Southern Arkansas at Ouachita Baptist
WHEN Noon
WHERE Cliff Harris Stadium, Arkadelphia
RECORDS Southern Arkansas 5-1, 5-1 GAC; Ouachita Baptist 3-3, 3-3
COACHES Todd Knight (87-90 in 18th season at Ouachita Baptist, 115-122-2 in 24th season overall); Bill Keopple (38-40 in eighth season at Southern Arkansas and overall)
SERIES Ouachita Baptist leads 36-35-1
RADIO KVMZ-FM, 99.1, in Magnolia; KHTEFM, 96.5, in Little Rock; KUOA-AM, 1290, in Siloam Springs; KUOA-FM, 97.7, in Fayetteville/Springdale; KAMD-FM, 97.1, in Camden; KYRC-FM, 93.5, Hot Springs/Bismarck; KNASFM, 105.5, in Nashville; KQOR-FM, 105.3, in Mena
INTERNET muleriderathletics.com, obutigers.com
LAST MEETING Southern Arkansas won 32-28 last season
LAST WEEK Southern Arkansas beat Oklahoma Baptist, 52-7; Ouachita Baptist lost to Arkansas Tech, 49-17
COMMENTS Southern Arkansas received four points in this week’s AFCA top 25 poll. … A victory for the Muleriders would clinch a fourth winning season in the last five years. … Southern Arkansas’ Michael Nunnery has rushed for 245 over the last two games, a boost for a team that ranks seventh in the GAC in rushing. … Ouachita Baptist is coming off its worst loss in nine seasons and is trying to avoid losing a third consecutive game for the first time since 2012. … The Tigers are third in the GAC in scoring (34.5 points per game), but was held to a season-low 17 points against Arkansas Tech. … Southern Arkansas will put up its third-ranked pass offense (284.3 yards per game) against an OBU pass defense that gives up 283.7 yards per game, 11th most in the GAC.
Arkansas-Monticello
at Henderson State
WHEN 2 p.m.
WHERE Carpenter-Haygood Stadium, Arkadelphia
RECORDS Arkansas-Monticello 2-4, 2-4 GAC; Henderson State 5-1, 5-1
COACHES Hud Jackson (16-44 in sixth season at Arkansas-Monticello and overall); Scott Maxfield (85-41 in 12th season at Henderson State, 114-53 in 16th season overall)
SERIES Henderson State leads 46-31-2
RADIO KHBM-FM, 93.7, in Monticello; KARNAM, 920, in Little Rock; KAFN-FM, 93.7 and KAFN-AM, 690, in Benton; KWPS-FM, 99.7, in Hot Springs; KYXK-FM, 106.9, in Arakadelphia INTERNET uamsports.com, hsusports.com LAST MEETING Henderson State won 41-3 last season
LAST WEEK Arkansas-Monticello lost to Southern Nazarene, 31-17; Henderson State lost to Harding, 35-3
COMMENTS Henderson State fell from No. 5 to No. 15 in this week’s AFCA Division II poll after a 35-3 loss to Harding. … The Reddies committed six turnovers in last week’s loss, after having committed 10 in their first five games combined. … Andrew Black and Evan Lassiter each took snaps at quarterback last week for Henderson State. Black completed 9 of 18 passes for 72 yards with 3 interceptions, while Lassiter completed 17 of 27 passes for 163 yards. … The Boll Weevils allow 40.0 points per game, but have given up less than that total in each of the last two games. … Henderson State has won the last six meetings in the series. UAM’s last victory came in 2008, when it won 51-48 in Arkadelphia.
SE Oklahoma State
at Harding
WHEN 6 p.m.
WHERE First Security Stadium, Searcy
RECORDS SE Oklahoma State 4-2, 4-2 GAC; Harding 6-0, 6-0
COACHES Bo Atterberry (17-12 in third season at SE Oklahoma State, 58-40 in ninth season overall); Ronnie Huckeba (62-39 in 10th season at Harding and overall)
SERIES Harding leads 20-7
RADIO KVHU-FM, 95.3, in Searcy
INTERNET hardingsports.com
LAST MEETING Harding won 63-60 in four overtimes last season
LAST WEEK SE Oklahoma State beat NW Oklahoma State, 55-34; Harding beat Henderson State, 35-3
COMMENTS Harding jumped to No. 8 in the AFCA Division II poll after beating Henderson State last week, its highest ranking ever in the poll. … Harding is 6-0 for the first time under Coach Ronnie Huckeba, and for the first time overall since 2002. It has never started a season 7-0 as a Division II program. … The Bisons lead Division II in scoring defense (9.7 points allowed per game), total defense (217.2 yards allowed per game) and turnover margin (plus-13). … Southeastern Oklahoma State is second in the GAC in scoring (38.5 points per game) and total offense (450.0 yards per game). … The Savage Storms’ Devlon Wortham is the GAC’s top rusher at 125.5 yards per game.
East Central (Okla.)
at Arkansas Tech
WHEN 6 p.m.
WHERE Thone Stadium, Russellville
RECORDS East Central (Okla.) 1-5, 1-5 GAC; Arkansas Tech 3-3, 3-3
COACHES Raymond Monica (20-20 in fourth season at Arkansas Tech, 65-54 in 10th season overall); Tim McCarty (46-56 in 10th season at East Central, 66-74 in 13th season overall) SERIES East Central (Okla.) leads 11-7
RADIO KCJC-FM, 102.3, in Russellville
INTERNET arkansastechsports.com
LAST MEETING East Central (Okla.) won 20-19 last season
LAST WEEK East Central (Okla.) lost to SW Oklahoma State, 41-7; Arkansas Tech beat Ouachita Baptist, 49-17
COMMENTS Jabyes Cross passed for 265 yards and rushed for 60 in his first start at quarterback for Arkansas Tech last week. … The Wonder Boys’ 49-17 victory over Ouachita Baptist snapped a two-game losing skid and their 513 total yards of offense were a season-high. … East Central’s minus-8 turnover margin is the worst in the GAC. Arkansas Tech’s plus-1 margin is third. … Jackson Lamb and Brooks Holder have split quarterback duties in each of the last two games, losses to Southwestern Oklahoma State and Northwestern Oklahoma State. … The Tigers have won nine of the last 11 in the series, including a 20-19 victory last season when they intercepted an Arsenio Favor pass in the final minute.