal (Trent Dennis kick), 8-70 2:30 14 - 38 Southwestern Oklahoma Bulldogs (1-2, 1-2 GAC) SWOSU SAU Kickoff time: 6 p.m. FIRST• End ofDOWNS Game: 8:53 • Total elapsed time:18 2:53 24 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (2-1, 2-1 GAC) Officials: Referee: Ron R uStandridge; s h in g Umpire: Jim Featherston; Linesman:6 13Justin Andrews; Line judge: Landon Trusty; P a s s in gBack judge: Bill Gregory; Field judge:9 Rodney 8Davis; Side judge: Rett Cranford; P e n a lt y 3 3 Temperature: 89 degNET • Wind: YARDS SSE RUSHING @ 6 • Weather: HOT and 110Sunny 198 Rushing Attempts 39 37 TURNING POINT Average Per Rush 2.8 5.4 Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Yards Gained Rushing 175 217 » The collective defensive effort in the second quarter. SWOSU had Yards Lost Rushing 65 19 NET YARDS PASSING 168 197 five drives in that quarter and none of them gained over 50 yards. The C o m p le t io n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 17-32-1 19-30-3 Average Per Attempt 5.2 6.6 Muleriders recovered two fumbles, forced a turnover on downs, and came Average Per Completion 9.9 10.4 Passing Touchdowns 2 3 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 278 395 away with an interception. Heading into the quarter, the game was tied, by Total offense plays 71 67 Average Gain Per Play 3.9 5.9 halftime, SAU had the game under complete control and lead 31-7. Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-35 8-80 PUNTS-YARDS 3-112 2-107 Average Yards Per Punt 37.3 53.5 Net Yards Per Punt 37.3 53.5 OF NOTE Inside 20 1 2 50+ Yards 0 1 » The Muleriders got their running game going and rushed for nearly T o u c h b a c k s 0 0 Fair catch 0 0 200 net yards on the ground as they ended with 198 on 37 carried. Com- KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-139 7-433 Average Yards Per Kickoff 46.3 61.9 Net Yards Per Kickoff 34.3 39.9 ing into the game, SAU was averaging 70 yards rushing and were last in T o u c h b a c k s 0 3 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0 the GAC in that category. Average Per Return 0.0 0.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-79-0 3-36-0 » Michael Nunnery spearheaded the rushing attack and ran for over Average Per Return 19.8 12.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 3-0-0 1-5-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-25-0 100 yards for the first time this season. He ripped off a pair of big runs of Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 29:52 30:08 over 20 yards with his long being a 27-yard burst. 1st Quarter 7 : 2 7 7 : 3 3 2nd Quarter 7 : 2 6 7 : 3 4 » As a team, the Muleriders' offense totaled more rushing yards than 3rd Quarter 11:00 4 : 0 0 4th Quarter 3 : 5 9 11:01 Third-Down Conversions 10 of 17 8 of 14 passing yards (198 rushing – 197 passing). The last time SAU had more Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 5-6 yards on the ground than through the air was at East Central last year. In T o u c h d o w n s 2-3 4-6 Field goals 0-3 1-6 that game, SAU had 229 yards rushing and 204 passing yards. Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 7-55 PAT Kicks 2-2 5-5 Field Goals 0-0 1-1 » The SAU defense totaled 7.0 sacks in the game against Southwestern Points off turnovers 7 17 Oklahoma. It was the most sacks as a team in a game since 1997 when the Muleriders totaled 7.0 against Northwestern Oklahoma. » Accounting for nearly half of those sacks was Davondrick Lison as he registered 3.0 sacks. It was the first time that a Mulerider has had 3.0 sacks since current NFL defensive lineman Cedric Thornton did so in 2009 against Arkansas-Monticello.

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Scoring Summary (Final) Southern Arkansas Football GSouthername Arkansas F ourvs Northwestern | Okla.NWOSU (Sep 23, 2017 at Alva, Okla.) 38 - SAU 16 | Alva, Okla. | Attn: 3,758

Southern Arkansas (2-2,2-2) vs. Northwestern Okla. (2-2,2-2) Date: Sep 23, 2017 • Site: Alva, Okla. • Stadium: Ranger Field ALVA, Okla. – The Southern Arkansas football team was unable to over- Attendance: 3758 come a slow offensive start and ultimately fell on the road at Northwest-

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total ern Oklahoma on Saturday night by a score of 38-16. Southern Arkansas 0 3 6 7 16 Northwestern Okla. 7 14 7 10 38

