BRAVES2015 OUTM Football Ottawa University® Sports Information Department - 1001 S. Cedar - Box #7 - Ottawa, Kan. 66067 - Phone 785-248-2610 - [email protected] 2015 Season Schedule Game 2 Date Opponent Location Time/Result OU vs. Tabor College 9/5 Dakota Wesleyan Uni. Ottawa, Kan. L, 22-23 KCAC Football Game of the Week 9/19 #24 Tabor College Ottawa, Kan. 6:00 p.m. 9/26 Bethany College Lindsborg, Kan. 6:00 p.m. 10/3 Bethel College Ottawa, Kan. 6:00 p.m. #RV Braves #24 Bluejays 10/10 McPherson College McPherson, Kan. 2:00 p.m. Record: 0-1 Sept. 19 - Peoples Bank Field Record: 1-1 10/17 Uni. of Saint Mary Ottawa, Kan. 1:00 p.m. Last Game: Ottawa, Kan. Last Game: 10/24 Sterling College Sterling, Kan. 1:30 p.m. L, Dakota Wesleyan 23-22 10/31 Southwestern College Ottawa, Kan. 1:00 p.m. 37th All-Time Meeting L, Northwestern College 9-7 Coach: Kent Kessinger 11/7 Kansas Wesleyan Uni. Ottawa, Kan. 1:00 p.m. OU leads the series 28-8 Coach: Mike Gardner 11/14 Friends University Wichita, Kan. 1:30 p.m. Career/OU Record: Career/TC Record: *All home games are in BOLD and are played at Peoples Bank Field Same/75-46 (12th Year) 77-43/NA, 8th Season Live Stats/Video @ ottawabraves.com A Numbers Game - The Braves enter Saturday’s contest coming off of a 23-22 loss to Dakota Wesleyan University on Sept. 5 at Peoples Bank Field. It was the first meeting ever between the two teams. The Braves had 313 yards of offense, 136 rushing and 177 passing. DWU had 66 yards rushing and 205 passing for a total of 271. Francis led OU on the ground with 86 yards. Walter went 18-for-33 through the air for 139 yards and one touchdown. - In Tabor’s last contest, a 9-7 loss to no. 12 Northwestern College, there were a total of eight turnovers in the contest. Offensively Tabor was led by Joseph Donnell who finished with 76-yards on 14 carries, This is the 37th all-time37 meeting between the two teams. The first while Cody Coleman was second on the team with 12 carries for 57-yards. The Bluejays finished the night meeting happened on Nov. 1, 1969 on the campus of Ottawa University. with 182 yards on the ground, but completed just one pass and managed only 2 yards through the air. The Braves won the game 36-7. - OU is 7-1 in its last eight games against Tabor College. The Braves last fell to Tabor on Nov. 16, 2013 at Peoples Bank Field. Then no. 12 Tabor defeated no. 8 OU 23-20. Overall the Braves are 28-8 against the Bluejays. - The Braves are 16-5 at home against the Bluejays. OU is 3-1 at Peoples Bank Field against Tabor. - OU won last season’s contest 17-15 in Hillsoboro. The Braves had 160 yards on the ground and 88 yards through the air. Tabor had 127 yards rushing and two yards passing. Staats led OU in rushing with 65 yards and one touchdown. Michael Behr went 10-for-26 through the air for 88 yards. Joshua Stangby finished with three receptions. Tim Farris led the Braves with 10 tackles. Corbitt and Anthony Curtis, Jr. OU head football coach Kent7 Kessinger is 7-4 all-time against Tabor both had nine tackles. College. That is a winning percentage of .636. - In the Bluejay’s last two games they have thrown a total of 10 passes. In comparison the Braves have thrown a total of 52. That is just in one game this season. @BravesAthletics 2015 Braves Football - OU has won at least eight games in each of the last seven seasons. The Braves have not posted sev- 2015 KCAC Standings KCAC Overall en consecutive eight win seasons since their streak of eight, eight win seasons from 1960 to 1967. Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Kansas Wesleyan Uni. 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000 #24 Tabor College 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 - Saturday’s contest has been selected as the KCAC Football Game of the Week. Rocking M Radio will Bethel College 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 be covering the game. The KCACN will launch on; 92.7 The New Zoo, KZUH-FM in Salina; The Marshal McPherson College 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 96.3 KERP-FM or News Talk 1370 KGNO-AM in Dodge City-Garden City; The Patriot 105.7 KRMR-FM #RV Ottawa University 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 and 1510 KNNS-AM in Hays-Great Bend-Larned; and Classic Rock 102.5 KKCI-FM or News Talk 730 Sterling College 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 