Ouachita Baptist at Northwestern Oklahoma State
WHEN 1 p.m.
WHERE Ranger Field, Alva, Okla.
RADIO KHTE-FM, 96.5, in Little Rock; KHTO-FM, 96.7, in Hot Springs; KFMD-FM, 105.3, and KFMD-AM, 1340, in Springdale/Rogers; KAMD-FM, 97.1, in Camden; KNAS-FM, 105.5, in Nashville; KQOR-FM, 105.3, in Mena
INTERNET obutigers.com
RECORDS OBU (4-0, 4-0 Great American Conference); NW Okla. St. (1-4, 1-4)
COACHES OBU: Todd Knight (99-113-2 in 16 seasons at OBU and overall); NW Okla. St.: Alan Hall (7-20 in third season at NW Okla. St. and overall).
SERIES Tied 3-3
LAST MEETING OBU won 45-21 in 2013.
LAST WEEK OBU beat Southwestern Oklahoma State 54-21; NW Okla. State lost to Henderson State 63-14.
COMMENTS OBU senior defense end Kyle Lamothe was named the Great American Conference defensive player of the week. Lamothe had two fumble returns for touchdowns last week against Southwestern Oklahoma State. ... OBU leads the conference in turnover margin at plus-10. The Tigers have 16 takeaways, seven fumble recoveries and nine interceptions. The Tigers' average turnover margin of 2.5 ranks third in Division II. They returned three turnovers for touchdowns last week. ... In last year's game, OBU's Steven Kehner returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown. ... NW Okla. St. is averaging 18.0 points per game and allowing 46.2 ppg. OBU is scoring 39.5 ppg and allowing 19.2. ... Two Little Rock Central products contribute for NW Okla. St. offensively. Junior running back Malcom Robinson has rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore wide receiver Reggie Harris has 5 catches for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Arkansas-Monticello vs. Harding
WHEN 3 p.m.
WHERE Willis "Convoy" Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium, Monticello
RADIO KVHU-FM, 95.3, in Searcy, KHBM-FM, 93.7 in Monticello
INTERNET hardingsports.com, uamsports.com
RECORDS Harding (4-0, 4-0), Arkansas-Monticello (1-4, 1-4)
RANKINGS Harding is No. 14 in the AFCA Division II coaches poll and No. 19 in the D2football.com poll
COACHES Harding: Ronnie Huckeba (44-33 in eighth season at Harding and overall); Arkansas-Monticello: Hud Jackson (12-26 in fourth season at UAM and overall)
SERIES Harding leads 25-24.
LAST MEETING Harding won 63-30 in 2013.
LAST WEEK Harding beat Southern Arkansas 56-13; UAM lost to Arkansas Tech 18-13.
NOTEWORTHY Harding leads NCAA Division II in rushing offense (399.3 ypg) and rushing defense (45.0 ypg). ... The Bisons are also the only team in the nation in the top five in both scoring offense (fifth, 50.3 ppg) and scoring defense (second, 6.5 ppg). ... Harding is the least penalized team in the GAC at 44.0 ypg. ... A victory today would give Harding a school-record nine-game winning streak. It's current eight-game winning streak is the fourth-longest in NCAA Division II. ... Despite being 1-4, the Boll Weevils have outscored their opponents 157-156 in 2014. ... Harding rushed for an NCAA season-high 500 yards and scored seven rushing touchdowns in last week's victory over SAU with senior running back and GAC offensive player of the week Romo Westbrook leading the way with 134 yards and 2 touchdowns on 10 carries. ... In last year's victory over UAM, the Bisons rushed for 337 yards and seven rushing touchdowns including four from then-junior quarterback Keenan Kellett. ... UAM is 153rd of 166 Division II teams in rushing defense (224.6 ypg). ... For UAM in 2014, junior quarterback Hunter Leppert has thrown for 981 yards and six touchdowns, senior running back Rod Smith is the only GAC running back with over 100 carries (102-359, 7 TDs) and junior receiver Cody Bordelon leads the team with 32 receptions and 250 yards despite missing last week's game with a thumb injury.
