Southwestern College 2017 Moundbuilder Football Game Notes Southwestern College Sports Information - 100 College St. - Winfield, KS 67156 - 620-229-6299 Website: www.buildersports.com - Facebook: www.facebook.com/buildersports - Twitter: @buildersports 2017 SCHEDULE (0-1, 0-0 KCAC) Sept. 2 HASTINGS 52-35, L DRAKE vs. SOUTHWESTERN Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,600) - Winfield, Kan. GAME INFORMATION Sept. 9 at Drake 6 p.m. Date: Saturday, September 9, 2017 Drake Stadium (14,557) - Des Moines, Iowa Kick-Off: 6 p.m. Location: Des Moines, Iowa Sept. 16 at Sterling* 6 p.m. Smisor Stadium (3,000) - Sterling, Kan. Stadium: Drake Stadium (14,557) Series: First Meeting Sept. 23 McPHERSON* 6 p.m. DRAKE SOUTHWESTERN Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,600) - Winfield, Kan. BULLDOGS MOUNDBUILDERS In Winfield: First Meeting In Des Moines: First Meeting Sept. 30 KANSAS WESLEYAN* 6 p.m. 2017 Record: 0-1, 0-0 PFL 2017 Record: 0-1, 0-0 KCAC Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,600) - Winfield, Kan. Ranking: NR Ranking: NR First Meeting: Sept. 9, 2017 Last Game: Sept. 2, 2017 Last Game: Sept. 2, 2012 Last Meeting: n/a Oct. 7 at Friends* 3 p.m. lost to South Dakota, 77-7 lost to Hastings, 52-35 Radio: KSOK, 95.9 FM Adair-Austin Stadium (5,000) - Wichita, Kan. Coach: Rick Fox Coach: Brad Griffin Live Stats: Career Record: 19-15 Career Record: 5-17 Oct. 14 at Tabor* 1:30 p.m. vs. Southwestern: 0-0 vs. Drake: 0-0 www.godrakebulldogs.com Joel Wiens Stadium (2,500) - Hillsboro, Kan. Live Video: Oct. 21 BETHANY* 1:30 p.m. 2017 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2017 STATISTICAL LEADERS www.godrakebulldogs.com Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,600) - Winfield, Kan. Rushing: Taylor Murph Rushing: Keyshawn Wyatt Live Audio: 9 carries, 16 yds (16.0 ypg) 14 carries, 128 yds (128.0 ypg) Oct. 28 BETHEL* 1:30 p.m. Passing: Grant Kraemer Passing: Christian Gordon www.ksok.com Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,600) - Winfield, Kan. 10-24 (.417), 135 yds, 3 Int. 15-42 (.357), 186 yds, 3 TD, 1 Int. Twitter Updates: Receiving: Daeonte Calvert Receiving: Donny Ebanks @BuilderGameDay Nov. 4 at Ottawa* 1:30 p.m. 2 receptions, 40 yds 10 receptions, 128 yds, 1 TD Peoples Bank Field (3,000) - Ottawa, Kan. SOUTHWESTERN QUICK HITS Nov. 11 SAINT MARY* 1 p.m. Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,600) - Winfield, Kan. -Southwestern and Drake will meet on the football field for the first time Saturday evening with a 6 p.m. kick-off scheduled at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. 2017 SOUTHWESTERN COACHING STAFF -Saturday’s game will mark the second time in as many seasons that Southwestern has taken the field opposite On the Field... an opponent from the NCAA’s Football Championship Subdivision. The Moundbuilders opened the 2016 season in -Brad Griffin (Head Coach) Springfield, Mo., against the Bears of Missouri State. -Adam Kirby (Asst. Coach/Offensive Coordinator) -Corey Gray (Asst. Coach/Strength & Cond./Def. Line) -Brad Griffin became the 28th Head Football Coach in the 112-year history of the Southwestern College football -Justin Price (Asst. Coach/Linebackers) program prior to the 2015 season after spending 10 seasons as the Defensive Coordinator at William Penn Univer- -Jared Barnett (Asst. Coach/Quarterbacks) sity in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He helped turn the WPU program from one of the worst in the country into a perennial -Mark Scott (Asst. Coach/Defensive Line) contender in the Mid-States Football Association, and has hopes accomplishing the same feat at Southwestern. -Connor Seaba (Asst. Coach/Secondary) -The success of the 2017 Moundbuilder football program will depend largely on how quickly freshmen can In the Press Box... mature into collegiate football players. A total of 64 freshmen, 11 of which have made it onto the 2017 two-deep, -Frank Hepler (Asst. Coach/Wide Receivers) will join 35 returning letterwinners, and 18 returning starters from a team that has experienced just five wins -James Bauer (Assistant Coach/Running Backs) over the last two seasons. Head Coach Brad Griffin is excited about the talent he has brought to Winfield, but -Victor Redd (Asst. Coach/Cornerbacks) knows they need to grow up quickly to be a factor in the race for a Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference title. -Connor Seaba (Asst. Coach/Linebackers) DRAKE VS. SOUTHWESTERN - TEAM COMPARISONS DRAKE (0-1, 0-0 PFL) SOUTHWESTERN (0-1, 0-0 KCAC) 2017 Team Statistics DU Opp. 2017 Team Statistics SWC Opp. Points/Game 7.0 77.0 Points/Game 35.0 52.0 First Downs 12 32 First Downs 31 20 Rushing/Game -7.0 312.0 Rushing/Game 288.0 229.0 Passing/Game 150.0 277.0 Passing/Game 186.0 217.0 Total Offense/Game 143.0 589.0 Total Offense/Game 474.0 4460 2017 NAIA TEAM RANKINGS Fumbles-Lost 6-1 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 Category DU SWC GENERAL INFORMATION Pen.-Yds/Game 11-82.0 9-70.0 Pen.