Oklahoma Baptist at Ouachita Baptist
WHEN 1 p.m.
WHERE Cliff Harris Stadium, Arkadelphia RADIO KHTE-FM, 96.5, in Little Rock; KHTO-FM, 96.7, in Hot Springs; KVRC-AM, 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 Oklahoma Baptist 2-6, 2-6 Great American Conference; Ouachita 5-3, 5-3
COACHES Chris Jensen (14-16 in third season at Oklahoma Baptist and overall); Todd Knight (82-86 in 17th season at Ouachita, 110-118-2 in 23rd season overall)
SERIES Tied 2-2-1
LAST MEETING Ouachita Baptist won 21-0 on Oct. 4, 1940.
LAST WEEK Oklahoma Baptist lost to Southwestern Oklahoma State 42-14. Ouachita defeated Arkansas-Monticello 20-17.
COMMENTS Ouachita Baptist and Oklahoma Baptist will meet in a football game for the first time in 75 years. The Tigers are 2-0-1 against the Bison in games played in Arkadelphia. … Ouachita’s Kris Oliver is second in the GAC with 772 rushing yards. His 13 rushing touchdowns rank ninth in Division II. … The teams are the least-penalized in the GAC. Oklahoma Baptist has committed the fewest with 53, and Ouachita has 56.
— Steve Rogers
Southern Nazarene at Henderson State
WHEN 2 p.m.
WHERE Carpenter-Haygood Stadium Arkadelphia
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock; KDEL-FM, 100.9, in Arkadelphia; KAFNFM, 100.7, and KZYP-AM, 1310, in Malvern; KEWI-AM, 690, in Benton
INTERNET hsusports.com
RECORDS Southern Nazarene 0-8, 0-8 Great American Conference; HSU 7-1, 7-1 RANKINGS HSU is No. 11 in the AFCA Division II coaches poll and No. 20 in the d2football.com poll.
COACHES Craig Hubbard (0-8 in first season at Southern Nazarene and overall); Scott Maxfield (76-38 in 11th season at HSU and 105-50 in 15th season overall) SERIES HSU leads 3-0
LAST MEETING HSU won 72-7 last season.
LAST WEEK Southern Nazarene lost to Northwestern Oklahoma State 49-20. HSU defeated Southern Arkansas 29-28.
COMMENTS HSU rallied from a 12-point deficit to defeat Southern Arkansas as quarterback Dallas Hardison led a 15-play, 94-yard winning drive that ended with his 6-yard scoring run as time expired. It was Hardison’s first college touchdown run. … The Reddies continue to lead all NCAA divisions with 19 interceptions. Thomas More (Ky.) leads Division III with 18, Arkansas State (15) leads the FBS and Jacksonville (15) leads the FCS. … HSU kicker Houston Ray was named the GAC special teams player of the week for the second time this season after making field goals of 20, 41 and 42 yards against SAU. … HSU junior Jaquan Cole continues to lead the GAC with 883 rushing yards on 148 carries. … HSU has outscored Southern Nazarene 217-38 in three meetings. In the first half of last year’s game, quarterback Kevin Rodgers passed for 408 yards with a conference- and school-record seven touchdowns as the Reddies led 59-0.
Southern Arkansas at SE Oklahoma State
WHEN 2 p.m.
WHERE Paul Laird Field, 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 SAU 5-3, 5-3 Great American Conference; SE Okla. State 3-5, 3-5
COACHES Bill Keopple (31-38 in seventh season at SAU and overall); Bo Atterberry (10-10 in second season at SE Okla. State, 51-38 in eighth season overall) SERIES SAU leads 20-16-3.
LAST MEETING SAU won 30-29 in 2014. LAST WEEK SAU lost 29-28 to Henderson State. SE Okla. St. lost 57-37 to Arkansas Tech.
COMMENTS SAU won last year’s game in Magnolia on a touchdown pass from Si Blackshire to Aaron Johnson with no time on the clock. The game was the season-opener for both teams and was delayed by lightning. … SAU’s offense is second in NCAA Division II in thirddown conversion percentage (.544). … SE Okla. State is 11th in the country in passing yards allowed (141.9). … The Muleriders are 19th in Division II in total offense (482.1). … The Savage Storm average 32.2 points per game and 432.8 yards of total offense. … SAU freshman quarterback Barrett Renner has completed 185 of 294 passes for 2,415 yards and 24 touchdowns with 7 interceptions and leads the GAC in total offense while ranking second in passing yards per game (301.9) and third in passing touchdowns (24). … SAU freshman Davondrick Lison is the conference leader in sacks (8.5) and forced fumbles (5).
