TODAY’S GAC GAMES

Henderson State at Oklahoma Baptist

WHEN 1 p.m. Central

WHERE Crain Family Field, Shawnee, Okla. RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock; KDEL-FM, 100.9, in Arkadelphia; KAFN-FM, 100.7, and KZYP-AM, 1310, in Malvern; KEWI-AM, 690, in Benton

INTERNET hsusports.com

RECORDS HSU 8-1, 8-1 Great American Conference; Oklahoma Baptist 2-7, 2-7 RANKINGS HSU is No. 9 in the AFCA Division II coaches poll and No. 18 in the d2football.com. The Reddies are No. 3 in the NCAA Super Region Three poll.

COACHES Scott Maxfield (77-38 in 11th season at HSU, 106-50 in 15th season overall); Chris Jenson (2-7 in first season at Oklahoma Baptist and overall).

SERIES First meeting

LAST WEEK HSU defeated Southern Nazarene 76-7. Oklahoma Baptist lost to Ouachita Baptist 30-21.

COMMENTS HSU can earn a share of its third GAC title in four years with a victory. … HSU’s 20-game road winning streak is tied for the longest in NCAA Division II with Minnesota State. The Reddies’ last road loss was to Division I South Alabama on Oct. 29, 2011. The only longer such streak in all of the NCAA division is held by Division III power Mount Union, which has won 107 consecutive road games. … HSU came up with three more interceptions last week, giving the Reddies 22 for the season, which leads Division II. .., The Reddies lead the GAC and rank fifth nationally in scoring defense, allowing 14.4 points per game. … HSU running back JaQuan Cole didn’t play last week against Southern Nazarene, but he still ranks second among GAC rushers with 100.4 yards per game. … Sophomore kicker Houston Ray, who earned his second consecutive GAC special teams player of week honor last week, ranks fourth nationally with 1.67 field goals per game. He has made 15 of 17 field-goal attempts this season, including 4 of 4 from 40 yards or more.

Ouachita Baptist at Southern Nazarene

WHEN 1:30 p.m. Central

WHERE SNU Football Stadium, Bethany, Okla.

RADIO KHTE-FM, 96.5, in Little Rock; KHTO-FM, 96.7, in Hot Springs; KVRCAM, 1240, in Arkadelphia; KAMD-FM, 97.1, in Camden; KNAS-FM, 105.5, in Nashville; KQOR-FM, 105.3, in Mena; KFMD-FM, 105.3, and KFMD-AM, 1340, in Springdale

INTERNET obutigers.com

RECORDS OBU 6-3, 6-3 Great American Conference; Southern Nazarene 0-9, 0-9 COACHES Todd Knight (83-86 in 17th season at OBU, 111-118-2 in 23rd season overall); Craig Hubbard (0-9 in first season at Southern Nazarene and overall)

SERIES OBU leads 2-0

LAST MEETING OBU won 28-7 in 2014. LAST WEEK OBU defeated Oklahoma Baptist 31-20. Southern Nazarene lost to Henderson State 76-7.

COMMENTS OBU freshman Kris Oliver of Arkadelphia was named the GAC offensive player of the week after he had 277 all-purpose yards against Oklahoma Baptist. Oliver rushed for 193 yards and 2 touchdowns and had 3 catches for 84 yards. Oliver leads the GAC with 965 yards yards and 14 rushing touchdowns. … OBU has converted 50 percent of its third-down attempts (60 of 120), which ranks ninth in Division II. … OBU sophomore quarterback Austin Warford of Malvern has rushed for 688 yards (76.4 per game) and passed for 1,367 yards (151.9 per game).

— Steve Rogers

NW Oklahoma State at Harding

WHEN 2 p.m.

WHERE First Security Stadium, Harding RADIO KVHU-FM, 95.3, in Searcy

INTERNET hardingsports.com

RECORDS NWOSU 3-6, 3-6 Great American Conference; Harding 6-3, 6-3

COACHES Matt Walter (3-6 in first season at NW Okla. State and overall); Ronnie Huckeba (55-38 in ninth season at Harding and overall)

SERIES Harding leads 6-2

LAST MEETING Harding won 45-7 in 2014.

LAST WEEK NWOSU lost 53-21 to Arkansas Tech; Harding lost 21-13 to Southwestern Oklahoma State

COMMENTS The game features the top rushing team (Harding, 370.4) and the top passing team (NWOSU, 322.3) in the Great American Conference. … Harding has four of the top 12 rushers in the conference. Park Parish is fourth (77.0), Michael Latu is seventh (69.3), Zach Shelley is eighth (66.0) and Matt Tenison is 12th (62.7). The Bisons rank third in NCAA Division II with 370,4 rushing yards per game. … Parish’s 18 rushing touchdowns are the most by any quarterback in Division II. The junior from Clinton has at least one rushing touchdown in all nine games and has scored 110 points this season, the most ever by a Harding player. … NWOSU quarterback Reid Miller completed 33 of 56 passes for 339 yards and 3 touchdowns in last week’s loss to Arkansas Tech. … Receiver Horatio Smith had 3 receptions for 85 yards and 2 touchdowns. … The Rangers lead Division II with 15 fumble recoveries. They have forced 28 turnovers, which ranks fifth in the nation.

