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GeneralName of School: ...................................................................... Southern Arkansas University City | Zip: ...................................................................................................... Magnolia, AR | 71753Founded: ................................................................................................................................... 1909 Enrollment: ............................................................................................................................. 4,770Nickname: ..................................................................................................................... MuleridersSchool Colors: .............................................................. Royal Blue (PMS 293) | Gold (PMS 113)Home field (Capacity): ...................................................................... Wilkins Stadium (6,000)Surface: ................................................................................................................ RealGrass TurfAffiliation: ............................................................................................................. NCAA Division IIConference: ......................................................................................................... Great AmericanPresident: .............................................................................................................. Dr. Trey BerryAlma Mater | Yr.: ................................................................................. Ouachita Baptist | 1984Athletics Director: ............................................................................................. Steve BrowningAlma Mater | Yr.: ............................................................................ Southern Arkansas | 2001Athletic Dept. Phone: ......................................................................................... (870) 235-4102Ticket Office Phone: .......................................................................................... (870) 235-4102

HistoryFirst year of Football: ............................................................................................................... 1911All-time bowl/playoff record: ............................................................................................... 2-5No. yrs. in Post-season play: ..................................................................................................... 7Last post-season app.: .....................................................2016 Agent Barry Live United BowlResult: ................................................................................. 24-17 loss to Texas A&M-KingsvilleAll-Time Record: ....................................................................................................... 476-436-30

atHletic communicationsDirector of Athletic Communications: .........................................................Jacob Pumphrey Email: .................................................................................................. [email protected] Office Phone: ............................................................................................. (870) 235-4104 Cell Phone: ................................................................................................. (870) 312-6322 Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: .............................................................. TBD Email: ......................................................................................................................................... Press Box Phone: ................................................................................................. (870) 235-4117Mailing Address: .................................................................................. 100 E. University Street Magnolia, AR 71753

Athletics Website: ..................................................................... www.muleriderathletics.comAthletics Twitter: ........................................................................................... @MuleriderSportsSAU Football Twitter: .............................................................................................@SAUFootball

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coacHinG staffHead Coach ........................................................................ Bill KeoppleAlma Mater | Year ...........................................................................Central Arkansas | 1982Record at SAU ............................................................................................ 54-46 (10th Year)College Career record .................................................................................................... SameFootball office phone ......................................................................................(870) 235-4110

Offensive Coordinator ..............................................Landon Keopple Position ............................................................................... Quarterbacks | Receivers Alma Mater | Year ..................................................................................... Tulsa | 2006 Defensive Coordinator ...................................................Chad Adams Position ............................................................................................................Secondary Alma Mater | Year ..................................................................Fort Hays State | 2002

Assistant Coach ..............................Robert “Boomer” Cunningham Position ...................................................... Offensive Line | Recruiting Coordinator Alma Mater | Year .............................................................. Central Arkansas | 2009 Assistant Coach ..........................................................Benson Jordan Position .................................................. Wide Receivers | Strength & Conditioning Alma Mater | Year ................................................................. Ouachita Baptist | 2013Assistant Coach .........................................................Rashad Pittman Position .....................................................................................................Defensive Line Alma Mater | Year ....................................................................Pittsburg State | 2010

Graduate Assistant ...............................................................Wil Nicks Position .................................................................................................... Running Backs Alma Mater | Year ................................................. Bethel University (Tenn.) | 2017Graduate Assistant .................................................Rodrick Johnson Position .........................................................................................................Linebackers Alma Mater | Year ................................................................. Oklahoma State | 2009Graduate Assistant ........................................................... Eriq Moore Position .................................................................................................Defensive Backs Alma Mater | Year ................................................Southeast Missouri State | 2016

Football Athletic Trainer ........................................ Stephen Baldwin Alma Mater | Year .............................................Concord University (W. Va.) | 2014

team information2017 Overall record ...................................................................................................................... 7-42017 Conference record | finish ...................................................................................7-4 | T-4thFinal ranking last year (poll) ......................................................................................................N/ABasic Offense ..........................................................................................................................SpreadBasic Defense ..............................................................................................................................4-2-5 Lettermen Returning ..................................................................................................................... 38Lettermen Lost ................................................................................................................................ 23Starters Returning ................................................................................... (5 Offense, 7 Defense)Starters Lost .............................................................................................. (6 Offense, 4 Defense)

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September 29, 2018 | W, 55-45at Oklahoma BaptistShawnee, Okla.Crain Family Stadium | 3,600

