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Season Opener SAGU - vs - Bethany College September 7 Midlothian Stadium LIONS FOOTBALL Southwestern Assemblies of God University - Waxahachie, Texas 2013 Lions Schedule Date Opponent Location Time/Result Sept. 7 Bethany College (Ks) Midlothian, Tx 12:00pm Sept. 14 Howard Payne (Tx) Waxahachie, Tx 6:00pm Sept. 21 @ Haskell Univ (Ks) Lawrence, Ks 1:00pm GAME DAY PREVIEW Sept. 28 @ Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tx 6:00pm Oct. 5 @ Oklahoma Baptist Shawnee, Ok 2:00pm SAGU (0-0) (4-6 in 2012) Oct. 12 Langston Univ (Ok) Waxahachie, Tx 2:00pm vs Bethany College (0-0) (4-7) Oct. 19 @ Austin College (Tx) Sherman, Tx 1:00pm Midlothian ISD Stadium - Midlothian, Texas Oct. 26* Ok Panhandle State Waxahachie, Tx 2:00pm Saturday, September 7, 2013 - 12:00pm (CST) Nov. 2 @ Wayland Baptist (Tx) Plainview, Tx 2:00pm Capacity: 8,000 Last Meeting: Bethany College 13-12 in 2012. Nov. 9 @ Texas College Tyler, Tx 2:00pm Surface: Synthetic Series: Swedes lead 4-0. SAGU is 0-2 at home. Nov. 16** Bacone College (Ok) Waxahachie, Tx 6:00pm *Homecoming 2013 **Senior Day Head Coaches: Jesse Godding (SAGU) 12th yr, Manny Matsakis (WC) first. About Opponents Team Mascot Affiliation 2012 Record Last Yr Who 2 Watch 4 BC Swedes NAIA 4-7 L 12-13 HPU Yellowjackets NCAA D3 1-9 W 27-17 A complete guide of key players to watch for HU Indians NAIA 1-8 W 41-0 from both teams is included inside this edi- TLU Bulldogs NCAA D3 4-6 L 35-43 tion of Lions Game Day. OBU Bisons NAIA DNP DNP Also posted are comparisons of each LU Lions NAIA 6-4 L 7-21 team’s offense, defense and special AC Kangaroos NCAA D3 1-9 L 17-25 teams and a probable starting line-up. OPSU Aggies NCAA D2 4-6 W 28-27 WBU Pioneers NAIA 2-7 L 37-58 TXC Steers NAIA 2-9 W 24-13 MEDIA Coverage BC Warriors NAIA 6-3 L 0-34 WATCH HD VIDEO (Free Access) SAGU Sports Live airs the entire game in High Def, including both a Pre-Game and a Post-Game Show at www.sagu.edu/sagutv Scoreboard Roundup FOLLOW LIVESTATS WEBCAST NATIONAL NAIA SCOREBOARD Stay tuned with the digital play-by-play, along with the score, game Log-on for up-to-date scores across the nation of all clock and current statistics on-line at: games involving teams in the Central States www.naia.org/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900 Football League and the NAIA at: PHOTOGRAPHY http://www.naiasports.org/scoreboard.php View or purchase from hundreds of high quality images by Steve Patterson at: http://movingpictures.photoreflect.com Produced by the SAGU Sports Information Office. Contact Mark “Link” Warde at [email protected] or at 469-658-2847. 1200 Sycamore Street Waxahachie, Texas 75165 www.sagu.edu/athletics Facebook SAGU Athletics SAGU Game Day OFFENSE When the Lions have the ball SAGU Lions SAGU BC Bethany Swedes Scoring Offense Pts Per Gm 24.2 28.4 Scoring Defense Pts Per Gm Total Offense Yds Per Gm 341.2 358.9 Total Yds Allowed Per Gm Rushing Offense YPG/TD’s 152.2/12 196.3/21 Rush YPG Allowed/TD’s Rushing Yds Per Carry 4.0 4.3 Rushing Yds Per Carry Allowed Pass Offense YPG/TD’s 189.0/12 162.6/17 Pass YPG Allowed/TD’s Fumbles Lost/Interceptions 9/13 14/9 Fumbles Recovered/INT’s First Downs Per Game 17.1 20.8 First Downs Allowed Per Game Penalties/Yards Per Game 79/65.6 - - - Players to Watch for SAGU Lions Bethany Swedes Passing Passing Reid Golson, also a senior, found little running room Justin Bain’s new lease on his college career could put against BC last yr. Look for him to focus more on passing. him in a pivotal place. Arm strength is a plus. Rushing Rushing None of last year’s backs return. Transfers James Hopkins Tevis Linnebur ran for 1,100 yards in 2012, but incoming and Troy Griffin offer many similarities, including power. halfback, Jarrot Bell, a JuCo transfer, plays at RB as well as in the slot, and starts on defense as well. Receiving Receiving Senior Trevor McKinley had an outstanding camp. Jeremy Jafar Thomas and LonDarius Thomas (no relation) lead an McDonald and Venique Benton are gamebreakers. entirely new receiving cache. Speed is their game. Total Offense Total Offense Reid Golson has a chance to amp up an aerial assault if Justin Bain is the point man of an offense bent on the veteran O-Line provide him more time to distribute producing big-time points. Minimizing years of dormant the ball