2018 Ouachita Tigers Football GAME 7
GAMEDAY INFO Ouachita vs Oklahoma Baptist
Saturday, October 13, 2018 1:00 pm CST
Crain Family Stadium Oklahoma Baptist University Matchup Shawnee, Okla. Record...... 6-0 Record...... 2-4 Ranking...... 5/6 Ranking...... N/A Last Game...... W, 7-3 at Harding Last Game...... L, 21-56 at HSU TIGER Football Network Head Coach...... Todd Knight Head Coach...... Chris Jensen Career Record...... 134-126-2/26th Career Record...... 19-41/6th Ouachita Record...... 106-94/20th OKBU Record...... Same Network affiliates for the 2018 season are: Knight vs OKBU...... 3-0 Jensen vs Ouachita...... 0-3 Knight vs Jensen...... 3-0 Jensen vs Knight...... 0-3 KDXE-FM, 101.1 FM, Little Rock, the flagship Ouachita vs OKBU...... 5-2-1 OKBU vs Ouachita...... 2-5-1 station of the Ouachita Football Network Largest Win...... 52-14 (2017) Largest Win...... 7-6 (1939) KUOA, AM 1290 and FM 97.7, Siloam Springs Largest Defeat...... 6-7 (1939) Largest Defeat...... 14-52 (2017) KCXY-FM, 95.3, Camden Offense...... Multiple Offense...... Spread 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 will be the ninth meeting All-Time between Ouachita and Oklahoma Baptist. Date School Time The Tigers currently hold a four game winning streak in the series dating back 8/3 at NW Okla. State W, 29-21 to the 1940 season. • Oklahoma Baptist restarted their football program in 2012 and made the jump 9/8 SW Okla. State W, 41-8 to Division-II just three season’s later. • The last time the Bison defeated the Tigers, F.D.R was still President of the 9/15 at SE Okla. State W, 32-16 United States. • Over the past two seasons Ouachita has outscored Oklahoma Baptist 103-42. 9/22 East Central W, 42-0 • Last Season Ouachita jumped out to a 31-7 halftime lead, Austin Warford threw for 199 yards, Kris Oliver ran for 121 yards and Allie Freeman had 5 catches for 9/29 Arkansas Tech W, 24-7 110 yards. The Tigers racked up a school record 632 total yards of offense. 10/6 at Harding W, 7-3 • Keandre Evans had a 78-yard interception return for a TD in the game as well. • The Tigers have the No. 1 scoring defense in the nation, allowing 9.2 points per 10/13 at Okla. Baptist 1:00 p.m. game. • Ouachita running back Kris Oliver has racked up 3,250 rushing yards in his ca- 10/18 Southern Naz. 6:00 p.m. reer, which ranks as the fifth highest in active career leaders across the nation. • Oliver needs just 204 rushing yards the rest of the season to surpass Devlon 10/27 at Ark. Monticello 1:00 p.m. Wortham’s (Southeastern) Great American Conference Career Rushing Record. • Last week’s win over Harding was the lowest scoring victory for the Tigers since 11/2 Southern Ark. 1:00 p.m. the 1993 season. • Week 3 against Southeastern was the last opponent to score double-digits 11/10 at Henderson State 1:00 p.m. against the Tigers defense.
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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...... [email protected] 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 Will the Real OBU Please Stand Up Email...... [email protected] Web Address...... www.obu.edu Both Oklahoma Baptist and Ouachita Baptist have been referred to as Athletics Web Address...... www.obutigers.com OBU by their respecitve fan bases for decades. Ouachita holds a 5-2-1 Mailing Address...... Department of Athletics advantage in the overall series and also holds the website domain name ...... 410 Ouachita, St, P.O. Box 3788 obu.edu...... Arkadelphia, AR 71998 Not Afraid The Tigers are currently the top scoring defense in the country, hold- ing opponents to just a 9.2 avg. Ouachita has not allowed more than 10 Program History points since their week three matchup against Southeastern Oklahoma. The Monster First Year of Football...... 1896 Ouachita has one of the most formidable rushing attacks in the nation, First Year of NCAA...... 1999 averaging 254 yards per game. Senior running back Kris Oliver leads Overall ALL-Time Record...... 516-446-3 the hungry group with 456 rushing yards, while junior running back NCAA ALL-Time Record...... 105-94-0 Brockton Brown holds the team lead with 7 TD’s. GAC ALL-Time Record...... 57-22 Play for the Moment Ouachita has outscored opponents 175-55 so far this season. The Tigers have won the fourth quarter 42-22, including the go ahead Broadcasting Information touchdown in last week’s game against Harding. My Name Is PXP...... Rex Nelson Keandre Evans game winning 103-yd Int TD was the longest interception Color...... Dr. Jeff Root return this century for the Tigers. The play was seen on SportsCenter, Analyst/Sideline...... Richard Atkinson College Football Final, NFL on Fox and Sunday Night Football. All of Todd Knight Show Host...... Dr. Casey Motel them prounced Ouachita a different way. Pregame/Postgame Host...... Michael Westbrook It’s correctly pronounced “wash-i-tah” Executive Producer...... Russ McKinney
www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram @OuachitaTigers-Facebook Ouachita Baptist Athletics #FinishEmpty 2 TIGER FOOTBALL 2018 Record when 2018 Tiger Paws Cont. Overall...... 6-0 GAC...... 6-0 In-State...... 2-0 Top-25...... 1-0 Decade to Remember All About the Benjamins The Ouachita football program has set a new With Ouachita’s 49-42 victory over Hen- Home...... 3-0 Away...... 3-0 record for wins in a decade with 65 surpassing derson State, Todd Knight became just the Neutral...... 0-0 the previous record set by the football teams of second coach in Ouachita’s history to hit the the 1970s. century mark at the school. His overall re- Day Games...... 1-0 Since the 2010 season the Tigers have produced cord sets at 128-126-2, at Ouachita Knight is Night Games...... 5-0 Thursday...... 1-0 three championships, their first 10 win season 100-94. Only legendary coach Buddy Benson Saturday...... 5-0 and undefeated regular season and their first is ahead of Knight with 161 victories. trips to the NCAA DII Playoffs. August...... 1-0 September...... 4-0 ALL-GAC Leaders October...... 1-0 Title Town November...... 0-0 The city of Arkadelphia has been home to the Ouachita led the GAC with a total of 16 December...... 0-0 Great American Conference Champion in players honored on the all-conference teams, Dry weather...... 4-0 six of the past seven seasons. With Ouachita including one honored at more than one Rainy weather...... 2-0 winning titles in 2011, 2014 and 2017 and position. Head Coach Todd Knight also Henderson State winning titles in 2012, 2013 picked up his third GAC Coach of the Year When Scoring First...... 4-0 and 2015. Harding won the championship in Opp Scoring First...... 2-0 award after leading the Tigers to the third Leading at Half...... 5-0 2016 breaking up the Arkadelphia dynasty in GAC championship in program history. Tied at Half...... 0-0 2016. Trailing at Half...... 1-0
Leading after 3 Qtrs...... 4-0 No Fly Zone Trailing after 3 Qtrs...... 2-0 The Ouachita defense has swarmed to the Tied after 3 Qtrs...... 0-0 Overtime...... 0-0 ball this season. The Tigers defense has already intercepted 11 passes and has broken Scoring 0-19 points...... 1-0 up an additional 28 pass breakups. Senior de- Scoring 20-29 pts...... 2-0 fensive back Keandre Evans leads the squad Scoring 30-39 pts...... 1-0 Scoring 40 + pts...... 2-0 with 8 PBUs.
Opp Scoring 0-19...... 5-0 Fresh Start Opp Scoring 20-29...... 1-0 All three quarterbacks on the Ouachita depth Opp Scoring 30-39...... 0-0 Opp Scoring 40+...... 0-0 chart are freshman. The Tigers new signal caller this season will be Redshirt Freshman Decided by 3 or less...... 0-0 Brayden Brazeal as he gains full control of the Decided by 4-7...... 1-0 Tigers potent offense. Brazeal sat behind All- Decided by 8-14...... 1-0 Decided by 15+...... 4-0 GAC quarterback Austin Wolford last season.
Out rushing opponent...... 5-0 All-Americans Getting out rushed...... 1-0 At the end of last season Ouachita’s All-Pur- More passing yards...... 2-0 pose player Drew Harris is back for his final Opponent more passing yards...... 4-0 season in the purple and black. Harris was named an honorable mention All-American More Total Offense ...... 4-0 by D2football.com at the end of last season. Fewer Total Offense ...... 2-0 The then junior scored 26 total touchdowns Win Time of Possession...... 4-0 setting both school and GAC records in the Lose Time of Possession...... 2-0 process.
More Penalty yards...... 2-0 Less Penalty yards...... 4-0 Redshirt-Junior offensive lineman Justin Tied Penalty yards...... 0-0 Gooseberry was named to the College Football Yearbook starting lineup (All-American) in Win Turnover battle...... 4-0 June of this year. Gooseberry is the only Tiger Lose Turnover battle...... 1-0 Tied...... 1-0 named to a preseason All-American list.
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Series History Last Season ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Ouachita Tigers’ football team (6-2) defeated the Oklahoma Baptist Bison (0-8) by a final score of 52-14 to clinch the program’s 10th straight winning season. Overall ...... Ouachita leads 5-2-1 (first meeting 1936) Current Win Streak: Ouachita, 4 The Tigers dominated the game from the beginning, scoring the first 17 points in the and taking a 31-7 lead into halftime. Longest OUA Win Streak: 4 (1940, 2015-Present) Longest OKBU Win Streak: None The Ouachita defense forced four turnovers in the game while the Ouachita offense did well to keep possession of Largest Tiger Loss...... 6-7 (1937 & 1939) the football and avoiding turning the ball over for the fourth straight game. Largest Tiger Win ...... 52-14 (2017) Ouachita’s offense was led by a number of players in various positions as the team put up 632 yards of total Date Score offense. 2017...... W, 52-14 2016...... W, 51-28 Quarterback Austin Warford had an extremely efficient game where he completed 81 percent of his passes for 199 2015...... W, 31-20 yards while rushing 75 yards and a touchdown. Running back Kris Oliver rushed 12 times for 121 yards a touch- 1940...... W, 21-0 down while fellow running back Shun’cee Thomas ran 11 times for 71 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver 1939...... L, 6-7 Drew Harris caught five passes for 79 yards while rushing for two touchdowns out of the wildcat formation. 1938...... W, 14-6 Sophomore Allie Freeman led all receivers with 5 catches for 110 yards a touchdown. 1937...... L, 6-7 1936...... T, 14-14 Senior defensive back Airric Parker led all defenders with eight total tackles while fellow defensive back Kenan- Total...... 195-96 dre Evans had six tackles and an interception which he returned for a touchdown. Austin Guymon and Elijah Jones also intercepted passes.
The two teams traded possessions to begin the game, but Ouachita put the ball in the end zone on the second offensive possession to open scoring. Ouachita went on a two-play drive which ended in a 22-yard touchdown Life Was Like... rush from Drew Harris. After stopping Oklahoma Baptist on their next possession, Ouachita drove 70 yards in four plays which has highlighted by a 39-yard pass from Warford to Harris which put Ouachita on the three-yard line where Harris 1939 was the last time Ouachita lost to was able to punch the ball in the end zone on a short rush. Oklahoma Baptist in a football game. Below are a list of daily items that have changed since the After failing to score on their next few drives, Cole Antley converted a 33-yard field goal to give Ouachita a 17-0 Bison’s last win. lead with 13:30 remaining in the first half.
Item 1939 Cost On Oklahoma Baptist’s next drive, the Bison were able to score their first touchdown of the game. Preston Haire capped off an eight-play drive by passing for 27 yards to Cagney Roberson for a touchdown. The play cut Ouachi- New House $ 3,800.00 ta’s lead to 10 - which was as close as the game would be. Rented House/per month $ 28.00 Avg. Salary/per year $ 1,730.00 Warford and Oliver ran for touchdowns on Ouachita’s next two possessions and Ouachita stopped Oklahoma Gallon of Gas 10 cents Baptist on the final possession of the first half to give the Tigers a 31-7 halftime lead. New Car $ 700.00 Loaf of Bread 8 cents The second half began with more of the same for the Tigers as Shun’cee Thomas ran for two touchdowns on the 1 LB of Hamburger Meat 14 cents Tigers’ first two drives which were split by an interception by Ouachita defensive lineman Austin Guymon. The Cheese 23 cents per LB touchdowns gave Ouachita a 45-7 lead with five minutes left in the third quarter. Oklahoma Baptist scored their second touchdown of the game on their next drive. Ouachita’s Kenandre Evans Other Important Events: closed the scoring with just over nine minutes left in the game with an interception which he returned for a World News: Nazi Germany invades Poland to touchdown. begin WWII. The Tigers will be back at home next week as they face Arkansas-Monticello. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. President of the U.S.: F.D.R
U.S. News: New York Worlds Fair and LaGuardia Airport opens.
Sports: Lou Gehrig retires from Baseball at the age of 35.
Movies: Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of OZ, Stagecoach, Of Mice and Men, Wuthering Heights and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Music: Moonlight Serenade, Over the Rainbow, Address Unkown by the Inkspots.