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H RECORDS 1st 06:00 NWOSU - Isiah Weed 4 yd run (Zave Goodrich kick), 13-80 5:28 0 - 7 2nd 05:58 NWOSU - Jacob Peyton 11 yd run (Zave Goodrich kick), 10-57 3:48 0 - 14 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (2-2, 2-2 GAC) 01:08 NWOSU - Anthony Cota 30 yd run (Zave Goodrich kick), 2-20 0:36 0 - 21 00:09 SAU - Bradford Grems 43 yd field goal, 9-44 0:52 3 - 21 Northwestern Oklahoma Rangers (2-2, 2-2 GAC) 3rd 07:04 SAU - Garrett Turnbull 12 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick failed), 9-64 4:27 9 - 21 03:47 NWOSU - Andrew Yates 6 yd pass fromTeam Isiah Weed Statistics (Zave Goodrich (Final) kick), 8-66 3:11 9 - 28 4th 13:11 NWOSU - Zave GoodrichSouthern 29 yd field goal,Arkansas 9-33 3:09 Football 9 - 31 09:05 SAU - Jared Lancaster 34 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 3-68 0:21 16 - 31 01:55 NWOSU -Southern Isiah Weed Arkansas 7 yd run vs Northwestern(Andrew Lesnick Okla. kick), (Sep 7-5623, 2017 3:15 at Alva, Okla.) 16 - 38 TURNING POINT(S) SAU NWOSU » One of the turning points came in the second quarter with the score Kickoff time: 6 p.m. FIRST• End ofDOWNS Game: 8:45 pm • Total elapsed time:19 2:45 19 Officials: Referee: R. McDaniel;R u s h in g Umpire: Mike Martin; Linesman:3 Pat Smith;8 Line judge: Daniel Pipak; P a s s Backin g judge: Rob Price; Field judge: 15Vijay Madduri;9 14-0, NWOSU. After NWOSU took that 14-point lead, SAU's next two posses- Side judge: Darin Tyson; P e n a lt y 1 2 Temperature: • Wind:NET • Weather:YARDS RUSHING 69 199 sions ended in turnovers with interceptions. SAU's defense was able to Rushing Attempts 17 53 Average Per Rush 4.1 3.8 stave off any Ranger points on the first INT and looked to be in position to Rushing Touchdowns 0 4 Yards Gained Rushing 71 234 Yards Lost Rushing 2 35 do the same on the second, but a 30-yard touchdown run by Anthony Cota NET YARDS PASSING 298 169 C o m p le t io n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 27-50-3 15-23-0 made it 21-0, NWOSU with 1:08 left in the first half. Average Per Attempt 6.0 7.3 Average Per Completion 11.0 11.3 Passing Touchdowns 2 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 367 368 Total offense plays 67 76 » A second turning point came after SAU scored their second touch- Average Gain Per Play 5.5 4.8 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 1-0 down and recovered the on-side kick. With momentum building late and Penalties: Number-Yards 12-97 10-104 PUNTS-YARDS 4-155 5-239 facing a 4-and-2, the Muleriders converted initially on a five-yard rush Average Yards Per Punt 38.8 47.8 Net Yards Per Punt 31.0 44.4 Inside 20 1 3 by Renner, but 20 yards worth of penalties on the play negated the 50+ Yards 1 2 T o u c h b a c k s 1 0 conversion and made it an improbable 4-and-23. The Muleriders would Fair catch 0 2 KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-159 7-424 Average Yards Per Kickoff 53.0 60.6 not convert from that distance, ending one of their last best chances to Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.7 39.3 T o u c h b a c k s 1 5 comeback in the game. Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-17-0 1-11-0 Average Per Return 8.5 11.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-24-0 2-24-0 Average Per Return 12.0 12.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 3-22-0 OF NOTE Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 » Current GAC Defensive Player of the Week Davondrick Lison regis- Possession Time 25:27 34:33 1st Quarter 8 : 2 0 6 : 4 0 tered 2.0 more sacks against Northwestern Oklahoma to bring his season 2nd Quarter 6 : 1 2 8 : 4 8 3rd Quarter 6 : 5 4 8 : 0 6 4th Quarter 4 : 0 1 10:59 total to 6.0. Last week, Lison had 3.0 sacks. Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 9 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 1 » Bradford Grems' 43-yard field goal at the end of the first half set a Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 5-5 T o u c h d o w n s 1-1 4-5 new career long for the senior kicker. His previous best was a 42-yard Field goals 0-1 1-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-17 0-0 PAT Kicks 1-2 5-5 make last year against Northwestern Oklahoma. Field Goals 1-1 1-1 Points off turnovers 0 14

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Scoring Summary (Final) Southern Arkansas Football GOklahomaame Baptist Fvs Southernive Arkansas| SAU (Sep 30, 2017 56at Magnolia, -Ark.) OKB 27 | Magnolia, Ark. | Attn: 3,856

Oklahoma Baptist (0-5,0-5) vs. Southern Arkansas (3-2,3-2) MAGNOLIA, Ark. – A dominant offensive onslaught by the Southern Arkansas Date: Sep 30, 2017 • Site: Magnolia, Ark. • Stadium: Wilkins Stadium Attendance: 3856 football team carried the Muleriders to a 56-27 rout victory over Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday evening at Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma Baptist 0 13 7 7 27 Southern Arkansas 21 14 7 14 56 RECORDS Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 13:19 SAU - Jared Lancaster 31 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 7-71 1:41 0 - 7 Oklahoma Baptist Bison (0-5, 0-5 GAC) 08:59 SAU - Keiandre Purifoy 8 yd run (Bradford Grems kick), 6-80 1:48 0 - 14 01:23 SAU - Michael Nunnery 9 yd run (Bradford Grems kick), 12-74 5:14 0 - 21 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (3-2, 3-2 GAC) 2nd 11:34 SAU - Karonce Higgins 30 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 2-30 0:10 0 - 28 09:45 OKBU - Cagney Roberson 23 yd pass from Preston Haire (Luke Wendl kick blockd), 6-70 1:44 6 - 28 06:02 SAU - Tanner Hudson 33 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 9-71 3:37 6 - 35 00:39 OKBU - Noah McGraw 18 yd pass from Preston Haire (Luke Wendl kick), 11-40 2:23 13 - 35 OF NOTE 3rd 13:23 OKBU - Cagney Roberson 24 yd pass from Preston Haire (Luke Wendl kick), 4-75 1:32 20 - 35 07:43 SAU - Desmond Jones 4 yd pass fromTeam Barrett Renner Statistics (Bradford Grems (Final) kick), 8-74 2:43 20 - 42 » In the offense outburst, the Muleriders gained over 700 yards of total of- 4th 14:55 SAU - Jaidon Parrish 5 yd pass fromSouthern Barrett Renner Arkansas (Bradford Grems kick),Football 11-73 5:11 20 - 49 10:08 OKBU - StephanOklahoma Turner 18Baptist yd pass vs from Southern Preston Haire Arkansas (Luke Wendl (Sep kick), 30, 6-57 2017 1:43 at Magnolia, Ark.) 27 - 49 06:02 SAU - Jonathan Weisheit 19 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 8-70 4:00 27 - 56 fense for just the third time in program history as they piled up 718 yards against