KLOE-AM in Goodland-Colby. KCACN will continue to add additional affiliates throughout the broad- Bethany College 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 cast season. Friends University 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 University of Saint Mary 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 Southwestern College 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 - OU is 10-5 in the month of September at Peoples Bank Field and are 35-10 all-time at home on PBF. The Braves are 4-4 all-time against non-conference opponents at PBF. 2015 OU Team Stats Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Pat Kicking (1.000) - The Braves are 32-4 at Peoples Bank Field against KCAC opponents. From 2008 to 2013 OU did not Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Opponent First Downs (11) lose to a KCAC opponent at home. During that stretch the Braves were 19-0 at PBF. Ranks Number 8 in Division I in Opponent Penalties (50) Ranks Number 8 in Division I in Rushing Defense per Game (66.000) Ranks Number 13 in Division I in KickOff Returns Yds per Att (24.700) - In first poll of the regular season, the Braves were ranked just outside of the top 25 at no. 26. Tabor Ranks Number 13 in Division I in Total Defense per Game (271.000) College came in tied for 24th and Friends University dropped from the NAIA Football Coaches Top 25 Ranks Number 20 in Division I in Penalty Yds per Game (88.000) Poll. Ranks Number 22 in Division I in Opp 3rd Down Conv. (26.700) Ranks Number 29 in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (23.000) Ranks Number 31 in Division I in Pass Def Effiency (115.600) - From 2008 to 2014 the OU offense has scored a total of 3,064 points. That is an average of 438 Ranks Number 36 in Division I in Pass Defense per Game (205.000) points per season and 38.7 points per game. Ranks Number 41 in Division I in First Downs per Game (20.000) Ranks Number 42 in Division I in 4th Down Conv. (40.000) - The Braves have scored in every game since the 2008 season. That is 79 straight games of putting Ranks Number 43 in Division I in Total Sacks Against (5.000) Ranks Number 49 in Division I in Punt Yds per Att (35.600) points on the scoreboard. The last time OU failed to cross the goal line or put a ball through the up Ranks Number 49 in Division I in Rushing Offense per Game (136.000) rights was on Nov. 10, 2007. The Braves fell to Sterling College 28-0 at Peoples Bank Field. 2015 TC Team Rankings - OU is led in rushing by Michael Francis. He is averaging 86 yards per game. Dayton Walter is the Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Field Goals Pct (1.000) Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Pat Kicking (1.000) team’s leader in passing yards per game (139). He is completing 54.5 percent of his passes. Terrance Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Sacks Against (0.500) Polk III is OU’s leader in receptions per game (6). Vinny Wurst leads the Braves in tackles per game Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Total Sacks Against (1.000) (10) and Darrius Pitts is OU’s leader in sacks per game (1). Ranks Number 5 in Division I in Opp 3rd Down Conv. (19.400) Ranks Number 6 in Division I in Sacks By (4.500) Ranks Number 7 in Division I in KickOff Returns Yds per Att (28.000) - Tabor is led in rushing (108) by Joseph Donnell. He has 216 yards in two games this season. Simon Ranks Number 9 in Division I in Total Sacks By (9.000) McKee is TC’s leader in passing yards per game (46.0). He is completing 47.4 percent of his passes. Ranks Number 12 in Division I in Rushing Offense per Game (253.500) Jonah McKee leads the Bluejays in receptions per game (1) and Dylan Delk leads the team in tackles Ranks Number 14 in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (15.000) per game (12) and sacks (1). Ranks Number 16 in Division I in Opponent First Downs (33) Ranks Number 17 in Division I in Total Defense per Game (306.500) Ranks Number 18 in Division I in Pass Defense per Game (161.000) Ranks Number 20 in Division I in Total Rushing Offense (507) Ranks Number 23 in Division I in Punt Yds per Att (39.700) Ranks Number 24 in Division I in Pass Def Effiency (102.600) Ranks Number 26 in Division I in Opponent Penalties (119) Ranks Number 31 in Division I in 4th Down Conv.