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Place School Total Points (First Place) TEAM GAC GAC % H A N STREAK 1 Harding 118 (8) Ouachita 6-0 1.000 3-0 6-0 0-0 W6 2 Ouachita 111 (2) Southern Arkansas 6-0 1.000 3-0 3-0 0-0 W6 3 Southern Arkansas 91 (1) Harding 4-2 0.667 1-2 3-0 0-0 L1 t-4 Southeastern Okla. 86 (1) Southeastern Okla. 4-2 0.667 2-1 2-1 0-0 W3 t-4 Arkansas Tech 86 Henderson State 3-3 0.500 1-2 2-1 0-0 W2 5 Henderson State 81 Arkansas Tech 2-4 0.333 1-2 1-2 0-0 L2 6 UAM 58 Arkansas-Monticello 2-4 0.333 1-2 1-2 0-0 W1 7 Northwestern Okla. 55 East Central 2-4 0.333 2-1 0-3 0-0 L1 8 Southern Nazarene 30 Northwestern Okla. 2-4 0.333 2-1 0-3 0-0 W1 9 Southwestern Okla. 28 Oklahoma Baptist 2-4 0.333 1-2 1-2 0-0 L4 t-10 East Central 24 Southwestern Okla. 2-4 0.333 1-2 1-2 0-0 L2 t-10 Okla. Baptist 24 Southern Nazarene 1-5 0.167 1-2 0-3 0-0 L4 GAC Player of the Week GAC Games Offensive Week One SWOSU QB Casey Freeman Week Two HSU QB Richard Stammetti Week Three SAU WR Karonce Higgins Week Six Saturday, October 6 Week Four ATU RB Bryan Allen Okla. Baptist vs Henderson State Henderson State, 56-21 SWOSU WR JR Omigie Southern Nazarene vs Southern Ark. Southern Arkansas, 21-16 Week Five OKBU QB Preston Haire SAU WR Jared Lancaster East Central vs Northwestern Okla. Northwestern, 17-7 Week Six SEU QB Rollin Kinsaul Southeastern Okla. vs Southwestern Okla. Southeastern, 31-20 Week Seven Arkansas-Monticello vs Arkansas Tech Arkansas-Monticello, 34-16 Week Eight Ouachita vs Harding Ouachita, 7-3 Week Nine Week Ten Week Eleven Week Seven Saturday, October 13 Arkansas-Monticell vs Southern Nazarene 1:00 p.m. Bethany, Okla. Defensive Ouachita vs Oklahoma Baptist 1:00 p.m. Shawnee, Okla. Week One Harding DE TJ Winslow Week Two SAU LB Malik Preston Harding vs Southwestern Okla. 2:00 p.m. Weatherford, Okla. Week Three OUA DB Airric Parker Southern Ark. vs Southeastern Okla. 2:00 p.m. Durant, Okla. Week Four SAU DE Davondrick Lison Arkansas Tech vs Northwestern Okla. 2:00 p.m. Alva, Okla. Week Five OUA DB Keandre Evans Henderson State vs East Central 3:00 p.m. Ada, Okla. Week Six HSU DB Shane Sanders Week Seven Week Eight Week Nine Week Ten TIGER 2017 All-GAC Selections Week Eleven
Special Teams 1st Team - WR Allie Freeman = Hon. Mention - QB Austin Warford Week One OKBU K Luke Wendl 1st Team - UT Drew Harris = Hon. Mention - RB Kris Oliver + Week Two HSU S/T Bryston Gipson 1st Team - OL Justin Gooseberry * Hon. Mention - LB John Johnson Week Three HSU P Angel Esparza 1st Team - OL Cori Gooseberry Hon. Mention - CB Shaquille Hunter Week Four SEOSU S/T Maalik Hall Week Five ECU S/T Cameron Jones 2nd Team - DE Jon Rachal Hon. Mention - DB Justin Hayden Week Six UAM P/K Josh Marini 2nd Team - DT Ernest Reed = Hon. Mention - P Shelton Wooley + Week Seven 2nd Team - LB Elijah Jones = Hon. Mention - K Cole Antley + Week Eight 2nd Team - LB Luke Holt Hon. Mention - RS Allie Freeman Week Nine 2nd Team - CB Keandre Evans Week Ten * One of only two unanimous first team Week Eleven selections + 3-time All-GAC selection = 2-time All-GAC selection
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RANK SCHOOL 2018 Record Rank Team 2018 Record Rank Team 1 Minnesota State (29) 6-0 1 Minnesota State 6-0 1. Valdosta State 2 Grand Valley State 6-0 2 Ferris State 6-0 2. Grand Valley State 3 Ferris State (4) 6-0 4 West Georgia 6-0 3 Grand Valley 6-0 3. Tarleton State 5 Ouachita Baptist 6-0 4 West Georgia 6-0 4. Colorado Mines 6 Minnesota Duluth 6-0 5 West Florida 5-1 5. CSUP 7 Texas A&M-Commerce 5-1 6 Ouachita Baptist 6-0 6. Ferris State 8 Valdosta State 6-0 7 Northwest Missouri 5-1 7. Lenoir-Rhyne 9 Colorado School of Mines 6-0 8 Minnesota Duluth 6-0 8. West Georgia 10 West Florida 5-1 9 Valdosta State 6-0 9. Midwestern State 11 West Chester 6-0 12 MSU Texas 5-1 10 Colorado Mines 6-0 10. MN Duluth 13 Northwest Missouri State 5-1 11 Texas A&M-Commerce 5-1 11. Minnesota State 14 Colorado State-Pueblo 5-1 12 Midwestern State 5-1 12. NW Missouri State 15 Southern Arkansas 6-0 13 CSU-Pueblo 5-1 13. Central Washington 16 Tarleton State 5-0 14 Southern Arkansas 6-0 14. Florida Tech 17 Notre Dame (OH) 6-0 15 West Chester 6-0 15. Kutztown 18 Pittsburg State 5-1 16 Tarleton State 5-0 16. California (PA) 19 Kutztown 5-0 20 Indianapolis 4-1 17 Pittsburg State 5-1 17. Ouachita Baptist 21 Central Washington 4-2 18 Indianapolis 4-1 18. Harding 22 Tiffin 6-0 19 Kutztown 5-0 19. West Chester 23 Indiana (Pa) 4-2 20 Notre Dame 6-0 20. Davenport 24 Harding 4-2 21 Central Washington 4-2 21. Assumption 25 LIU-Post 5-0 22 LIU-Post 5-0 22. Indianapolis 23 Harding 4-2 23. New Haven Dropped Out: Fort Hays State (18), Azusa Pacific (24) 24 Tiffin 6-0 24. Ohio Dominican Others Receiving Votes: Ohio Dominican, 57; Dav- 25 IUP 4-2 25. Bemidji State enport, 46; Fort Hays State, 37; Lenoir-Rhyne, 33; Morehouse, 23; Florida Tech, 19; Azusa Pacific, 17; Slippery Rock, 17; West Texas A&M, 13; Hillsdale, 11; Saginaw Valley State, 7; Bemidji State, 5; Colorado Mesa, 5; Virginia Union, 2; Winona State, 2; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 1.
SUPER REGION III RANKINGS (11/6/2017) RANK SCHOOL IN-REGION RECORD DIVISION II RECORD 1 Fort Hays St. 10-0 10-0 2 UIndy 10-0 10-0 3 Ashland 9-1 9-1 4 Ferris St. 8-1 8-1 5 Ouachita Baptist 8-2 8-2 6 Northwest Mo. St. 8-2 8-2 7 Arkansas Tech 8-2 8-2 8 Harding 7-3 7-3 9 Grand Valley St. 7-3 7-3 10 Central Mo. 7-3 7-3
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After 19 seasons as head coach at Ouachita, Todd Knight is the longest standing college KNIGHT YEAR-BY-YEAR head football coach in Arkansas. He has proven to be a strong leader as he heads the Ouachita program with integrity and passion. YEAR SCHOOL OVR CONF CONF
Knight has guided the Tiger program through the infant stages of NCAA Division II, 2018 Ouachita 6-0 6-0 1st from the Lone Star Conference, the Gulf South Conference and now the Great American 2017 Ouachita 9-3 9-2 1st Conference. 2016 Ouachita 7-4 7-4 4th In the inaugural 2011 campaign, Knight led the Tigers to their first ever Great American Conference championship, 2015 Ouachita 7-4 7-4 T-4th the first conference championship for the Tigers in over 20 years. The longest tenured coach in the GAC and the Tigers 2014 Ouachita 10-1 10-0 1st claimed the conference championship again in 2014 and 2017. Knight was named GAC Coach of the Year in all three 2013 Ouachita 7-3 7-3 3rd championship seasons. Knight was also named 2014 AFCA Region Three Coach of the Year. 2012 Ouachita 6-4 4-4 T-4th Knight has established Ouachita as an elite program among all Division II institutions. He boasts Great American 2011 Ouachita 7-3 6-1 1st Conference Championships in 2011, 2014, 2017 and 99 All-Great American Conference players in just seven years. 2010 Ouachita 6-4 4-4 T-6th The team is the only program in the state of Arkansas to boast ten consecutive winning seasons, cracking the Ameri- 2009 Ouachita 6-4 4-4 T-5th can Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 in eight of ten of those seasons. The team has been ranked as high 2008 Ouachita 7-3 5-3 T-4th as seventh in the AFCA poll, and Ouachita finished the 2014 season ranked 10th in all of Division II. 2007 Ouachita 4-6 2-6 8th Knight leads both on and off the field, and his players have been recognized for being outstanding achievers on the 2006 Ouachita 2-8 1-7 8th field, in the classroom and in the community. He has recruited and coached six professional football players, 174 2005 Ouachita 2-8 2-7 10th All-Conference players, 22 All-Americans, three Honorable Mention All-Americans, 56 Academic All-Conference 2004 Ouachita 2-7 2-6 9th players and many GSC honor roll athletes. 2003 Ouachita 5-5 4-5 5th During the 2014 season, the Tigers finished the regular season 10-0 for the first time in program history. After -win 2002 Ouachita 5-5 5-4 5th ning the its second GAC championship, Ouachita earned the top seed in the region for the Tigers' first ever appear- 2001 Ouachita 3-7 2-7 10th ance in the NCAA Division II National Championship Tournament. The Tigers finished the year with one Academic 2000 Ouachita 2-8 2-7 11th All-American, two All-Americans, six All-Region selections, 18 All-Conference selections and the Division II Special Teams Player of the Year. Ouachita also had a player named to the 2014 AFCA Allstate Good Works Team. 1999 Ouachita 3-7 1-7 14th 1998 Delta State 8-3 8-1 1st Knight’s seniors have had a 90% graduation rate and the team has been involved in service to the community for many 1997 Delta State 3-7 3-6 8th years. He has been quoted in saying that one of the most gratifying things in coaching is watching his players grow 1996 Delta State 6-4 6-3 3rd into the total man during their time at Ouachita, graduate and go on to be successful in all aspects of life. 1995 Delta State 5-6 5-4 6th Knight’s development at head coach has come under solid leadership, playing under coach Buddy Benson at Ouachita, 1994 Delta State 3-5-2 2-4-1 5th and later coaching under Red Parker and Don Skelton at Delta State from 1986-1989 and David Lee at the University 1993 Delta State 3-7 1-6 7th of Texas at El Paso from 1990-1992. When he returned to Delta State as head coach from 1993-1998, he led the team to its first ever GSC Championship in 1998, also earning GSC Coach of the Year honors that year. Record at Ouachita: 106-94 Knight was named to the AFCA Board of Trustees following the conclusion of the 2012 football season, adding to his Record Overall: 134-126-2 list of accolades. He also served on the NCAA Rules Committee, helping to make changes and restructure the rules for the game of college football along with coaches from around the country.
Knight and his wife Julie have three Children, Casey a 2013 graduate of Ouachita, Spencer and his wife Megan, both 2015 graduates of Ouachita, and Jake a 2017 Ouachita graduate.
