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2016 SEASON FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS SEPTEMBER 24 GENERAL INFORMATION Harding (4-0) School: Ouachita Baptist University City/Zip: Arkadelphia, AR 71998 HU VS Founded: 1886 Enrollment: 1,600 TM OUACHITA BAPTIST (3-1) Nickname: Tigers School Colors: Purple and Gold Facility: Benson Williams Field 2016 SCHEDULE at Cliff Harris Stadium Sept. 1 7 p.m. Capacity: 6,550 2016 Result Affiliation: NCAA Division II EAST CENTRAL W 42-28 Conference: Great American Conference Cliff Harris Stadium Sept. 10 6 p.m. President: Dr. Ben Sells 2016 Result Alma Mater: Southwest Baptist University SOUTHEASTERN OKLA. L 45-38 Athletic Director: David Sharp Durrant, Okla. Alma Mater: Ouachita Baptist University Sept. 17 7 p.m. 2016 Result Associate AD/SWA: Margaret McGraw SOUTHWESTERN OKLA. W 48-28 Alma Mater: Texas A&M Cliff Harris Stadium Athletics Department: (870) 245-5186 Sept. 24 7 p.m. 2016 Result NORTHWESTERN OKLA. TEAM INFORMATION Alva, Okla. W 42-34 First Year of Football: 1895 Oct. 1 6 p.m. 2015 Record: 7-4 2015 Result Conference Record/Finish: 7-4/T-3rd HARDING W 26-21 Starters Returning: 17 Searcy, Ark. Oct. 8 1 p.m. Lettermen Returning: 38 ARKANSAS TECH 2015 Result Offensive Formation: Multiple One Back Cliff Harris Stadium L 30-12 Defensive Formation: 4-3 Oct. 15 12 p.m. 2015 Result SOUTHERN ARKANSAS SPORTS INFORMATION Cliff Harris Stadium L 32-28 Director: Kyle Parris Oct. 22 3 p.m. E-Mail: [email protected] 2015 Result Office Phone: (870) 245-5186 ARKANSAS - MONTICELLO W 20-17 Web Site: www.obutigers.com Monticello, Ark. Twitter: @OBUAthletics Oct. 27 6 p.m. 2015 Result SOUTHERN NAZARENE W 58-7 HEAD COACH TODD KNIGHT Cliff Harris Stadium • 18th season as head coach Nov. 5 2 p.m. - Longest tenured coach in GAC 2015 Result • 1998 GSC & 2011, 2014 GAC Coach of the Year OKLAHOMA BAPTIST W 31-20 • 2011, 2014 GAC Champs Shawnee, Okla. • 146 All-Conference Selections Nov. 12 1 p.m. 2015 Result - 69 All-GAC Selections since 2011 HENDERSON STATE L 21-17 • 18 All-American Selections Arkadelphia, Ark. 2016 SEASON FOOTBALL OUACHITA vs. HARDING: THE SERIES OUACHITA vs. HARDING: 2015 RECAP HOW THEY MATCH UP The series between Harding and Ouachita dates back to 1928. ARKALDELPHIA, Ark. – Senior tight end Johnathan Powell caught his HARDING That game ended in a scoreless tie. The next meeting did not first career touchdown pass with 1:40 left in the fourth quarter to give the occur until 32 years later. That October 8th meeting also ended Tigers a late lead over the #12 Harding Bisons at Cliff Harris Stadium on in a scoreless tie. Saturday. Barkely Legens sack and safety on Harding quarterback Park Parrish sealed the victory for Ouachita, 26-21. The first win in the series went to Harding, achieving a 15-14 win The play of the game for the Tigers came from the defense in the fourth in 1961. Ouachita’s first victory came in 1963 with a 21-6 win in quarter when Demetric Jennings forced a fumble on a Harding third Searcy, Ark. down and three. Harding was up 21-17 on moving into the Ouachita red zone, when the ball was forced loose and recovered by Devin Price at Harding leads the all-time series, 30-23-4. Their advantage in the the Ouachita 46 yard line. Austin Warford drove the Tigers 54 yards on series is due to a 10-game winning streak that stretched from 11 plays finding Powell in the end zone to give Ouachita the 24-21 lead. 1991 to 2000. Since 2001, the longest win streak by either team has been two. Ouachita opened the game with 48-yard kickoff return by Ke’Vontae Pope. After a 10-play 34 yard drive, the Tigers took a 3-0 lead on a 32- Last year’s 26-21 win for the Tigers was the first win by either yard field goal from Cole Antley. team on their home field since 2011. Excluding a 20-point win for Harding in 2012, the average margin of victory in this series since Harding answered with a 13 play drive that ended with a one-yard touch- 2010 has been 3.6 points. down run by the Bisons quarterback. Harding extended their lead in the second quarter, capitalizing on a Tiger fumble in the red zone. OUACHITA vs. HARDING: THE NUMBERS The Tigers defense would swing first-half momentum by forcing a Hard- There’s no need to fear, Underdog is here - For the third straight ing three and out with seven minutes