2018 Ouachita Tigers Football GAME 6
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2018 Ouachita Tigers Football GAME 6 GAMEDAY INFO Ouachita vs Harding Traveling Trophy Saturday, October 6, 2018 6:00 pm CST First Security Stadium Matchup Harding University Record...................................................................5-0 Record...................................................................4-1 Searcy, Ark. Ranking.................................................................6/7 Ranking..........................................................19/15 Last Game............................W, 24-7 vs ATU Last Game........................W, 47-21 at UAM TIGER Football Network Head Coach..................................Todd Knight Head Coach............................Paul Simmons Career Record................133-126-2/26th Career Record.................................15-5/2nd Ouachita Record...................105-94/20th HU Record.....................................................Same Network affiliates for the 2018 season are: Knight vs HU.................................................8-11 Simmons vs Ouachita.................................2-0 Knight vs Simmons......................................0-2 Simmons vs Knight.......................................2-0 KDXE-FM, 101.1 FM, Little Rock, the flagship Ouachita vs HU...................................23-32-4 HU vs Ouachita...................................32-23-4 station of the Ouachita Football Network Largest Win.................................24-0 (1975) Largest Win.................................41-7 (1999) KUOA, AM 1290 and FM 97.7, Siloam Springs Largest Defeat..........................7-41 (1999) Largest Defeat..........................0-24 (1975) KCXY-FM, 95.3, Camden Offense........................................................Multiple Offense....................................................Flexbone KZNG, AM 1340 and FM 105.5, Hot Springs Defense.......................................Multiple 4-2-5 Defense...........................................................4-2-5 KNAS-FM, 105.5, Nashville KQOR-FM, 105.3, Mena 2018 Schedule GAME NOTES • This season marks the 60th meeting All-Time between the two programs. The Date School Time series has been played continuously since the 1960 season. 8/3 at NW Okla. State W, 29-21 • Harding holds the edge in the overall series 32-23-4 and they are 4-3 since the formation of the Great American Conference in 2011. 9/8 SW Okla. State W, 41-8 • If Harding wins it will be the longest win streak for either side since the 1990s. • If Ouachita wins they will pickup their 65th win of the decade breaking a tie with 9/15 at SE Okla. State W, 32-16 the 1970s Tiger Teams as the winnigest decade of All-Time. • Harding and Ouachita were picked atop the Preseason GAC Poll and both have 9/22 East Central W, 42-0 lived up to the rankings so far. • After a Homecoming loss to Harding last season, the Tigers finished the regular 9/29 Arkansas Tech W, 24-7 season 5-0 and claimed their third GAC Championship in seven years. 10/6 at Harding 6:00 p.m. • Don’t expect to see a lot of passing in this contest as both teams rank in the top ten nationally in rushing offense. 10/13 at Okla. Baptist 1:00 p.m. • Running backs Kris Oliver, Shun’cee Thomas and Brockton Brown have accounted for the bulk of the carriers for the Tigers offense, with Brown and 10/18 Southern Naz. 6:00 p.m. Oliver accounting for 13 combined touchdowns. • The Ouachita Pass Defense has become one of the best in the nation. The 10/27 at Ark. Monticello 1:00 p.m. secondary currently ranks 4th in the nation with 11 interceptions. • Defensive backs Keandre Evans and Hayden Lassiter currently rank in the top- 11/2 Southern Ark. 1:00 p.m. 25 nationally in pass break ups. • Last weekend Evans was the star of the game producing 10 tackles, 2 PBU’s, 2 11/10 at Henderson State 1:00 p.m. INT, and a Touchdown that swept the media outlets by storm. www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram @OuachitaTigers-Facebook Ouachita Baptist Athletics #FinishEmpty 1 TIGER FOOTBALL 2018 Quick Facts Coaching Staff Location............................................................................Arkadelphia, Ark. Head Coach..............................................................................Todd Knight Founded.......................................................................................................1886 Alma Mater.....................................................................Ouachita (1986) Enrollment..................................................................................................1600 Record at Ouachita...................................102-94 (20th season) Nickname..................................................................................................Tigers Career Record......................................130-126-2 (26th season) Colors...................................................Purple, Gold, Gray and White Office Phone...................................................................870-245-5314 Conference.......................................................................Great American Email.................................................................................knighttf@obu.edu National Affiliation.........................................................................NCAA II Home.......................................................Cliff Harris Stadium (5,000) Assistant Coaches President...................................................................................Dr. Ben Sells Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks.......................Jay Derby Alma Mater................................................................Southwest Baptist Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers............Roy Thompson Athletic Director....................................................................David Sharp Offensive Line/Recruiting......................................Brett Shockley Alma Mater.....................................................................Ouachita Baptist Wide Recievers..............................................................Spencer Knight Senior Women’s Administrator...................Margaret McGraw Running Backs............................................................................Ben Long Faculty Representative..................................................Jim Rothwell Defensive Line........................................................................Kane Bryen Head Athletic Trainer........................................................Kyle Bowles Defensive Backs..................................................................Dionte Dean Strength & Conditioning.......................................Jackson Guerra Sports Information Special Teams................................................................Brandin Natzke SID...............................................................................................William Meyer Tiger Paws Office Phone...................................................................870-245-5186 Cell Phone.........................................................................803-960-2094 Moving on Up Email.................................................................................meyerw@obu.edu Web Address.........................................................................www.obu.edu For the first time since 2014 the Ouachita Tigers are ranked in the top- Athletics Web Address..................................www.obutigers.com 10 of both the AFCA and D2football.com Polls. The sixth place rank- Mailing Address.......................................Department of Athletics ing in the AFCA poll is the highest ever by a Ouachita football team. ..........................................................410 Ouachita, St, P.O. Box 3788 ................................................................................Arkadelphia, AR 71998 Pounding the Rock Ouachita is currently ranks third in the nation in rushing offense. The Program History Tigers average 284 rushing yards per game and they are averaging 337 yards on the ground in home games this season. First Year of Football......................................................................1896 First Year of NCAA..........................................................................1999 Staying Perfect Overall ALL-Time Record.............................................516-446-3 NCAA ALL-Time Record..................................................105-94-0 The Tigers will look to start the season 6-0 for the first time since GAC ALL-Time Record...............................................................57-22 2014. If Ouachita is able to remain unbeaten this week, it will be just the third time they have accomplished this feat since the turn of the century. Home Sweet Home Broadcasting Information Since the Stadium was renamed to Cliff Harris in 2014 the Tigers hold an impressive 21-5 record inside the friendly confines. So far this season, Ouachita has outscored opponents 107-15 at Cliff PXP...................................................................................................Rex Nelson Harris Stadium. Color..............................................................................................Dr. Jeff Root Analyst/Sideline.......................................................Richard Atkinson Todd Knight Show Host........................................Dr. Casey Motel Pregame/Postgame Host...........................Michael Westbrook Executive Producer....................................................Russ McKinney www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram