GAME 5, Sept. 29 BBISONISON HHOOFBEATSOOFBEATS OOBUBU vvs.s. NNo.o. 1199 SSouthernouthern AArkansasrkansas CCENTERENTER OFOF ATTENTIONATTENTION CCenterenter ZachZach BBlevinslevins aandnd tthehe ooffff een-n- ssiveive llineine hhaveave aallowedllowed oonlynly tthreehree ssacksacks inin ffourour ggames.ames. 22018018 ScheduleSchedule AAug.ug. 3300 @@EastEast CCentralentral 7 p.m.p.m. SSept.ept. 8 SSoutheasternoutheastern OSUOSU 1 pp.m..m. SSept.ept. 1155 AArkansasrkansas TTechech 1 pp.m..m. SSept.ept. 2222 @@HardingHarding 6 p.m.p.m. SSept.ept. 2299 SSouthernouthern ArkansasArkansas 1 p.m.p.m. OOct.ct. 6 @@HendersonHenderson SStatetate 2 pp.m..m. OOct.ct. 1133 OOuachitauachita BBaptistaptist 1 pp.m..m. OOct.ct. 2200 @@Arkansas-MonticelloArkansas-Monticello 3 p.m.p.m. OOct.ct. 2277 @@SouthwesternSouthwestern OOSUSU 2 pp.m..m. NNov.ov. 3 NNorthwesternorthwestern OSUOSU 2 p.m.p.m. NNov.ov. 1100 SSouthernouthern NazareneNazarene 1 p.m.p.m. MEDIA TODAY BISON RADIO NETWORK – Oklahoma Baptist also returns its Bison Radio Network crew this season. Todd Miller returns as the play by play announcer with University of Oklahoma broadcasting legend John Brooks handling the color commentary, with sideline reports from OBU alum Scott Wanish. The Bison Radio Network, part of the Bison Sports Network, broadcasts today’s game on the fl agship sta- tion KGFF (AM 1450) in Shawnee, Tulsa Chrome 93.5 FM and El Patron 98.5 in Oklahoma City. The game is also available worldwide through www.OBUBisonlive.com and through the iHeart radio smart phone app. The pregame show opens at 6:30 p.m. OBU Athletics Communications Director: Ray Fink Assistant Director Jordan Beech Lead Contact for Football, Basketball, Baseball, Lead Contact for Cross Country, Volleyball and Softball,Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Lacrosse. Social Media chief Golf, Tennis and Cheer. Head statistician and administrator. NOTEBOOK THE RIVALRY pass from Preston Haire (Luke Wendl kick Weisheit 1-1. blockd), 1:44 Okla. Baptist (0-5,0-5) vs. Southern Arkansas LAST SEASON–Southern Arkansas won 06:02 SAU - Tanner Hudson 33 yd pass (3-2,3-2) 56-27 last season in Magnolia, Arkan- from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 3:37 Attendance: 3856 sas. Preston Haire threw four touchdown 00:39 OKBU - Noah McGraw 18 yd pass Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 8:59 p.m • passes, including two to Cagney Roberson from Preston Haire (Luke Wendl kick), 2:23 Total elapsed time: 2:59 3rd 13:23 OKBU - Cagney Roberson 24 yd and one each to Stephan Turner and Noah pass from Preston Haire (Wendl kick), 1:32 SAU ON OFFENSE: Barrett Renner leads McGraw. Barrett Renner threw six touch- 07:43 SAU - Desmond Jones 4 yd pass the Muleriders with 267 yards passing per down passes for the Muleriders. from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 2:43 game. He has thrown 10 touchdown passes 4th 14:55 SAU - Jaidon Parrish 5 yd pass against four interceptions and has complet- N THE GAC – Southern Arkansas has won from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 5:11 ed 63.9 percent of his tosses. Karonce Hig- all three games the teams have played, all 10:08 OKBU - Stephan Turner 18 yd pass gins has 29 receptions for 503 yards and of which were as Great American Confer- from Preston Haire (Luke Wendl kick), 1:43 125.8 yards per game. Lorenzo Alexander ence combatants. 06:02 SAU - J. Weisheit 19 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 4:00 leads the ground game with 68 yards per game and averages 5.8 yards per carry. MORE BETTER: Southern Arkansas OKBU SAU First Downs 16 36 moved ahead of Harding in the AFCA Top Rushes-yards 23-11 48-313 MULERIDERS ON DEFENSE: SAU is 25, gaining the No. 19 slot. It marks the Passing yards 264 405 led by Malik Preston’s 25 tackles. He has second week in a row the Bison will be Passes Att-Comp-Int 44-20-0 42-33-0 forced four fumbles and has 5.5 tackles for playing the No. 19 team in the nation. Total Offense 67-275 90-718 loss. The penetrating Southern Arkansas Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 defense has 38 tackles for loss, led by SERIES INFORMATION Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 3-14 Anthony Washington at nine. DaVondrick Overall SAU leads 3-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 9-260 5-59 In Shawnee SAU leads 1-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Lison has 3.5 sacks. In Magnolia SAU leads 2-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-36.0 