Coaching Experience: 19 years at Ouachita 1999-present: Head Coach, Ouachita 2011 GAC Champions (first in school history) 2011 GAC Coach of the Year 2014 Undefeated GAC Champions 2014 GAC Coach of the Year 2014 AFCA Region Three Coach of the Year 2014 NCAA Division II Playoffs (first in school history) 2017 GAC Champions 2017 GAC Coach of the Year 2017 NCAA Division II Playoffs 1993-1998: Head Coach, Delta State 1998 GSC Champions (first in school history) 1998 GSC Coach of the Year 1990-1992: Assistant Coach, University of Texas at El Paso 1986-1989: Assistant Coach, Delta State
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2018 Football Roster No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Tevin Jones DB Junior 6’1 190 Nettleton, Ark./Nettleton HS 2 Drew Harris WR Senior 5’11 195 Benton, Ark./Bentonville HS 3 C.J. Heckard DB Sophomore 6’0 185 Winnsboro, La./Franklin Parrish HS 4 Allie Freeman WR Junior 5’8 160 Little Rock, Ark./Little Rock Episcopal 5 Kris Oliver RB Senior 5’10 190 Arkadelphia, Ark./Arkadelphia HS 6 Keandre Evans DB Junior 5’11 185 Junction City, Ark./Junction City HS 7 Brayden Brazeal QB R-Freshman 6’0 190 England, Ark./England HS 8 La’Darius McElroy WR Senior 6’6 225 Ashdown, Ark./Ashdown HS 9 Tyrik Harris DB Junior 6’2 190 England, Ark./England HS 10 Dalvonte Lewis WR Freshman 5’11 170 Camden, Ark./Camden Fairview HS 11 Hunter White LB Sophomore 6’1 210 Nashville, Ark./Nashville HS 12 Jake Ford P Sophomore 6’0 225 Australia/St. Augustine’s University (NC) 13 Taliq Ellis WR Freshman 5’10 170 El Dorado, Ark./EL Dorado HS 14 Caleb Sallisbury QB Freshman 6’2 200 Van Buren, Ark./Van Buren HS 15 TJ Cole RB Freshman 6’0 185 Texarkana, Texas/Pleasant Grove HS 16 Garrison Jensen QB Freshman 6’1 200 Alma, Ark./Alma HS 17 Austin Guymon LB Sophomore 6’3 215 Little Rock, Ark./Little Rock Central 18 Larmar Haynes WR Senior 6’1 185 Jonesboro, Ark./Jonesboro HS 19 Basil Shabazz II DB Sophomore 6’0 175 The Colony, Texas/The Colony HS 20 Justin Dean DB Freshman 6’1 195 Mena, Ark./Mena HS 21 Airric Parker DB Senior 5’10 190 San Diego, Calif./Mission Bay HS 22 Barry Bennett RB Junior 5’9 180 Tifton, Ga./Tift County HS 23 Hayden Lassiter DB Sophomore 6’0 180 Warren, Ark./Warren HS 24 Tre’von Bowman DB Junior 6’0 175 Houston, Texas/Fort Scott CC 26 Jonathan Harris DB Sophomore 5’11 190 Pine Bluff, Ark./Watson Chapel HS 27 Gregory Junior DB Sophomore 6’0 180 Crossett, Ark./Crossett HS 28 Dillion Scott DB Sophomore 5’10 160 Arkadelphia, Ark./Arkadelphia HS 29 Shun’cee Thomas RB Junior 5’9 185 Bossier City, La./Airline HS 30 Ty Compton LB Freshman 5’10 180 Sherwood, Ark./Sylvan Hills HS 31 Logan Morris TE Senior 6’4 245 Hamburg, Ark./Hamburg HS 32 Ethan Edwards FB Senior 6’1 200 Hawkins, Texas/Hawkins HS 33 Jon Johnson LB Junior 6’2 230 Haskell, Ark./Haskell Harmony Grove 34 Brockton Brown RB Junior 5’10 195 Sheridan, Ark./Sheridan HS 35 Parker Witt DE Senior 6’2 240 Dardenelle, Ark./Dardenelle HS 36 Caleb Porchia LB Freshman 5’11 205 Texarkana, Texas/Pleasant Grove HS 37 Nathan Whitley DB Sophomore 5’10 185 Bearden, Ark./Harmony Grove HS 38 Bryson Vance DB R-Freshman 6’0 200 Bossier City, La./Airline HS 39 Ontario Conway LB R-Freshman 6’0 190 Des Arc, Ark./Des Arc HS 40 Jack Pillow FB Sophomore 6’0 225 Conway, Ark./Conway HS 41 Austin Danzy LB Senior 5’11 200 Jonesville, La./Block HS 42 Lafoy Smith DL Junior 6’0 240 Warren, Ark./Warren HS 43 Devin Wyatt RB R-Freshman 5’8 175 Frisco, Texas/Frisco HS 44 Tommy Crumpton LB Freshman 6’0 200 Little Rock, Ark./McClellan 45 Mitchell Emrich LS R-Sophomore 5’11 240 El Dorado, Ark./El Dorado HS 46 Oshae Pruitt LB Freshman 5’10 210 Newport, Ark./Newport HS 47 Khairan Stafford DE Junior 6’2 250 Newport, Ark./Newport HS 48 Anthony Freeman DE Freshman 6’0 235 Monroe, La./Neville HS 49 Jack Burnham FB Freshman 6’0 210 Arkadelphia, Ark./Arkadelphia HS 50 Marterious Daniel DT Freshman 6’2 240 Wynne, Ark./Wynne HS 51 Ethan Gasaway OL Freshman 6’1 255 Vilonia, Ark./Vilonia HS 52/81 Kenravious Moore OL/TE Freshman 6’0 265 El Dorado, Ark./El Dorado HS 53 Carson Harris DL Freshman 5’11 230 Arkadelphia, Ark./ Arkadelphia HS 54 Josh Burnham LB Freshman 6’0 210 Arkadelphia, Ark./Arkadelphia HS 55 Ben Carpenter DL Freshman 6’1 255 Sterrett, Ala./ 56 Dameyun McDonald DL Sophomore 6’2 250 Helena, Ark./West Helena Central HS 57 Griffin Brown LB R-Freshman 5’9 180 Arkadelphia, Ark./Arkadelphia HS 58 Hunter Groom LB Senior 5’10 215 Dekalb, Texas 59 Sam Johnson DL Freshman 6’1 275 Ferriday, La./Ferriday HS 60 Jax Young DL Freshman 6’1 215 San Antonio, Texas/ 61 Hunter Jackson OL R-Freshman 6’3 285 Ozark, Ark./Ozark HS 62 Nathan Turner OL Freshman 6’2 255 Conway, Ark./Conway HS 63 Tyler Gahr OL Senior 6’2 285 Valley View, Ark./Valley View HS 64 Michael Neathery OL R-Sophomore 6’2 260 San Antonio, Texas/ San Antonio Christian 65 Austin Blair OL Senior 6’3 290 N. Little Rock, Ark./North Little Rock 66 Josh Plunkett OL R-Sophomore 6’2 270 Blytheville, Ark./Blytheville HS 67 Ben Snoga OL Junior 6’1 275 Seguin, Texas/San Antonio Christian 68 Peyton Stafford OL R-Freshman 6’3 265 Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo HS www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram @OuachitaTigers-Facebook Ouachita Baptist Athletics #FinishEmpty 8 TIGER FOOTBALL 2018
2018 Football Roster Cont. 69 Jarvious Gulley OL Freshman 6’2 330 Sherwood, Ark./Catholic 70 Jacob Roberts OL Junior 6’2 295 Sherwood, Ark./North Little Rock 71 Rashad Martin OL R-Sophomore 6’5 255 Helena, Ark./Little Rock Central 72 Dakota Shelton OL Junior 6’3 290 Alma, Ark./Alma HS 73 Jacob Barker OL Freshman 6’1 260 Searcy, Ark./Searcy HS 74 Cori Gooseberry OL Junior 6’3 285 Little Rock, Ark./Little Rock Episcopal 75 Anthony Chairez OL Freshman 6’5 270 Sherwood, Ark./Sherwood HS 76 Justin Gooseberry OL Junior 6’4 295 Little Rock, Ark./Little Rock Episcopal 77 Sawyer Cranford OL Freshman 6’5 260 Shreveport, La./Northwood HS 78 Nate Burrow OL Freshman 6’3 260 Conway, Ark./Conway HS 79 CJ Knighton OL Freshman 6’0 270 Livingston, Texas/Livingston HS 80 Chris Hayes LS Junior 6’0 220 Little Rock, Ark./ 82 Zack Kelley WR R-Sophomore 5’8 160 Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy 83 Tyrell Robinson TE R-Sophomore 6’4 230 North Little Rock, Ark./N. Pulaski HS 84 Brayden Johnson WR Freshman 6’2 210 Alma, Ark./Alma HS 85 Will Weir WR R-Freshman 5’11 170 Walnut Ridge, Ark./Walnut Ridge HS 86 Hayden Waller WR R-Freshman 5’10 170 Weatherford, Texas/Driscoll HS 87 Caleb Woodfield DL Freshman 5’11 255 Mount Ida, Ark./ Mount Ida HS 88 Steven Benson TE Sophomore 6’3 215 Mountain Pine, Ark./Jessieville HS 89 Reagan Neal WR Freshman 5’10 180 Sprindale, Ark./Shiloh Christian HS 91 Shimorye Hampton DL Sophomore 6’2 260 Bossier City, La./ C.E. Byrd HS 92 Ernest Reed DL Senior 6’4 285 El Dorado, Ark./El Dorado HS 93 Zach Curry DL Junior 6-2 265 Nashville, Tenn./Mt. San Antonio JC (Calif.) 94 Rico Gonzalez DL Sophomore 6’2 215 Springhill, La./North Webster HS 95 Hunter McCord DL R-Freshman 6’2 220 Richardson, Texas/Pearce HS 96 Josiah Smith K R-Sophomore 5’8 180 Conway, Ark./Conway Christian HS 97 Cole Antley K Senior 5’10 180 Atlanta, Ga./Cowetta HS 98 Lee Grisham K Sophomore 5’10 165 Augusta, Ark./Augusta HS 99 Hunter Swoboda DE Freshman 6’4 250 Bentonville, Ark./Bentonville West Riley Andresen DL Freshman 6’4 260 Hampshire, Ill./ Luke Brinkerhoff DL Freshman 6’2 275 Celina, Texas/Celina HS Will Broussard LB Freshman 6’1 195 Livingston, Texas/Livingston HS Jackson Coleman WR Freshman 6’1 190 Sheridan, Ark./ Cole Edrington DB Freshman 5’11 180 Munford, Tenn./Munford HS Ross Hendley LB Freshman 5’8 175 Prosper, Texas/ Luke Hill DB R-Freshman 5’9 175 Sheridan, Ark./Sheridan HS Brock McGoogan LB Freshman 5’10 200 Junction City, Ark./Junction City HS Colin McWhorter WR Freshman 5’11 175 Rogers, Ark./Rogers HS Spencer Sutterfield RB Freshman 5’9 165 Greenbrier, Ark./ Greenbrier HS Santavious Thomas DB Freshman 5’10 185 Pine Bluff, Ark./ White Hall HS
Pronunciation Guide Roster Breakdown Roster Breakdown 7 Brayden Brazeal (Brazil) 8 La’Darius McElroy (Luh-dare-eeus) BY Position BY State & Australia 9 Tyrik Harris (Tie-reek) QB...... 3 Arkansas...... 71 18 Airric Parker (Eric) RB...... 7 Alabama...... 1 59 LaFoy Smith (LUH-foy) FB...... 3 California...... 1 63 Tyler Gahr (Gar) WR...... 13 Georgia...... 2 91 Shimorye Hampton (Shh-More-e-a) TE...... 3 Illinois...... 1 OL...... 21 Louisiana...... 9 DL...... 19 Tennesee...... 2 LB...... 16 Texas...... 17 DB...... 17 Australia...... 1 K...... 3 P...... 1 LS...... 1
By Year Freshman...... 42 R-Freshman...... 10 Sophomore...... 15 R-Sophomore...... 8 Junior...... 15 R-Junior...... 3 Senior...... 14 R-Senior...... 0
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OFFENSE DEEFENSE POSITION # NAME CLASS HT WT POSITION# NAME CLASS HT WT QB 7 Brayden Brazeal RsFr. 6-0 190 DE 56 Dameyun McDonald Soph. 6-2 250 14 Caleb Salisbury Fr. 6-2 200 99 Hunter Swoboda Fr. 6-4 250
RB 5 Kris Oliver Sr. 5-10 190 N 92 Earnest Reed Sr. 6-4 285 29 Shun’cee Thomas Jr. 5-9 185 90 Sam Johnson Fr. 6-1 275
WR 8 La’Darius McElroy Sr. 6-6 225 DT 91 Shimorye Hampton Soph. 6-2 260 18 Lamar Haynes Sr. 6-1 185 93 Zach Curry Jr. 6-2 265
WR 4 Allie Freeman Jr. 5-8 160 DE 59 LaFoy Smith Jr. 6-0 240 13 Taliq Ellis Fr. 5-10 170 47 Khairan Stafford Jr. 6-2 250
WR 2 Drew Harris Sr. 5-11 195 LB 21 Arric Parker Sr. 5-10 190 84 Brayden Johnson Fr. 6-2 210 35 Parker Witt Sr. 6-2 240
FB/TE 31 Logan Morris Sr. 6-4 245 LB 33 Jon Johnson Jr. 6-2 230 40 Jack Pillow Soph 6-0 225 11 Hunter White Soph. 6-1 210
LT 74 Cori Gooseberry Jr. 6-3 285 LB 17 Austin Guymon Soph 6-3 215 71 Rashad Martin Soph 6-5 255 44 Tommy Crumpton Fr. 6-0 200
LG 65 Austin Blair Jr. 6-3 290 CB 6 Keandre Evans Jr. 5-11 185 63 Tyler Gahr Sr. 6-2 285 19 Basil Shabazz Soph. 6-0 175
C 70 Jacob Roberts Jr. 6-2 295 CB 9 Tyrik Harris Jr. 6-2 190 64 Michael Neathery Soph. 6-2 260 27 Greg Junior Soph. 6-0 180
RG 61 Hunter Jackson RsFr. 6-3 285 S 26 Jonathan Harris Soph 5-11 190 67 Ben Snoga Jr. 6-1 275 3 CJ Heckard Soph. 6-0 185
RT 76 Justin Gooseberry Jr. 6-4 295 S 1 Tevin Jones Jr.. 6-1 190 23 Hayden Lassiter Soph 6-0 180 75 Anthony Chairez Fr. 6-5 270 SPECIAL TEAMS POSITION # NAME CLASS HEIGHT WEIGHT K 97 Cole Antley Sr. 5-10 180 96 Josiah Smith Sr. 5-8 180
P 12 Jake Ford Soph 6-0 225 97 Cole Antley Sr. 5-10 180
KR 4 Allie Freeman Jr. 5-8 160 2 Drew Harris Sr. 5-11 195
PR 4 Allie Freeman Jr. 5-8 160 2 Drew Harris Sr. 5-11 195
DS 45 Mitchell Emrich Jr. 5-11 240 SS 45 Mitchell Emrich Jr. 5-11 240 Starts by Week
Opponent QB RB WR WR WR FB/TE LT LG C RG RT 1. NWOSU Brazeal Oliver McElroy Freeman Harris Morris C. Goose Blair Roberts Jackson J. Goose 2. SWOSU Brazeal Oliver McElroy Freeman Harris Morris C. Goose Blair Roberts Jackson J. Goose 3. SEOSU Brazeal Oliver McElroy Freeman Harris Morris C. Goose Blair Roberts Jackson J. Goose 4. East Central Brazeal S. Thomas McElroy Freeman Haynes Mooris C. Goose Gahr Roberts Jackson J. Goose 5. Arkansas Tech Brazeal Oliver McElroy Freeman Haynes Mooris C. Goose Gahr Roberts Jackson J. Goose 6. Harding Brazeal Oliver McElroy Freeman Haynes Mooris C. Goose Gahr Roberts Jackson J. Goose 7. Okla. Baptist ------8. Southern Naz. ------9. Ark. Monticello ------10. Southern Ark. ------11. Henderson St. ------
Opponent RE N DT LE LB LB LB CB CB S S 1. NWOSU McDonald Reed Hampton Smith Parker Johnson Guymon Evans T. Harris J. Harris Jones 2. SWOSU McDonald Reed Hampton Smith Parker Johnson Guymon Evans T. Harris J. Harris Jones 3. SEOSU McDonald Reed Hampton Smith Parker Johnson Guymon Evans Junior J. Harris Lassiter 4. East Central McDonald Reed Hampton Smith Parker Johnson Guymon Evans Junior J. Harris Lassiter 5. Arkansas Tech McDonald Reed Hampton Smith Parker Johnson Guymon Evans Junior J. Harris Lassiter 6. Harding McDonald Reed Hampton Smith Parker Johnson Guymon Evans Junior J. Harris Lassiter 7. Okla. Baptist ------8. Southern Naz. ------9. Ark. Monticello ------10. Southern Ark. ------11. Henderson St. ------
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Ouachita Baptist Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 10, 2018) All games
Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral * 8/30/2018 at Northwestern Okla. W 29-21 943 All games 6-0 3-0 3-0 0-0 * 9/8/2018 SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOM W 41-8 2298 Conference 6-0 3-0 3-0 0-0 * 9/15/2018 at Southeastern Oklahom W 32-16 2072 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 * 9/22/2018 EAST CENTRAL W 42-0 2258 * 9/29/2018 ARKANSAS TECH W 24-7 5493 Team Statistics OBU OPP * Oct 06, 2018 at #19 Harding W 7-3 3900 FIRST DOWNS 109 107 R u s h in g 75 58 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g P a s s in g 30 45 Kris Oliver 6 - 3 76 463 7 456 6.0 6 52 76.0 P e n a l ty 4 4 Shun'cee Thomas 6 - 1 54 392 2 390 7.2 3 61 65.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 1524 900 Brayden Brazeal 6 - 5 42 311 45 266 6.3 2 31 44.3 Rushing Attempts 282 233 Brockton Brown 6 - 0 42 231 14 217 5.2 7 35 36.2 Average Per Rush 5.4 3.9 TJ Cole 3 - 0 18 113 2 111 6.2 1 29 37.0 Average Per Game 254.0 150.0 Drew Harris 5 - 3 17 51 13 38 2.2 0 19 7.6 TDs Rushing 19 5 Barry Bennett 5 - 0 9 33 1 32 3.6 0 9 6.4 PASSING YARDAGE 685 970 Allie Freeman 6 - 5 5 29 9 20 4.0 0 22 3.3 C o m p - A t t- In t 55-92-0 84-173-11 Garrison Jensen 2 - 0 5 21 8 13 2.6 0 13 6.5 Average Per Pass 7.4 5.6 Caleb Sallisbur 2 - 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 Average Per Catch 12.5 11.5 Total 6 282 1650 126 1524 5.4 19 61 254.0 Average Per Game 114.2 161.7 Opponents 6 233 1020 120 900 3.9 5 37 150.0 TDs Passing 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 2209 1870 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Play 5.9 4.6 Brayden Brazeal 6 - 5 126.82 52-85-0 61.2 625 1 60 104.2 Average Per Game 368.2 311.7 Drew Harris 5 - 3 134.00 3-6-0 50.0 60 0 24 12.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 11-242 22-468 Caleb Sallisbur 2 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-81 9-23 Total 6 125.91 55-92-0 59.8 685 1 60 114.2 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-148 0-0 Opponents 6 84.84 84-173-11 48.6 970 1 67 161.7 FUMBLES-LOST 10-5 5-2 PENALTIES-Yards 33-277 36-292 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g PUNTS-AVG 27-41.8 38-39.1 Allie Freeman 6 - 5 27 299 11.1 1 60 49.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 :0 1 3 0 :3 3 Drew Harris 5 - 3 10 122 12.2 0 38 24.4 3RD-DOWN Conversions 30/75 28/88 La'Darius McElr 6 - 5 9 166 18.4 0 32 27.7 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/7 11/17 Lamar Haynes 6 - 3 4 42 10.5 0 21 7.0 Kris Oliver 6 - 3 2 41 20.5 0 33 6.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Jack Pillow 4 - 0 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8 Keandre Evans 3 108 36.0 1 100 Taliq Ellis 3 - 0 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.3 Jon Johnson 2 16 8.0 0 10 Dalvonte Lewis 1 - 0 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 Airric Parker 1 3 3.0 1 3 Total 6 55 685 12.5 1 60 114.2 C.J. Heckard 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 6 84 970 11.5 1 67 161.7 Jonathan Harris 1 0 0.0 0 0 Hayden Lassiter 1 18 18.0 0 18 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Austin Guymon 1 3 3.0 0 3 Cole Antley 7-8 87.5 0-0 2-3 4-4 1-1 0-0 45 1 Sam Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0
PAT Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Jake Ford 27 1128 41.8 53 0 10 12 3 0 Brockton Brown 7 ------42 Cole Antley - 7-8 20-21 - - - - - 41 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Kris Oliver 6 ------36 Allie Freeman 9 81 9.0 0 25 Shun'cee Thomas 3 ------18 Kris Oliver 1 0 0.0 0 0 Brayden Brazeal 2 - - - - 1-1 - - 12 Total 10 81 8.1 0 25 Airric Parker 1 ------6 Opponents 9 23 2.6 0 11 Keandre Evans 1 ------6 TJ Cole 1 ------6 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Allie Freeman 1 ------6 Allie Freeman 7 166 23.7 0 37 Lamar Haynes - - - - 1 - - - 2 Shun'cee Thomas 2 31 15.5 0 29 Total 22 7-8 20-21 - 1 1-1 - - 175 Tommy Crumpton 1 21 21.0 0 21 Opponents 6 4-7 5-5 - 1 1-1 - - 55 Keandre Evans 1 24 24.0 0 24 Total 11 242 22.0 0 37 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Opponents 22 468 21.3 0 51 Ouachita Baptist 35 68 30 42 0 175 Opponents 7 13 13 22 0 55 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Allie Freeman 6 20 299 81 166 0 566 94.3 Kris Oliver 6 456 41 0 0 0 497 82.8 Shun'cee Thoma 6 390 0 0 31 0 421 70.2 Brayden Brazeal 6 266 0 0 0 0 266 44.3 Brockton Brown 6 217 0 0 0 0 217 36.2 Total 6 1524 685 81 242 148 2680 446.7 Opponents 6 900 970 23 468 0 2361 393.5
Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Brayden Brazeal 6 127 266 625 891 148.5 Kris Oliver 6 76 456 0 456 76.0 Shun'cee Thomas 6 54 390 0 390 65.0 Brockton Brown 6 42 217 0 217 36.2 TJ Cole 3 18 111 0 111 37.0 Total 6 374 1524 685 2209 368.2 Opponents 6 406 900 970 1870 311.7
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 21 Airric Parker 6-5 19 19 28.5 1.0-3 . 1-3 4 1 . 1 . . 33 Jon Johnson 6-5 17 20 27.0 2.0-6 . 2-16 ...... 10 www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram56 Dameyun McDonal 6-5 17 @OuachitaTigers-Facebook15 24.5 5.5-26 2.5-22 Ouachita. Baptist1 Athletics2 #FinishEmpty. . . . 11 6 Keandre Evans 6-5 19 9 23.5 1.0-3 . 3-108 8 . . . . . 23 Hayden Lassiter 6-3 19 5 21.5 1.0-1 . 1-18 6 . . . . . Total 6 253 150 328.0 35-120 12-73 11-148 28 7 3-0 3 . . Opponents 6 236 158 315.0 18-70 6-39 . 14 1 6-9 6 1 . TIGER FOOTBALL 2018
Ouachita Baptist Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 10, 2018) All games
Team Statistics OBU OPP SCORING 175 55 Points Per Game 29.2 9.2 Points Off Turnovers 10 0 FIRST DOWNS 109 107 R u s h in g 75 58 P a s s in g 30 45 P e n a lt y 4 4 RUSHING YARDAGE 1524 900 Yards gained rushing 1650 1020 Yards lost rushing 126 120 Rushing Attempts 282 233 Average Per Rush 5.4 3.9 Average Per Game 254.0 150.0 TDs Rushing 19 5 PASSING YARDAGE 685 970 C o m p - A t t - I n t 55-92-0 84-173-11 Average Per Pass 7.4 5.6 Average Per Catch 12.5 11.5 Average Per Game 114.2 161.7 TDs Passing 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 2209 1870 Total Plays 374 406 Average Per Play 5.9 4.6 Average Per Game 368.2 311.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 11-242 22-468 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-81 9-23 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-148 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.0 21.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.1 2.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.5 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 10-5 5-2 PENALTIES-Yards 33-277 36-292 Average Per Game 46.2 48.7 PUNTS-Yards 27-1128 38-1487 Average Per Punt 41.8 39.1 Net punt average 40.9 36.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 34-2158 16-890 Average Per Kick 63.5 55.6 Net kick average 41.6 32.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 0 1 3 0 : 3 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 30/75 28/88 3rd-Down Pct 40% 32% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/7 11/17 4th-Down Pct 57% 65% SACKS BY-Yards 12-73 6-39 MISC YARDS 0 15 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 22 6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-8 4-7 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (19-22) 86% (11-16) 69% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (14-22) 64% (7-16) 44% PAT-ATTEMPTS (20-21) 95% (5-5) 100% ATTENDANCE 10049 6915 Games/Avg Per Game 3/3350 3/2305 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Ouachita Baptist 35 68 30 42 0 175 Opponents 7 13 13 22 0 55 www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram @OuachitaTigers-Facebook Ouachita Baptist Athletics #FinishEmpty 12 TIGER FOOTBALL 2018
Ouachita Baptist Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 10, 2018) All games
Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Kris Oliver 6 - 3 76 463 7 456 6.0 6 52 76.0 Allie Freeman 9 81 9.0 0 25 Shun'cee Thomas 6 - 1 54 392 2 390 7.2 3 61 65.0 Kris Oliver 1 0 0.0 0 0 Brayden Brazeal 6 - 5 42 311 45 266 6.3 2 31 44.3 Total 10 81 8.1 0 25 Brockton Brown 6 - 0 42 231 14 217 5.2 7 35 36.2 Opponents 9 23 2.6 0 11 TJ Cole 3 - 0 18 113 2 111 6.2 1 29 37.0 Drew Harris 5 - 3 17 51 13 38 2.2 0 19 7.6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Barry Bennett 5 - 0 9 33 1 32 3.6 0 9 6.4 Keandre Evans 3 108 36.0 1 100 Allie Freeman 6 - 5 5 29 9 20 4.0 0 22 3.3 Jon Johnson 2 16 8.0 0 10 Garrison Jensen 2 - 0 5 21 8 13 2.6 0 13 6.5 Austin Guymon 1 3 3.0 0 3 Caleb Sallisbur 2 - 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 Airric Parker 1 3 3.0 1 3 Team 6 - 0 13 2 25 -23 -1.8 0 2 -3.8 Hayden Lassiter 1 18 18.0 0 18 Total 6 282 1650 126 1524 5.4 19 61 254.0 Jonathan Harris 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 6 233 1020 120 900 3.9 5 37 150.0 Sam Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0 C.J. Heckard 1 0 0.0 0 0 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Total 11 148 13.5 2 100 Brayden Brazeal 6 - 5 126.82 52-85-0 61.2 625 1 60 104.2 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Drew Harris 5 - 3 134.00 3-6-0 50.0 60 0 24 12.0 Caleb Sallisbur 2 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 6 125.91 55-92-0 59.8 685 1 60 114.2 Allie Freeman 7 166 23.7 0 37 Opponents 6 84.84 84-173-11 48.6 970 1 67 161.7 Shun'cee Thomas 2 31 15.5 0 29 Tommy Crumpton 1 21 21.0 0 21 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Keandre Evans 1 24 24.0 0 24 Allie Freeman Ouachita 6 - 5 27Baptist299 11.1Overall1 60Individual49.8 StatisticsTotal (as of Oct 10,11 2018)242 22.0 0 37 Drew Harris 5 - 3 10 122 12.2 0 38 24.4All games Opponents 22 468 21.3 0 51 La'Darius McElr 6 - 5 9 166 18.4 0 32 27.7 Lamar Haynes 6 - 3 4 42 10.5 0 21 7.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Kris Oliver 6 - 3 2 41 20.5PAT 0 33 6.8 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 ScoringJack Pillow td 4 - 0fg 1 kick 7 rush7.0 rcv0pass7 dxp1.8saf pts Total OffenseOpponents g plays1 rush9 pass9.0 0total 9avg/g BrocktonTaliq Ellis Brown 7 3 - 0- 1 - 4 -4.0 -0 - 4 -1.3 - 42 Brayden Brazeal 6 127 266 625 891 148.5 ColeDalvonte Antley Lewis - 1 - 07-8 1 20-214 -4.0 -0 - 4 -4.0 - 41 Kris Oliver 6 76 456 0 456 76.0 KrisTotal Oliver 6 6- 55 -685 12.5- -1 -60 114.2- - 36 Shun'cee Thomas 6 54 390 0 390 65.0 Shun'ceeOpponents Thomas 3 6- 84 -970 11.5- -1 -67 161.7- - 18 Brockton Brown 6 42 217 0 217 36.2 Brayden Brazeal 2 - - - - 1-1 - - 12 TJ Cole 3 18 111 0 111 37.0 Airric Parker 1 ------6 Drew Harris 5 23 38 60 98 19.6 TJ Cole 1 ------6 Barry Bennett 5 9 32 0 32 6.4 Keandre Evans 1 ------6 Allie Freeman 6 5 20 0 20 3.3 Allie Freeman 1 ------6 Garrison Jensen 2 5 13 0 13 6.5 Lamar Haynes - - - - 1 - - - 2 Caleb Sallisbur 2 2 4 0 4 2.0 Total 22 7-8 20-21 - 1 1-1 - - 175 Team 6 13 -23 0 -23 -3.8 Opponents 6 4-7 5-5 - 1 1-1 - - 55 Total 6 374 1524 685 2209 368.2 Opponents 6 406 900 970 1870 311.7
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Cole Antley 7-8 87.5 0-0 2-3 4-4 1-1 0-0 45 1 Jake Ford 27 1128 41.8 53 0 10 12 3 0 Total 27 1128 41.8 53 0 10 12 3 0 FG Sequence Ouachita Baptist Opponents Opponents 38 1487 39.1 70 1 17 11 6 0 Northwestern Okla. (30),(37),29,(31) 29 Southwestern Oklahom (29),(26) - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Southeastern Oklahom (37) (23),(29),(33) Cole Antley 33 2093 63.4 10 1 East Central - - Josiah Smith 1 65 65.0 1 0 Arkansas Tech (45) 38 Total 34 2158 63.5 11 1 21.3 41.6 23 12 Hardingwww.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram- @OuachitaTigers-Facebook(19),51 Opponents Ouachita Baptist16 Athletics890 55.6 #FinishEmpty5 1 22.0 32.7 3213 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Ouachita Baptist Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 10, 2018) TIGER FOOTBALLAll games 2018
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Allie Freeman 6 20 299 81 166 0 566 94.3 Kris Oliver 6 456 41 0 0 0 497 82.8 Shun'cee Thoma 6 390 0 0 31 0 421 70.2 Brayden Brazeal 6 266 0 0 0 0 266 44.3 Brockton Brown 6 217 0 0 0 0 217 36.2 La'Darius McElr 6 0 166 0 0 0 166 27.7 Drew Harris 5 38 122 0 0 0 160 32.0 Keandre Evans 6 0 0 0 24 108 132 22.0 TJ Cole 3 111 0 0 0 0 111 37.0 Lamar Haynes 6 0 42 0 0 0 42 7.0 Barry Bennett 5 32 0 0 0 0 32 6.4 Tommy Crumpto 4 0 0 0 21 0 21 5.2 Hayden Lassiter 6 0 0 0 0 18 18 3.0 Jon Johnson 6 0 0 0 0 16 16 2.7 Garrison Jensen 2 13 0 0 0 0 13 6.5 Jack Pillow 4 0 7 0 0 0 7 1.8 Caleb Sallisbur 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 2.0 Taliq Ellis 3 0 4 0 0 0 4 1.3 Dalvonte Lewis 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 4.0 Austin Guymon 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.5 Airric Parker 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.5 Team 6 -23 0 0 0 0 -23 -3.8 Total Ouachita6 1524 685 Baptist81 242 Overall148 2680 Defensive446.7 Statistics (as of Oct 10, 2018) Opponents 6 900 970 23 468 0 2361 393.5All games
