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2011 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 1 SCHEDULE GAME 10: NOV. 12 • 1 P.M. SEPT. 1, 2011 • 7 p.m. 85TH ST. JOSEPH’S MERCY vs. Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. BATTLE OF THE RAVINE L, 38-14 (Attn: 12,755) HENDERSON STATE REDDIES (5-4, 3-1) VS. SEPT. 10, 2011 • 6 p.m. vs. Harding OUACHITA BAPTIST (7-2, 6-0) Searcy, Ark. W, 35-21 (Attn: 2,700) A.U. WILLIAMS STADIUM (5,800) SEPT. 17, 2011 • 6 p.m. vs. Southwestern Oklahoma 85th ST. JOSEPH’S MERCY “BATTLE OF THE RAVINE” Arkadelphia, Ark. There’s the Battle for the Little Brown Jug (Michigan vs. Minnesota), the Egg L, 17-13 (Attn.: 4,819) Bowl (Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss.), and The Iron Bowl (Alabama vs. SEPT. 24, 2011 • 3 p.m. Auburn). But the oldest rivalry in Division II Football is the St. Joseph’s Mercy vs. Delta State Battle of the Ravine between Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist Arkadelphia, Ark. University. It’s a series which began in 1895 and will resume Saturday, Nov. L, 34-31 (Attn: 4,531) 5 at A.U. Williams Stadium with the opening kickoff set for 1 p.m. The rivalry features two institutions that are separated by Arkansas Highway OCT 1, 2011 • 1 p.m. 7. Henderson State’s Carpenter-Haygood Stadium and Ouachita Baptist’s vs. West Georgia A.U. Williams Stadium are a mere 500 yards apart. Carrollton, Ga. Some students take courses from both institutions, and graduate assistant W, 50-30 (Attn: 6,404) coaches often take class at one school and coach at the other. For sheer OCT. 15, 2011 • 2 p.m. excitement, for dramatic finishes and for almost unbearable tension, few vs. Southeastern Oklahoma things in sports can be compared to a Henderson State-Ouachita Baptist Durant, Okla. football game. W, 30-14, (Attn: 2,453) OCT. 22, 2011 • 3 p.m. REDDIE REPORT vs. East Central Oklahoma The Reddies are coming off a 16-10 win over McKendree securing its fifth Arkadelphia, Ark. non-losing season in seven seasons. Henderson State last played a confer- W, 42-41 (ot) (Attn: 5,742) ence game on Oct. 22 when the Reddies beat East Central 42-41 in over- time. OCT. 29, 2011 • 4 p.m. Kevin Rodgers has assumed the role as starting quarterback as the fresh- vs. South Alabama man completed 22-of-29 passes last week against McKendree. Rodgers has Mobile, Ala. thrown for 935 yards completing 108-of-174 passes for a completing percent- L, 28-3 (Attn: 14,692) age of 62.1. The native of Rockwall, Texas has also thrown and six touch- NOV. 5, 2011 • 1 p.m. downs. vs. McKENDREE Jarvis Smith continues to lead the Reddie rushing attack averaging 77.9 Arkadelphia, Ark. yards per game with seven touchdowns. Smith rushed for a career-high 183 W, 16-10 (Attn: 2,112) yards on 19 carries against West Georgia. Robert Jordan is Henderson’s top receiver with 318 yards on 31 recep- NOV. 12, 2011 • 1 p.m. tions. vs. Ouachita Baptist Nick Johnson follows with 32 receptions for 250 yards. Arkadelphia, Ark. Defensively the Reddies rank second in the Great American Conference in A.U. WILLIAMS FIELD scoring defense allowing just 23.2 points per game. Keaton Stigger leads the way with 57 stops after having 10 tackles against South Alabama. Benny Anderson follows with 56 tackles. Robbie Aldridge leads the team and the GAC in tackles for lost yardage with 15.0. Antonio Leak follows with 10.5 tackles for lost yardage. 2011 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 2 ABOUT OUACHITA BAPTIST OBU FACTS Ouachita Baptist enters this year’s game with a 7-2 overall record and a 6-0 mark in the GAC. The Tigers are coming off a 21-18 win over Southeastern Oklahoma last week. With the adjusted conference schedules this year due to previous contracts, the Tigers locked up the GAC title last week. OBU’s potent offense averages a GAC leading 445.3 yards per game, includ- ing 258.3 yard rushing per contest. OBU’s quarterback, Casey Cooper is third in the league in rushing averaging 98.7 yards per game. Cooper has also completed 119-of-199 passes for 1520 yards and 8 touchdowns, ranking him third in the GAC in total offense aver- aging 267.6 yards. Head Coach The Tigers also have two very talented running backs in Chris Rycraw and Todd Knight Daniel McGee. Rycraw averages 72.2 yards per game and ranks fifth in the • QUICK FACTS • GAC, while McGee averages 59.7 yards per game which is 9th best in the LOCATION: ..................................... Arkadelphia, Ark. GAC. FOUNDED: ......................................................... 1886 Brett Reece and Clinton Dewitt are the two top receivers for the Tigers. ENROLLMENT: ................................................... 