October 6, 2018 | 2 p.m.vs. Southern Nazarene (Family Day)Magnolia, Ark.Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field | 6,000

August 30, 2018 | W, 38-0vs. Arkansas TechMagnolia, Ark.Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field | 6,000

September 8, 2018 | W, 28-23at #7/9 HardingSearcy, Ark.First Security Stadium | 5,000

September 22, 2018 | W, 27-14vs. Northwestern OklahomaMagnolia, Ark.Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field | 6,000

September 15, 2018 | W, 36-12at Southwestern OklahomaWeatherford, Okla.ASAP Energy Field | 6,000

November 10, 2018 | 1 p.m.at Arkansas-Monticello (BoT)Monticello, Ark.Cotton Boll Stadium | 4,500

October 13, 2018 | 2 p.m.at Southeastern OklahomaDurant, Okla.Paul Laird Field | 4,500

October 20, 2018 | 2:30 p.m.vs. East Central (Homecoming/Hall of Fame)Magnolia, Ark.Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field | 6,000

October 27, 2018 | 2 p.m.vs. Henderson State (Murphy USA Classic)El Dorado, Ark.Memorial Stadium | 6,000

November 3, 2018 | 1 p.m.at Ouachita Arkadelphia, Ark.Cliff Harris Stadium | 6,500

Radio | Southern Arkansas football games are broadcast on the Mulerider Sports Network and its flagship station Magnolia’s Country 99.1 KVMZ FM. Dan Gregory will provide the play-by-play and Ryan Phillips will provide color analysis.

Live Video | Southern Arkansas' athletic communications department will provide live video coverage of all home football games throughout the 2018 season. The video can be seen under the “Multimedia” tab of muleriderathletics.com. Audio will be taken from the radio broadcast. A direct link will be www.Livestream.com/MuleriderAthletics

Live Stats | Southern Arkansas’ athletic communications department will provide live stats coverage of all home football games throughout the 2018 season. The stats can be found under the “Multimedia” tab of muleriderathletics.com. The stats are powered by SIDEARM Sports.

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#17 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (5-0, 5-0 GAC)

VS.Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field (6,000)

#17 Southern Arkansas enters Week 6 of the 2018 season at 5-0 for the first time ever under tenth-year head coach Bill Keopple, who last weekend took the sidelines for the 100th time as head coach of the SAU Football program. The Muleriders, who are at the halfway point of the program’s 101st season, welcome in Southern Nazarene to Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field for a Great American Confer-ence matchup and the seventh meeting all-time between the two programs which will also serve as the university’s Family Day. Highlighting the unbeaten start for Southern Arkansas is the GAC’s second-best scoring offense (36.8 ppg), the league’s fourth-best scoring defense (18.8 ppg) and Divi-sion II’s fourth-best turnover margin (1.80). Redshirt senior quarterback Barrett Renner holds Top-15 marks nationally in passing yards (1,455), passing yards per game (291.0) and passing touchdowns (13) and ranks ninth in the country in completion percentage (66.9%), while one of his favorite tar-gets in redshirt senior wide receiver Karonce Higgins ranks sixth nationally in receiving yards (596) and eleventh in DII in receptions per game (7.2). Southern Nazarene brings the nation’s fourth-best passing defense to Magnolia as the Crimson Storm are allowing only 123.2 yards through the air per game through the first five weeks of the season. Southern Arkansas counters with a tough defense as well as the Muleriders own the GAC’s second-best rushing defense (120.4 ypg) and the fifth-best total defense (340.4). True freshman Brock Floyd ranks eighth in the country in interceptions per game (0.8), senior Anthony Washington is 13th in Division II in tackles for loss per game (2.0) and redshirt junior Malik Preston leads the country in forced fumbles per game (0.8).

Game 6 | october 6, 2018 | 2 p.m.

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Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm (1-4, 1-4 GAC)




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Head CoachAndy Lambert

Crimson StormBethany, Okla.

