HARDING AT OKLAHOMA BAPTIST
WHEN 11 a.m. Central
WHERE Hurt Field, Shawnee, Okla.
RADIO KVHU-FM, 95.3, in Searcy
INTERNET hardingsports.com; obubison.com
2014 RECORDS Harding 9-2, 9-1 Great American Conference; Oklahoma Baptist 8-3 in NAIA
RANKINGS Harding is No. 21 in AFCA preseason Division II coaches poll and No. 19 in the preseason D2football.com poll
COACHES Ronnie Huckeba (49-35 in ninth season at Harding and overall); Chris Jensen (12-10 in third season at Oklahoma Baptist)
SERIES First meeting between the schools.
COMMENTS Harding is 27-7 in its four seasons in the GAC and is 15-2 against teams from Oklahoma, including eight consecutive victories. … Over the past two seasons, Harding has 90 more rushing touchdowns than its opponents. The Bisons have rushed for 104 touchdowns and allowed only 14. … Harding’s defense has finished among the top 10 in NCAA Division II in rushing defense in each of the past three seasons. The Bisons were third last season, allowing only 77.7 rushing yards per game. … Oklahoma Baptist is joining the Great American Conference as a provisional member in 2015. Oklahoma Baptist is transitioning to NCAA Division II from the NAIA. … Oklahoma Baptist is beginning its third season of intercollegiate football after a 73-year hiatus. It began football in 1911 but dropped the program following the 1940 season.
SW OKLA. STATE AT SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
WHEN 6 p.m.
WHERE Wilkins Stadium, Magnolia
RADIO KVMZ-FM, 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; swosuathletics.com
2014 RECORDS SAU 5-5, 5-5 Great American Conference; Southwestern Oklahoma 3-7, 3-7
COACHES Bill Keopple (26-35 in seventh season at SAU and overall); Dan Cocannouer (21-43 in seventh season at SWOSU and overall)
SERIES SAU leads 3-1.
LAST MEETING Southwestern Oklahoma won 27-24 in 2014.
COMMENTS SAU won its 2014 season opener against Southeastern Oklahoma 30-29. The Muleriders overcame three hours of lightning delays and a late fourth-quarter deficit in the game. … Southwestern Oklahoma scored 14 consecutive fourth-quarter points to rally by SAU in last year’s game at Weatherford, Okla. The victory ended the Muleriders’ three-game winning streak in the series. … The past three meetings between the schools have been decided by three points or less. … SAU averaged 38.7 points and more than 500 yards per game in 2014.
HENDRIX AT AUSTIN COLLEGE
WHEN 1 p.m.
WHERE Jerry E. Apple Stadium, Sherman, Texas
INTERNET hendrixwarriors.com
2014 RECORDS Hendrix 6-4; Austin 5-5
COACHES Buck Buchanan (6-4 in second season at Hendrix); Loren Dawson (16-33 in sixth season at Austin)
COMMENTS Hendrix junior quarterback Seth Peters returns after passing for 2,494 yards and 15 touchdowns last season. … Hendrix also returns its leading rusher in Dayton Winn, who gained 1,055 yards, and its leading receiver in Ben Luedtke, who caught 52 passes for 575 yards and 3 touchdowns. … The Warriors’ top-two leading tacklers return in Thomas Eddlemon and Caleb Shannon. … Austin College, the alma mater of Hendrix Coach Buck Buchanan, lost its quarterback from last season but returns its leading rusher and leading receiver.
LYON COLLEGE VS. LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE
WHEN 1 p.m.
WHERE Pioneer Stadium, Batesville
RADIO KZLE-FM, 93.1, in Batesville
INTERNET lyonscots.com
RECORDS Lyon 0-1; Lindsey Wilson 0-0
COACHES Kirk Kelley (0-1 in first season at Lyon); Chris Oliver (33-23 in sixth season at Lindsey Wilson)
SERIES First meeting
LAST WEEK Lyon lost 45-21 against Tabor College; Lindsey Wilson did not play.
COMMENTS Arkansas College opened a 14-10 lead last week, but Tabor College scored four third-quarter touchdowns to defeat the Scots in their first football game in 64 years. … Arkansas College junior Michael Bowles ran for 189 yards in the loss as the Scots had 371 yards of offense. … Lindsey College is in Columbia, Ky. … The Blue Raiders were 10-3 in 2014, winning the Eastern Division of the Mid-South Conference. … Sophomore Dylan Beasley played in six games last year, completing 19 of 39 passes for 316 yards with 7 touchdowns and 1 interception.