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 21 Airric Parker 6-5 19 19 28.5 1.0-3 . 1-3 4 1 . 1 . . 33 Jon Johnson 6-5 17 20 27.0 2.0-6 . 2-16 ...... 56 Dameyun McDonal 6-5 17 15 24.5 5.5-26 2.5-22 . 1 2 . . . . 6 Keandre Evans 6-5 19 9 23.5 1.0-3 . 3-108 8 . . . . . 23 Hayden Lassiter 6-3 19 5 21.5 1.0-1 . 1-18 6 . . . . . 17 Austin Guymon 6-5 12 12 18.0 1.5-2 . 1-3 3 . . . . . 27 Gregory Junior 6-3 13 10 18.0 . . . 3 . . . . . 26 Jonathan Harris 6-4 15 5 17.5 3.0-13 1.0-8 1-0 2 . . . . . 42 LaFoy Smith 6-4 14 4 16.0 3.0-6 1.0-2 . 1 . . . . . 1 Tevin Jones 5-2 10 3 11.5 ...... 11 Hunter White 5-1 10 3 11.5 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 92 Ernest Reed 6-5 6 9 10.5 3.0-20 1.5-17 . . 1 . . . . 44 Tommy Crumpton 4-0 9 . 9.0 . 1.0-0 ...... 35 Parker Witt 6-0 6 6 9.0 ...... 93 Zack Curry 5-0 7 2 8.0 1.0-2 ...... 59 Sam Johnson 5-0 8 . 8.0 1.0-3 1.0-3 1-0 ...... 47 Khairan Staffor 5-1 4 8 8.0 2.5-5 1.0-3 ...... 9 Tyrik Harris 6-2 6 3 7.5 ...... 91 Shimorye Hampto 5-5 5 . 5.0 3.0-6 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . 48 Anthony Freeman 5-0 4 2 5.0 1.5-10 1.0-10 ...... 20 Justin Dean 5-0 4 1 4.5 ...... 22 Barry Bennett 5-0 3 2 4.0 ...... 3 C.J. Heckard 6-0 2 4 4.0 . . 1-0 ...... 94 Rico Gonzalez 5-0 3 2 4.0 1.0-1 . . . 2 . . . . TM Team 6-0 2 . 2.0 1.0-4 . . . . 1-0 1 . . 24 Tre'von Bowman 1-0 2 . 2.0 ...... 34 Brockton Brown 6-0 2 . 2.0 ...... 28 Dillion Scott 3-0 2 . 2.0 1.0-2 ...... 37 Nathan Whitley 2-0 2 . 2.0 ...... 97 Cole Antley 6-0 2 . 2.0 ...... 43 Devin Wyatt 2-0 1 1 1.5 ...... 99 Hunter Swoboda 4-0 1 1 1.5 1.0-6 1.0-6 ...... 30 Ty Compton 3-0 1 . 1.0 ...... 72 Dakota Shelton 2-0 1 . 1.0 ...... 41 Austin Danzy 2-0 1 . 1.0 ...... 80 Chris Hayes 2-0 1 . 1.0 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 15 TJ Cole 3-0 1 . 1.0 ...... 8 La'Darius McElr 6-5 1 . 1.0 ...... 76 Justin Gooseber 6-5 1 . 1.0 ...... www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram32 Ethan Edwards 4-0 . [email protected] . . Ouachita. Baptist. . Athletics. #FinishEmpty. . . 14 13 Taliq Ellis 3-0 . 1 0.5 ...... 5 Kris Oliver 6-3 . 1 0.5 ...... 38 Bryson Vance 1-0 . 1 0.5 ...... Total 6 253 150 328.0 35-120 12-73 11-148 28 7 3-0 3 . . Opponents 6 236 158 315.0 18-70 6-39 . 14 1 6-9 6 1 . TIGER FOOTBALL 2018
Ouachita Baptist Game Results (as of Oct 10, 2018) All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend * 8/30/2018 at Northwestern Okla. W 29-21 1-0 1-0 2:40 943 * 9/8/2018 SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOM W 41-8 2-0 2-0 3:00 2298 * 9/15/2018 at Southeastern Oklahom W 32-16 3-0 3-0 2:45 2072 * 9/22/2018 EAST CENTRAL W 42-0 4-0 4-0 2:28 2258 * 9/29/2018 ARKANSAS TECH W 24-7 5-0 5-0 2:48 5493 * Oct 06, 2018 at #19 Harding W 7-3 6-0 6-0 2:25 3900
Team Game Highs Statistics Stat Value Player/Opponent Rushes 61 vs East Central (9/22/2018) Yards Rushing 346 vs East Central (9/22/2018) TD Rushes 6 vs East Central (9/22/2018) Pass Attempts 24 vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) Pass Completions 17 vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) Yards Passing 220 vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) TD Passes 1 vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018)
Individual Game Highs Statistics
Stat Value Player/Opponent Rushes 24 Kris Oliver vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) Yards Rushing 136 Brayden Brazeal vs Southeastern Oklahom (9/15/2018) TD Rushes 3 Kris Oliver vs Southwestern Okla. (9/8/2018) 3 Brockton Brown vs East Central (9/22/2018) Long Rush 61 Shun’cee Thomas vs Southwestern Okla. (9/8/2018) Pass Attempts 24 Brayden Brazeal vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) Pass Completions 17 Brayden Brazeal vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) Yards Passing 220 Brayden Brazeal vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) TD Passes 1 Brayden Brazeal vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) Longest Pass 60 Brayden Brazeal vs Southwestern Okla. (9/8/2018) Receptions 10 Allie Freeman vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) Yards Receiving 109 Allie Freeman vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) TD Receptions 1 Allie Freeman vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) Longest Reception 60 Allie Freeman vs Southwestern Okla. (9/8/2018) Field Goals 3 Cole Antley vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018) Longest Field Goal 45 Cole Antley vs Arkansas Tech (9/29/2018) Punts 7 Jake Ford vs Harding (10/6/2018) Longest Punt 53 Jake Ford vs East Central (9/22/2018) Longest Punt Return 25 Allie Freeman vs Southwestern Okla. (9/8/2018) Longest Kickoff Return 37 Allie Freeman vs East Central (9/22/2018) Tackles 12 Airric Parker vs Southeastern Oklahom (9/15/2018) 12 Jon Johnson vs Harding (10/6/2018) 12 Dameyun McDonald vs Harding (10/6/2018) Interceptions 2 Keandre Evans vs Arkansas Tech (9/29/2018)
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Quickie Statistics (Final) #6 Ouachita Baptist vs #19 Harding (Oct 06, 2018 at Searcy, Ark.)
OBU HU Score 7 3 FIRST DOWNS 9 18 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-110 62-277 PASSING YDS (NET) 66 31 Passes Att-Comp-Int 10-4-0 5-2-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 42-176 67-308 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 4-15 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-38 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-43.6 5-42.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 6-33 5-39 Possession Time 19:39 40:21 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 3 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 3 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 1-3
Ouachita Baptist Harding Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Kris Oliver 9 37 0 37 0 16 4.1 Cole Chancey 22 93 1 92 0 10 4.2 Shun'cee Thomas 4 36 0 36 1 19 9.0 Preston Paden 15 64 0 64 0 16 4.3 Brockton Brown 5 36 0 36 0 26 7.2 Tristan Tucker 9 42 0 42 0 10 4.7 Caleb Sallisbur 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0 Taylor Bissell 6 37 1 36 0 21 6.0
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Drew Harris 3-6-0 60 0 24 1 Preston Paden 2-5-0 31 0 23 0 Brayden Brazeal 1-3-0 6 0 6 0
Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long La'Darius McElr 3 60 0 24 Taylor Bissell 1 23 0 23 Drew Harris 1 6 0 6 K. Blickenstaff 1 8 0 8
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Jake Ford 7 305 43.6 50 1 0 Cameron Scott 5 211 42.2 52 3 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Kris Oliver 1 0 0 0 Frank Herbert 4 15 0 11
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Allie Freeman 2 38 0 24
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Jon Johnson 7-5 9.5 0.0 0.0 Sam Blankenship 3-3 4.5 0.0 0.0 Dameyun McDonal 7-5 9.5 0.0 1.0 Michael Mounga 2-4 4.0 0.0 0.0 Jonathan Harris 6-3 7.5 0.0 0.0 Chris Wein 1-6 4.0 0.0 0.0 LaFoy Smith 4-2 5.0 0.0 0.0 Frank Herbert 2-2 3.0 0.0 0.0
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 2nd 10:12 HU - Cameron Scott 19 yd field goal, 16-76 9:10 0 - 3 4th 09:22 OBU - Shun'cee Thomas 19 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 11-85 5:26 7 - 3
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SEARCY, Ark. - The game came down to a fourth and goal play at the Ouachita five-yard line. Harding quarterback Preston Paden rolled out of the pocket looking for Bobby Green in the back of the endzone and over shot, the wide receiver as No. 6/7 Ouachita escaped with a 7-3 victory over No. 19/15 Harding.
Ouachita is now 6-0 for the first time since the 2014 season and it is the third time this decade the team has accomplished this feat. This was the lowest scoring game involving a Harding (4-2) team since the 1989 season.
The last time Ouachita won a game with only one touchdown on the scoreboard was back in 1993 when the Tigers defeated both Southwest Baptist and Northwestern Oklahoma State 7-0 to open up the season. Harding also snapped the Tigers 94 game double-digit scoring streak.
Jon Johnson (Haskell, Ark.) and Dameyun McDonald (Helena, Ark.) anchored a defense that shutdown the No. 1 rushing offense in the nation on Saturday night. It was the Bisons first game without a rushing touchdown since a 2016 playoff game against Northwest Missouri State.
For the first time all season the Ouachita offense was held under 200 yards of total offense. The Tigers rushing attack of Kris Oliver (Arkadelphia, Ark.), Brockton Brown (Sheridan, Ark.) and Shun'cee Thomas (Bossier City, La.) accumulated 106 of the teams 110 total rushing yards. Thomas also gave the Tigers their only score of the night.
Drew Harris (Benton, Ark.) stepped in at quarterback for an injured Brayden Brazeal (England, Ark.) and threw for 60-yards in the game. Harris himself was coming off an injury and it was his first time playing quarterback since his junior year of high school.
Sophomore punter Jake Ford (Australia) might be the team MVP tonight after a seven-punt performance. Ford averaged 43.6 yards per punt, with a long of 50 yards and one punt was placed inside the 20-yardline.
First Quarter: Ouachita 0, Harding 0 The first quarter saw the two powerhouses feeling each other out like a pair of heavy weight champions going at it. The two battled for field position as there was just 67 total yards of offense combined between Ouachita and Harding. Meanwhile, the punters were doing a great job of pinning the other team back as both punters averaged 42 yards a kick.
Second Quarter: Ouachita 0, Harding 3 With 4:22 remaining in the opening quarter of play, Harding started one of their longest drives of the night. The drive continued into the opening minutes of the second quarter and when it was all set and done the Bisons had gone on a 16-play 76-yard drive. The bend but don't break defense worked to perfection for Ouachita as they forced Harding to take a field goal.
The Tigers ended up punting on every drive in the second quarter. Harding took over on their own 47-yardline with 29 seconds remaining in the half. The Bisons made it as far as the Ouachita 33 before they brought out the field goal team with eight seconds remaining in the half. Harding kicker Cameron Scott missed a 51-yard attempt and that seemed to give Ouachita some of the momentum back.
Going into halftime Ouachita had only possessed the ball for 8:54 of the entire first half. Ford averaged 44-yards per punt, while the Tiger offense accumulated just 44 total yards in the entire first half.
Third Quarter: Ouachita 0, Harding 3 Harding received the second half kick-off and went on long methodical drive in an attempt to keep the ball away from Ouachita. The Bison executed 13 plays in a row and were knocking on the goal line, on the 14th play of drive the Tigers defense knocked the ball out and recovered the fumble. The Bison took 8:15 off the clock before Ouachita even touched the ball. The defensive stop gave the Tigers the momentum boost they were hoping for.
Ouachita took over at the five-yard line and began what appeared to be a positive drive. A penalty and a botched snap later had the Tigers facing a second-and-28. Ford went out for his seventh punt of the night and boomed another punt down the field.
Fourth Quarter: The Tigers forced a punt at the start of the fourth quarter and began the drive at their own 15-yardline. Brown began the drive with a 26-yard run up the sideline to set the Tigers up on their own 41-yardline. Moments later Harris found wide receiver La'Darius McElroy (Ashdown, Ark.) for a 24-yard gain and inside the redzone for the first time in the game. On the next play, Thomas exploded down the right side of the field for the Tigers only score of the game.
