BRAVES2013 OUTM Football Ottawa University® Sports Information Department - 1001 S. Cedar - Box #7 - Ottawa, Kan. 66067 - Phone 785-248-2610 - [email protected] 2013 Season Schedule Date Opponent Location Time/Result Game 10 9/7 #15 Baker University Baldwin City, Kan. L, 24-25 9/14 #2 Missouri Valley Ottawa, Kan. W, 20-6 OU at Friends University 9/21 Bethany College Lindsborg, Kan. W, 41-15 9/28 Bethel College Ottawa, Kan. W, 69-34 #9 Braves #16 Falcons 10/5 #RV McPherson College McPherson, Kan. W, 34-7 Nov. 9, 2013 - Adair Austin Stadium Record: 7-2, 6-1 Record: 7-2, 6-1 10/12 Uni. of Saint Mary Ottawa, Kan. W, 63-17 Wichita, Kan. - 1:30 p.m. 10/19 #RV Sterling College Sterling, Kan. L, 18-30 Last Game: Last Game: 10/26 Southwestern College - ^ Ottawa, Kan. W, 82-21 OU Leads the Series 31-27-1 W, vs. Kansas Wesleyan 55-27 W, at Bethel College 47-10 11/2 Kansas Wesleyan Uni. Ottawa, Kan. W, 55-27 11/9 #16 Friends University Wichita, Kan. 1:30 p.m. Coach: Kent Kessinger Live Stats/Video @ ottawabraves.com Coach: Monty Lewis 11/16 Tabor College Ottawa, Kan. 1:30 p.m. Career/OU Record: Radio: KOFO 1220 AM / www.kofo.com Career/FRND Record: Home games are in BOLD and take place at Peoples Bank Field on Same/65-40 (10th Year) 136-67/76-35 (11th Year) the campus of Ottawa University®. (^) Denotes Homecoming Scouting #9 Ottawa University (7-2, 6-1): The Braves picked up their second straight victory with a 55-27 win over Kansas Wesleyan University on Saturday afternoon. The OU offense put up 619 yards which is seventh all-time in the OU record book. The meeting with Friends will be the fifth time this season that OU has played a nationally ranked team. The Braves are 2-2 in those games. A Numbers Game Erik Brown broke the school record for longest punt return in a game with a return of 92 yards and for the second time this season OU had two Braves with 100 yards rushing in a single game. Michael Behr rushed for a career high 178 yards and Luke Lundy rushed for 131 yards against Kansas Wesleyan University. The OU offense is ranked third in the NAIA in passing efficiency (168.9), fourth in total points scored (406), fifth in scoring per game (45.1), fifth in total rushing yards (2,290), seventh in rushing per game (254.4), 11th in fourth down conversion percentage (64.7%), 11th in total offensive yards per game (458.3), 18th in first downs per game (22.4), 28th in third down conversion percentage (39.6%), 30th in total passing yards (1,835), and 34th in passing yards per game (203.9). The Brave defense is ranked sixth in the NAIA in defensive passing efficiency (98.4), 17th in opponent fourth down conversion percentage This contest is the 60th60 all-time meeting between the two teams. OU (37.5%), 18th in total sacks (22), 21st in sacks per game (2.4), 39th in defending the run (168.9), and 44th in opponent third down conversion leads the all-time series 31-27-1 and have won four straight games (38.4%). against the Falcons. OU’s special teams continue to be one of the best in the NAIA. The Braves are ranked seventh in the NAIA in kickoff return yards per attempt (25), 10th in punt return yards per attempt (15.2), 31st in punting yards per attempt (38.5), and 34th in field goal percentage (.643). Scouting #16 Friends University (7-2, 6-1): The Falcons are on a two game winning streak after falling to Tabor College 20-19 on Oct. 19 in Wichita. Friends defeated Bethel College 47-10 last Saturday in North Newton. Friends raced out to a 21-3 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in a 47-10 win at Bethel Saturday that kept the Falcons alive in the KCAC championship hunt. The Falcons took the opening kickoff right down the field, scoring on a nine play drive when Thomas Hankerson (Boynton Beach, FL) took the handoff in for a 14 yard touchdown just over three minutes into the game. Two penalties and a sack by Mason Pauly (Conway Springs, KS) forced what looked to be a Bethel punt, but the Threshers would attempt a fake on 4th and 12, trying to take momentum away from Friends. The Falcon special teams didn’t buy it, and the pass fell incomplete. Friends would score three plays later as Derek Racette (Hutchinson, KS) connected Last year OU intercepted Friends7 University quarterbacks, Derek Ra- with Lewis Taylor (Wichita, KS) on the 29 yard touchdown pass to put the Falcons up 