Location .................................................................................................................................................Bethany, Okla.Enrollment ..............................................................................................................................................................2,110Founded .................................................................................................................................................................. 1899President .................................................................................................................................. Dr. J. Keith NewmanDirector of Athletics ........................................................................................................................... Bobby MartinHead Coach .......................................................................................................................................... Andy LambertSID .................................................................................................................................................................James HillNickname ........................................................................................................................................... Crimson StormColors ...........................................................................................................................................Crimson and BlackStadium (Capacity)......................................................................................................SNU Football Field (2,500)Affiliation ............................................................................................................................................NCAA Division IIConference ....................................................................................................................................... Great American

Head Coach: ............................................................................................................................................Andy LambertAlma Mater: ..................................................................................................................... Trinity International (1991)Record at SNU: ...................................................................................................................................7-20 (3rd Year)Career Record:.............................................................................................................................. 109-116 (21st Year)

Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: ................................................................................ Kyle SchenkOffensive Coordinator/Offensive Line: ............................................................................................... Dustin HadaSpecial Teams/Strength and Conditioning: ............................................................................... Adam LangvardtOffensive Quality Control/Tight Ends: ........................................................................................ Nathan BuchholzGA - Defensive Backs: ............................................................................................................................Indy SiehndelGA - Offensive Skill Positions: .................................................................................................... Dentton HudspethGA - Defensive Line .............................................................................................................................. Stephen PriceGA - Offensive Assistant .....................................................................................................................Ivan MaysonetOutside Linebackers: .............................................................................................................................Cadron DavisAssistant Coach: .........................................................................................................................................Jeff Brown

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2017 Overall Record ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4-72017 GAC Record/Finish ................................................................................................................................................................ 4-7/9th2017 Final Ranking .................................................................................................................................... NR (AFCA) / NR (D2Football)Offense ...............................................................................................................................................................................................MultipleDefense .......................................................................................................................................................................................................3-4Returning Letterwinners ......................................................................................................................................................................... 35Letterwinners Lost ..................................................................................................................................................................................N/AStarters Returning ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14Starters Lost ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Date Opponent H/A Time / Result8/30 Southeastern Oklahoma A L, 0-359/8 East Central H W, 45-209/15 Harding H L, 0-429/22 Arkansas Tech A L, 10-249/29 Henderson State H L, 10-2410/6 Southern Arkansas A 2 p.m.10/13 Arkansas-Monticello H 1 p.m.10/18 Ouachita A 6 p.m.10/27 Northwestern Oklahoma A 2 p.m.11/3 Southwestern Oklahoma H 1 p.m.11/10 Oklahoma Baptist A 1 p.m.

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2018 Southern Nazarene Schedule

SCHEDULE The Southern Nazarene football team enters play with a 1-4 overall record and a 1-4 mark in the GAC. The lone win so far for the Crimson Storm in 2018 came in Week 2 when SNU topped East Central n Bethany, 45-20: the program’s largest margin of victory in its young Division II Era. Southern Nazarene has been shutout twice this season: a 35-0 loss at Southeastern Oklahoma in the season opener and a 42-0 defeat to Harding at home. Additionally, the Crimson Storm have lost three straight games, including back-to-back 24-10 decisions entering Week 6.

THE COACH The Crimson Storm are coached by Andy Lambert, who is in his third season as head coach of Southern Nazarene. In his first season, Lambert guided the Crimson Storm to a 2-9 record. Last season, the Crimson Storm won four games, including a pair of signature road wins at Harding and at Henderson State. Prior to coming to Bethany, Lambert had won over 100 games across a 19-year coaching career that saw stops at his alma mater, Trinity International, and more-recently a 12-year stint at Sterling College in Sterling, Kans. At Trinity, Lambert was 30-45 and at Sterling, he went 72-51. Overall, Lambert's 20-year coaching record stands at 107-107. SCOUTING THE OFFENSE Offensively, the Crimson Storm are averaging league-lows in points per game (13.0) and total of-fense per game (188.4) with 128.4 of those yards coming on the ground and just 60.0 yards coming through the air. The Crimson Storm rank seventh in rushing offense and 11th in passing offense. Commanding the offense for the Crimson Storm is senior quarterback Jacob Spady. In five games this season, Spady has completed 21-of-61 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns. Spady is also the team’s leading rusher with 271 yards on 64 carries and one touchdown. Gage Porter has scored a team-leading two rushing touchdowns this season. The leading pass catcher for the Crimson Storm in terms of receptions, yards and touchdowns is Reid Roelofs as he has 144 yards receiving and a touchdown.

SCOUTING THE DEFENSE Defensively, the Crimson Storm are allowing 29.0 points per game and 347.2 yards of total offense per game with 224.0 of those yards coming on the ground and just 123.2 yards coming through the air. The Crimson Storm’s scoring defense ranks 6th in the GAC and their total defense also ranks 6th. Their passing defense leads the league, while their rushing defense ranks 11th in the league. On the year, SNU has forced eight turnovers with five being interceptions and the remaining three being fumble recoveries. A total of 15 players have registered double-digit tackles on the season with Myles Roll leading the way with 42 tackles. Six other players have recorded at least 20 stops this season. Roll has also recorded 3.0 tackles for loss, including one sack.