Harding got the ball back for their second drive of the half with 9:22 remaining in the final quarter of action. The Bisons looked determined as they picked up three-to- five yards on almost every carry. The Tiger defense clamped down and appeared to have the Bisons stopped, but Matt Fuller broke a 16-yard run on fourth down to keep the drive alive. With under two minutes to go in the game the Ouachita defense was backed up deep in their own territory. Harding had four chances starting at the eight-yard line. On second and goal, Cole Chancey ran up the middle for a six-yard gain, putting the Bisons just a single yard away from the go-ahead touchdown. With 1:20, remaining in the game one of the biggest moments of the game happened. Paden attempted a quarterback sneak but was met by Johnson at the line of scrimmage and was unable to break the goal line plain with the nose of the football.
On fourth and goal, Harding pounded the ball in and it appeared the Bisons had won, but a flag was thrown for illegal motion giving the Tigers one more chance to stop Harding with 28 seconds remaining in the game. Paden rolled to his right but the Tigers top ranked secondary had every receiver covered and forced Paden to throw the ball out of the endzone.
The Tigers were able to go into victory formation for the fifth time this season as they watched the final seconds tick off the clock. Ouachita brought home the Traveling Trophy for the first time in three years and it is the second rivalry trophy the Tigers have captured this season.
Ouachita will be on the road again next week against Oklahoma Baptist. Kick-off for next weekend's game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
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Quickie Statistics (Final) Arkansas Tech vs Ouachita Baptist (9/29/2018 at Arkadelphia, AR)
ATU OBU Score 7 24 FIRST DOWNS 24 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-107 51-241 PASSING YDS (NET) 325 116 Passes Att-Comp-Int 47-22-3 20-11-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 84-432 71-357 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 2--2 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-69 2-39 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-121 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-38.6 6-45.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 8-61 9-109 Possession Time 30:28 29:27 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 6 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-2
Arkansas Tech Ouachita Baptist Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Bryan Allen 23 104 0 104 0 12 4.5 Kris Oliver 21 110 0 110 1 21 5.2 Justin Bailey 2 8 0 8 0 4 4.0 Brayden Brazeal 15 101 13 88 0 27 5.9 Tanner Gaines 4 7 1 6 1 4 1.5 Brockton Brown 8 28 0 28 1 8 3.5 Isaac Disney 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Shun'cee Thomas 7 15 0 15 0 4 2.1
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Carter Burcham 22-47-3 325 0 67 2 Brayden Brazeal 11-20-0 116 0 32 1
Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Terrez Hampton 7 130 0 67 Allie Freeman 7 50 0 11 Tremel Glasper 5 54 0 24 La'Darius McElr 2 52 0 32 Drew Wade 4 56 0 23 Lamar Haynes 1 10 0 10 Justin Bailey 2 27 0 23 Dalvonte Lewis 1 4 0 4
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Tyler Dunlop 7 270 38.6 52 3 0 Jake Ford 6 270 45.0 51 3 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Isaac Disney 1 0 0 0 Allie Freeman 2 -2 0 5
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Jandt Weary 4 69 0 20 Allie Freeman 1 15 0 15 Keandre Evans 1 24 0 24
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL KJ Reid 8-5 10.5 0.5 0.5 Keandre Evans 8-2 9.0 0.0 0.0 Cua' Rose 6-1 6.5 0.0 0.0 Jon Johnson 5-3 6.5 0.0 0.0 Andrew Craig 5-1 5.5 0.0 1.0 Airric Parker 4-3 5.5 0.0 0.0 Deeandra Ervin 4-1 4.5 0.0 0.0 Hunter White 4-1 4.5 0.0 1.0
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 2nd 05:40 OBU - Kris Oliver 1 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 11-83 6:26 0 - 7 00:43 OBU - Cole Antley 45 yd field goal, 6-39 2:05 0 - 10 4th 09:16 ATU - Tanner Gaines 2 yd run (Carson French kick), 4-90 1:41 7 - 10 06:17 OBU - Brockton Brown 8 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 2-10 0:51 7 - 17 03:19 OBU - Keandre Evans 100 yd interception return (Cole Antley kick), 11-72 2:58 7 - 24
www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram @OuachitaTigers-Facebook Ouachita Baptist Athletics #FinishEmpty 18 TIGER FOOTBALL 2018 ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – With 3:30 remaining in the final quarter of play Arkansas Tech was knocking on the door of the Ouachita endzone; Tiger defensive back Kean- dre Evans stepped in front of a pass, ran it back 103-yards, and cemented a 24-7 victory for Ouachita on Homecoming Saturday.
With the win on Saturday, Ouachita improves to 5-0 on the season. It is the first time the Tigers have started the season with five consecutive wins since the 2014 season. The win also improves the Tigers record to 7-2 on Homecoming Saturday's since the 2010 season.
Ouachita has now outscored opponents 107-15 at home this season in large part to a smash mouth defense. Keandre Evans (Junction City, Ark.) led the Tigers defense on Saturday afternoon, collecting 10 total tackles, a pair of pass breakups, two interceptions and a 103-yard touchdown. Jon Johnson (Haskell, Ark.) was the second leading tackler with nine stops in the game and Hayden Lassiter (Warren, Ark.) came away with the Tigers third interception of the game.
On the offensive side of the ball, quarterback Brayden Brazeal (England, Ark.) had another quality game under center for the Tigers. Brazeal passed for 116 yards and ran for an additional 88 yards in the contest. Brazeal's favorite targets this afternoon were Allie Freeman (Little Rock, Ark.) and La'Darius McElroy (Ashdown, Ark.) both ended the game with 50 or more receiving yards.
Kris Oliver (Arkadelphia, Ark.) led the Tigers in rushing once again. The senior crossed the 100-yard threshold for the third time this season and scored his first touch- down since week two against Southwestern Oklahoma State. Junior running backs Brockton Brown (Sheridan, Ark.) and Shun'cee Thomas (Bossier City, La.) ran the ball for positive yardage in the game.
Arkansas Tech (2-3) had a three-headed monster on the offensive side of the ball. Starting quarterback Carter Burcham threw for 325 yards but was intercepted by the Tigers on three different occasions. Running back Bryan Allen picked up 104-yards on the ground, while Terrez Hampton led the receiving core with seven receptions for 130 yards. First Quarter: Ouachita 0, Arkansas Tech 0 In the opening quarter of play, the two teams battled and fought for every yard they could get. Both squads had promising drives that ended in punts or were derailed by penalties.
The key play of the first quarter came with three minutes left in the opening stanza. The Wonder Boys had just completed a 24-yard pass and found themselves inside Ouachita territory for the first time. It did not last long as Evans intercepted his first pass of the afternoon and set the Tigers up with positive field position.
Second Quarter: Ouachita 10, Arkansas Tech 0 With 11:37 remaining in the quarter, the two teams were still scoreless. Backed up on their own 17-yardline Ouachita had long field ahead of them. Oliver broke off runs of 21 and 13 yards to set the Tigers up with a first-and-ten inside Arkansas Tech Territory. A few moments later Ouachita faced a third-and-long situation, Brazeal found McElroy for a 20-yard hookup and the Tigers set up shop at the Arkansas Tech one-yard line. Two plays later and Oliver found his way into the endzone for the first time in two weeks.
Up 7-0, Ouachita got the ball back with 2:47 left to go in the half. On the third play of the drive, Brazeal found McElroy for the second time in the game, this time it was 32-yard connection that gave Ouachita possession on the Arkansas Tech side of the 50. The Tigers called timeout with 48 seconds left to go in the half and called on senior kicker Cole Antley (Atlanta, Ga.) to attempt a 45-yard field goal. The senior nailed the kick and gave the Tigers a 10-0 advantage going into halftime. The 45-yard field goal was also the longest of the season for Antley.
Third Quarter: Ouachita 10, Arkansas Tech 0 The Wonder Boys opened the second half with the ball and began a 10-play drive down the field. Arkansas Tech marched down the field and found themselves inside the redzone for the first time all day. The Tiger defense stood strong and forced the Wonder Boys to attempt a field goal attempt. Arkansas Tech kicker Carson French missed a 38-yard field goal wide left and the Wonder Boys empty handed.
The two teams then traded punts for the rest of the quarter as Ouachita held onto a 10-0 lead going into the final frame.
Fourth Quarter: Ouachita 24, Arkansas Tech 7 With 10:30, remaining in the game Arkansas Tech found themselves backed up on their own eight-yard line and facing a third-and-twelve. Burcham then connected with Hampton for a massive 67-yard gain. Three players later and Tanner Gaines found the endzone from two-yards out.
After a quick three-and-out by Ouachita the Wonder Boys took over at their own 30-yardline. Burcham dropped back to pass on a second-and-20 play, Lassiter read the play the whole way and intercepted the ball. Lassiter ran the interception back inside the Arkansas Tech ten-yard line.
Two plays later and Brown punched the ball in for his seventh score of the season. The score gave the Tigers a 17-7 lead late in the fourth quarter.
Arkansas Tech got the ball back with 6:11 left to go in the game. The Tigers defense was unable to get the Tech offense off the field as they converted two consecutive third down plays. The second third down conversion put the Wonder Boys at the Ouachita 10-yard line.
The Wonder Boys appeared to be in good shape to come away with some points, with a third-and-goal opportunity on the five-yard line. Then the play of the game happened, Burcham dropped back to pass and threw the ball straight into the hands of Evans. Evans wisely took the ball out of the endzone and ran it all the way back, 103-yards to be exact, for a Tigers touchdown. The defensive score gave the Tigers a 24-7 advantage late in the game.
Arkansas Tech got the ball back with 3:13 to play in the game. The Wonder Boys marched it down the field but Ernest Reed (El Dorado, Ark.) came away with the game ending sack as time expired.
Next week the Tigers face their toughest road test yet with a trip to Searcy against nationally ranked Harding. For more information on the Ouachita football team head over to obutigers.com.
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Quickie Statistics (Final) East Central vs Ouachita Baptist (9/22/2018 at Arkadelphia, Ark.)
ECU OBU Score 0 42 FIRST DOWNS 8 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 22-82 61-346 PASSING YDS (NET) 66 65 Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-11-2 9-7-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 43-148 70-411 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-20 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-33 1-37 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-6 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-36.7 3-44.7 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 8-57 6-39 Possession Time 22:09 37:41 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 10 8 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 3 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 5-6
East Central Ouachita Baptist Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Reuben Armstron 8 32 0 32 0 10 4.0 Kris Oliver 6 76 0 76 0 29 12.7 Jeremiah Jeffer 3 24 0 24 0 16 8.0 Shun'cee Thomas 13 69 0 69 1 22 5.3 Trinity Benson 3 21 2 19 0 12 6.3 Brockton Brown 11 70 6 64 3 35 5.8 Tyson Jones 4 13 3 10 0 13 2.5 TJ Cole 11 65 2 63 1 29 5.7
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Rayjohn AustinR 9-15-2 36 0 9 1 Brayden Brazeal 7-9-0 65 0 33 2 David Cornwell 2-6-0 30 0 17 0
Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Trinity Benson 3 28 0 17 Allie Freeman 3 22 0 10 Tre Harvey 3 21 0 9 Kris Oliver 1 33 0 33 Reuben Armstron 3 9 0 7 Jack Pillow 1 7 0 7 Tyson Jones 1 6 0 6 Taliq Ellis 1 4 0 4
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Jack Preston 6 231 38.5 45 0 0 Jake Ford 3 134 44.7 53 3 0 Rayjohn AustinR 1 26 26.0 26 1 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Allie Freeman 2 20 0 18
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Jeremiah Jeffer 2 33 0 20 Allie Freeman 1 37 0 37
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Rj Williams 8-3 9.5 0.0 0.5 Hayden Lassiter 5-0 5.0 0.0 1.0 Justin Hayden 8-3 9.5 0.0 0.0 Tommy Crumpton 3-0 3.0 0.0 0.0 Lynden Edwards 6-1 6.5 0.0 1.5 LaFoy Smith 2-1 2.5 0.0 0.0 Andre Shelton 3-3 4.5 1.0 1.0 Airric Parker 2-1 2.5 0.0 0.0
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 09:23 OBU - Brockton Brown 6 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 9-39 4:04 0 - 7 2nd 12:08 OBU - Brayden Brazeal 17 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 6-52 2:49 0 - 14 05:46 OBU - Brockton Brown 4 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 10-38 5:12 0 - 21 00:32 OBU - Shun'cee Thomas 1 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 7-64 3:14 0 - 28 3rd 12:26 OBU - Brockton Brown 35 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 4-53 2:24 0 - 35 00:02 OBU - TJ Cole 29 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 3-47 1:23 0 - 42 www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram @OuachitaTigers-Facebook Ouachita Baptist Athletics #FinishEmpty 20 TIGER FOOTBALL 2018
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Brockton Brown scored three touchdowns in route to a 42-0 victory for Ouachita on Saturday night at Cliff Harris Stadium against the East Central Tigers.
For Ouachita they begin the season 4-0 in for the first time since the 2014 season, the win also gives Ouachita a sixth consecutive victory over East Central (1-3). The 42-point win is the largest in series history between the two schools and it was Ouachita's first shutout victory since week two of the 2012 season.
The Tigers offense dominated nearly every statistical category in the box score. Ouachita rushed for a season high 343 yards on 60 attempts. Ouachita also out threw East Central with 68 total yards through the air. The Ouachita offense ran 70 plays for 411 total yards and dominated the time of posses- sion, holding the ball for 37 minutes of game action.
In two games at home this season, Ouachita is averaging 41.5 points per game and is averaging 336 rushing yards per game and 422 yards of total offense. Brayden Brazeal (England, Ark.) had another efficient day under center. The redshirt freshman completed eight of his 10 passes for 68 yards. Brazeal also ran the ball for 31 yards and a touchdown.
Senior running back Kris Oliver (Arkadelphia, Ark.) led the offense in both rushing and receiving yards. Oliver averaged 12.7 yards a carry for 76 total yards and he hauled in a reception for 33 yards.