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Henderson State at Southwestern Oklahoma State
WHEN 5 p.m.
WHERE Fast Lane Field, Weatherford, Okla.
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock; KYXK-FM, 106.9, in Arkadelphia; KZYP-FM, 1007.7, and KZYP-AM, 1310, in Malvern
INTERNET hsusports.com
RECORDS HSU (5-0, 4-0 Great American Conference), SW Okla. State (2-3, 2-3)
RANKINGS HSU is No. 7 in the AFCA Division II coaches poll and No. 4 in the D2football.com poll
COACHES HSU: Scott Maxfield (65-36 in 10 year at HSU, 94-47 in 14th year overall); SW Okla. St.: Dan Cocannouer (20-39 in sixth year at SW Okla. St. and overall)
SERIES HSU leads 4-2.
LAST MEETING HSU won 45-17 in 2013.
LAST WEEK HSU beat Northwestern Oklahoma State 63-14. SW Okla. St. lost 54-21 to Ouachita Baptist.
COMMENTS Last week, HSU senior wide receiver Darius Davis became the state's all-time collegiate leader in receiving yards with 2,959 yards, surpassing the 2,934 by Jarius Wright (Arkansas, 2008-2011). ... Reddies quarterback Kevin Rodgers became the state leader in touchdown passes with his 105th. He is already the state leader in career passing yards with 11,629 and moved into 14th place on the NCAA Division II passing yardage list. He needs 383 yards to move into the top 10 on the Division II list. ... The Reddies have outscored their opponents 85-7 in the first quarter this season. ... HSU freshman kicker Houston Ray was named the Great American Conference special teams player of the week for the second consecutive week. Against NW Okla. St., Ray set a school and conference record for points in a game by a kicker with 19. He made fields goals of 27, 35, 38 and 39 yards, as well as seven extra points. ... The Reddies have won 28 consecutive regular season games and 25 consecutive conference games. ... Today is HSU Coach Scott Maxfield's 54th birthday.
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Southern Arkansas vs. Arkansas Tech
WHEN 6 p.m.
WHERE Wilkins Stadium, Magnolia
RADIO KWKK-FM, 100.9 in Russelville, KVMZ-FM, 99.1 in Magnolia
INTERNET arkansastechsports.com, muleriderathletics.com
RECORDS Arkansas Tech (3-2, 3-1 GAC), SAU 2-3, 2-3)
COACHES Raymond Monica (8-8 in second season at Arkansas Tech, 53-42 in nine seasons overall); Bill Keopple (23-33 in sixth season at SAU and overall)
SERIES Arkansas Tech leads 44-29-4
LAST MEETING Arkansas Tech won 14-13 in 2013.
LAST WEEK Arkansas Tech beat Arkansas-Monticello 18-13; SAU lost 56-13 at Harding.
COMMENTS SAU quarterback Si Blackshire, a two-time GAC offensive player of the week, leads the conference in total offense with 1,561 yards (312.2 ypg). ... Blackshire set a SAU single-game record for touchdown passes with six Sept. 27 against Northwestern Oklahoma State. ... The Muleriders are third in the conference in total offense at 491.6 ypg. ...Arkansas Tech's defense has allowed its opponents to score on 61.9 percent of its possessions inside the red zone which ranks 22nd in NCAA Division II. ... The Wonder Boys are second in the nation in team tackles for loss (11.0) and turnovers gained (16). ... Arkansas Tech last won in Magnolia in 2006. The Muleriders have averaged close to 50 points per game in their last three Wilkins Stadium games against the Wonder Boys. ... Both of SAU's victories this season have come at home where the Muleriders are 9-2 dating to the start of the 2012 season. ... Arkansas Tech scored 14 second-half points to erase a 13-0 halftime deficit to defeat SAU last year in Russellville.
Sports on 10/11/2014