ottawa university Braves football 21 Conference Championships | 9 NAIA Football Championship Series Appearances 2020 Schedule - Ottawa enters Saturday’s game coming off a 31-13 victory over McPherson ottawa OU OPP Time/ College last Saturday at AdventHealth Field. OU had 336 yards of offense, rush- Date RNK RNK Opponent Result ing for 282 and throwing for 54. McPherson finished the game with 297 yards - 2020 Record: 2-0 (1-0 KCAC) SEPTEMBER of offense, rushing for 18 yards and passing for 266. The Bulldogs’ 18 rushing - Last Game: vs. McPherson (W, 31-13) 12 - - OK PANHANDLE STATE W, 27-21 yards are the fewest Ottawa has allowed since Oct. 21, 2017 when OU held the - Steak: Win 2 OCTOBER University of Saint Mary to just four yards rushing in Ottawa’s 38-24 victory. The - NAIA Rank: NA 17 - - MCPHERSON* W, 31-13 win over MC was OU’s fourth straight victory in a KCAC opener. - Head Coach: Dr. Kent Kessinger 24 - 24 at Bethel* 1pm - Ottawa Record: 100-74 (17th Season) - Derrick Curtis rushed for 255 yards and two touchdowns last Saturday. He 31 - - at Saint Mary* 1pm - Career Record: Same also had one receiving touchdown. Curtis is the first 100 yard rusher that the NOVEMBER Bulldog defense had allowed this season. He averaged 9.1 yards per rush on - Record vs. Bethel College: 12-5 7 - - STERLING* 1pm 28 attempts. Curtis is the first Brave since Tanner Staats to rush for 200 or 14 - - at Kansas Wesleyan* 1pm more yards in a game. Staats ran for 200 yards twice during the 2015 season. bethel 21 - - TABOR* 1pm The last time was on Nov. 14, 2015 against Friends University when he rushed - 2020 Record: 3-0 (4-0 KCAC) MARCH for exactly 200 yards. Curtis’ 255 rushing yards are the most rushing yards in - Last Game: vs. MidAmerica Naz. (W 83-35) 6 - - at Friends* 1:30pm a game for the Braves since Ethan Paul-Davis rushed for 181 yards against - Steak: Win 4 13 - - BETHANY* 1pm Bethany College on Sept. 24, 2016. - NAIA Rank: 24 20 - - SOUTHWESTERN* 1pm - Head Coach: Terry Harrison 27 - - at Avila* 1pm - Ottawa’s defense is ranked third in the NAIA in sacks per game (4), 15th in - BC Record: 15-10 (3rd Season) scoring defense (17 points), and 26th in total defense per game (341 yards). All Time Central / Rank: NAIA Poll/ HOME GAMES/ - Career Record: Same *KCAC GAMES - The Braves are ranked seventh in the NAIA in rushing yards per game (200.5), - Record vs. Ottawa: 1-2 15th in scoring offense per game (29), and 32nd in total offensive yards per KCAC Standings game (290.5). series history School KCAC Overall - All-Time Series: OU, 55-13-2 Bethel College 3-0 4-0 - Ottawa leads the series against Bethel, 55-13-2 and has a record of 24-8 - In North Newton: OU, 24-8 Southwestern College 3-0 3-0 against BC in North Newton. The Braves have won four straight games against - Last Meeting: at OU, BC, 45-46 (OT)(10/26/19) Ottawa University 1-0 2-0 the Threshers in North Newton. The last time OU was defeated on the road by - Win Streak: BC, 1 game Kansas Wesleyan University 2-1 3-1 Bethel was on Oct. 27, 2007. Bethel, then ranked no. 10 in the NAIA, defeated Avila University 2-1 2-1 the Braves 31-6 in Thresher Stadium. The first meeting between the two teams naia final rankings 1961 - 16 1998 - 20 2011 - 11 McPherson College 3-3 3-3 happened on Oct. 4, 1929 in Ottawa. The Braves won the game, 14-0. 1964 - 18 2000 - 14 2012 - 16 Friends University 2-3 2-3 - Derrick Curtis leads the Braves in rushing yards per game (163.5), Colton 1965 - 5 2003 - 12 2013 - 15 Bethany College 1-2 1-2 Davis leads OU in receptions per game (4.5), Colby Johnson is OU’s leader in 1966 - 11 2008 - 20 2014 - 13 Tabor College 1-3 1-3 tackles per game (14), and Oscar Palaios is OU’s leader in sacks per game 1972 - 11 2009 - 6 2018 - 20 University of Saint Mary 0-1 0-1 (1.5). 1997 - 12 2010 - 13 Sterling College 0-4 0-3 - Bethel College is 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the KCAC. The Threshers have not played since Oct. 3 when they defeated HAAC opponent MidAmerica Nazarene University at home, 83-35. For the season, the Threshers have rushed for 1,766 yards on 263 attempts for a 6.7 yard per carry average. They have scored 25 rushing touchdowns and are averaging 441.5 rushing yards per game. Through the air, Bethel is averaging 83 yards passing per game. Zach Esau is 14- for-22 through the air in BC’s first four games of the season. He has thrown for 332 yards and six touchdowns. In the first four games of the season, Bethel is averaging 5.5 passing attempts per game and 65.7 rushing attempts per game. - BC’s offense is ranked first in the NAIA passing efficiency (259.5), first in total rushing yards (1,766), and first in scoring offense (55.8). - The Bethel defense has not allowed a 