Shun'cee Thomas (Bossier City, La.), TJ Cole (Texarkana, Texas) and Brockton Brown (Sheridan, Ark.) each crossed the 60-yard rushing threshold in the game. All three players found the endzone as the Tigers scored six touchdowns on the ground.
First Quarter: Ouachita 7, East Central 0 The Ouachita defense set the tone early as middle linebacker Jon Johnson (Haskell, Ark.) intercepted Rayjohn Austin Ramsey on the third play of the game.
Ouachita took over with the ball on the East Central 39-yardline. Ouachita elected to go on fourth down from the East Central 24-yardline. Brazeal scrambled 17-yards down to the East Central seven. Two plays later Brown ran the ball in from six-yards out to give Ouachita the early lead.
The touchdown proved to be the only score of the quarter as both teams traded punts the rest of the way.
Second Quarter: Ouachita 28, East Central 0 Ouachita started first drive of the second quarter on their own 48-yardline. On what appeared to be another three-and-out looming for the Tigers, Brazeal found Oliver down the seam of the field for a 33-yard gain. Four plays later and Brazeal ran into the endzone from 17-yards out to give the Tigers a 14-0 advantage.
On Ouachita's second drive of the quarter the Tigers started on the East Central 38-yardline. Despite an errant snap going over Brown's head on first- and-goal, Brown was still able to rumble into the endzone two plays later.
Up 21-0, Ouachita gained possession of the ball with 3:41 to go in the first half. Oliver took the handoff and raced 29 yards into East Central territory. After an East Central timeout, Thomas broke a 22-yard run and was stopped on the one-yardline. One play later Thomas found the endzone for his only score of the night.
Ouachita defensive back Jonathan Harris (Pine Bluff, Ark.) capped off an aggressive opening half by the Ouachita defense, with an interception with eight seconds to go in the half.
Third Quarter: Ouachita 42, East Central 0 Ouachita received the second half kickoff and Allie Freeman (Little Rock, Ark.) returned the ball 37-yards to give the Tigers great field position. Five plays later and Brown found the endzone for the third time in the game, this time it was a 35-yard touchdown run by the junior.
Ouachita and East Central traded punts for the majority of the quarter. With 1:25, left in the quarter the Tigers had the ball at the East Central 47. Three rushes by Cole later and the Tigers had scored their sixth rushing touchdown of the night. The score was also the first career touchdown for Cole.
Fourth Quarter: Ouachita 42, East Central 0 Neither team put points on the board in the final quarter of play. Both teams gave younger players game reps as the two teams took turns running out the clock.
Next week Ouachita will face their first opponent from the Natural State in Arkansas Tech. Ouachita and Arkansas Tech will kick-off Homecoming festivities with a noon start at Cliff Harris Stadium next Saturday.
For more information on the Ouachita football team, be sure to log on to www.obutigers.com or follow the official social media accounts of Ouachita Athletics and football.
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Quickie Statistics (Final) Ouachita Baptist vs Southeastern Oklahom (9/15/2018 at Durant, OK)
OBU SOSU Score 32 16 FIRST DOWNS 15 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-275 35-71 PASSING YDS (NET) 108 276 Passes Att-Comp-Int 16-8-0 46-21-4 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-383 81-347 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-9 Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 2-8 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-113 3-75 Interception Returns-Yards 4-21 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-39.4 6-36.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 4-39 4-34 Possession Time 27:12 32:34 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 9 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 4-4
Ouachita Baptist Southeastern Oklahom Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Brayden Brazeal 15 149 13 136 1 31 9.1 Kenneth Burks 20 65 7 58 1 14 2.9 Shun'cee Thomas 16 115 1 114 0 52 7.1 Ryan Taylor 7 21 3 18 0 8 2.6 Allie Freeman 2 22 3 19 0 22 9.5 Austin Skinner 7 16 11 5 0 5 0.7 Brockton Brown 9 19 8 11 2 4 1.2 Rollin Kinsaul 1 0 10 -10 0 0 -10.0
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Brayden Brazeal 8-16-0 108 0 38 2 Austin Skinner 18-43-4 257 0 47 2 Rollin Kinsaul 3-3-0 19 0 9 1
Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Allie Freeman 5 50 0 21 Jaylen Sims 7 124 0 47 Drew Harris 1 38 0 38 Braxton Kincade 5 58 0 20 Lamar Haynes 1 12 0 12 Felton Hatcher 4 36 0 14 Kris Oliver 1 8 0 8 Skye Lowe 3 37 0 24
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Jake Ford 5 197 39.4 49 3 0 Joel Carlos 6 216 36.0 41 0 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Allie Freeman 1 0 0 0 Michael Robert 1 0 0 0 Jaylen Sims 1 8 0 8
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Allie Freeman 2 63 0 35 Michael Robert 3 75 0 29 Shun'cee Thomas 1 29 0 29
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Airric Parker 4-8 12 0.0 1.0 Conner Swope 3-10 13 0.0 0.0 Dameyun McDonal 4-6 10 0.0 1.5 Zac Scott 5-3 8 0.0 2.0 Hayden Lassiter 5-3 8 0.0 0.0 Troy Parker 2-4 6 0.5 0.5 Jon Johnson 2-3 5 0.0 0.5 Quincy Dotson 3-1 4 0.5 1.5
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 08:18 SOSU - Kenneth Burks 1 yd run (Joel Carlos kick), 11-77 5:07 0 - 7 03:51 OBU - Airric Parker 3 yd interception return (Cole Antley kick) 7 - 7 2nd 05:47 OBU - Brayden Brazeal 18 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 4-58 1:23 14 - 7 01:11 SOSU - Joel Carlos 23 yd field goal, 9-69 4:46 14 - 10 3rd 05:40 SOSU - Joel Carlos 29 yd field goal, 12-53 4:04 14 - 13 00:46 SOSU - Joel Carlos 33 yd field goal, 9-56 4:03 14 - 16 4th 09:54 OBU - Brockton Brown 3 yd run (Lamar Haynes pass), 5-54 2:22 22 - 16 04:39 OBU - Brockton Brown 1 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 9-60 4:24 29 - 16 03:12 OBU - Cole Antley 37 yd field goal, 3-5 1:10 32 - 16 www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram @OuachitaTigers-Facebook Ouachita Baptist Athletics #FinishEmpty 22 TIGER FOOTBALL 2018
DURANT, Okla. – The No.14/15 Ouachita football team scored 18 unanswered points against Southeastern Oklahoma State on Saturday night, pick- ing up their third victory of the season 32-16.
With the victory, Ouachita improves to 3-0 for the first time since the 2014 season. The Tigers also hit the magic number tonight; Ouachita is now 12-4 all-time against Southeastern Oklahoma State (1-2, 1-2 GAC) when scoring 30 or more points.
The Tigers defense game up with stop-after-stop to keep Ouachita in the game. The defense was on the field for 80 plays tonight but produced four interceptions a possible program record in the Division II era.
The Ouachita offense ended the game with 383 yards of total offense, with the bulk of the yards coming from the Tigers explosive running attack. Ouachita accumulated 275 yards along the ground and quarterback Brayden Brazeal (England, Ark.) led the team with 136 yards and a score. Junior running back Shun'cee Thomas (Bossier City, La.) finished second on the team with 114 yards.
For the second straight year, the Ouachita quarterback was the top offensive threat in the game. Last season Austin Warford had 316 yards of total offense against the Savage Storm; tonight it was Brazeal who produced a career high 244 yards of total offense.
Airric Parker (San Diego, Calif.) and Dameyun McDonald (Helena, Ark.) lead the defense in tackles with 12 and 10 respectively. Parker and Keandre Evans (Junction City, Ark.) led the no-fly zone defense that produced four interceptions and 12 pass breakups on the night.
Tonight the special teams also played a key part for the Tigers. Senior kicker Cole Antley (Atlanta, Ga.) connected on his only field goal of the night, a 37-yarder in the fourth quarter. Sophomore punter Jake Ford (Australia) boomed a total of five punts on the night for an average of 39.4 yards and three found their way inside the 20-yardline.
First Quarter: Ouachita 7, Southeastern Oklahoma State 7 For the first time all season, the opponents scored first in a game against the Tigers. Southeastern Oklahoma State opened the game on an 11 play, 77- yard drive that was capped off by a Kenneth Burks one-yard touchdown run.
After an eight-play drive ended for the Tigers on a punt, the Ouachita defense took the game into their hands. Parker intercepted the pass at the South- eastern three-yard line and ran into the end zone to tie the game at seven.
Second Quarter: Ouachita 14, Southeastern Oklahoma State 10 After several stalled drives by both teams that resulted in punts, the Tigers took possession of the ball at the Ouachita 42-yardline with 7:10 remaining in the half. A 38-yard reception by Drew Harris (Benton, Ark.) on the third play of the drive, set the Tigers up on the Southeastern 18-yardline. One snap later and Brazeal scampered into the end zone for his first career-rushing touchdown. The touchdown gave the Tigers a 14-7 advantage with 5:47 remaining in the first half of play.
Southeastern Oklahoma State then went on a methodical 11-play, 69 yard drive. The Tigers defense stood strong in the red zone and forced the Savage Storm to kick one of their three field goals of the night.
Brazeal on the first play of the drive fumbled the ball after a four-yard run. It did not hurt the Tigers however, as linebacker, Jon Johnson (Haskell, Ark.) intercepted the Savage Storm for the second time in the game. Ouachita ran out the clock to go into the half with the lead.
Third Quarter: Ouachita 14, Southeastern Oklahoma State 16 The Tigers offense had a very forgettable third quarter; it was the only quarter in which Ouachita failed to score.
Meanwhile, the defense played a bend but don't break style of defense during the quarter. Southeastern went on two drives that lasted 10 and 13 plays, but both times the defense stepped up to the challenge and forces the Savage Storm to a pair of field goals.
Fourth Quarter: Ouachita 32, Southeastern Oklahoma State 16 The final quarter of play was all Ouachita; the Tigers defense blanked the Savage Storm in the final frame.
With 12:16 remaining in the game, the Tigers offense took over with the ball on their own 46-yard line. Brazeal rushed for a total of 43-yards on the drive and Brockton Brown (Sheridan, Ark.) rumbled in from three-yards out to give the Tigers the lead.
On the next series, Brown scored his second touchdown of the night, capping off a 9-play, 60 yard drive that took four minutes off the clock. Austin Guymon intercepted Southeastern on the first play of their next series and gave the ball back to the Tigers offense in the red zone.
Antley booted a 37-yard field goal through the uprights to give the Tigers a commanding 32-16 advantage with only three minutes to play in the game. The Savage Storm tried to get something going but Evans intercepted the ball at the 50-yard line to end any threat of a Southeastern comeback.
For the third consecutive game, the Tigers ran the victory formation to run out the clock. Ouachita will be back at home next weekend against East Central University. The Tigers will be looking to go 4-0 for the first time since the 2014 campaign.
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Quickie Statistics (Final) Southwestern Oklahom vs Ouachita Baptist (9/8/2018 at Arkadelphia, Ark.)
SWOSU OBU Score 8 41 FIRST DOWNS 15 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-146 47-323 PASSING YDS (NET) 126 110 Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-16-1 13-8-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-272 60-433 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-0 3-49 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-151 1-2 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-36.8 4-33.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 7-49 2-12 Possession Time 26:33 33:27 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 4 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 4 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-3 4-7
Southwestern Oklahom Ouachita Baptist Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Jermaine Mask 8 62 1 61 0 19 7.6 Kris Oliver 16 133 6 127 3 52 7.9 K. Richards 7 45 0 45 0 15 6.4 Shun'cee Thomas 4 80 0 80 1 61 20.0 M. Anderson II 2 39 0 39 0 37 19.5 TJ Cole 7 48 0 48 0 14 6.9 Jaden Knowles 8 19 0 19 0 10 2.4 Brockton Brown 5 42 0 42 1 21 8.4
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Casey Freeman 14-24-1 104 1 25 4 Brayden Brazeal 8-13-0 110 0 60 0 Tyler Marr 2-4-0 22 0 15 1
Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long K. Richards 4 39 0 21 Drew Harris 5 39 0 13 Turner Jackson 3 7 0 5 Allie Freeman 2 68 0 60 JR Omigie 2 35 1 25 La'Darius McElr 1 3 0 3 E. Thomas IV 2 8 0 5
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Kane Bowen 8 308 38.5 66 3 0 Jake Ford 4 135 33.8 42 2 0 Casey Freeman 1 23 23.0 23 1 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long DJ Hicks 1 0 0 0 Allie Freeman 2 49 0 25 Turner Jackson 1 0 0 0 Caleb Sallisbur 1 0 0 0
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long K. Richards 5 118 0 51 Shun'cee Thomas 1 2 0 2 Kevin Fox Jr 2 33 0 20
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Braden Sweet 6-0 6 0.0 2.0 Gregory Junior 6-0 6 0.0 0.0 Ethan Savoy 5-0 5 0.0 0.0 Hayden Lassiter 5-0 5 0.0 0.0 TJ Harris 4-0 4 0.0 0.0 Tommy Crumpton 5-0 5 1.0 1.0 Tony Johnson 3-0 3 0.0 0.0 Zack Curry 4-0 4 0.0 1.0
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 06:34 OBU - Kris Oliver 2 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 15-88 6:31 0 - 7 04:20 OBU - Kris Oliver 52 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 1-52 0:15 0 - 14 2nd 14:17 OBU - Cole Antley 29 yd field goal, 6-47 3:18 0 - 17 07:50 OBU - Shun'cee Thomas 61 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 3-71 1:18 0 - 24 01:57 OBU - Kris Oliver 26 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 2-30 0:38 0 - 31 3rd 10:48 OBU - Cole Antley 26 yd field goal, 4-26 4:17 0 - 34 04:38 OBU - Brockton Brown 3 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 5-46 1:31 0 - 41 4th 14:01 SWOSU - JR Omigie 25 yd pass from Casey Freeman (Alex Ramirez pass), 11-80 5:51 8 - 41 www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram @OuachitaTigers-Facebook Ouachita Baptist Athletics #FinishEmpty 24 TIGER FOOTBALL 2018
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – On a warm and rainy night at Cliff Harris Stadium the No. 19/20 Ouachita Tigers pounded out 323 rushing yards against Southwestern Oklaho- ma State in a 41-8 pounding.