1600 Reece has 25 catches for 408 yards, while Dewitt has 24 receptions for 301 PRESIDENT: ......................................... Dr. Rex Horne ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ........................... David Sharp yards. COLORS: ....................................... Purple and White The Tiger defense allows an average of 460.7 yards per game while giving up CONFERENCE: ................................. Great American 31.3 points per contest. STADIUM: ................... A.U. Williams Stadium (5,800) Terrance Garrett leads the OBU defense with a team-best 82 tackles in- SURFACE: ........................................... Natural Grass cluding 4.0 stops for lost yardage. Last week against Southeastern Okla- • COACHING STAFF • homa, Garrett recorded 17 tackles. Augustine Ume-Ezeoke follows with 62 tackles including 5.5 stops for lost yardage. HEAD COACH: ........................................Todd Knight ALMA MATER:..................... Ouachita Baptist (1986) RECORD AT OBU (YEARS): ................. 54-74 (13th) 2011 GAC STANDINGS CAREER RECORD (YEARS): ........... 82-106-2 (19th) OFFICE PHONE: ................................. 870-245-5314 GAC RECORD OVERALL RECORD ASSISTANT COACHES: ........................... Jay Derby, TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. Stk. Shep Campbell, Brett Shockley, Roy Thompson, Ouachita Baptist 6 0 1.000 7 2 .778 W4 Adam Olson, Willie Green, Chris Scarborough, Frank Henderson State 3 1 .750 5 4 .556 W1 Espy, John Johnson East Central 5 2 .714 7 3 .700 W2 Southern Arkansas 3 3 .500 3 6 .333 W1 • TEAM INFORMATION • Southwestern Okla 3 4 .429 5 5 .500 W1 2010 RECORD ...................................................... 6-4 Arkansas-Monticello 2 3 .400 4 6 .400 L1 2010 GSU : .............................................. 4-4 (T-5th) Harding 2 3 .400 3 7 .300 L2 BASIC OFFENSE: .......................... Multiple One Back Arkansas Tech 1 4 .200 2 8 .200 L2 BASIC DEFENSE: .................................... Multiple 3-4 Southeastern Okla. 1 6 .143 2 7 .222 L7 LETTERMEN RETURNING: ...................................... 32 STARTERS RETURNING: ....................................... 19 STARTERS LOST: .................................................... 9 SATURDAY’S GAMES • 2011 SCHEDULE • *Henderson State @ Ouachita Baptist 1 p.m. Sept. 10 *EAST CENTRAL W, 31-18 *Southeastern Okla. @ Harding 2 p.m. Sept. 17 *vs. Arkansas-Monticello W, 38-20 *Southern Arkansas @ East Central 2 p.m. Sept. 24 at Texas A&M Commerce W, 39-33 *Southwestern Okla. @ Arkansas-Monticello 3 p.m. Oct. 1 at Delta State L, 45-14 OCT. 8 VALDOSTA STATE L, 40-13 Oct. 15 *at Southwestern Okla. W, 48-38 Oct. 22 *SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 53-43 GAME DAY FORECAST Oct. 29 *at Harding W, 31-27 Nov. 5 *at Southeastern Okla. W, 21-18 TEMPERATURE: 68 High 48 Low Nov. 12 *HENDERSON STATE 1 p.m. PRECIPITATION: 20% SKIES: Mostly Cloudy WIND: SSW at 12 2011 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 3 LAST TIME OUT: HSU 16, McKENDREE 10 HSU VS. OBU SERIES Kevin Rodgers completed 22-of-29 passes for 158 yards to lead Henderson SERIES TIES: 39-39-6 State to a 16-10 victory over McKendree. Henderson State dominated the OBU IS 24-14-2 AT HOME first quarter as the Reddie offense totaled 123 yards of offense while the HSU IS 25-15-4 AT HOME defense did not allow the Bearcats any yards on nine plays. YEAR WINNER LOSER SITE The Reddies put together a 12-play, 69-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead with 3:15 1895 OBU 8 HSU 0 A remaining in the first quarter. Rodgers completed 7-of-8 passes on the drive 1907 HSU 22 OBU 6 H 1908 HSU 42 OBU 0 A capped off by a 14-yard scoring strike to Jazz Scott. Henderson State tacked 1909 HSU 39 OBU 0 H 1910 HSU 9 OBU 0 A on a field goal just before half as Eric Torres split the uprights from 34 yards 1911 HSU 11 OBU 0 H 1912 HSU 13 OBU 0 H out with 1:16 remaining and gave the Reddies a 10-0 advantage. 1914 (T) HSU 0 OBU 0 H 1915 OBU 34 HSU 7 A Henderson opened the second-half moving the ball down field as Jarvis Smith 1916 OBU 31 HSU 0 H 1918 HSU 7 OBU 0 H had carries of 9 and 15 yards, with Turell Williams carrying the ball four 1919 OBU 66 HSU 0 A times for 20 yards including a 4-yard run for a score to put the Reddies on 1920 OBU 3 HSU 0 H 1921 OBU 14 HSU 0 A top 16-0 with 4:38 left in the third quarter. 1922 OBU 8 HSU 0 A 1923 HSU 26 OBU 6 H David Bergschneider connected with Pat Doty for the Bearcats’ biggest gain 1924 OBU 12 HSU 0 A 1925 OBU 49 HSU 7 A of the day of 30 yards to set up McKendree’s lone touchdown of the game. 1926 OBU 14 HSU 7 H 1927 (T) HSU 6 OBU 6 A Four plays later, Chris Montgomery scored from a yard out to make the 1928 HSU 21 OBU 0 H 1929 HSU 46 OBU 0 A score 16-7 with 14:09 left in the game.