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BRAVES2014 OUTM Football Ottawa University® Sports Information Department - 1001 S. Cedar - Box #7 - Ottawa, Kan. 66067 - Phone 785-248-2610 - [email protected] 2014 Season Schedule Game 2 Date Opponent Location Time/Result OU at #11 Benedictine College 9/6 #5 Baker Ottawa, Kan. L, 20-12 9/13 #11 Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 1:00 p.m. Sept. 13 - O’Malley Field 9/20 *Bethany Ottawa, Kan. 6:00 p.m. #14 Braves #11 Ravens 9/27 *Bethel North Newton, Kan. 1:30 p.m. Record: 0-1 Atchison, Kan. - 1:00 p.m. Record: 1-0 10/4 *McPherson Ottawa, Kan. 6:00 p.m. Last Game: 9th Meeting Last Game: 10/11 *Uni. of St. Mary Leavenworth, Kan. 1:30 p.m. L, vs. #5 Baker 20-12 BC Leads 5-1-2 W, at Briar Cliff 21-3 10/18 *Sterling^ Ottawa, Kan. 1:00 p.m. Coach: Kent Kessinger Coach: Larry Wilcox 10/25 *Southwestern Winfield, Kan. 1:30 p.m. Career/OU Record: Live Stats/Video @ ottawabraves.com 11/1 *Kansas Wesleyan Salina, Kan. 1:30 p.m. Same/66-43 (11th Year) Career/BC Record: 11/8 *Friends Ottawa, Kan. 1:30 p.m. Radio: KOFO 1220 AM / www.kofo.com Same/247-132 (35th Year) 11/15 *Tabor Hillsboro, Kan. 1:30 p.m. (^) Denotes Homecoming - The Braves fell 20-12 to #5 Baker University on Sept. 6 at Peoples Bank Field. OU had 332 yards of offense while BU had 393. The Braves went 6-for-16 in third down conversion while Baker went A Numbers Game 4-for-13. - OU has only one victory over Benedictine College. That happened on Nov. 18, 1926. The Braves defeated the Ravens in Atchison, Kan. 14-0. - Luke Lundy is leading the Braves in rushing, averaging 134 yards per game. Michael Behr is aver- aging 140 yards through the air and he is completing 55.6 percent of his passes. Josh Stangby is the team’s leader in receiving per game (5). DeVontae Corbitt leads OU in tackles per game (6). The is the ninth all-time meeting between the two - NAIA OU Team Rankings teams. The first meeting9 occurred on Sept. 30, Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Opp 4th Down Conv. (0.000) 1921 in Atchison, Kan. OU lost the game 14-0. Ranks Number 12 in Division I in Punt Yds per Att (42.700) Ranks Number 17 in Division I in Pass Def Effiency (99.000) Ranks Number 18 in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (20.000) Ranks Number 18 in Division I in Opponent Penalties (49) Ranks Number 24 in Division I in Opponent First Downs (21) Ranks Number 25 in Division I in Rushing Offense per Game (192.000) Ranks Number 26 in Division I in Opp 3rd Down Conv. (30.800) Ranks Number 31 in Division I in 3rd Down Conv. (37.500) Ranks Number 36 in Division I in Total Rushing Offense (192) Ranks Number 39 in Division I in First Downs per Game (19.000) Ranks Number 40 in Division I in Pass Defense per Game (210.000) The2002 last time the two teams met was on Sept. 14, Ranks Number 42 in Division I in Total Sacks Against (5.000) 2002. Benedictine was ranked sixth in the NAIA at Ranks Number 42 in Division I in Field Goals Pct (0.000) that time. OU lost the game 31-15 at what was then Ranks Number 43 in Division I in Penalty Yds per Game (60.000) called Cook Field. Ranks Number 44 in Division I in Total Defense per Game (393.000) Ranks Number 46 in Division I in Total Offense Yds per Game (332.000) Ranks Number 47 in Division I in Punt Returns Yds per Att (3.000) Ranks Number 49 in Division I in Pass Efficiency (109.800) @BravesAthletics Ranks Number 49 in Division I in 4th Down Conv. (33.300) 2014 Braves Football - The Braves and Ravens both do not have a sack on the season. Benedictine did not have a 2014 KCAC Standings KCAC Overall single sack in its 21-3 victory over Briar Cliff University on Sept. 30. The Ravens don’t have an Team W L Pct. W L Pct. interception either. Bethany College 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Bethel College 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 - Benedictine put up over 400 yards of offense against Briar Cliff University two weeks ago and Friends Univeristy 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 only allowed 62 yards rushing. The Chargers did have 236 yards through the air against the Ra- Tabor College 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 ven defense. The Ravens averaged 6.4 yards per pass and 4.1 yards per rush. Kansas Wesleyan 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 McPherson College 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 - BC had three punt returns for -0.3 yards against Briar Cliff. The Ravens were 9-for-16 on third Ottawa University 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 down conversion attempts. Saint Mary 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Southwestern College 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 - Tyler Henness leads the Ravens in rushing (121). Kyle Harmyk is the team’s leader in passing Sterling College 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 yards per game (99) and completion percentage (.611). Tim Reek leads BC in receiving yards per game (7). Josh Montgomery is the Ravens’ leader in tackles per game (9). 