OKBU SAU Oklahoma Baptist. That total fell just nine yards shy of tying the single-game Kickoff time: 6 p.m. FIRST• End ofDOWNS Game: 8:59 p.m • Total elapsed16 time: 2:5936 Officials: Referee: James R u s hBrookhart; in g Umpire: John Cannon; Linesman:0 James16 Stephens; record set back in 2012 against Arkansas Tech. The other 700+ yards of total Line judge: Keith Posey; P a s sBack in g judge: Bryan Greenwood; Field12 judge: Michael19 Catton; Side judge: Chris Heun; P e n a lt y 4 1 offense came in 2000 against Henderson State. Temperature: 79 degNET • Wind: YARDS NE RUSHING @ 7 • Weather: Comfortable11 and Cool313 Rushing Attempts 23 48 » The Muleriders did set a new single-game record, however, as they achieved Average Per Rush 0.5 6.5 Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 36 First Downs, breaking the previous mark of 35 against Howard Payne in 1993. Yards Gained Rushing 38 318 Yards Lost Rushing 27 5 Of the 36 first downs, 19 came through the air, 16 on the ground, and one via a NET YARDS PASSING 264 405 C o m p le t io n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 20-44-0 33-42-0 Average Per Attempt 6.0 9.6 penalty. Average Per Completion 13.2 12.3 Passing Touchdowns 4 6 » Senior wide receiver Jonathan Weisheit and junior quarterback Barrett TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 275 718 Total offense plays 67 90 Renner established career records with Weisheit now laying claim to the all-time Average Gain Per Play 4.1 8.0 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-2 receptions record and Renner becoming the all-time leader in pass completions. Penalties: Number-Yards 5-57 10-88 PUNTS-YARDS 9-324 2-47 » Weisheit surpassed former SAU All-America wide out and current Average Yards Per Punt 36.0 23.5 Net Yards Per Punt 32.2 23.5 Canadian Football League (CFL) player Nik Lewis as Lewis' previous school record Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 0 0 was 162 receptions. Weisheit now has 165 after hauling in seven on Saturday. T o u c h b a c k s 1 0 Fair catch 3 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-241 9-553 » Earlier this season, Lewis set the All-Time CFL Reception Record and Average Yards Per Kickoff 48.2 61.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.4 32.6 to-date has 1,048 professional grabs north of the boarder. T o u c h b a c k s 0 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-0-0 3-14-0 » Renner, in just two and a half seasons under center for the Muleriders Average Per Return 0.0 4.7 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 9-260-0 5-59-0 now has his first career record as he now sits atop the career list for pass Average Per Return 28.9 11.8 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 completions. Needing 28 to tie the all-time record, Renner completed 32 against Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 the Bison, tossing himself past now previous record-holder, Tyler Sykora, who Possession Time 23:55 36:05 1st Quarter 6 : 1 7 8 : 4 3 completed 658 passes in his time as a Mulerider. Renner's total stands at 662. 2nd Quarter 7 : 3 0 7 : 3 0 3rd Quarter 5 : 1 1 9 : 4 9 » Renner also threw for over 400 yards for the second time in his career 4th Quarter 4 : 5 7 10:03 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 18 5 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 2 of 4 as he had 405 yards through the air; four shy of his career-best. Additionally, Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 5-6 T o u c h d o w n s 3-3 5-6 Renner tied a SAU single-game record for touchdown passes as he had six Field goals 0-3 0-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-5 against the Bison PAT Kicks 3-4 8-8 Field Goals 0-0 0-0 » All six of Renner's TD passes went to a different receiver Points off turnovers 0 0 » Jared Lancaster (31-yards | 13:19 – 1st Q) » Karonce Higgins (30-yards | 11:34 2nd Q) » Tanner Hudson (33-yards | 6:02 2nd Q) » Desmond Jones (4-yards | 7:43 3rd Q) » Jaidon Parrish (5-yards | 14:55 4th Q) » Jonathan Weisheit (19-yards | 6:02 4th Q) » Of the 718 yards of total offense, 313 came on the ground. It was the most yards rushing for the Muleriders since they rolled up 304 against Northwestern Oklahoma in 2015. Conversely, the Mulerider defense allowed just 11 net rushing yards against the Bison. It was the fewest net rushing yards given up since that same game against NWOSU in '15 when the Muleriders held the Rangers to a stag- gering -26 yards rushing.

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Scoring Summary (Final) Southern Arkansas Football SouthernGame Arkansas vsS Southernix Nazarene| SAU (Oct 07, 2017 at27 Bethany, Okla.)- SNU 15 | Bethany, Okla. | Attn: 1,349

Southern Arkansas (4-2,4-2) vs. Southern Nazarene (3-3,3-3) BETHANY, Okla. – Something had to give on Saturday afternoon in Bethany, Date: Oct 07, 2017 • Site: Bethany, Okla. • Stadium: SNU Football Field Attendance: 1349 Oklahoma, as Southern Arkansas, winless on the road entering the contest, met a Southern Nazarene team, that had yet to pick up a win at home this season, in Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Southern Arkansas 10 7 3 7 27 a Great American Conference affair that resulted in the Muleriders improving to Southern Nazarene 0 3 3 9 15 4-2 in league play after a 27-15 win over the Crimson Storm.