East Central (Okla.) at Southern Arkansas

WHEN 2 p.m.

WHERE Wilkins Stadium, Magnolia

RADIO KVMZFM, 99.1, in Magnolia/ Waldo; KELD-FM, 106.5, in Hampton/ El Dorado/ Camden; KZNG-AM, 1340, in Hot Springs; KENA-AM, 1450, in Mena; KPGG-FM, 103.9, in Ashdown/Texarkana; KMTB-FM, 99.5, in Murfreesboro/ Nashville

INTERNET muleriderathletics.com

RECORDS ECU 6-3, 6-3 Great American Conference; SAU 5-4, 5-4

COACHES Tim McCarty (45-49 in ninth season at East Central, 68-77 in 13th season overall); Bill Keopple (31-39 in seventh season at SAU and overall)

SERIES SAU leads 9-7

LAST MEETING ECU won 47-40 in 2014. LAST WEEK ECU defeated Arkansas-Monticello 21-18; SAU lost 35-13 to Southeastern Oklahoma State

COMMENTS The Tigers are averaging 33.7 points per game and 449.2 yards of total offense. … ECU quarterback Rocky Moore’s average of 297.0 passing yards per game ranks third in the Great American Conference. His 31 touchdowns lead the GAC and rank second in NCAA Division II. … SAU quarterback Barrett Renner leads the league in total offense (345.0) and is second in passing yards per game (301.9). … Sophomore tight end Tanner Hudson has six receiving touchdowns for the Muleriders with four coming inside the 20. … SAU’s pass defense ranks second in the GAC, allowing 163.4 yards per game. The Muleriders have not allowed an opponent to throw for more than 250 yards in a game. Three times SAU has allowed less than 100 yards passing in a game with a low mark of 21 yards coming against Oklahoma Baptist.

— Frankie Frisco

SW Oklahoma State at Arkansas Tech

WHEN 2 p.m.

WHERE Thone Stadium, Russellville

RADIO KCJC-FM, 102.3, in Russellville INTERNET arkansastechsports.com

RECORDS SWOSU 4-5, 4-5 Great American Conference; Arkansas Tech 7-2, 7-2 COACHES Bo Atterberry (11-10 in second season at SWOSU and 52-38 in eighth season overall); Raymond Monica (15-16 in third season at Arkansas Tech, 60-50 in ninth season overall)

SERIES SWOSU leads 6-5.

LAST MEETING SWOSU won 27-23 in 2014.

LAST WEEK SWOSU defeated Harding 21-13; Arkansas Tech defeated Southwestern Oklahoma State 53-21.

COMMENTS Arkansas Tech ranks eighth in NCAA Division II with 296.2 rushing yards per game. Freshman Bryan Allen’s average of 7.53 yards per rush leads the Great American Conference and is fifth nationally. Allen (116.1), sophomore Brayden Stringer (76.9) and freshman Kristian Thompson (51.3) are all in the top 12 among rushers in the GAC. … The Wonder Boys are first in the GAC and third nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage (77.8). … SWOSU is on a four-game winning streak, the fourth-longest in the GAC. The Bulldogs have victories over each of the league’s other 6-3 teams — Harding, Ouachita Baptist and East Central (Okla.). … SWOSU quarterback Marc Evans is averaging 271.3 yards passing and has thrown for 18 touchdown passes.

— Frankie Frisco

SE Oklahoma State at Arkansas-Monticello

WHEN 3 p.m.

WHERE Willis “Convoy” Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium, Monticello

RADIO KHBM-FM, 93.7, in Monticello INTERNET uamsports.com

RECORDS UAM 1-8, 1-8 Great American Conference; SE Oklahoma State 4-5, 4-5 COACHES Hud Jackson (14-38 in fifth season at UAM and overall); Bo Atterberry (11-10 in second season and SE Oklahoma State, 52-38 in eighth season overall). SERIES UAM leads 3-2.

LAST MEETING SE Oklahoma State won 52-49 in 2014.

LAST WEEK UAM lost to East Central (Okla.) 21-18. SE Oklahoma State defeated Southern Arkansas 35-13.

COMMENTS UAM lost its second consecutive game by three points last week. The Boll Weevils trailed East Central 21-3 in the fourth quarter before rallying. … UAM senior Hunter Leppert, who passed for 379 yards last week, needs 436 yards to become the second Boll Weevils quarterback to pass for 3,000 yards in a season. Cory Allred did it in 2003 and 2004, including a school-record 3,606 in 2003. … UAM has scored only seven points off turnovers this season. Its opponents have scored 71 points off Boll Weevils’ turnovers.

— Steve Rogers

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