2014 KCAC Coaches Poll Team (First Place Votes) Points - The contest features two teams that are ranked in the top 50 in the NAIA in rushing and defend- ing the run. OU is ranked 25th in the NAIA in rushing yards per game (192) and Benedictine is 1. Sterling College (5) 74 ranked 14th (242). The Ravens are also ranked eighth in defending the run, holding teams to 62 2. Tabor College (2) 69 yards per game. 3. Friends University (2) 2 4. Ottawa University (1) 66 5. Southwestern College 42 6. Bethany College 40 7. Kansas Wesleyan University 27 7. McPherson College 27 9. University of Saint Mary 24 A Numbers Game Continued ... 10. Bethel College 14 2014 KCAC Media Preseason Poll Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. Ottawa University (3) 156 2. Friends University (5) 155 OU is 1-2-1 all-time against Benedic- 3. Tabor College (7) 151 The Ravens2 and Braves have tied twice 1 tine College in Atchison. The victory in the previous eight meetings. The 4. Sterling College (3) 150 was on Nov. 18, 1926. OU won 14-0. first tie was Nov. 18, 1927 (6-6), the 5. Southwestern College 91 second was Nov. 15, 1928 (19-19). 6. Bethany College 66 6. McPherson College 66 8. University of Saint Mary 65 9. Kansas Wesleyan University 58 10. Bethel College 32 *The number in () is the amount of first place votes received. This is the fifth5 straight ranked op- There are four4 teams in the KCAC that ponent that the Braves have played are ranked in the 2014 NAIA Foot- dating back to the 2013 season. OU ball Coaches Preseason Poll. Tabor is is 1-3 in the last four games against #8, Ottawa is #14, Sterling is #15, and ranked opponents. Friends is #19. #bravenation Game 2 at #11 Benedictine College 2 Braves Football Game Notes ottawabraves.com The Last Time OU.... - The Coaches - ...Blocked a punt occurred on Nov. 12, 2011 when Sevelle Hasan and Donald Anderson both (Ottawa- Kent Kessinger) In Kessinger’s 10 years has head blocked Bethel College punter Brandon Lluis in OU’s 72-6 victory. coach, the Braves have captured three KCAC Championships ...Blocked a field goal occurred on Nov. 9, 2013 when Erik Brown blocked Ky Nixon’s 33 yard and has qualified for five straight NAIA Championship Se- field goal attempt in OU’s 38-28 victory over Friends University. ries. ...Returned a kickoff for a touchdown happened on Oct. 26, 2013 when Joshua Stangby returned the opening kickoff 94 yards in OU’s 82-21 victory over Southwestern College. He has earned two KCAC Coach of the Year honors, and was named Region 3 Coach of the Year in 2009. Kessinger ...Returned a punt for a touchdown occurred on Oct. 26, 2013 when Erik Brown returned the ball 54 has coached four AFCA NAIA All-Americans, 26 NAIA All- yards for a touchdown in OU’s 82-21 victory over Southwestern College. Americans, 168 All-KCAC performers, three KCAC Players ...Returned an interception for a touchdown happened when OU defensive back Erik Brown picked of the Year, one KCAC Offensive Player of the year and two off Tabor College quarterback Ryan Nelson and returned the ball 40 yards for the touchdown in KCAC Defensive Player of the Year The OU football team OU’s 23-20 loss to Tabor College on November 16, 2013. continued to soar to new heights under Kessinger’s leadership ...Returned a fumble for a touchdown on defense happened on Oct. 13, 2012 when Donald An- in 2013. The Braves finished the season with an overall record derson picked of the forced fumble by Weston Coomes and ran it back for the touchdown in OU’s of 8-4 and a KCAC record of 7-2. OU upset no. 2 Missouri 38-14 victory over McPehrson. Valley College the second game of the season, it was the third ...Scored on a safety was on Oct. 26, 2013 when the OU defense sacked Southwestern College victory against a team ranked in the top three in the NAIA quarterback Brady May in OU’s 82-21 victory.