to those in the skill positions. rust and staying healthy are critical to his success. SAGU Game Day DEFENSE When Lions’ opponents have the ball SAGU Lions SAGU BC Bethany Swedes Scoring Defense Pts Per Gm 23.9 16.4 Scoring Offense Pts Per Gm Total Yds Allowed Per Gm 335.8 316.6 Total Offense Yds Per Gm Rush YPG Allowed/TD’s 190.8/19 112.5/11 Rushing Offense YPG/TD’s Rush Yds Per Carry Allowed 4.5 3.3 Rushing Yds Per Carry Pass YPG Allowed/TD’s 145.0/10 204.1/13 Pass Offense YPG/TD’s Fumbles Recovered/INT’s 10/21 11/20 Fumbles Lost/Interceptions First Downs Allowed Per Gm 18.3 20.8 First Downs Per Game - - - 65/54.3 Penalties/Yards Per Game (Swedes played 11 gms) Players to Watch for SAGU Lions Bethany Swedes Tackles Tackles LB Dalton Snyder is the top returning stopper. Backers Four of last year’s top tacklers are encumbants; led by LB Kendal Evers, Jeremiah Maat and Mo Mansaray are back. Steven Williams, FS Taylor Stull and LB Cody Linnebur. Interceptions Interceptions SAGU had two of the NAIA’s top three, including Shakeem Taylor Stull is one of three players with two picks in Taylor, who returns. The Lions were #8 in pass defense. 2012, though the Swedes only had nine thefts all year. Tackles for Loss Tackles for Loss Dalton Snyder and DE Harry Ford, both weightroom The best were LB’s Steven Williams and Nick Junker. stalwarts, were SAGU standouts last fall. Watch for new D-Linemen Austin Lloyd, Dahari Gray. QB Sacks QB Sacks Undersized Harry Ford, is the little train that does, leading Dustin Wheeler and Steven Williams return. They each had a the team in sacks. D.J. Johnson draws double-teams for a pair of sacks. As a unit the Swedes had only 13 in 11 gms. reason. The Lions were held to 12 sacks a year ago. SAGU Game Day SPECIAL TEAMS When the Lions are kicking or receiving SAGU Lions SAGU BC Bethany Swedes Field Goals Attempted-Made 22-15 12-5 Field Goals Attempted-Made PAT Att-Made 24-23 20-15 PAT Att-Made Kickoff Return Average/TD’s 19.5/0 16.7/0 Kickoff Return Average/TD’s Punts/Punting Avg. Yds 49/31.3 48/34.3 Punts/Punting Avg. Yds Punt Return Avg./TD’s 3.3/0 4.5/0 Punt Return Avg. PAT - Point After Touchdown All NAIA Statistics - www.DakStats.com/naia a.k.a. Extra Point Kick. Players to Watch for SAGU Lions Bethany Swedes Kicking Field Goals Kicking Field Goals James Gish led the NAIA in FG’s per gm; made 15 of 21. Junior Cody Lyter is a transfer from California. He would rather kick PAT’s than field goals. Extra Points Extra Points Senior PK James Gish connected on 23 of 24 tries. Cody Lyter won the job this year. Kickoff Returns Kickoff Returns Jeremy McDonald gained 28 yards per runback last year. A pair of freshmen speed burners, Jafar Thomas & LonDarius Thomas, look to secure great field position. Punting Punting Stephen Stewart aims to rebound after an off year in 2012. Brett Crome averaged 37 yds per punt in 2012. Punt Returns Punt Returns Trevor McKinley, a sure-handed senior, will return to Zach Dovenbarger ran back five punts last autumn for a fielding punts this year. He is swift a’foot. 5.4 average. The Swedes hope to improve on their 4.5 team avg. SAGU Game Day NAIA Coaches Poll Marian Knights SPRING POLL - April 18 2012 NAIA Playoffs Rank (Logos Posted In Order Below) Mascot W-L Pts 16 Teams / Results 1. Marian Univ (Ind) Knights 12-1 284 2. Morningside College (Iowa) Mustangs 13-1 279 CHAMPIONSHIP Morningside College 27 3. Missouri Valley College Vikings 12-1 265 OT 4. Saint Xavier Univ (Ill) Cougars 11-2 257 Marian University 30 5. Southern Oregon Univ Mountaineers 9-3 241 6. Univ of Saint Francis (Ind) Cougars 9-3 230 SEMI-FINALS 7. Univ of the Cumberlands (Ky) Patriots 10-2 226 Saint Xavier Univ 19 8. Georgetown College (Ky) Tigers 10-1 214 Morningside College 47 9. Bethel Univ (Tenn) Wildcats 9-4 189 10. St. Ambrose Univ (Iowa) Fighting Bees 9-2 182 Missouri Valley Coll 17 11. Montana Tech Univ OreDiggers 8-3 174 Marian University 20 12. MidAmerica Nazarene Univ (Ks) Pioneers 8-3 169 13. Northwestern College (Iowa) Red Raiders 9-3 157 QTR-FINALS QUARTER-FINQTR-FINALS ALS 14. Baker Univ (Ks) Wildcats 8-3 149 Cumberlands (Ky) 21 Bethel Univ 7 15. William Penn Univ (Iowa) Statesmen 9-3 143 Saint Xavier (Ill) 35 Missouri Valley 10 16. Ottawa Univ (Ks) Braves 8-3 112 17. Grand View Univ (Iowa) Vikings 8-3 110 Southern Oregon 44 Saint Francis (Ind) 34 OT 18.