THE SERIES This will be the seventh meeting all-time between the Muleriders and Crimson Storm in a series that began in 2012 when Southern Nazarene began its transition to the NCAA and became members of the Great American Conference. In the six previous meetings, SAU has come out on

top in lopsided decisions as the average margin of victory for the Muleriders in the those games is 33.5 points. This will also be the fourth meeting between the two in Magnolia as SAU took the first three meetings, 47-14 in 2012, 62-7 in 2014 and 37-20 in 2016: an average margin of victory of 35 points.

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All-Time Series Record vs SNU

Year W/L/T Score Site2012 W 47-14 Magnolia, AR2013 W 66-17 Bethany, OK2014 W 62-7 Magnolia, AR2015 W 55-20 Bethany, OK2016 W 37-20 Magnolia, AR2017 W 27-15 Bethany, OKTotal (6 Games) SAU leads 6-0At SAU (3 Games) SAU leads 3-0




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BETHANY, Okla. – Something had to give on Saturday afternoon in Bethany, Oklahoma, as Southern Arkansas, winless on the road entering the contest, met a Southern Nazarene team, that had yet to pick up a win at home this season, in a Great American Conference affair that resulted in the Muleriders improving to 4-2 in league play after a 27-15 win over the Crimson Storm. OF NOTE» The Muleriders led 17-3 at the half and entered the fourth quarter with a 20-6 lead. At the 11:44 mark of the fourth quarter, the Crimson Storm closed the deficit to five, 20-15, before Tanner Hudson scored from one yard out with 7:36 remaining in the game to extend the Mulerider lead, a lead they would keep, to 27-15.» Southern Arkansas tallied 442 total yards of offense behind redshirt junior quarterback Barrett Renner's 250 yards on 21-of-34 passing. Renner also added 12 yards rushing on three carries. The performance for the Rowlett, Texas, native made him the program's new career leader in total offense as he currently has 8,972 total yards surpassing Tyler Sykora's previous best career total of 8,847 yards.» Renner connected with seven different receivers on Saturday including five completions, with a long of 40 yards, to redshirt senior wide receiver Jonathan Weisheit for 82 yards and a touchdown. » Purifoy finished with a career-high 79 rushing yards on 6.1 yards per carry, while also recording a team season-long rush of 32 yards. The versatile utility back recorded 85 all-purpose yards; the third highest single-game mark for the sophomore. Hudson carried once and found the end zone from one yard out.» In all, the Muleriders recorded their third game this campaign with 190 or more rushing yards after picking up 192 yards on 40 carries. Redshirt senior running back Michael Nunnery led the attack after tying a season-high in carries with 19 for 102 yards and a touchdown. The 100-plus yards rushing for Nunnery is his ninth career game in which he reached the century mark in rushing.» Defensively, SAU held Southern Nazarene to 266 total yards with only 87 coming through the air.» The Muleriders forced a fumble and picked off a Crimson Storm pass and held SNU to just a 1-of-9 conversion rate on third down, while forcing Southern Nazarene to three redzone field goals.» The 266 yards by SNU are a season-low for the Mulerider defense as the unit held its fourth opponent under 180 yards on the ground.» Six players recorded five or more total stops with Davondrick Lison, Elgin Moore and La'Montrick Turner picking up six tackles each.» Southern Arkansas registered eight tackles for loss including three sacks led by a pair from junior defensive lineman Anthony Washington. It is the fifth game this season that SAU has recorded 8.0 or more total tackles for loss.Late in the fourth quarter, Kaseem Smith ended the Crimson Storm threat by picking off his first career pass, while Demarcus Pegue accounted for the fumble recovery.» In the kicking game, senior place kicker Bradford Grems tied a season-high with two makes (29, 32) while Hudson averaged 47.2 yards per punt with a long of 50 and two downed inside the 20.

Scoring Summary (Final)Southern Arkansas Football

Southern Arkansas vs Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017 at Bethany, Okla.)