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 06:45 SAU - Michael Nunnery 3 yd run (Bradford Grems kick), 5-87 1:51 7 - 0 00:00 SAU - Bradford Grems 29 yd field goal, 13-61 4:21 10 - 0 2nd 12:09 SNU - Carlos Anguiano 30 yd field goal, 7-62 2:51 10 - 3 OF NOTE 02:17 SAU - Jonathan Weisheit 8 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 10-60 3:41 17 - 3 3rd 10:28 SNU - Carlos Anguiano 32 yd field goal, 8-52 4:24 17 - 6 » The Muleriders led 17-3 at the half and entered the fourth quarter with a 03:53 SAU - Bradford Grems 32 ydTeam field goal, Statistics 11-67 3:21 (Final) 20 - 6 4th 14:54 SNU - Carlos Anguiano 36Southern yd field goal, Arkansas 7-34 3:45 Football 20 - 9 20-6 lead. At the 11:44 mark of the fourth quarter, the Crimson Storm closed the 11:44 SNU - JacobSouthern Spady Arkansas 11 yd run vs Southern(Jacob Spady Nazarene rush (Octfailed), 07, 20172-16 at0:51 Bethany, Okla.) 20 - 15 07:36 SAU - Tanner Hudson 1 yd run (Bradford Grems kick), 3-18 0:35 27 - 15 deficit to five, 20-15, before Tanner Hudson scored from one yard out with 7:36 SAU SNU remaining in the game to extend the Mulerider lead, a lead they would keep, to Kickoff time: 1 pm • FIRSTEnd of DOWNSGame: 3:34 • Total elapsed time: 2:3421 15 Officials: Referee: Stan R u Sence;s h in g Umpire: Glen Williams; Linesman:10 Gregg Long;11 27-15. Line judge: David Ward; P a s sBack in g judge: Chris Little; Field judge: Rock11 Holland;4 Side judge: Dody Nielsen; P e n a lt y 0 0 » Southern Arkansas tallied 442 total yards of offense behind redshirt junior Temperature: 73 • Wind:NET YARDS NW 10 RUSHING• Weather: Sunny 192 179 Rushing Attempts 40 39 Average Per Rush 4.8 4.6 quarterback Barrett Renner's 250 yards on 21-of-34 passing. Renner also added Rushing Touchdowns 2 1 Yards Gained Rushing 199 218 12 yards rushing on three carries. The performance for the Rowlett, Texas, native Yards Lost Rushing 7 39 NET YARDS PASSING 250 87 made him the program's new career leader in total offense as he currently has C o m p le t io n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 21-34-1 8-15-1 Average Per Attempt 7.4 5.8 8,972 total yards surpassing Tyler Sykora's previous best career total of 8,847 Average Per Completion 11.9 10.9 Passing Touchdowns 1 0 yards. TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 442 266 Total offense plays 74 54 » Renner connected with seven different receivers on Saturday including five Average Gain Per Play 6.0 4.9 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 2-1 completions, with a long of 40 yards, to redshirt senior wide receiver Jonathan Penalties: Number-Yards 4-22 3-26 PUNTS-YARDS 5-189 4-121 Weisheit for 82 yards and a touchdown. Average Yards Per Punt 37.8 30.2 Net Yards Per Punt 19.0 29.8 » Purifoy finished with a career-high 79 rushing yards on 6.1 yards per carry, Inside 20 2 1 50+ Yards 1 0 while also recording a team season-long rush of 32 yards. The versatile utility T o u c h b a c k s 0 0 Fair catch 0 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-337 5-302 back recorded 85 all-purpose yards; the third highest single-game mark for the Average Yards Per Kickoff 56.2 60.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 33.3 39.2 sophomore. Hudson carried once and found the end zone from one yard out. T o u c h b a c k s 1 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-2-0 3-94-0 » In all, the Muleriders recorded their third game this campaign with 190 or Average Per Return 1.0 31.3 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-106-0 5-112-0 more rushing yards after picking up 192 yards on 40 carries. Redshirt senior Average Per Return 21.2 22.4 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-27-0 running back Michael Nunnery led the attack after tying a season-high in carries Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 with 19 for 102 yards and a touchdown. The 100-plus yards rushing for Nunnery is Possession Time 32:10 27:50 1st Quarter 8 : 2 8 6 : 3 2 his ninth career game in which he reached the century mark in rushing. 2nd Quarter 7 : 1 2 7 : 4 8 3rd Quarter 5 : 0 1 9 : 5 9 » Defensively, SAU held Southern Nazarene to 266 total yards with only 87 4th Quarter 11:29 3 : 3 1 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 1 of 9 coming through the air. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 4-5 » The Muleriders forced a fumble and picked off a Crimson Storm pass and T o u c h d o w n s 3-5 1-5 Field goals 2-5 3-5 held SNU to just a 1-of-9 conversion rate on third down, while forcing Southern Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-14 0-0 PAT Kicks 3-3 0-0 Field Goals 2-2 3-3 Nazarene to three redzone field goals. Points off turnovers 7 0 » The 266 yards by SNU are a season-low for the Mulerider defense as the unit held its fourth opponent under 180 yards on the ground. » Six players recorded five or more total stops with Davondrick Lison, Elgin Moore and La'Montrick Turner picking up six tackles each. » Southern Arkansas registered eight tackles for loss including three sacks led by a pair from junior defensive lineman Anthony Washington. It is the fifth game this season that SAU has recorded 8.0 or more total tackles for loss. Late in the fourth quarter, Kaseem Smith ended the Crimson Storm threat by picking off his first career pass, while Demarcus Pegue accounted for the fumble recovery. » In the kicking game, senior place kicker Bradford Grems tied a season-high with two makes (29, 32) while Hudson averaged 47.2 yards per punt with a long of 50 and two downed inside the 20.

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Scoring Summary (Final) Southern Arkansas Football GSouthername Arkansas S vs Easteven Central (Oct | 14, SAU 2017 at Ada, Okla.) 35 - ECU 28 | Ada, Okla. | Attn: 2,106

Southern Arkansas (5-2,5-2) vs. East Central (1-6,1-6) ADA, Okla. – A 21-0 Southern Arkansas lead at one point late in the first half Date: Oct 14, 2017 • Site: Ada, Okla. • Stadium: Koi Ishto Stadium Attendance: 2106 turned out to be a nail-biting 35-28 win for the Muleriders as they had to hold off a strong second half rally by East Central on Saturday afternoon at Norris Field Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Southern Arkansas 7 14 7 7 35 at Koi Ishto Stadium in Ada. East Central 0 7 7 14 28

