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Southwestern College 2015 Moundbuilder Football Game Notes Southwestern College Sports Information - 100 College St. - Winfield, KS 67156 - 620-229-6299 Website: www.buildersports.com - Facebook: www.facebook.com/buildersports - Twitter: @buildersports 2015 SCHEDULE (2-6, 2-4 KCAC) Aug. 29 at Wayland Baptist 42-5, L OTTAWA vs. SOUTHWESTERN Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog Stadium (8,000) - Plainview, Texas GAME INFORMATION Sept. 5 CONCORDIA (NEB.) 31-10, L Date: Saturday, October 31, 2015 Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. Kick-Off: 1:00 p.m. Location: Ottawa, Kan. Sept. 19 McPHERSON* 33-7, W Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. Stadium: Peoples Bank Field (2,000) Series: Ottawa leads, 32-27-2 Sept. 26 (24) KANSAS WESLEYAN* 42-0, L OTTAWA SOUTHWESTERN Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. BRAVES MOUNDBUILDERS In Winfield: OU leads, 15-14-3 In Ottawa: OU leads 17-13 Oct. 3 at Friends 21-6, L 2015 Record: 4-3, 4-2 KCAC 2015 Record: 2-6, 2-4 KCAC Adair-Austin Stadium (5,000) - Wichita, Kan. Ranking: NR Ranking: NR First Meeting: Tie, 0-0 (11/22/1909) Last Game: Oct. 24, 2015 Last Game: Oct. 17, 2015 Last Meeting: OU, 55-0 (10/25/14) Oct. 10 at (15) Tabor 31-20, L lost to Sterling, 31-24 def. Bethany, 24-0 Radio: KSWC, 94.7 FM Joel Wiens Stadium (2,500) - Hillsboro, Kan. Coach: Kent Kessinger Coach: Brad Griffin Live Stats: Career Record: 79-48 Career Record: 2-6 Oct. 17 BETHANY* 24-0, W vs. Southwestern: 10-1 vs. Ottawa: 0-0 portal.stretchinternet.com/sckans/ Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. Live Video: Oct. 24 BETHEL* 21-17, L 2015 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2015 STATISTICAL LEADERS portal.stretchinternet.com/sckans/ Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. Rushing: Tanner Staats Rushing: Marcus Bradford Live Audio: 125 carries, 729 yds, 7 TD (104.1 ypg) 75 carries, 360 yds, 1 TD (45.0 ypg) Oct. 31 at Ottawa* 1:30 p.m. Passing: Dayton Walter Passing: Braden Langston www.jinxradio.com Peoples Bank Field (3,000) - Ottawa, Kan. 71-122 (.582), 939 yds, 7 TD, 4 Int. 36-82 (.439), 414 yds, 3 TD, 3 Int. Twitter Updates: Receiving: Terrance Polk III Receiving: Matt Mose @buildersports Nov. 7 SAINT MARY 1:30 p.m. 32 receptions, 513 yds, 5 TD 21 receptions, 239 yds, 1 TD Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. SOUTHWESTERN QUICK HITS Nov. 14 at Sterling 1:30 p.m. Smisor Stadium (3,000) - Sterling, Kan. -Southwestern and Ottawa will meet on the football field for the 62nd time Saturday afternoon with a 1:00 p.m. kick-off scheduled on the brand new artificial turf of Peoples Bank Field in Ottawa. The Braves hold a 32-27-2 lead 2015 SOUTHWESTERN COACHING STAFF in the overall series, and are 17-13 all-time against the Moundbuilders when playing in Ottawa. On the Field... -Brad Griffin (Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator) -Brad Griffin will be calling the shots for the Moundbuilders this season. Griffin became the 28th Head Football -Corey Gray (Asst. Coach/Strength & Cond./Def. Line) Coach in the 111-year history of the Southwestern College football program after spending 10 seasons as the -Nate Justice (Asst. Coach/QB’s/Pass Game Coord.) Defensive Coordinator at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He helped turn the WPU program from one -Wyatt Jiru (Asst. Coach/Tight Ends/H-Backs) of the worst in the country into a perennial contender in the Mid-States Football Association, and hopes to do the -Jeff Kontz (Asst. Coach/Safeties) same at Southwestern. -Brandon Owen (Asst. Coach/Running Backs) -Senior linebacker Eric Walker has anchored the Southwestern defensive unit this season. The Ashburn, Ga., In the Press Box... native, who came to Southwestern via Eastern Arizona Junior College, finished the 2014 season ranked No. 4 -Jimmie Tagg (Asst. Coach/Off. Line/Run Game Coord.) nationally with 13.5 tackles per game, and ranked No. 7 nationally with 21 tackles for loss on the season. Walker -Ben Klinger (Asst. Coach/Wide Receivers) was the only Moundbuilder to be named to the 2015 KCAC Preseason All-Conference football team, and currently -Victor Redd (Asst. Coach/Cornerbacks) leads his team with 72 total tackles (40 solo, 32 assist), including two safeties, and has forced one fumble. OTTAWA vs. SOUTHWESTERN - TEAM COMPARISONS OTTAWA (4-3, 4-2 KCAC) SOUTHWESTERN (2-6, 2-4 KCAC) 2015 Team Statistics OTT Opp. 2015 Team Statistics SWC Opp. Points/Game 35.4 20.9 Points/Game 14.4 24.4 First Downs 170 118 First Downs 112 137 Rushing/Game 225.1 119.4 Rushing/Game 137.0 127.5 Passing/Game 236.1 187.9 Passing/Game 89.6 178.6 Total Offense/Game 461.3 307.3 Total Offense/Game 226.6 306.1 2015 NAIA TEAM RANKINGS Fumbles-Lost 11-5 10-7 Fumbles-Lost 21-7 8-4 Category OTT SWC GENERAL INFORMATION Pen.-Yds/Game 39-53.7 40-53.0 Pen.