100 yard rusher this season and are ranked no.13 in the NAIA in rushing yards allowed per game (104.5). The Threshers are ranked 26th in scoring defense, allowing 25.3 points per game. - In the win over MidAmerica Nazarene University on Oct. 3, Bethel rushed for 610 yards, passed for 136 yards. The Threshers had two players with over 100 yards rushing. Camryn Harrison averaged 18.1 yards per rush, finishing with 163 yards and three rushing touchdowns. Zach Esau had 107 yards rushing and two rushing touchdowns. He went 6-for-7 through the air for 136 yards and two Scan the QR code above and it will take touchdowns. you directly to the page that has links for - BC is led in rushing by Camryn Harrison (104.7), Zach Esau is the team’s leader in passing yards per game (83), Brayden Francis the game day rosters, the live stream, and leads the Threshers in receptions per game (1.5), and Josh Seabolt is BC’s leader in tackles per game (8.3) and sacks per game live stats. *This is for home games only (1.1). GAME 3 OTTAWA AT BETHEL series history: ottawa vs. BETHEL COLLEGE kcac players of the week - Ottawa leads the series, 55-13-2, and are 24-8 against Bethel on the road in North WK Offensive Defensive Special Teams Newton. 1 Josh Pisik (MC) Colby Johnson (OU) Santino Gee (OU) 2 Isaiah Randalle (KWU) Jason Weah (FRND) Aaron Main (KWU) - Ottawa has won four straight games in North Newton against the Threshers. 3 Keegan Martin (BC) Nikolas Furlow (AU) Melvin Reid (MC) 4 Zach Esau (BC) Josh Seabolt (BC) Melvin Reid (MC) - The Braves and Threshers first played on Oct. 4, 1929 in Ottawa. OU took the 14-0 victory. 5 Isaiah Randalle (KWU) Caleb Helsley (SWC) Bobby Schmidt (FRND) Ottawa opened the series with Bethel with a record of 18-0-1. BC’s first victory over the 6 Brad Cagle (SWC) Colby Johnson (OU) Joe Cannon (TC) Braves was on Oct. 8, 1955 in North Newton. Bethel won the game, 12-8. - Saturday’s game is the 71st meeting between Ottawa and Bethel. The first seven meetings between the Braves and Thresher were non-conference match ups (1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938). Since 1939, when Bethel rejoined the KCAC, the two teams have played a total of 63 conference games. Ottawa is 48-13-2 in those games. all-time series results Bethel College (Kan.) ....... 55-13-2 S28, 1963 (A) ......................W, 41-0 N11, 2006 (H) ....................L, 21-42 O4, 1929 (H) .......................W, 14-0 S25, 1964 (H) ....................W, 26-18 O27, 2007 (A) ...............(10) L, 6-31 O2, 1930 (A) ........................W, 13-6 S25, 1965 (A) ......................W, 47-7 N1, 2008 (H) ..............(14) W 31-21 N6, 1931 (A) ........................W, 28-0 S24, 1966 (H) ......................W, 60-0 S12, 2009 (H) ....................W, 45-20 O14, 1932 (H) .....................W, 32-0 S23, 1967 (A) ......................W, 39-6 S11, 2010 (H) ....................W, 62-23 N6, 1936 (A) ..........................W, 7-0 S28, 1968 (H) ......................W, 55-0 N12, 2011 (H) .....................W, 72-6 N5, 1937 (H) .......................W, 13-0 S20, 1969 (A) ........................W, 7-0 N10, 2012 (A) ......................W, 51-6 O28, 1938 (A) ......................W, 20-0 O16, 1982 (H) ...................W, 26-19 S28, 2013 (H) ....................W, 69-34 O27, 1939 (H) .....................W, 13-6 O15, 1983 (A) .......................L, 3-24 S27, 2014 (A) ....................W, 38-31 S27, 1940 (A) ......................W, 19-6 O13, 1984 (H) ..............(11) L, 7-35 O3, 2015 (H) .....................W, 41-25 S26, 1941 (H) .........................T, 0-0 O19, 1985 (A) ..............(12) W, 17-7 O1, 2016 (A) ........................W, 10-0 S25, 1942 (A) ......................W, 32-0 O18, 1986 (H) ........................L, 6-7 O7, 2017 (H) .....................W, 34-10 S27, 1946 (H) ......................W, 33-0 O17, 1987 (A) .....................L, 10-21 S1, 2018 (A) ......................W, 42-12 S26, 1947 (A) ......................W, 20-0 N5, 1988 (A) ........................W, 22-6 O26, 2019 (H) .... (RV) L, 45-46 (OT) S24, 1948 (H) ....................W, 47-12 N4, 1989 (H) .....................W, 27-21 O14, 1949 (A) ......................W, 26-6 N10, 1990 (H) .....................W, 31-0 O6, 1950 (H) .......................W, 27-0 N16, 1991 (A) ......................W, 26-8 2020 KCAC Coaches Poll O6, 1951 (A) ........................W, 14-6 N7, 1992 (A) ........................W, 19-9 O3, 1952 (H) .......................W, 33-7 N6, 1993 (H) .....................W, 33-28 School.........................................................................Points (FPV) O2, 1953 (A) ........................W, 53-6 O1, 1994 (A) ......................W, 42-21 1.