14-0 after a Ky Nixon (Hutchinson, KS) extra point. Friends (7-2, 6-1 KCAC) would pull out a trick of their own recovering an onside kick, then get another touchdown run nine plays later, this time it was cette (3) and James Bristow (4) seven times. Donald Anderson broke Racette taking it in from 15 yards out, to go up 21-0 with 4:01 still left to play in the first quarter. the school record for single game interceptions with four and was named NAIA and KCAC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Logan The Falcons offense is ranked seventh in the NAIA in total rushing yards (2,165), eighth in rushing yards per game (240.6), 14th in total points Schultz finished the afternoon with three interceptions, which is tied scored (297), 19th in scoring offense per game (33), 29th in first downs per game (21.1), 33rd in total offensive yards per game (395.8), 35th in third down conversion percentage (37.3%), 38th in fourth down conversion percentage (46.7%), 39th in sacks against (1.9), and 44th in for second all-time in single game interceptions. The Braves won the total sacks against (17). game 35-3 at Peoples Bank Field. Friends’ defense is ranked first in opponent third down conversion percentage (23.9%), second in total defensive yards per game (271.6), third in defensive passing efficiency (89.8), fifth in defending the run (98.3), fifth in total sacks (28), seventh in sacks per game (3.1), eighth in @BravesAthletics opponent first downs (131), eighth in scoring defense per game (17.1), 17th in defending the pass (173.2), and 49th in opponent fourth down conversion percentage (50%) Sack Master: OU junior defensive lineman Deron Bruce continues to put pressure on opponent offensive line. In OU’s victory on Saturday Bruce 2013 Braves Football didin’t have a sack but he did have two tackles for loss. He is ranked first in the NAIA in sacks per game (1.3), first in total sacks 2013 KCAC Standings KCAC Overall (12), first in total tackles for loss (22.5), first in tackles for loss per game (2.5), and 12th in fumbles forced per game (0.3). Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Almost Perfect: OU junior quarterback Michael Behr finished the victory over Kansas Wesleyan University last Saturday by going #9 Ottawa Uni. 6 1 .857 7 2 .778 15-for-17 through the air. The 88.2 percent completion percentage is a school record for completion percentage in a single game. #16 Friends Uni. 6 1 .857 7 2 .778 Dual Attack: For the second time this season OU had two Braves with 100 yards rushing in a single game. Michael Behr rushed for #18 Sterling College 6 1 .857 7 2 .778 a career high 178 yards and Luke Lundy rushed for 131 yards in OU’s 55-27 victory over Kansas Wesleyan University last Saturday. #14 Tabor College 5 2 .714 7 2 .778 Mr. 1,000: OU junior running back Luke Lundy has rushed for 1,147 yards in nine games this season. That is an average of 127.4 yards per game. He is the first Brave since NAIA First Team All-American Derrick Ward rushed for 2,061 yards in 2003. Lundy is Southwestern College 4 3 .571 5 4 .556 ranked seventh in the NAiA in total rushing yards (1,147), 10th in total points scored (78), 12th in rushing yards per game (127.4), Uni. of Saint Mary 3 4 .429 4 5 .444 16th in scoring per game (8.7), 19th in all purpose yards (1,195), and 26th in all-purpose yards per game (132.8). Kansas Wesleyan 2 5 .286 3 6 .333 Mr. 1,000 Part Two: In the last seven games Lundy has been putting up huge numbers on the ground. He has rushed for 1,020 yards on 148 attempts for an average of 6.8 yard per carry. McPherson College 2 5 .286 3 6 .333 Pick Six: The Braves have a total of 17 interceptions for the season, an average of 1.9 per game. OU has only two games this year Bethany College 1 6 .143 2 7 .222 where the Brave defensive backs do not have a interception. That is against Bethany College and Southwestern College. Bethel College 0 7 .000 1 8 .111 Keep on Rolling: With the victory last Saturday over Kansas Wesleyan University OU has now won 26 straight KCAC games at Peoples Bank Field. The last loss came against Sterling on Nov. 10, 2007. 2013 Non-Conference Opponents Miler: Ottawa University junior running back Luke Lundy is just one of 22 players from the state of Nebraska that has rushed for Team 2013 Record Opponent over 5,000 yards in his high school career.