Arkansas Tech at Ouachita Baptist University
WHEN 1 p.m.
WHERE Cliff Harris Stadium, Arkadelphia
RADIO KWKK-FM, 100.9, in Russellville, 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 arkansastechsports.com, obutigers.com
RECORDS Arkansas Tech (3-4, 3-3 GAC); Ouachita Baptist (6-0, 6-0)
RANKINGS Ouachita Baptist is No. 18 in the American Football Coaches Association coaches poll.
COACHES Arkansas Tech: Raymond Monica (8-10 in second season at Tech, 53-44 in ninth season overall); OBU: Todd Knight (101-113-2 in 16 seasons at OBU and overall)
SERIES Tech leads 41-29-7
LAST MEETING OBU won 34-24 in 2013.
LAST WEEK Harding lost 31-28 in overtime to Ouachita Baptist; Arkansas Tech lost 24-3 to Henderson State.
COMMENTS OBU running back Steven Kehner rushed for 105 yards on 19 carries in last year’s game. His long run of 46 yards put the Tigers in scoring position to put the game away in the fourth quarter. … Tigers quarterback Kiehl Frazier has rushed for over 100 yards in each of his last two games to become the fourth quarterback in GAC history to have consecutive 100-yard games on the ground. … OBU has won the last three in the series. Arkansas Tech most recently won in 2007. … The Wonder Boys have gained more than 300 yards once in their last five games. … The Wonder Boys will play three of its final four games on the road. Arkansas Tech closes out the season with road games at Southeastern Oklahoma and Harding. … The Wonder Boys will put the GAC’s third-ranked defense against an offense averaging 434.7 yards per game. The defense held Henderson State to its lowest point total of the 2014 season, and held the Reddies to 92 yards of total offense in the second half. … Frazier and teammate Matthew Ehasz were recognized for their performances against Harding with GAC Player of the Week honors. OBU has received seven player of the week honors honors by six different players. Kehner is the only Tiger to date to be recognized twice this year.
Harding at Henderson State
WHEN 3 p.m.
WHERE Carpenter-Haygood Stadium, Arkadelphia
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock; KYXK-FM, 106.9, in Arkadelphia; KZYP-FM, 1007.7, and KZYP-AM, 1310, in Malvern; KVHU-FM, 95.3, in Searcy
INTERNET harding.edu, hsusports.com
RECORDS Harding (5-1, 5-1 GAC); Henderson State (7-0, 6-0)
RANKINGS In the American Football Coaches Association coaches poll, HSU is No. 4 and Harding is No. 23. In the d2football.com poll, HSU is No. 2.
COACHES Harding: Ronnie Huckeba (45-34 in eighth season at Harding and overall); HSU: Scott Maxfield (67-36 in 10th season, 96-47 in 13th season overall)
SERIES HSU leads 31-17-1.
LAST MEETING HSU won 45-30 in 2013.
LAST WEEK Harding lost to Ouachita Baptist 31-28 in OT; HSU beat Arkansas Tech 24-3.
COMMENTS It is the 50th meeting between the schools. HSU has won the past four and is 21-4 in games played in Arkadelphia. … Until last week’s loss to OBU, Harding’s most-recent defeat was last season to HSU. … Henderson has won 30 consecutive regular-season games, the longest such streak in NCAA Division II. Top-ranked Minnesota State has won 29 in a row. … Harding leads Division II in rushing yards per game (405.2) and ranks fourth in scoring defense (12.0 points per game), fifth in scoring offense (47.3 ppg), fifth in total defense (250.2 ypg) and fifth in rushing defense (81.7). … Harding senior quarterback Keenan Kellett has completed 25 of 45 passes this season. HSU senior Kevin Rodgers completed 21 of 36 last week against Arkansas Tech. … For the first time since 2011, HSU does not lead the GAC in scoring offense averaging 45.4 per game. In the past three years, HSU has failed to top 30 points in a game four times, including three times this year. … The last time the Bisons allowed 300 passing yards in a game was against HSU last season, when Rodgers passed for 368 yards. … Rodgers, the career passing yardage leader for HSU, the GAC and among state collegiate passers, moved into ninth place on the Division II list last week. With 12,220 career yards, he needs 229 yards to pass Central Washington’s Mike Reilly (2005-2008) to move into eighth place. … HSU senior wide receiver Darius Davis was named the GAC co-offensive player of the week and was also named the Beyond College Sports Network national player of the week after having 4 receptions for 181 yards and 3 touchdowns last week against Arkansas Tech. … Senior running back Romo Westbrook ranks third on Harding’s career rushing list with 2,627 yards. He needs 196 yards to pass Jim Howard (1964-1967) for second place. … HSU has not lost to an in-state opponent since 2009, a span of 18 games.
Arkansas-Monticello at Southern Nazarene
WHEN 4 p.m.
WHERE SNU Stadium, Bethany, Okla.
RADIO KHBMFM, 93.7 in Monticello
INTERNET uamsports.com
RECORDS Arkansas-Monticello (1-5, 1-5 GAC); Southern Nazarene (0-7, 0-7)
COACHES Arkansas-Monticello: Hud Jackson (12-27 in fourth season at UAM and overall) Southern Nazarene: Mike Cochran (40-54 in ninth season at SNU, 85-66 in 14th season overall)
SERIES UAM leads 1-0.
LAST MEETING UAM won 22-19 in 2013.
LAST WEEK UAM was open; Southern Nazarene lost 62-7 to Southern Arkansas.
COMMENTS The Boll Weevils make their final road trip to Oklahoma this season. It is the first time UAM has faced the Crimson Storm in Bethany, Okla. … The Boll Weevils are seeking their first road victory since joining the GAC in 2011. … UAM ranks fourth in the league in passing offense (253.7 ypg) and ninth in rushing offense (92.5 ypg). … Quarterback Hunter Leppert went over the 1,000-yard mark in passing in an Oct. 11 loss to Harding. He has 1,180 yards and 7 touchdown passes and has not thrown and interception. … The Crimson Storm have had lopsided losses in six of their seven games so far this season, the only close game coming in a 31-26 loss to East Central at home on Oct. 4. … SNU has lost 18 consecutive games dating back to an 0-11 record in the 2013 season. … SNU ranks near the bottom in almost all GAC statistical categories, including last in scoring offense, last in total offense, and last in turnover margin. … UAM’s Mike Early is one of three players in Division II with two kickoff returns for touchdowns. He ranks 12th in Division II and leads the GAC in kickoff returns (29.7 avg.).