Ottawa Braves 2021 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES #25 OTTAWA (1-0) GAME Rankings
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ottawa braves 2021 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES #25 OTTAWA (1-0) GAME Rankings ...................................................... NAIA: NR Last Game .......... ,W, 42-7 at Oklahoma Panhandle St. Streak .....................................................................W1 AT Head Coach ..........................................Kent Kessinger 2 Career Collegiate Record .............................104-79 Years as College Head Coach ..............................18 Record at OU ..............................................104-79 Years at OU .........................................................18 Date: Sept. 4, 2021 Record vs. Southwestern ................................14-3 Time: 6:00 p.m. CST Location: Richard L. Jantz Stadium | Winfield, Kan. #25 SOUTHWESTERN (0-0) Ottawa Radio: KOFO 1220 AM &103.7 AM | Bob Johnson (pxp) Rankings ...................................................... NAIA: NR Last Game .................................... W, 28-14 at Ottawa - The last time OU scored 42 points in a season opener was on Sept. 1, 2018 in North Newton, Kan. against Bethel Streak .....................................................................W3 Head Coach ...............................................Brad Griffin College. OU won the game 42-12. Career Collegiate Record ...............................28-34 Years as College Head Coach ................................7 - Derrick Curtis rushed for 148 yards on 13 attempts and scored one touchdown. He also had 47 receiving yards and Record at SWC ..............................................28-34 one receiving touchdown. He averaged 10.6 yards per carry against the Aggie defense. Years at SWC ........................................................7 Record vs. OU ...................................................2-4 - The OU defense held Oklahoma Panhandle State to 235 yards of offense, 129 yards through the air and 106 yards rushing. Colby Johnson led the defense with 11 tackles and one fumble recovery. QUICKS FACTS - The Brave defense recovered four fumbles and had two interceptions in the win last weekend at Oklahoma Panhan- dle state. It was the first time since Sept. 13, 2014 that Ottawa forced five or more turnovers in a game. First Year of Football: ...........................................1891 Number of Seasons Playing Football: .....................130 - The Braves blocked two punts against Oklahoma Panhandle State and returned them both for touchdowns last Sat- All-Time Overall Record ............................580-474-46 urday. This is the first time since Nov. 6, 2010 that this has happened. On that date against Bethany College, Donald Home Games ............................................309-187-24 Anderson blocked two punts. Drew Harding recovered the first one in the end zone. Anthony Giambona ran the second In Overtime ............................................................4-2 one back for the touchdown. When Scoring 35+ Points ................................200-9 When Allowing 10 Points or Less .................364-60-35 - Devin Johnston’s 95 yard INT return for a touchdown is ranked sixth in the OU record book for longest interception Vs. KCAC Teams ........................................464-275-18 return. In Conference Play ...............................444-268-16 Vs. Ranked Teams ...........................................30-82-1 - Ottawa is 200-9 all-time when scoring 35 or more points in a game. The Braves are 364-60-35 when allowing 10 Home .........................................................15-38-1 points or less in a game. Away ............................................................15-44 Neutral ..................................................................1 All-Time Games Played .......................................1,100 NAIA Championship Series Appearances ...................9 4 Conference Championships .....................................21 32 5 Ottawa’s defense is ranked first Bowl Appearances .....................................................2 This is the 32nd meeting between Ottawa is on a five game road NAIA All-Americans .................................................92 in the NAIA in fumbles recovered. Ottawa and Southwestern in winning streak against South- CoSIDA Academic All-Americans ...............................8 The Braves recovered four in their Winfield. Ottawa has a record of western. The last time OU lost CoSIDA Academic All-District ...................................14 victory over Oklahoma Panhandle 15-13-3 against the Moundbuilders to the Moundbuilders in Winfield Daktronic Scholar Athletes .......................................80 State last Saturday. in Winfield. was on Nov. 3, 2007. All-Conference Honors ...........................................753 2021 Schedule at Oklahoma Panhandle St. at (25) Southwestern vs. (21) Avila at McPherson vs. (12) Bethel vs. Tabor at Uni. of Saint Mary vs. Friends at Sterling at (24) Kansas Wesleyan vs. Bethany Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Nov. 6 Oct. 30 Nov. 13 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. W, 42-7 HOMECOMING GAME 2: SWC | 2 2021 TEAM STATISTICS SERIES HISTORY OTTAWA OPPONENT CATEGORY SWC OPPONENT - Saturday’s contest in Winfield is the 69th meeting between the two 42 7 Total Points teams. 