ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS
WHEN 3 p.m.
WHERE Estes Stadium, Conway
RECORDS UCA 9-1, 8-0 Southland; Abilene Christian 2-8, 2-6
COACHES Steve Campbell (32-14 in fourth season at UCA, 59-22 in sixth season overall); Adam Dorrel (2-8 in first season at Abilene Christian, 78–16 in ninth season overall)
SERIES UCA leads 6-2-1
LAST MEETING 2016: UCA 58, Abilene Christian 27
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway; KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock
INTERNET ucasports.com/KUCA, ESPN3 WHEN UCA HAS THE BALL Senior quarterback Hayden Hildebrand leads UCA’s offense and the Southland Conference in pass efficiency. Through 10 games, Hildebrand has completed 67.7 percent of his passes for 2,592 yards and 26 touchdowns. He has thrown seven interceptions. In all, Hildebrand’s numbers leave him as the Southland Conference leader in pass efficiency. Freshman running back Kierre Crossley leads UCA with 714 rushing yards. Sophomore Carlos Blackman has rushed for 579 yards and 8 touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Brandon Cox leads UCA’s receivers with 35 catches for 675 yards and 5 touchdowns. Senior Roman Gordon has 29 catches for 551 yards and 7 touchdowns. WHEN ABILENE CHRISTIAN HAS THE BALL Freshman quarterback Luke Anthony started Abilene Christian’s last two games in which he passed for a total of 642 yards and 7 touchdowns. He threw 67 passes for 297 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 44-35 loss to Sam Houston State last Saturday. He also threw his first four interceptions of the season. Abilene Christian ran 30 times for 153 yards in the Sam Houston game, led by sophomore Tracy James with 142 on 16 carries.
WHAT’S AT STAKE A victory would guarantee UCA the outright Southland Conference championship and would also give the Bears 10 consecutive victories in a season for the first time since 1988.