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 00:22 SAU - Michael Nunnery 1 yd run (Bradford Grems kick), 14-80 7:06 7 - 0 TURNING POINT(s) 2nd 08:30 SAU - Garrett Turnbull 5 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 9-67 3:35 14 - 0 07:29 SAU - Darren Crawford 34 yd interception return (Bradford Grems kick) 21 - 0 » Up 21-0 late in the first half, the Muleriders were forced to punt for the first 00:17 ECU - Austin-Ramsey 1 yd run (Bobby Schmidt kick), 5-21 0:28 21 - 7 3rd 11:16 SAU - Michael Nunnery 41 yd run (Bradford Grems kick), 8-75 3:44 28 - 7 time in the game and it was blocked by ECU, giving the Tigers the ball back with 05:49 ECU - Tre'von Jackson 2 ydTeam run (Bobby Statistics Schmidt kick),(Final) 11-77 5:22 28 - 14 4th 14:16 ECU - Dezmon Jackson 18 yd passSouthern from Austin-Ramsey Arkansas (Bobby Schmidt Football kick), 8-80 3:43 28 - 21 a short field and 45 seconds left before halftime. Five plays later, ECU found the 01:45 SAU - Karonce HigginsSouthern 16 yd passArkansas from Barrett vs EastRenner Central (Bradford (Oct Grems 14, kick), 2017 8-48 at 4:33 Ada, Okla.) 35 - 21 00:15 ECU - Trey Walker 26 yd pass from Austin-Ramsey (Bobby Schmidt kick), 10-75 1:30 35 - 28 endzone to make it 21-7 at the break. SAU ECU » With a ton of momentum on their side, the Tigers had the ball trailing by just Kickoff time: 2:00 pmFIRST • End DOWNS of Game: 5:00 pm • Total elapsed18 time: 3:0028 Officials: Referee: Ken R uRoan; s h in g Umpire: Carl Iwertz; Linesman: D.8 Hightower;5 Line judge: Derrick Smith; P a s s in Backg judge: Cantreal Gatson; Field judge:9 Jim19 Heinze; seven points with 10 minutes even left in the fourth quarter. Within three plays, Side judge: Shawn Houck; P e n a lt y 1 4 Temperature: 86 • Wind:NET YARDS SSW 12 RUSHING • Weather: Partly Cloudy 217 53 the Tigers had the ball at their own 41-yardline, but a sack by DeMarcus Pegue Rushing Attempts 35 34 Average Per Rush 6.2 1.6 temporarily stopped ECU. The Muleriders were flagged for a defensive holding Rushing Touchdowns 2 2 Yards Gained Rushing 221 94 penalty on the next play, giving the Tigers and automatic first down. After a Yards Lost Rushing 4 41 NET YARDS PASSING 176 324 seven-yard pass play, ECU had consecutive penalties that totaled 20 yards and C o m p le t io n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 18-23-0 27-43-1 Average Per Attempt 7.7 7.5 thwarted the drive. The Tigers punted two plays later and SAU came down on the Average Per Completion 9.8 12.0 Passing Touchdowns 2 2 ensuing possession and scored a touchdown to put the game out of reach. TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 393 377 Total offense plays 58 77 Average Gain Per Play 6.8 4.9 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-80 5-79 OF NOTE PUNTS-YARDS 2-35 1-19 Average Yards Per Punt 17.5 19.0 » Barrett Renner's two touchdown passes now place him one shy of tying the Net Yards Per Punt -4.0 19.0 Inside 20 0 0 SAU career record, currently held by Tyler Sykora and standing at 82. Renner did 50+ Yards 0 0 T o u c h b a c k s 1 0 tie another career record on Saturday, however as he has now accounted for 83 Fair catch 0 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-360 4-224 career touchdowns. Average Yards Per Kickoff 60.0 56.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 37.8 34.5 » Senior wide receiver Jonathan Weisheit had two receptions for 17 yards to T o u c h b a c k s 3 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-23-0 Average Per Return 0.0 23.0 bring his career yardage mark to 1,975. He is now 25 receving yards shy of 2,000 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-61-0 3-58-0 Average Per Return 20.3 19.3 for his career. There are currently only four receivers in SAU history with 2,000 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-34-1 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 or more receiving yards. Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 27:15 32:45 » Nik Lewis (2001-03) – 2,852 yards 1st Quarter 7 : 0 6 7 : 5 4 2nd Quarter 4 : 3 1 10:29 » Travis Giles (1964-67) – 2,333 yards 3rd Quarter 6 : 3 4 8 : 2 6 4th Quarter 9 : 0 4 5 : 5 6 » Val Morris (1990-93) – 2,148 yards Third-Down Conversions 9 of 12 7 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2 » Kenneth Brown (1983-86) – 2,048 yards Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-4 T o u c h d o w n s 3-4 3-4 Field goals 0-4 0-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-30 0-0 PAT Kicks 5-5 4-4 Field Goals 0-0 0-3 Points off turnovers 7 0

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Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 16, 2017) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral * Aug 31, 2017 at Arkansas Tech L 21-28 6138 All games 5-2 3-0 2-2 0-0 * Sep 09, 2017 HARDING W 35-24 6735 Conference 5-2 3-0 2-2 0-0 * Sep 16, 2017 SOUTHWESTERN OKLA. W 38-14 4143 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 * Sep 23, 2017 at Northwestern Okla. L 16-38 3758 * Sep 30, 2017 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST W 56-27 3856 Team Statistics SAU OPP * Oct 07, 2017 at Southern Nazarene W 27-15 1349 FIRST DOWNS 157 130 * Oct 14, 2017 at East Central W 35-28 2106 R u s h in g 58 48 P a s s in g 84 65 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g P e n a l ty 15 17 Michael Nunnery 7 95 526 5 521 5.5 5 41 74.4 RUSHING YARDAGE 1129 949 Keiandre Purifoy 7 66 284 7 277 4.2 2 32 39.6 Rushing Attempts 230 280 SirCharles Perkins 7 29 170 16 154 5.3 0 36 22.0 Average Per Rush 4.9 3.4 Barrett Renner 7 22 117 6 111 5.0 0 15 15.9 Average Per Game 161.3 135.6 Jaire Moore 2 5 36 0 36 7.2 0 14 18.0 TDs Rushing 8 10 Jonathan Weisheit 7 1 22 0 22 22.0 0 22 3.1 PASSING YARDAGE 1879 1290 Tanner Hudson 7 2 18 0 18 9.0 1 17 2.6 C o m p - A t t- In t 172-255-9 103-189-5 Karonce Higgins 7 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 1.0 Average Per Pass 7.4 6.8 Jared Lancaster 7 2 3 1 2 1.0 0 3 0.3 Average Per Catch 10.9 12.5 Total 7 230 1184 55 1129 4.9 8 41 161.3 Average Per Game 268.4 184.3 Opponents 7 280 1195 246 949 3.4 10 45 135.6 TDs Passing 21 13 TOTAL OFFENSE 3008 2239 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Play 6.2 4.8 Barrett Renner 7 149.56 170-253-9 67.2 1870 21 43 267.1 Average Per Game 429.7 319.9 Hayden Mallory 3 137.80 2-2-0 100.0 9 0 9 3.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 27-448 33-717 Total 7 149.47 172-255-9 67.5 1879 21 43 268.4 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-72 11-144 Opponents 7 129.24 103-189-5 54.5 1290 13 59 184.3 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-65 9-57 FUMBLES-LOST 9-8 10-6 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g PENALTIES-Yards 60-524 49-477 Tanner Hudson 7 31 374 12.1 5 33 53.4 PUNTS-AVG 22-36.7 33-36.5 Jonathan Weisheit 7 29 327 11.3 2 40 46.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 :1 1 2 9 :4 9 Karonce Higgins 7 27 291 10.8 4 43 41.6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 46/90 41/100 Jared Lancaster 7 20 283 14.1 3 41 40.4 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/9 6/12 Darrion Ardoin 7 15 133 8.9 1 19 19.0 Keiandre Purifoy 7 10 99 9.9 0 33 14.1 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Sidney Moore 6 8 108 13.5 0 38 18.0 Malik Preston 2 26 13.0 0 18 Michael Nunnery 7 8 62 7.8 0 16 8.9 Darren Crawford 2 39 19.5 1 34 Desmond Jones 7 7 67 9.6 1 17 9.6 Kaseem Smith 1 0 0.0 0 0 Garrett Turnbull 7 7 47 6.7 2 12 6.7 SirCharles Perkins 7 4 42 10.5 1 19 6.0 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Jaidon Parrish 6 3 14 4.7 2 5 2.3 Tanner Hudson 20 807 40.3 63 3 0 8 5 2 Dalton Wright 7 1 18 18.0 0 18 2.6 TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kile Pletcher 6 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.5 Jayshon Williams 7 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.7 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 7 172 1879 10.9 21 43 268.4 Jonathan Weisheit 9 54 6.0 0 15 Opponents 7 103 1290 12.5 13 59 184.3 Desmond Jones 1 6 6.0 0 6 Antonio Washington 1 10 10.0 0 0 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Davondrick Lison 0 2 0.0 1 2 Bradford Grems 4-5 80.0 0-0 2-2 1-1 1-2 0-0 43 0 Total 11 72 6.5 1 15 Opponents 11 144 13.1 0 74 PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Bradford Grems - 4-5 30-31 - - - - - 42 Sidney Moore 8 156 19.5 0 29 Tanner Hudson 6 ------36 SirCharles Perkins 7 152 21.7 0 36 Michael Nunnery 5 ------30 Desmond Jones 5 57 11.4 0 18 Karonce Higgins 4 ------24 Karonce Higgins 3 38 12.7 0 24 Jared Lancaster 3 ------18 Jonathan Weisheit 2 34 17.0 0 20 Jaidon Parrish 2 ------12 Jared Lancaster 1 11 11.0 0 11 Keiandre Purifoy 2 ------12 Darrion Ardoin 1 0 0.0 0 0 Jonathan Weisheit 2 ------12 Total 27 448 16.6 0 36 Garrett Turnbull 2 ------12 Opponents 33 717 21.7 0 62 Darrion Ardoin 1 ------6 Darren Crawford 1 ------6 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Davondrick Lison 1 ------6 Michael Nunnery 7 521 62 0 0 0 583 83.3 SirCharles Perkins 1 ------6 Jonathan Weishe 7 22 327 54 34 0 437 62.4 Desmond Jones 1 ------6 Tanner Hudson 7 18 374 0 0 0 392 56.0 Total 31 4-5 30-31 - - - - - 228 Keiandre Purifoy 7 277 99 0 0 0 376 53.7 Opponents 23 5-8 21-22 0-1 - - - - 174 SirCharles Perkin 7 154 42 0 152 0 348 49.7 Karonce Higgins 7 7 291 0 38 0 336 48.0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Jared Lancaster 7 2 283 0 11 0 296 42.3 Southern Arkansas 52 83 37 56 0 228 Sidney Moore 6 0 108 0 156 0 264 44.0 Opponents 17 58 24 75 0 174 Darrion Ardoin 7 0 133 0 0 0 133 19.0 Desmond Jones 7 0 67 6 57 0 130 18.6 Total 7 1129 1879 72 448 65 3593 513.3 Opponents 7 949 1290 144 717 57 3157 451.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Barrett Renner 7 275 111 1870 1981 283.0 30 www.muleriderathletics.com | @MuleriderSportsMichael Nunnery | @SAUFootball7 95 521 0 521 74.4 Keiandre Purifoy 7 66 277 0 277 39.6 SirCharles Perkins 7 29 154 0 154 22.0 Jaire Moore 2 5 36 0 36 18.0 Jonathan Weisheit 7 1 22 0 22 3.1 Tanner Hudson 7 2 18 0 18 2.6 Hayden Mallory 3 2 0 9 9 3.0 Karonce Higgins 7 1 7 0 7 1.0 Jared Lancaster 7 2 2 0 2 0.3 Total 7 485 1129 1879 3008 429.7 Opponents 7 469 949 1290 2239 319.9