Southern Arkansas (4-2,4-2) vs. Southern Nazarene (3-3,3-3)Date: Oct 07, 2017 • Site: Bethany, Okla. • Stadium: SNU Football FieldAttendance: 1349

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSouthern Arkansas 10 7 3 7 27Southern Nazarene 0 3 3 9 15

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 06:45 SAU - Michael Nunnery 3 yd run (Bradford Grems kick), 5-87 1:51 7 - 0

00:00 SAU - Bradford Grems 29 yd field goal, 13-61 4:21 10 - 02nd 12:09 SNU - Carlos Anguiano 30 yd field goal, 7-62 2:51 10 - 3

02:17 SAU - Jonathan Weisheit 8 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Bradford Grems kick), 10-60 3:41 17 - 33rd 10:28 SNU - Carlos Anguiano 32 yd field goal, 8-52 4:24 17 - 6

03:53 SAU - Bradford Grems 32 yd field goal, 11-67 3:21 20 - 64th 14:54 SNU - Carlos Anguiano 36 yd field goal, 7-34 3:45 20 - 9

11:44 SNU - Jacob Spady 11 yd run (Jacob Spady rush failed), 2-16 0:51 20 - 1507:36 SAU - Tanner Hudson 1 yd run (Bradford Grems kick), 3-18 0:35 27 - 15

Kickoff time: 1 pm • End of Game: 3:34 • Total elapsed time: 2:34Officials: Referee: Stan Sence; Umpire: Glen Williams; Linesman: Gregg Long;Line judge: David Ward; Back judge: Chris Little; Field judge: Rock Holland;Side judge: Dody Nielsen;Temperature: 73 • Wind: NW 10 • Weather: Sunny

Team Statistics (Final)Southern Arkansas Football

Southern Arkansas vs Southern Nazarene (Oct 07, 2017 at Bethany, Okla.)

SAU SNUFIRST DOWNS 21 15 R u s h i n g 10 11 P a s s i n g 11 4 P e n a l t y 0 0NET YARDS RUSHING 192 179 Rushing Attempts 40 39 Average Per Rush 4.8 4.6 Rushing Touchdowns 2 1 Yards Gained Rushing 199 218 Yards Lost Rushing 7 39NET YARDS PASSING 250 87 C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 21-34-1 8-15-1 Average Per Attempt 7.4 5.8 Average Per Completion 11.9 10.9 Passing Touchdowns 1 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 442 266 Total offense plays 74 54 Average Gain Per Play 6.0 4.9Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 4-22 3-26PUNTS-YARDS 5-189 4-121 Average Yards Per Punt 37.8 30.2 Net Yards Per Punt 19.0 29.8 Inside 20 2 1 50+ Yards 1 0 T o u c h b a c k s 0 0 Fair catch 0 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-337 5-302 Average Yards Per Kickoff 56.2 60.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 33.3 39.2 T o u c h b a c k s 1 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-2-0 3-94-0 Average Per Return 1.0 31.3Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-106-0 5-112-0 Average Per Return 21.2 22.4Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-27-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 32:10 27:50 1st Quarter 8 : 2 8 6 : 3 2 2nd Quarter 7 : 1 2 7 : 4 8 3rd Quarter 5 : 0 1 9 : 5 9 4th Quarter 11:29 3 : 3 1Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 1 of 9Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 4-5 T o u c h d o w n s 3-5 1-5 Field goals 2-5 3-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-14 0-0PAT Kicks 3-3 0-0Field Goals 2-2 3-3Points off turnovers 7 0

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2018 GAC Players of the WeekWeek 1 9/3/18Off: Casey Freeman (SWOSU)Def: TJ Winslow (HU)ST: Luke Wendl (OKB)

Week 2 9/10/18Off: Richard Stammetti (HSU)Def: Malik Preston (SAU)ST: Bryston Gipson (HSU)

Week 3 9/17/18 Off: Karonce Higgins (SAU)Def: Airric Parker (OUA)ST: Angel Esparza (HSU)

Week 4 9/24/18Off: Bryan Allen (ATU) J.R. Omigie (SWOSU)Def: DaVondrick Lison (SAU)ST: Maalik Hall (SOSU)

Week 5 10/1/18Off: Preston Haire (OKB) Jared Lancaster (SAU)Def: Keandre Evans (OBU)ST: Cameron Jones (ECU)

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2018 Standings (As of Oct. 5)Team GAC Pct. Overall Pct. StreakOuachita 5-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 W5Southern Arkansas 5-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 W5Harding 4-1 0.800 4-1 0.800 W3Southeastern Oklahoma State 3-2 0.600 3-2 0.600 W2Arkansas Tech 2-3 0.400 2-3 0.400 L1East Central 2-3 0.400 2-3 0.400 W1Henderson State 2-3 0.400 2-3 0.400 W1Oklahoma Baptist 2-3 0.400 2-3 0.400 L3Southwestern Oklahoma State 2-3 0.400 2-3 0.400 L1Arkansas-Monticello 1-4 0.200 1-4 0.200 L3Northwestern Oklahoma State 1-4 0.200 1-4 0.200 L2Southern Nazarene 1-4 0.200 1-4 0.200 L3