2-23.5 Last OBU win None Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 SPECIAL TEAMS: Austin Wilkerson is Last SAU win 56-27 in 2017 Penalties-Yards 5-57 10-88 3 of 7 in fi eld goal tries with a long of 31. Biggest OBU Margin 0 Possession Time 23:55 36:05 SirChales Perkins averages 28.8 yards per Biggest SAU Margin 45 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 18 5 of 11 kickoff return and Jared Lancaster gets 14.7 Longest OBU Win Streak 0 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 2 of 4 yards per punt return. Longest UAM Win Streak 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 5-6 Current Streak SAU 3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-5 COACH COMPARISON RUSHING: Okla. Baptist-Dezmond Stegall 3-11; All-Time Series Results Jaelen Barlow 2-7; Preston Haire 7-1; Brandon Year Site Result Pollard2-minus 1; Frankie Edwards 3-minus 2015 SAU SAU, 38-20 2; Darrian Moss 6-minus 5. Southern Arkan- 2016 OBU SAU, 52-7 sas-Michael Nunnery 14-109; S. Perkins 13-69; 2017 SAU SAU, 56-27 K. Purifoy 11-47; Jaire Moore 5-36; J. Weisheit 1-22; Tanner Hudson 1-17; Barrett Renner 3-13. PASSING: Okla. Baptist-Preston Haire 19-37-0- Southern Arkansas 56, Oklahoma Baptist 27 249; Dezmond Stegall 1-6-0-15; Brandon Pol- Chris Jensen Coach Bill Keopple (Sep 30, 2017 at Magnolia, Ark.) lard 0-1-0-0. Southern Arkansas-Barrett Renner Oklahoma Alma Mater Central Arkansas Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total 32-41-0-405; Hayden Mallory 1-1-0-0. 20-39 Record @ School 53-46 Okla. Baptist 0 13 7 7 27 RECEIVING: Okla. Baptist-Alex Lewis 5-63; 20-39 Career W-L 53-46 Southern Arkansas 21 14 7 14 56 Cagney Roberson 4-69; Noah McGraw 3-47; 0-3 W-L vs. Opponent 3-0 Qtr Time Scoring play Josh Pettijohn 2-43; Stephan Turner 2-25; Dar- 0-3 W-L vs. Coach 3-0 1st 13:19 SAU - Jared Lancaster 31 pass rian Moss 2-4; Jaelen Barlow 1-9; Nick Hinkley from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 1:41 1-4. Southern Arkansas-J. Weisheit 7-102; 08:59 SAU - K. Purifoy 8 yd run (Bradford Jared Lancaster 7-77; Karonce Higgins 4-53; Grems kick), 1:48 Tanner Hudson 3-51; K. Purifoy 3-45; Michael 01:23 SAU - Michael Nunnery 9 yd run Nunnery 2-23; Darrion Ardoin 2-10; Desmond (Bradford Grems kick), 5:14 Jones 2-8; S. Perkins 1-19; Sidney Moore 1-12; 2nd 11:34 SAU - Karonce Higgins 30 yd pass Jaidon Parrish 1-5. from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 0:10 FUMBLES: Okla. Baptist-Frankie Edwards 1-0. 09:45 OKBU - Cagney Roberson 23 yd Southern Arkansas-Michael Nunnery 1-1; J. NOTEBOOK OBU FACTS team in the nation. Southern Arkansas RUNNING GAME - True freshman Tyler surpassed Harding as the No. 19 team with Stuever leads the Bison 4 PN– Oklahoma Baptist begins its second Harding dipping to 20th in this week’s AFCA with 58.5 yards per game year as full NCAA members and their fourth Top 25. after a 96-yard outing at year out of the NAIA (post NAIA). The Harding last week. He football team has been 2-9 every season in UNCHARTED TERRITORY: The Bison averages 4.3 yards per the GAC. have never had two wins under their belt carry. The Bison average this early since joining the Great American 101 yards on the ground WHO WE ARE – Oklahoma Baptist is the Conference and a third win would establish per game. No one not Bison (never Bisons, because that’s not a a new NCAA-era high for the program. OBU named Isaiah Mallory Stuever word). We reside in Shawnee, Oklahoma, was 8-3 in its fi nal season in the NAIA. has rushed for 100 which is a 25-minute drive on I-40 from yards in a game since the end of the 2015 Oklahoma City. We call our campus Bison PLAYERS season. Hill and we are home to just over 2,000 students. Our rich athletic tradition, while HAIRE NET – Preston Haire is averaging KICKING GAME - Hayden Ashley, who new to the NCAA, includes 33 national 245.5 yards passing doubles as a decathlete in the spring, aver- championships. We won fi ve consecutive per game and leads the ages 40.7 yards per punt, has put nine balls national All-Sports awards. OBU took home Great American Confer- inside the 20 yard line and has four punts the last three Learfi eld Sports Directors’ ence with 110 completed of 50 or more yards. His average was hurt Cups in its last three seasons in the NAIA passes through four last week when a punt hit an OBU coverage and two Presidential Awards – the all-sports games. He has thrown man downfi eld and bounced 20 yards the award of the National Christian College seven touchdown pass- wrong way.