left in the second quarter. A 19-yard season, the Tigers will face a ranked Harding team. Ouachita completion from Warford to Pope was accentuated by a personal foul penalty against the Bisons. Brandon Marks would score from two yards pulled off the road win in 2014 over 13th-ranked and the upset at out to bring th Tigers within four. home last season when the Bisons were ranked 12th. Harding had a chance to get back into the end zone to end the second High Score – Harding and Ouachita rank first and second in scor- half but a sack and forced fumble by Alex Myres gave the Tigers posses- ing offense and total offense. Harding is averaging a GAC-best sion to end the half. 48.2 points per game while Ouachita is scoring 42.5. The Tigers are putting up 499.8 yards per game while Harding is averaging Trailing 14-10 to start the second half, Ouachita’s defense continued to 452.8. limit the Bisons option attack. They forced a Harding punt on their first possession and started their first drive of the second half on their own 21 Ground and Pound – To no one’s surprise, these two teams are yard line. at the top of the standings yet again in the GAC in rushing of- fense. Harding’s option attack is averaging a gaudy 407.5 yards Warford and the Tigers offense moved the ball the length of the field with per game, 90 percent of their total offense per game. The Tigers a mix of run and pass, along with the help of personal foul penalty against are running for 283.2 yards per game, 67 yards more than the the Bisons. On a third and 10 from the Harding 23 yard line, Warford ran third-best rushing team in the GAC (SWOSU). through the middle of the Harding defense down to the one for a first and goal. He carried it in on the next play, giving Ouachita a 17-14 lead. Downright stingy – The Harding defense has yet to be tested this season. They’ve allowed the fewest points per game (8.8), Harding opened the fourth quarter with possession and capped off a 12 fewest rushing yards per game (37.2), second-fewest passing play, 83-yard drive with a go-ahead touchdown run by fullback Michael yards per game (126.2) and total yards per game (163.5). Latu. Ouachita answered by driving down to the Harding 14 yard line, but were turned away empty-handed after Antley’s field goal attempt was Sack Exchange – The Tigers currently sit second in the GAC blocked. with 10 sacks through four games. Demetric Jennings leads the Tigers with 3.5 sacks, while Andrew Gendi’s three-sack perfor- Looking like they were going to score again, Harding’s offense was de- mance against NWOSU catapulted him into third place. nied when Demetric Jennings knocked the ball loose from Park Parrish, turning the tide of the game once again in Ouachita’s favor. The resulting KO’d – Kris Oliver’s 237 rushing yards in last week’s win over touchdown drive put the Tigers up for good 24-21. Barkley Legens sack of NWOSU were a career high. His 67-yard touchdown run in the Parrish came on a fourth and 15 from the Harding seven yard line. middle of the fourth quarter sealed the win for Ouachita. His nine rushing touchdowns this season are tops in the GAC and fourth in Ouachita’s second half success came from their ability to convert on third Division II. Oliver has 28 rushing touchdowns through 15 games down (8-12) and stopping the Bisons on third down (5-10). This marked the first time in the last five games of the series that the home team won. for his career, an average of 1.87 rushing touchdowns per game. 2016 SEASON FOOTBALL HOW THEY MATCH UP HARDING OUACHITA 2015 GAC STANDINGS 4-0 (1.000) WINNING PERCENTAGE 3-1 (0.750) TEAM RECORD 452.8 YPG TOTAL OFFENSE 499.8 YPG 407.1 YPG RUSHING OFFENSE 283.2 YPG 1. Harding 4-0 45.2 YPG PASSING OFFENSE 216.5 YPG 1. Henderson 4-0 20-23 (87%) RED ZONE OFFENSE 16-20 (80%) 48.2 PPG SCORING OFFENSE 42.5 PPG 3. Ouachita 3-1 163.5 YPG TOTAL DEFENSE 339.2 YPG 3. Southeastern Okla. 3-1 37.2 YPG RUSHING DEFENSE 101.8 YPG 3. Southern Arkansas 3-1 126.2 YPG PASSING DEFENSE 339.2 YPG 5-8 (63%) RED ZONE DEFENSE 14-16 (88%) 6. Arkansas Tech 2-2 8.8 PPG SCORING DEFENSE 33.8 PPG 6. Oklahoma Baptist 2-2 11 TURNOVERS GAINED 6 6 TURNOVERS LOST 5 8. Arkansas Monticello 1-3 +5 TURNOVER MARGIN +1 8. East Central 1-3 94 FIRST DOWNS OFFENSE 85 44 FIRST DOWNS DEFENSE 90 8. Northwestern Okla. 1-3 6 SACKS 10 11.