2017 GAC Standings (Final)Team GAC Pct. Overall Pct. StreakOuachita 9-2 .818 9-3 .750 L1Harding 8-3 .727 11-4 .733 L1Arkansas Tech 8-3 .727 8-4 .667 L2Southeastern Oklahoma State 7-4 .636 7-4 .636 W1Southern Arkansas 7-4 .636 7-4 .636 W1Henderson State 6-5 .545 6-5 .545 L1Arkansas-Monticello 5-6 .455 5-6 .455 L3Northwestern Oklahoma State 5-6 .455 5-6 .455 W2Southern Nazarene 4-7 .364 4-7 .364 L2Southwestern Oklahoma State 3-8 .273 3-8 .273 L1East Central 2-9 .182 2-9 .182 L3Oklahoma Baptist 2-9 .182 2-9 .182 W1

THE CONFERENCE SLATEThis Week 10/6 | Henderson State vs. Oklahoma Baptist | 2 p.m.10/6 | Southern Arkansas vs. Southern Nazarene | 2 p.m.10/6 | Southwestern Oklahoma vs. Southeastern Oklahoma | 4 p.m.10/6 | Northwestern Oklahoma vs. East Central | 4 p.m.10/6 | Arkansas Tech vs. Arkansas-Monticello | 6 p.m.10/6 | Harding vs. Ouachita | 6 p.m.

Next Week 10/13 | Southern Nazarene vs. Arkansas-Monticello | 1 p.m.10/13 | Oklahoma Baptist vs. Ouachita | 1 p.m.10/13 | Northwestern Oklahoma vs. Arkansas Tech | 2 p.m.10/13 | Southeastern Oklahoma vs. Southern Arkansas | 2 p.m.10/13 | Southwestern Oklahoma vs. Harding | 2 p.m.10/13 | East Central vs. Henderson State | 3 p.m.

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last time it Happenedmuleriders record WHen...AT HOME ....................................................................................................................................... 2-0ON THE ROAD ............................................................................................................................... 3-0NEUTRAL SITE ................................................................................................................................---On Grass ....................................................................................................................................... 1-0Artificial Turf .............................................................................................................................. 4-0Day ................................................................................................................................................. 2-0Night .............................................................................................................................................. 3-0Muleriders Score First ............................................................................................................. 3-0Opponents Score First ............................................................................................................. 2-0Leading at Halftime ................................................................................................................... 2-0Trailing at Halftime.................................................................................................................... 2-0Tied at Halftime ........................................................................................................................... 1-0Leading After 3 Quarters ........................................................................................................ 4-0Trailing After 3 Quarters .......................................................................................................... 1-0Tied After 3 Quarters .................................................................................................................---Outcomes of 7 points or less .................................................................................................. 1-0Outcomes of more than 7 points ........................................................................................... 4-0300 or more yards passing.................................................................................................... 3-0200 or more yards rushing ..................................................................................................... 1-0500 or more yards total offense ........................................................................................... 1-0More Total yards than opponent............................................................................................ 5-0Fewer Total yards than opponent............................................................................................---30 or more pass plays ............................................................................................................. 5-030 or more rushing attempts ................................................................................................ 4-0More offensive plays than opponents .................................................................................. 3-0Fewer offensive plays than opponents ................................................................................. 1-0Same offensive plays as opponents ...................................................................................... 1-03 or more fumbles lost ..............................................................................................................---Less than 3 fumbles lost ......................................................................................................... 5-02 or more interceptions thrown ............................................................................................ 3-04 or more turnovers committed .............................................................................................---Less than 4 turnovers committed ......................................................................................... 5-0Fewer Turnovers than opponents ......................................................................................... 4-0More Turnovers than opponents .............................................................................................---Same Turnovers than opponents ........................................................................................... 1-0Defense forces 3 fumbles lost ................................................................................................ 1-0Defense has two interceptions .............................................................................................. 4-0Opponents have more than 300 yds. pass .......................................................................... 1-0Opponents have less than 300 yds. pass ........................................................................... 4-0Opponents have more than 200 yds. rush ...........................................................................---Opponents have less than 200 yds. rush ............................................................................ 5-0More Penalty yards than opponents ..................................................................................... 4-0Less Penalty yards than opponents ....................................................................................... 1-0More Time of Possession ......................................................................................................... 4-0Less Time of Possession........................................................................................................... 1-0Record when score 30 or more points ............................................................................... 3-0Record when score 40 or more points ................................................................................ 1-0Record when score less than 30 points ............................................................................. 2-0Record in August/September ................................................................................................ 5-0Record in October .......................................................................................................................---Record in November ...................................................................................................................---Record in December ...................................................................................................................---Record on Thursday ................................................................................................................... 1-0Record on Saturday .................................................................................................................. 3-0Record on Sunday ...................................................................................................................... 1-0