19 17 First Downs 11 5 By Rushing - Ottawa leads the series 37-28-3. The first meeting happened on 3 6 By Passing Nov. 22, 1909 in Winfield. The game ended in a tie, 0-0. 5 6 By Penalty 227 106 Rushing Yards - The Braves first victory over Southwestern happened on Oct. 31, 4.9 4.0 Yards Per Rush 227.0 106.0 Rushing Yards per Game 1914 in Winfield. Ottawa defeated SWC 22-0. 72 129 Passing Yards 7-19 17-37 Pass Completions-Attempts - The Sept. 4 contest is the ninth time that the teams have met with 72.0 129.0 Passing Yards Per Game Southwestern being ranked. The Moundbuilders are ranked no. 25 299 235 Total Offense in the NAIA Football FirstDown PlayBook Top 25 Poll. Ottawa has a 65 72 Total Offensive Plays record of 3-5 against nationally ranked Southwestern teams. 299.0 235.0 Total Offense Per Game 4-2 4-4 Fumbles-Lost - Ottawa is 15-13-3 all-time in Winfield, Kan. against Southwestern. 12-122 7-76 Penalties-Yards The Braves are on a five game road winning streak and have not lost in Winfield since 2007. 2021 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS OTTAWA SWC Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Derrick Curtis 13 142 10.9 1 Dalyn Johnson 17 80 4.7 0 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD/INT Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD/INT Dakota Lynde 4 15 71 1/0 Caleb Kessinger 3 4 1 0/1 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Derrick Curtis 2 47 23.5 1 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long Greg McMahon 2 18 9.0 0 Punt Returns No. Yds. Avg. Long Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long Adam Gilbert 6 206 34.3 48 Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Avg. Long Punt Returns No. Yds. Avg. Long Jermaine Ziegler 1 19 19.0 19 Luke Sharp 1 16 16.0 16 Tackles UT-AT TT TFL Other Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Avg. Long Jermaine Ziegler 1 22 22.0 22 Tackles UT-AT TT TFL Other Colby Johnson 2-9 11 0.5 1 RF Jacob Garcia 1-6 7 2.5 0.5 sacks Aaron Schoemann 2-5 7 1.5 1 FF LAST MEETING VS. (25) SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE The Ottawa University football team fell 28-14 to no. 24 Southwestern College on Saturday April 10, 2021 at AdventHealth Field. Southwestern struck first, taking a 7-0 lead over the Braves with 4:52 to go in the first quarter. Ottawa answered with a 10 play, 76 yard drive, to tie the game at 7-7 on a quarterback keeper by Dakota Lynde with 1:07 left in the first quarter. Neither team scored in the second quarter and the game was tied 7-7 at the half. The Ottawa defense held Southwestern to a total of 100 yards, 17 yards through the air and 83 yards rushing, in the first half. Southwestern retook the lead at the 14:10 mark in the third quarter on a touchdown pass from Emilio Mosivais to Andre Jones. The PAT kick was good and the Moundbuilders had a 14-7 lead. Ottawa quickly tied the game on their next offensive possession. Lynde threw a 35 yard touchdown pass to Ziegler. Corrales PAT kick split the uprights and the game was tied 14-14. Southwestern retook the at the 4:14 mark in the third quarter on a Monsivais touchdown pass to Keyshawn Jones, 21-14. The Moundbuilders increased their lead to 28-14 over the Braves with 1:24 to go in the third quarter. The Braves were not able to rally in the final quarter of play and Southwestern took the 28-14 victory. Ottawa had a total of 259 yards of offense, 140 yards on the ground and 119 yards through the air. James Reeder led Ottawa in rushing with 64 yards. Dalyn Johnson had 60 yards. Dakota Lynde went 12-for-21 through the air for 105 yards and one touchdown. Jermaine Ziegler had four receptions for 64 yards and one touchdown. Devin Johnston finished the game with 10 tackles and one interception. Colby Johnson had nine tackles, Grant Golemon had eight tackles. Jacob Garcia finished the game with eight tackles. GAME 2: SWC | 3 Dr. kent kessinger - Ottawa HC BRAD GRIFFIN - SWC HC 18th season - 104-79 7TH season - 28-34 AT SWC • In Kessinger’s previous 17 years as head coach, • Head coach of the Moundbuilders since 2015 the Braves have captured four KCAC Championships • Led SWC to a record of 7-2 and a final ranking of no. 24 and has qualified for six NAIA Championship Series in 2020. (2009-2015). • Graduated from Emporia State • Kessinger received his doctorate in Health and Human Performance from the Concordia University – Chicago in 2020. NAIA FOOTBALL FIRSTDOWN PLAYBOOK TOP 25 POLL (25) SWC SCOUTING REPORT RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] RECORD POINTS Southwestern College is coming off an overall record of 7-2 and a 1 1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) [18] 11-0 418 KCAC mark of 5-2 in 2020. The Moundbuilders finished last year tied 2 2 Northwestern (Iowa) 11-2 402 3 3 Morningside (Iowa) 10-1 386 for third in the KCAC with Kansas Wesleyan University. 4 4 Keiser (Fla.) 9-1 366 5 5 Grand View (Iowa) 7-1 356 The Moundbuilders were picked to finish fourth in the both the KCAC 6 6 Concordia (Mich.) 6-1 338 Coaches and Media Polls.