With the victory, Ouachita (2-0, 2-0 GAC) has now hoisted the Paul Sharp Trophy for three consecutive seasons. The Tigers also improve to 11-4 all-time against Southwestern Oklahoma State (1-1, 1-1 GAC) and Ouachita now holds a 7-1 mark in the Great American Conference era. The 33-point victory on Saturday night ties the largest Ouachita victory in series history.
Senior running back Kris Oliver (Arkadelphia, Ark.) lead a potent Tiger rushing attack. The Natural State native rumbled for a season high 127 yards and three scores on the night. Junior running back Shun'cee Thomas (Bossier City, La.) complemented Olivers pounding attack with a little bit of speed. Thomas carried the ball just four times in the game, but midway through the second quarter the Bossier City product broke free for a 61-yard touchdown run. Brockton Brown (Sheridan, Ark.) rounded out the touchdown runs with a three-yard score late in the game.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Brayden Brazeal (England, Ark.) had another quality outing completing 61 percent of his passes for 110 yards. Drew Harris (Benton, Ark.) was Brazeal's go to guy as he hauled in five receptions for 39-yards.
Special teams once again played an important role in the Tigers win, as they were able to flip the field position on multiple occasions. Jake Ford (Australia) punted the ball four times for an average of 33.8 yards and two of his punts landed inside the 20-yardline. Senior kicker Cole Antley (Atlanta, Ga.) connected on both of his field goal attempts and averaged 63-yards per kickoff in the game.
The Tigers defensive front played in the Bulldogs backfield all night as they brought Casey Freeman down five times during the game. In week one Freeman threw for 416 yards, this week the Tigers limited the talented quarterback to just 104 yards passing and Hayden Lassiter (Warren, Ark.) picked off a pass.
First Quarter: Ouachita 14, Southwestern Oklahoma State 0 After a quick three-and-out by Southwestern Oklahoma State to begin the game, the Tigers offense took over on their own 12-yard line. Ouachita then went on a -me thodical 15 play, 88-yard scoring drive to open the game.
The Tigers defense showed that they were hungry from the start as Khairan Stafford (Newport, Ark.) and Shimorye Hampton (Shreveport, La.) each sacked Freeman on back-to-back plays to force the Bulldogs into another punting situation.
Ouachita did not wait long to score their second touchdown of the game, as Oliver took the handoff on the first play of the drive and raced to the endzone for a 52-yard score.
Second Quarter: Ouachita 31, Southwestern Oklahoma State 0 The Tigers offense began the second quarter in opponents territory as they stood just nine yards away from the endzone. Ouachita was unable to score a touchdown but Antley connected on his first of two field goals on the night.
Southwestern Oklahoma State began to work the ball down field and it appeared that they were getting into a rhythm, but back-to-back incomplete passes stalled one of their longest drives of the game.
Two plays later and the Tigers offense found the endzone again, this time it was a 61-yard touchdown run by Thomas. After a series of back-to-back punts by each team, Ouachita took over with 2:27 remaining in the half on the Bulldogs 30-yardline. Two plays later and Oliver had found his way into the endzone for his third score of the half.
Southwestern Oklahoma State tried to respond to the offensive outpouring by Ouachita, but the Tigers defense made sure that would not happen. Lassiter intercepted the ball in the endzone to put an end to a potential scoring drive by the Bulldogs.
Third Quarter: Ouachita 41, Southwestern Oklahoma State 0 Ouachita opened up the second half on a nine-play scoring drive. After an incomplete pass in the endzone was knocked away by a Bulldog defender, Antley came out for his second field goal of the night. The Peach State native cleared the uprights for the second time in the game and extended the Tigers lead to 34-0.
With 6:09 remaining in the quarter Brown became the primary runner on the drive as he rumbled for a total of 35 yards and a touchdown.
Fourth Quarter: Ouachita 41, Southwestern Oklahoma State 8 Southwestern Oklahoma State broke up the shutout bid by the Ouachita defense at the start of the final quarter. Freeman found JR Omigie in the back of the endzone for the Bulldogs first score of the evening. The Bulldogs converted on the two-point attempt but still faced an uphill climb.
The rest of the quarter, both teams decided to give their younger players playing time. Ouachita fumbled and gave the Bulldogs prime field position late in the game. The Tigers defense made a huge goal line stand to make sure Southwestern Oklahoma State did not get in the endzone. The Tigers took over on downs and ran out the clock for their second victory of the season.
Ouachita has now started the season 2-0 in nine out of the past ten seasons. Next up for the Tigers is a road trip to Southeastern Oklahoma State. For more information on the Ouachita football team stay tuned to www.obutigers.com
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Quickie Statistics (Final) Ouachita Baptist vs Northwestern Okla. (8/30/2018 at Alva, Okla.)
OBU NWOSU Score 29 21 FIRST DOWNS 26 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-229 42-217 PASSING YDS (NET) 220 146 Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-17-0 26-12-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-449 68-363 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-14 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-13 6-140 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-43.5 4-50.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-45 4-52 Possession Time 32:14 25:26 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 11 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 4-4
Ouachita Baptist Northwestern Okla. Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Kris Oliver 24 107 1 106 2 13 4.4 Jalen Williams 8 90 3 87 0 32 10.9 Shun'cee Thomas 10 77 1 76 0 44 7.6 Jacob Peyton 19 82 7 75 2 17 3.9 Brockton Brown 4 36 0 36 0 19 9.0 Isaiah Weed 9 36 6 30 1 8 3.3 Brayden Brazeal 2 13 0 13 0 8 6.5 Tyson Gatewood 6 28 3 25 0 11 4.2
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Brayden Brazeal 17-24-0 220 1 26 0 Isaiah Weed 12-26-1 146 0 35 1
Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Allie Freeman 10 109 1 25 Horatio Smith 2 28 0 19 La'Darius McElr 3 51 0 26 Kentrez Bell 2 22 0 12 Drew Harris 3 39 0 16 Myles Mitchusso 2 12 0 6 Lamar Haynes 1 21 0 21 Gavin Garner 2 10 0 7
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Jake Ford 2 87 43.5 45 0 0 Blake Humble 3 183 61.0 70 2 1 Brendan Brown 1 19 19.0 19 0 0
Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Allie Freeman 1 14 0 14
Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Allie Freeman 1 13 0 13 Justin Cain 4 92 0 39 Jacob Peyton 1 17 0 17
Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Keandre Evans 7-4 11 0.0 1.0 Dakota Driskill 8-8 16 0.0 0.0 Jon Johnson 2-7 9 0.0 1.0 Maurice Wright 4-7 11 0.0 0.0 Tevin Jones 6-2 8 0.0 0.0 Trey Merritt 6-2 8 0.0 0.0 Airric Parker 3-4 7 0.0 0.0 James Ellis 4-4 8 0.0 0.0
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 04:15 OBU - Kris Oliver 1 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 12-78 5:19 7 - 0 2nd 13:59 OBU - Kris Oliver 5 yd run (Cole Antley kick), 7-57 3:28 14 - 0 09:54 OBU - Cole Antley 30 yd field goal, 5-23 3:16 17 - 0 04:58 OBU - Cole Antley 37 yd field goal, 6-36 3:09 20 - 0 01:43 NWOSU - Isaiah Weed 6 yd run (Luke Neimeyer kick), 14-78 3:09 20 - 7 3rd 08:32 OBU - Allie Freeman 25 yd pass from Brayden Brazeal (Cole Antley kick failed), 7-80 3:22 26 - 7 03:18 NWOSU - Jacob Peyton 11 yd run (Luke Neimeyer kick), 11-87 5:14 26 - 14 4th 13:50 OBU - Cole Antley 31 yd field goal, 7-61 4:38 29 - 14 02:47 NWOSU - Jacob Peyton 1 yd run (Luke Neimeyer kick), 6-75 2:26 29 - 21 www.obutigers.com-Twitter/Instagram @OuachitaTigers-Facebook Ouachita Baptist Athletics #FinishEmpty 26 TIGER FOOTBALL 2018
ALVA, Okla. – For the 12th consecutive season the Ouachita Tiger football team will begin the year with a 1-0 record as they defeated Northwestern Oklahoma State 29-21 at Ranger Field on Thursday night.
With a 1:48 left in the game junior running back Brockton Brown (Sheridan, Ark.) rumbled ahead for an eight yard gain to give the Tigers game clinching first down. Ouachita (1-0, 1-0 GAC) went into victory formation the final three plays to milk the clock away and come away with another close win against Northwestern Oklahoma State (0-1, 0-1).
The Ouachita offense was cranking on all cylinders Thursday evening. The Tigers outrushed the Rangers 281-217, out passed the Rangers 168-146 and produced 449 total yards on offense. Ouachita also won the time of possession battle 32:14 to 25:26.
Ouachita kept the ball on the ground the majority of the game as they broke in redshirt freshman quarterback Brayden Brazeal (England, Ark.). Brazeal went 12-for-19 and threw for 168 yards and a touchdown. Junior wide receiver Allie Freeman (Little Rock, Ark.) became Brazeal's go to man as Freeman collected 57 yards off five recep- tions and his first receiving touchdown of the season. Freeman also ran the ball five times for 52 yards.
Kris Oliver (Arkadelphia, Ark.) proved to be a force in the opening half with two touchdown scores. The senior finished the night with a team high 107 yards on 24 attempts. Shun'cee Thomas (Bossier City, La.) was the second leading rusher with 77 yards.
Keandre Evans (Junction City, Ark.) was once again a force on the defensive side of the ball for the Tigers, with 11 total tackles and two key pass brake ups late in the game. Middle linebacker Jon Johnson (Haskell, Ark.) finished second on the team with 9 tackles.
First Quarter: Ouachita 7, Northwestern Oklahoma State 0 With 12 minutes to go in the opening quarter of play, Freeman, took the handoff ran for a nine yard gain but a hit from Aharon Barnes forced the ball loose and the Rangers set up in great field position.
Nine plays and 39 yards later Luke Neimeyer lined up for a 29-yard field goal to give Northwestern the early lead. Neimeyer shanked the field goal wide right and Ouachi- ta took over at their own 22-yard line.
Ouachita began a slow methodical drive down the field with 9:34 remaining in first stanza of play. On the tenth play of the drive Brown took a handoff and scampered up the middle of the field for a 19-yard gain. Two plays later and Oliver ran the ball in for the first Tiger touchdown of the 2018 season.
The Tigers ended the first quarter with a 26-yard pass to La'Darius McElroy (Ashdown, Ark.). The completion set the Tigers up in prime field position to begin the second quarter.
Second Quarter: Ouachita 20, Northwestern Oklahoma State 7 Ouachita had the ball spotted at the Northwestern 10-yardline and on the second play of the quarter Oliver ran the ball in from five-yards out.
With a 14-0 advantage and all the momentum on the Tigers side, it did not take long for the Ouachita to get the ball back. In fact, Sam Johnson (Ferriday, La.) came away with an interception on the first pass of the series.
Ouachita went on a 7-play 23-yard drive that saw Cole Antley (Atlanta, Ga.) kick a 30-yard field goal. The field goal gave the Tigers a commanding 17-0 advantage -mid way through the second quarter.
After a quick four-and-out by the Ranger offense, Ouachita got the ball back with decent field position to work with. 15-yard roughing the passer penalty against Isaiah Weed became the big play of the series as the Tigers moved into Ranger territory for the third consecutive series. Once again the Tigers had to settle for a field goal as Antley booted a 37-yard field goal through the uprights.
Down 20-0, Northwestern knew that they needed to get some sort of momentum going in their direction going into halftime. They did just that, pulling off a 14-play, 78- yard drive that was capped off by an Isaiah Weed touchdown.
Ouachita tried to grab the momentum right back from the Rangers in the closing minutes of the second quarter. The Tigers were able to work the ball down inside the Northwestern 20-yard line, where Antley lined up for a 29-yard field goal. Barnes blocked the kick and Trey Merritt returned the block kick 15-yards. Time ran out though as Ouachita headed into halftime with a 20-7 advantage.
Third Quarter: Ouachita 26, Northwestern Oklahoma State 14 Both teams began the third quarter with a pair of three-and-outs by the opposing offense. Ouachita began their second drive of the second half on their own 20-yardline with 11:54 to go in the quarter.
Brazeal was able to showcase his arm a little bit more on this particular drive. The redshirt freshman went four-for-four on the drive with 75 passing yards through the air. The final completion of the drive was a 25-yard touchdown reception by Freeman. Antley missed the point after attempt and Ouachita lead 26-7.
The Rangers were quick to answer, they responded with an 11-play, 87-yard drive that resulted in a Jacob Peyton 11-yard touchdown run.
Ouachita got the ball back with 3:18 remaining in the quarter. Four plays later and Thomas bolted up the middle of the field for a 44-yard gain. Ouachita ended the quar- ter on the Northwestern 14-yardline.
Fourth Quarter: Ouachita 29, Northwestern Oklahoma State 21 The Tigers began the fourth quarter with the fourth field goal attempt of the night. Antley once again made a 31-yard attempt and put Ouachita up 29-14.
Ouachita's defense developed a bend but don't break attitude late in final quarter of play. Northwestern Oklahoma State drove deep into Ouachita territory and had first and goal from the eight-yard line. The Tigers survived a scare on fourth goal as a touchdown was called off, thanks to a holding penalty on the offense. Evans made sure it was not a fluke as he broke up the pass on fourth and goal.
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The Tiger offense took over with 9:28 remaining in the game and began to milk the clock. Ouachita was able to grind off almost five minutes of game time before they had to punt the ball back to the Rangers. Jake Ford (Australia) boomed a 42-yard punt down the field to give the Rangers a long field to work with.
On the second play of the drive Justin Cain hauled in a 35-yard reception that set the Rangers up inside Tiger territory. Three plays later and Jacob Peyton was in the endzone and Northwestern Oklahoma State was back with eight points of the Tigers.
Ouachita was able to run out the clock and preserve the victory. Next week the Tigers will host Southwestern Oklahoma State at Cliff Harris Stadium, kick-off is sched- uled for 6:00 p.m.
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