CENTRAL ARKANSAS
AT INCARNATE WORD
WHEN 6 p.m. Central
WHERE San Antonio
RECORDS UCA 8-1, 7-0 Southland; Lamar 1-8, 0-7
COACHES Steve Campbell (31-14 in fourth season at UCA, 145-44 in 17th season overall); Larry Kennan (20-54 in sixth season at Incarnate Word, 33-61-3 in eighth season overall)
SERIES UCA leads 1-0
LAST MEETING 2013 UCA 58, Incarnate Word 7
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3 in Conway; KKPT-FM, 94.1 in Little Rock
INTERNET ucasports.com/KUCA
WHEN UCA HAS THE BALL Senior quarterback Hayden Hildebrand leads UCA’s offense and the Southland Conference in pass efficiency. Through nine games, he has completed 67.9 percent of his passes for 2,366 yards and 21 touchdowns. Freshman running back Kierre Crossley has rushed for 646 yards and 3 touchdowns. Sophomore Carlos Blackman is second on the team with 530 rushing yards. Senior wide receiver Roman Gordon has 26 catches of 523 yards and 6 touchdowns. Senior Brandon Cox is UCA’s leading receiver with 30 catches for 567 yards and 3 touchdowns.
WHEN INCARNATE WORD HAS THE BALL Sophomore quarterback Sean Brophy leads the way. He has completed 56.9 percent of his passes for 1,277 yards and 11 touchdowns. Senior Derrick Mitchel has rushed for 569 yards and 4 touchdowns. Junior Ra’Quanne Dickens has rushed for 341 yards and 3 touchdowns. Junior Phillip Baptiste leads Incarnate Word in receiving with 27 catches for 495 yards and 3 touchdowns.
WHAT’S AT STAKE A victory would leave UCA as the only undefeated team in Southland Conference play, and it would give UCA nine consecutive victories for the first time since 1989.