-Yds/Game 46-54.5 36-47.6 Time of Possession 31:34 28:27 Time of Possession 32:05 28:53 Rushing Offense 16 57 Location: ....................................................... Winfield, Kan. Passing Offense 25 82 Founded: ..................................................................... 1885 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Passing Efficiency 24 82 Enrollment: ............................................................... 1,741 RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD YPG RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD YPG Total Offense/Gm. 13 82 President: ................................................ Dr. Brad Andrews Staats 125 729 5.8 7 104.1 Bradford 75 360 4.8 1 45.0 Francis 81 372 4.6 3 53.1 Keith 58 217 3.7 1 27.1 Scoring Offense 21 81 Faculty Athletic Representative: ...................Dr. Ed Loeb Rushing Defense/Gm. 17 21 Interim Director of Athletics: .....................Mike Kirkland PASSING A-C-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING A-C-I Pct. TD YPG Pass Def. Efficiency 17 28 Athletic Dept. Phone: .................................620-229-6218 Walter 122-71-4 58.2 7 134.1 Langston 82-36-3 43.9 3 69.0 Pass Defense/Gm. 23 20 Sports Information Director: ...........................Scott Nuss Total Defense/Gm. 13 12 Conference: ..............Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference RECEIVING Rec. Yds Avg. TD YPG RECEIVING Rec. Yds Avg. TD YPG Polk III 32 513 16.0 5 73.3 Mose 21 239 11.4 1 29.9 Scoring Defense/Gm. 18 28 Nickname: ................................................... Moundbuilders Harter 22 319 14.5 2 45.6 Riddle 11 228 20.7 3 28.5 Punt Avg. 65 13 Mascot: ....................................................................The Jinx Punt Returns 9 56 DEFENSE S-A-T TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE S-A-T TFL Int. FF-FR Colors:...........................................................Purple & White Kickoff Returns 52 41 First Year of Football: ................................................ 1903 Lanning 16-24-40 5.0 0 0-1 Walker 40-32-72 7.5 1 2-0 Hanson 23-15-38 3.0 0 0-0 Duke 29-21-50 14.0 0 0-0 Turnover Margin 19 29 All-Time Record:...............................................498-448-53 STADIUM INFORMATION Name: ............................................Richard L. Jantz Stadium OTTAWA FUN FACTS Opened:....................................................................... 2010 Location (Pop.): Ottawa, Kan. (12,482) Capacity: .................................................................... 3,500 Distance from Winfield: 161 Miles Playing Surface:....................................................FieldTurf Enrollment: 630 All-Time Record:..........................................................6-12 Conference: Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference COACHING STAFF Nickname: Braves Head Coach: ...................................................... Brad Griffin Colors: Black & Gold Career Collegiate Record: ............................................0-0 Rivals: Baker Record at SC: ..................................................................0-0 Assistant Coaches Notable Alumni: Defensive Line/Strength & Cond.:...................Corey Gray -Timon Marshall (Arena League Football Player) Offensive Line/Run Game: ............................Jimmie Tagg -Robin Harris (Comedian) Quarterbacks/Pass Game: ..............................Nate Justice -Derrick Ward (NFL Football Player - 2004-11) Safeties: ...............................................................Jeff Kontz -Howard K. Gloyd (Herpetologist - Credited with discovering new reptile species) Running Backs: ...........................................Brandon Owen Wide Receivers: ................................................Ben Klinger For What It’s Worth... Tight Ends/H-Backs: .......................................... Wyatt Jiru -Ottawa University sits on land donated to a group of Baptists by the Ottawa Tribe in the late 1850’s. The Univer- Corner Backs: .................................................... Victor Redd sity was officially established in 1865, and still offers tuition-free education to enrolled members of the Ottawa TEAM INFORMATION Tribe. Basic Offense: ........................................................Pro Style Basic Defense: ......................................................3-3 Stack -When the national anthem is performed at Ottawa University football games, fireworks are used. Each game, 2014 Overall Record: ..................................................1-10 these pyrotechnics cause no fewer than three car alarms to be falsly activated. 2014 Conference Record: .............................................1-8 Lettermen Returning: .................................................. 39 (17 Offense, 21 Defense, 1 Specialist) Lettermen Lost: ............................................................. 30 (18 Offense, 12 Defense) Starters Returning: ......................................................