INDIVIDUAL 400+ YARDS PASSING: Barrett Renner | Nov. 4, 2017 533 yards vs. Ouachita200+ YARDS RUSH: Mark Johnson | Nov. 16, 2013 219 yards vs. Arkansas-Monticello150+ YARDS RECEIVING: Jared Lancaster | Sept. 29, 2018 156 yards at Oklahoma Baptist10+ RECEPTIONS: Karonce Higgins | Sept. 15, 2018 13 receptions at Southwestern Oklahoma StateTWO PLAYERS RUSH FOR 100 YARDS: SirCharles Perkins (125 yards) Lorenzo Alexander (100 yards) Sept. 29, 2018 at Oklahoma Baptist KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TD: Zikerious Ware | Nov. 15, 2014 88 yards at Arkansas-MonticelloPUNT RETURN FOR A TD: Jared Lancaster | August, 30 2018 68 yards vs. Arkansas Tech INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: DeMarcus Pegue | August 30, 2018 27 yards vs. Arkansas TechFUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Sept. 9, 2018 at #7 Harding Brock Floyd (21 yards) | DaVondrick Lison (57 yards) PLAYER HAVING A SAFETY: DaVondrick Lison | Sept. 15, 2018 at Southwestern Oklahoma StatePLAYER HAVING BLOCK PUNT: Anthony Washington | September, 9 2017 vs. Harding

TEAM 30+ FIRST DOWNS: November 4, 2017 vs. Ouachita (33)400+ YARDS RUSHING: November 5, 2005 vs. Henderson State (441 yards)400+ YARDS PASSING: November 4, 2017 vs. Ouachita (533 yards)600+ YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE: September 29, 2018 at Oklahoma Baptist (611 yards)700+ YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE: September 30, 2017 vs. Oklahoma Baptist (718 yards)80+ OFFENSIVE PLAYS: November 4, 2017 vs. Ouachita (84 plays)55+ POINTS IN A GAME: September 29, 2018 at Oklahoma Baptist (55-45)50-54 POINTS IN A GAME: November 11, 2017 vs. Arkansas-Monticello (51-20)SHUTOUT AN OPPONENT: August 30, 2018 vs. Arkansas Tech (38-0)4+ INTERCEPTIONS THROWN: Sept. 1, 2016 at Southwestern Oklahoma (4 INTs)4+ INTERCEPTIONS (DEFENSE): Nov. 15, 2014 at Arkansas-Monticello (4 INTs)100+ PENALTY YARDS: September 29, 2018 at Oklahoma Baptist (15-for-137 yards)




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Records Within Reach - Career (Individual) » Reception Yards - (Record: 2,852 - Nik Lewis, 2000-03) Current: Karonce Higgins (2,433 | -419)» Receptions - (Record: 179 - Jonathan Weisheit, (2014-17) Current: Karonce Higgins (161 | -18)» TD Receptions - (Record: 36 - Nik Lewis, 2000-03) Current: Karonce Higgins (25 | -11)» Sacks - (Record: 25.0 - David Sanders, 1989-1992) Current: Davondrick Lison (22.0 | -3.0) (-# indicates number from TYING record)

Arkansas Collegiate Passing Records (All-Time) » Passing Yards 1. Kevin Rodgers HSU 2011-14 13,678 2. Barrett Renner SAU 2015-pres. 11,360 3. Ryan Aplin ASU 2009-12 10,758 4. Nathan Brown UCA 2004-08 10,558 5. David Knighton Harding 2004-08 9,955 6. Seth Peters Hendrix 2013-16 9,789 7. Scott Buisson UAM 2013-16 9,616 8. Tyler Sykora SAU 2010-13 9,010 9. Hayden Hildebrand UCA 2013-17 8,028 10. Kevin McCarn UAM 1997-00 7,864