-Yds/Game 5-40.0 6-86.0 Time of Possession 26:23 33:37 Time of Possession 29:09 30:32 Rushing Offense -- 8 Location: ....................................................... Winfield, Kan. Passing Offense -- 53 Founded: ..................................................................... 1885 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Passing Efficiency -- 71 Enrollment: ............................................................... 1,741 RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD YPG RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD YPG Total Offense/Gm. -- 22 President: ................................................ Dr. Brad Andrews Murph 9 16 1.8 0 16.0 Wyatt 14 128 9.1 0 128.0 Updegraff 5 9 1.8 1 9.0 Gordon 10 68 6.8 2 68.0 Scoring Offense -- 28 Faculty Athletic Representative: ...................Dr. Ed Loeb Rushing Defense/Gm. -- 68 Director of Athletics: .....................................Matt Shelton PASSING A-C-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING A-C-I Pct. TD YPG Pass Def. Efficiency -- 75 Athletic Dept. Phone: .................................620-229-6218 Kraemer 24-10-3 41.7 0 135.0 Gordon 42-15-1 35.7 3 186.0 Pass Defense/Gm. -- 45 Sports Information Director: ...........................Scott Nuss Total Defense/Gm. -- 63 Conference: ..............Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference RECEIVING Rec. Yds Avg. TD YPG RECEIVING Rec. Yds Avg. TD YPG Calvert 2 40 20.0 0 40.0 Ebanks 10 128 12.7 1 128.4 Scoring Defense/Gm. -- 84 Nickname: ................................................... Moundbuilders McFarlane 2 30 15.0 0 30.0 Sigmon 3 43 14.3 1 43.0 Punt Avg. -- 56 Mascot: ....................................................................The Jinx Punt Returns -- -- DEFENSE S-A-T TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE S-A-T TFL Int. FF-FR Colors:...........................................................Purple & White Kickoff Returns -- 17 First Year of Football: ................................................ 1903 Rujawitz 5-3-8 1.0 0 0-0 Ashilonu 7-5-12 0.5 0 0-0 Butler 7-0-7 1.0 0 0-0 Hodge 7-2-8 0.0 0 0-0 Turnover Margin -- 53 All-Time Record:...............................................501-455-53 STADIUM INFORMATION Name: ............................................Richard L. Jantz Stadium DRAKE FUN FACTS Opened:....................................................................... 2010 Location (Pop.): Des Moines, Iowa (209,220) Capacity: .................................................................... 3,600 Distance from Winfield: 408 Miles Playing Surface:....................................................FieldTurf Enrollment: 4,991 All-Time Record:..........................................................9-19 Conference: Pioneer Football League COACHING STAFF Nickname: Bulldogs Head Coach: ...................................................... Brad Griffin Colors: Blue & White Career Collegiate Record: ..........................................5-16 Rivals: Record at SC: ................................................................5-16 Notable Alumni: Assistant Coaches Billy Cundiff (Retired NFL Placekicker) Offensive Coordinator: ....................................Adam Kirby Zach Johnson (PGA Tour Golfer - 2007 Master’s Champion, 2015 Open Champion) Strength & Conditioning/Def. Line: ................Corey Gray Fred Turner (Former Chairman - McDonald’s) Wide Receivers: .............................................. Frank Hepler Cuthbert Hurd (Computer Pioneer) Running Backs/Special Teams: .....................James Bauer Secondary: ........................................................ Victor Redd For What It’s Worth... Secondary: .....................................................Connor Seaba -Drake University was founded in 1881 by George T. Carpenter, a teacher and preacher, and Francis Marion Drake, a Asst. Linebackers: .............................................Justin Price Union General in the Civil War. Drake was originally affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) although no Asst. Defensive Line: .........................................Mark Scott religious affiliation is officially recognized today. The first classes convened in 1881 with 77 students and one building TEAM INFORMATION constructed, Student’s Home. Basic Offense: ........................................................Pro Style In 1904, the athletic teams received their nickname of Bulldogs from a sportswriter who noticed that John L. Griffith, Basic Defense: ......................................................3-3 Stack who coached every sport, was bringing his pet bulldogs to the practice fields. The teams had previously been known as 2016 Overall Record: ....................................................2-8 the Ducklings and Ganders. 2016 Conference Record: .............................................2-7 Lettermen Returning: .................................................. 36 (17 Offense, 18 Defense, 1 Specialist)