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 24 Elgin Moore 7 26 23 49 1.0-1 . . 5 . . . . . 99 Antonio Washington 7 15 26 41 7.0-19 1.0-2 . . . . . 2 . 94 Anthony Washington 7 22 17 39 14.0-74 5.0-45 . . 3 . . . . 9 Davondrick Lison 7 20 17 37 12.5-66 7.0-51 . 1 5 . 2 . . 31 DeMarcus Pegue 7 17 14 31 2.5-10 1.0-9 . . . 1-0 . . . Total 7 269 220 489 59-238 19-130 5-65 24 13 6-25 6 2 . Opponents 7 275 216 491 18-35 2-3 9-57 19 3 8-0 7 2 . Southern Arkansas University 2017 MULERIDER FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Game 8 | vs. Southeastern Oklahoma | October 21 | 2:30 P.M.

Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 16, 2017) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 24 Elgin Moore 7 26 23 49 1.0-1 . . 5 . . . . . 99 Antonio Washington 7 15 26 41 7.0-19 1.0-2 . . . . . 2 . 94 Anthony Washington 7 22 17 39 14.0-74 5.0-45 . . 3 . . . . 9 Davondrick Lison 7 20 17 37 12.5-66 7.0-51 . 1 5 . 2 . . 31 DeMarcus Pegue 7 17 14 31 2.5-10 1.0-9 . . . 1-0 . . . 28 Darren Crawford 7 20 8 28 . . 2-39 5 . . . . . 34 Dominique Scott 7 13 15 28 0.5-1 ...... 37 La'Montrick Turner 6 12 13 25 4.5-11 . . 1 . 2-25 1 . . 13 Kaseem Smith 7 15 9 24 . . 1-0 3 . . . . . 55 Travis Williams 7 9 14 23 2.5-10 0.5-3 . . 2 1-0 . . . 57 Malachi Pointer 7 10 11 21 7.5-23 1.5-5 . . 2 . . . . 12 Jayshon Williams 7 15 4 19 . . . 6 . . 1 . . 25 Lorenzo Watkins 6 14 3 17 1.0-1 . . 3 . 1-0 . . . 40 Kobe McDonald 7 6 10 16 1.0-5 1.0-5 . . . 1-0 1 . . 42 Corey Jenkins 4 8 8 16 0.5-3 ...... 93 Deion Cineus 7 3 7 10 1.5-5 1.0-4 ...... 46 Malik Preston 3 6 4 10 . . 2-26 ...... 30 Marcus Brown 7 6 3 9 ...... 18 Jimmie Houston 5 4 4 8 ...... 5 Jared Turner 4 4 3 7 ...... 80 Kile Pletcher 6 3 1 4 ...... 43 Kendrix McCann 4 3 1 4 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . 1 . 1 . . 48 Ste'phen Seals 6 3 1 4 1.0-2 ...... 38 Dalton Wright 7 2 1 3 ...... 54 Bijan Mitchell 2 3 . 3 1.0-1 ...... 19 Bradford Grems 7 2 . 2 ...... 7 Karonce Higgins 7 2 . 2 ...... 11 Tanner Hudson 7 2 . 2 ...... 8 Keiandre Purifoy 7 1 . 1 ...... 15 Jared Lancaster 7 1 . 1 ...... 20 Jaire Moore 2 . 1 1 ...... 23 Antonio Bell 3 . 1 1 ...... 95 Jalen Williams 1 1 . 1 ...... 59 Demoni Boyd 2 . 1 1 ...... 36 Jaidon Parrish 6 1 . 1 ...... Total 7 269 220 489 59-238 19-130 5-65 24 13 6-25 6 2 . Opponents 7 275 216 491 18-35 2-3 9-57 19 3 8-0 7 2 .