— Frankie Frisco
Arkansas Tech at Northwestern Oklahoma State
WHEN 2 p.m.
WHERE Ranger Field, Alva, Okla.
RADIO KCJC-FM, 102.3, in Russellville
INTERNET arkansastechsports.com
RECORDS Arkansas Tech 6-2, 6-2 Great American Conference. NW Okla. State 3-5, 3-5
COACHES Raymond Monica (14-16 in third season at Tech, 59-50 in ninth season overall); Matt Walter (3-5 in first season at NW Okla. State and overall)
SERIES Tech leads 8-4.
LAST MEETING Tech won 33-14 in 2014. LAST WEEK Tech defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State 57-37; NW Okla. State defeated Southern Nazarene 49-20.
COMMENTS This will be the Wonder Boys’ final road game of the season. They are 2-2 on the road. … Tech rushed for 388 yards in last week’s victory over Southeastern Oklahoma State. It was the third time this season the Wonder Boys had at least 374 yards on the ground, and their 286.8-yard average is second in the GAC and eighth in NCAA Division II. … Tech senior linebacker Logan Genz had 18 tackles in last week’s victory and is averaging 12 tackles a game over his past five games. … The Wonder Boys have won their past three games against the Rangers by an average of 23 points. … Arkansas Tech has converted 199 first downs, which is 14th-best in Division II. … NW Okla. State quarterback Reid Miller is third in the GAC in passing yards per game (299.4). He has passed for 25 touchdowns but has 19 interceptions.
Harding at Southwestern Oklahoma State
WHEN 2 p.m.
WHERE ASAP Energy Field, Weatherford, Okla.
RADIO KVHU-FM, 95.3, in Searcy
INTERNET hardingsports.com
RECORDS Harding 6-2, 6-2 Great American Conference. SW Okla. State 5-3, 5-3 COACHES Ronnie Huckeba (55-37 in ninth season at Harding and overall); Bo Atterberry (10-10 in second season at SW Okla. State and 51-38 in eighth season overall)
SERIES Harding leads 6-4.
LAST MEETING Harding won 42-6 in 2014.
LAST WEEK Harding defeated East Central (Okla.) 62-20; SW Okla. State defeated Oklahoma Baptist 42-14.
COMMENTS Both teams are among the top four in scoring in the GAC. The Bisons lead with an average of 42.8 points per game while the Bulldogs are fourth, averaging 35.6. They are sixth in NCAA Division II in scoring offense. … Harding has four of the top 11 rushers in the GAC. Park Parish is fourth (78.1), Michael Latu fifth (75.0), Zach Shelley sixth (73.6) and Matt Tennison 11th (62.7). The Bisons are second in Division II with 395.4 yards rushing a game. … The Bulldogs are 12th in Division II with three fumbles lost. … Harding junior quarterback Park Parish had two rushing touchdowns in last week’s victory over East Central (Okla.), giving him 17 for the season, tying Alan Dixon’s school record from 1972. … Harding’s Trevon Biglow was named the most valuable player of last week’s homecoming game victory. The junior defensive end had 5 tackles, including 2 sacks, and 1 forced fumble.
— Frankie Frisco
Arkansas-Monticello at East Central (Okla.)
WHEN 4 p.m. Central WHERE Norris Field, Ada, Okla. RADIO KHBM-FM, 93.7, in Monticello INTERNET uamsports.com RECORDS UAM 1-7, 1-7 Great American Conference; East Central 5-3, 5-3 COACHES Hud Jackson (14-37 in fifth season at UAM and overall); Tim McCarty (44-49 in ninth season at East Central, 67-77 in 13th season overall) SERIES East Central leads 7-2. LAST MEETING East Central won 38-34 last year. LAST WEEK UAM lost to Ouachita 20-17. East Central lost to Harding 62-20. COMMENTS East Central has won the past five games in the series. … UAM sophomore Jeremy Jackson ranks third in the GAC with an average of 125.5 all-purpose yards per game. In addition to his team-leading 349 rushing yards, he also has 174 receiving yards and 480 yards in kickoff returns. … Boll Weevils sophomore Jalen Tolliver ranks third among GAC receivers with 72.8 receiving yards per game. … Senior Hunter Leppert ranks fifth on UAM’s career lists for passing yards (5,689), sixth for touchdown passes (44) and fifth for total offense yards (5,919).