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Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 16, 2017) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 31 at Arkansas Tech 24 60 0 10 33 343 3 42 33-44-1 343 3 42 5 101 0 26 3 27 0 15 403 Sep 09 HARDING 29 80 0 10 21 210 4 33 21-32-1 210 4 33 4 61 0 19 1 12 1 2 290 Sep 16 SOUTHWESTERN OKLA. 37 198 2 27 19 197 3 43 19-30-3 197 3 43 3 36 0 14 0 0 0 0 395 Sep 23 at Northwestern Okla. 17 69 0 11 27 298 2 34 27-50-3 298 2 34 2 24 0 24 2 17 0 11 367 Sep 30 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST 48 313 2 22 33 405 6 33 33-42-0 405 6 33 5 59 0 20 3 14 0 11 718 Oct 07 at Southern Nazarene 40 192 2 32 21 250 1 40 21-34-1 250 1 40 5 106 0 36 2 2 0 2 442 Oct 14 at East Central 35 217 2 41 18 176 2 26 18-23-0 176 2 26 3 61 0 22 0 0 0 0 393 Southern Arkansas 230 1129 8 41 172 1879 21 43 172-255-9 1879 21 43 27 448 0 36 11 72 1 15 3008 Opponents 280 949 10 45 103 1290 13 59 103-189-5 1290 13 59 33 717 0 62 11 144 0 74 2239

Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 4.9 • Avg/catch: 10.9 • Pass effic: 149.47 • KR avg: 16.6 • PR avg: 6.5 • All purpose avg/game: 513.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 429.7

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 31 at Arkansas Tech 37 34 71 8.0-30 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-26 1 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Sep 09 HARDING 42 32 74 4.0-12 2.0-9 2 3-0 0-0 1 2 1 5-5 0 0 0 14 35 Sep 16 SOUTHWESTERN OKLA 45 22 67 10.0-62 7.0-55 2 2-25 1-5 4 7 0 5-5 0 0 0 17 38 Sep 23 at Northwestern Okla. 35 52 87 11.0-32 3.0-17 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 16 Sep 30 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST 34 18 52 8.0-25 1.0-5 0 0-0 0-0 4 4 1 8-8 0 0 0 0 56 Oct 07 at Southern Nazarene 41 18 59 8.0-29 3.0-14 1 1-0 1-0 0 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 27 Oct 14 at East Central 35 44 79 10.0-48 3.0-30 0 0-0 1-34 3 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 35 Southern Arkansas 269 220 489 59.0-238 19.0-130 6 6-25 5-65 13 24 2 30-31 0 0 0 45 228 Opponents 275 216 491 18.0-35 2.0-3 7 8-0 9-57 3 19 2 21-22 0 0 0 28 174

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 31 at Arkansas Tech 5 175 35.0 50 0 1 0 1 1 0-1 0 0 4 237 59.2 0 0 Sep 09 HARDING 2 99 49.5 56 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 6 353 58.8 0 0 Sep 16 SOUTHWESTERN OKLA 2 107 53.5 63 0 0 0 1 2 1-1 26 0 7 433 61.9 3 0 Sep 23 at Northwestern Okla. 4 155 38.8 55 0 1 0 1 1 1-1 43 0 3 159 53.0 1 0 Sep 30 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST 2 47 23.5 37 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 9 553 61.4 0 0 Oct 07 at Southern Nazarene 5 189 37.8 50 1 0 0 1 2 2-2 32 0 6 337 56.2 1 0 Oct 14 at East Central 2 35 17.5 35 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 6 360 60.0 3 0 Southern Arkansas 22 807 36.7 63 2 3 0 5 8 4-5 43 0 41 2432 59.3 8 0 Opponents 33 1206 36.5 78 1 2 9 5 9 5-8 43 0 34 1873 55.1 6 1

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Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 16, 2017) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 31 at Arkansas Tech 41 117 1 18 13 220 3 59 13-25-2 220 3 59 4 106 0 41 2 17 0 13 337 Sep 09 HARDING 51 280 2 22 3 58 1 25 3-7-0 58 1 25 6 78 0 20 2 -1 0 0 338 Sep 16 SOUTHWESTERN OKLA. 39 110 0 23 17 168 2 26 17-32-1 168 2 26 4 79 0 24 1 0 0 0 278 Sep 23 at Northwestern Okla. 53 199 4 30 15 169 1 27 15-23-0 169 1 27 2 24 0 17 1 11 0 11 368 Sep 30 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST 23 11 0 7 20 264 4 38 20-44-0 264 4 38 9 260 0 51 1 0 0 0 275 Oct 07 at Southern Nazarene 39 179 1 45 8 87 0 30 8-15-1 87 0 30 5 112 0 62 3 94 0 74 266 Oct 14 at East Central 34 53 2 9 27 324 2 26 27-43-1 324 2 26 3 58 0 23 1 23 0 0 377 Opponents 280 949 10 45 103 1290 13 59 103-189-5 1290 13 59 33 717 0 62 11 144 0 74 2239 Southern Arkansas 230 1129 8 41 172 1879 21 43 172-255-9 1879 21 43 27 448 0 36 11 72 1 15 3008

Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 3.4 • Avg/catch: 12.5 • Pass effic: 129.24 • KR avg: 21.7 • PR avg: 13.1 • All purpose avg/game: 451.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 319.9

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 31 at Arkansas Tech 43 36 79 4.0-11 1.0-0 2 2-0 1-0 0 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 Sep 09 HARDING 40 18 58 2.0-4 1.0-3 1 1-0 1-8 0 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 24 Sep 16 SOUTHWESTERN OKLA 32 34 66 2.0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 3-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Sep 23 at Northwestern Okla. 31 20 51 3.0-3 0.0-0 2 2-0 3-22 1 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 38 Sep 30 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST 63 26 89 2.0-5 0.0-0 1 2-0 0-0 1 2 0 3-4 0 0 0 0 27 Oct 07 at Southern Nazarene 39 36 75 3.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-27 0 3 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 15 Oct 14 at East Central 27 46 73 2.0-3 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 1 0 1 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 Opponents 275 216 491 18.0-35 2.0-3 7 8-0 9-57 3 19 2 21-22 0 0 0 28 174 Southern Arkansas 269 220 489 59.0-238 19.0-130 6 6-25 5-65 13 24 2 30-31 0 0 0 45 228

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 31 at Arkansas Tech 8 316 39.5 60 0 1 2 3 3 0-0 0 0 5 281 56.2 0 0 Sep 09 HARDING 3 75 25.0 45 1 0 2 0 0 1-1 43 0 5 262 52.4 0 1 Sep 16 SOUTHWESTERN OKLA 3 112 37.3 48 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 3 139 46.3 0 0 Sep 23 at Northwestern Okla. 5 239 47.8 78 0 0 2 2 3 1-1 29 0 7 424 60.6 5 0 Sep 30 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST 9 324 36.0 45 0 1 3 0 1 0-0 0 0 5 241 48.2 0 0 Oct 07 at Southern Nazarene 4 121 30.2 46 0 0 0 0 1 3-3 36 0 5 302 60.4 0 0 Oct 14 at East Central 1 19 19.0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 0 0 4 224 56.0 1 0 Opponents 33 1206 36.5 78 1 2 9 5 9 5-8 43 0 34 1873 55.1 6 1 Southern Arkansas 22 807 36.7 63 2 3 0 5 8 4-5 43 0 41 2432 59.3 8 0

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Southern Arkansas Football Southern Arkansas Game Superlatives (as of Oct 16, 2017) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 19 Michael Nunnery vs Harding (Sep 09, 2017) 19 Michael Nunnery at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) Yards Rushing 109 Michael Nunnery vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) TD Rushes 2 Michael Nunnery at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Long Rush 41 Michael Nunnery at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Pass attempts 50 Barrett Renner at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Pass completions 33 Barrett Renner at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Yards Passing 405 Barrett Renner vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) TD Passes 6 Barrett Renner vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Long Pass 43 Barrett Renner vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) Receptions 8 Tanner Hudson at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Yards Receiving 102 Jonathan Weisheit vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) TD Receptions 3 Tanner Hudson vs Harding (Sep 09, 2017) Long Reception 43 Karonce Higgins vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) Field Goals 2 Bradford Grems at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) Long Field Goal 43 Bradford Grems at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Punts 5 Tanner Hudson at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Punting Avg 53.5 Tanner Hudson vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) Long Punt 63 Tanner Hudson vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) Punts inside 20 2 Tanner Hudson vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) 2 Tanner Hudson at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) Long Punt Return 15 Jonathan Weisheit at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 36 SirCharles Perkins at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) Tackles 12 Elgin Moore at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Sacks 3.0 Davondrick Lison vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) Tackles For Loss 4.5 Davondrick Lison at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Interceptions 2 Malik Preston at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017)

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TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 48 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Rushing 313 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Per Rush 6.5 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) TD Rushes 2 vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) 2 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) 2 at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) 2 at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Pass attempts 50 at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Pass completions 33 at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) 33 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Passing 405 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Per Pass 9.6 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) TD Passes 6 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Total Plays 90 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Total Offense 718 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Per Play 8.0 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Points 56 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Sacks By 7 vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) First Downs 36 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Penalties 15 at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Penalty Yards 126 at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Turnovers 5 at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Interceptions By 2 at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Punts 5 at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) 5 at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) Punting Avg 53.5 vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) Long Punt 63 vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) Punts inside 20 2 vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) 2 at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) Long Punt Return 15 at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 22 Ontario Douglas, at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Yards Rushing 138 Jacob Spady, at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) TD Rushes 2 Isiah Weed, at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Long Rush 45 Jacob Spady, at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) Pass attempts 43 Austin-Ramsey, at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Pass completions 27 Austin-Ramsey, at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Yards Passing 324 Austin-Ramsey, at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) TD Passes 4 Preston Haire, vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Long Pass 59 Ty Reasnor, at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Receptions 8 Dezmon Jackson, at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Yards Receiving 119 Dezmon Jackson, at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) TD Receptions 2 Cagney Roberson, vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Long Reception 59 Drew Wade, at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Field Goals 3 Carlos Anguiano, at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) Long Field Goal 43 Tristan Parsley, vs Harding (Sep 09, 2017) Punts 9 Hayden Ashley, vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Punting Avg 47.8 Blake Humble, at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Long Punt 78 Blake Humble, at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 Clayton Watson, at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) 3 Blake Humble, at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Long Punt Return 74 Doryan Harris, at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 62 Jakel Davis, at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017) Tackles 14 Seth Culp, at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Sacks 1.0 Seth Culp, at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Tackles For Loss 1.5 Patric Edwards, at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Interceptions 1 Cua' Rose, at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) 1 V'Onte Williams, vs Harding (Sep 09, 2017) 1 Terry McMillon, vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) 1 Braden Sweet, vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) 1 Austin Loomis, vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) 1 Trey Merritt, at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) 1 Doc Harvey, at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) 1 Shane Collins, at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) 1 Jakel Davis, at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017)

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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 53 at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Yards Rushing 280 vs Harding (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Per Rush 5.5 vs Harding (Sep 09, 2017) TD Rushes 4 at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Pass attempts 44 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Pass completions 27 at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Yards Passing 324 at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Yards Per Pass 8.8 at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) TD Passes 4 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Total Plays 77 at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Total Offense 377 at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Yards Per Play 5.8 vs Harding (Sep 09, 2017) Points 38 at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Sacks By 1 at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) 1 vs Harding (Sep 09, 2017) First Downs 28 at East Central (Oct 14, 2017) Penalties 12 at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) Penalty Yards 104 at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Turnovers 3 vs Harding (Sep 09, 2017) 3 vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) Interceptions By 3 vs Southwestern Okla. (Sep 16, 2017) 3 at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Punts 9 vs Oklahoma Baptist (Sep 30, 2017) Punting Avg 47.8 at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Long Punt 78 at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 at Arkansas Tech (Aug 31, 2017) 3 at Northwestern Okla. (Sep 23, 2017) Long Punt Return 74 at Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017)

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