» Passing TDs 1. Kevin Rodgers HSU 2011-14 124 2. Barrett Renner SAU 2015-pres. 108 3. Nathan Brown UCA 2004-08 100 4. Seth Peters Hendrix 2013-16 85 5. Tyler Sykora SAU 2010-13 82 6. David Knighton Harding 2004-08 80 7. Scott Buisson UAM 2007-10 73 8. Ryan Aplin ASU 2009-12 67 9. Brandon Allen Arkansas 2012-15 64 10. Hayden Hildebrand UCA 2013-17 62 Ryan Mallett Arkansas 2009-10 62




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# School (1st-place votes) Record Last Week*1 Minnesota State (28) 5-0 12 Grand Valley State (1) 5-0 33 Ferris State (4) 5-0 44 MSU Texas 5-0 55 West Georgia 5-0 66 Ouachita Baptist 5-0 77 Minnesota Duluth 5-0 88 Pittsburg State 5-0 109 Texas A&M-Commerce 4-1 910 Valdosta State 5-0 1311 West Florida 4-1 1112 Colorado School of Mines 5-0 T-1413 West Chester 5-0 1214 Indiana (Pa.) 4-1 215 Colorado State-Pueblo 4-1 1616 Northwest Missouri State 4-1 1717 Southern Arkansas 5-0 1918 Fort Hays State 4-1 1819 Harding 4-1 2020 Notre Dame (OH) 5-0 2321 Tarleton State 4-0 2522 Indianapolis 3-1 2223 Kutztown 4-0 NR24 Azusa Pacific 4-1 NR25 Central Washington 3-2 T-14

Dropped Out: West Alabama (21), Colorado Mesa (24)Others Receiving Votes: Sioux Falls, 52; Tiffin, 45; Ohio Dominican, 39; Saginaw Valley State, 33; LIU-Post, 16; Lenoir-Rhyne, 10; Chadron State, 9; West Texas A&M, 9; Bowie State, 7; Central Missouri, 7; Davenport, 7; Florida Tech, 4; Hillsdale, 4; West Alabama, 4; Colorado Mesa, 2; Charleston (WV.), 1; Morehouse, 1; Virginia Union, 1.

2018 Opponents in BOLD

Rk Team 2016 Rec Prev.1 Minnesota State 5-0 12 Ferris State 5-0 33 MSU Texas 5-0 44 Grand Valley State 5-0 55 West Georgia 5-0 66 Pittsburg State 5-0 77 Ouachita Baptist 5-0 98 West Florida 4-1 109 Northwest Missouri State 4-1 1110 Minnesota Duluth 5-0 1211 Valdosta State 5-0 1512 Fort Hays State 4-1 1313 Indiana (Pa.) 4-1 214 Colorado State--Pueblo 4-1 1615 Harding 4-1 1716 Texas A&M-Commerce 4-1 1417 Colorado School of Mines 5-0 2018 Southern Arkansas 5-0 1819 West Chester 5-0 1920 Tarleton State 4-0 2421 Sioux Falls 4-1 2322 Indianapolis 3-1 2123 Central Washington 3-2 824 Notre Dame (OH) 5-0 2525 Kutztown 4-0 NR

D2Football.com Top-25 (As of 10-2-18)

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afca top-25 (as of 10-1-18) Gac teams in tHe national polls




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No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Cls. Hometown/Previous School1 Desmond Jones WR 5-7 167 Jr. Monroe, La. | Ouachita Parrish HS2 Barrett Renner QB 6-3 206 R-Sr. Rowlett, Texas | Bishop Lynch HS3 Whit Jones DB 6-0 190 Fr. Malvern, Ark. | Malvern HS4 Micah Small WR 6-3 195 R-Fr. Magnolia, Texas | Klein Oak HS5 Cam Davis WR 6-1 218 R-Fr. Shreveport, La. | Captain Shrev HS6 Darrion Ardoin WR 6-1 197 Sr. Missouri City, Texas | SFA Univ.7 Karonce Higgins WR 6-1 179 R-Sr. Searcy, Ark. | Searcy HS8 Keiandre Purifoy RB 5-9 195 Jr. Calion, Ark. | Smackover HS9 DaVondrick Lison DL 6-2 213 R-Sr. Arkansas City, Ark. | McGehee HS10 Hayden Mallory QB 5-10 190 So. Gonzalez, La. | St. Amant HS11 Tank Davis WR 6-0 180 Fr. Shreveport, La. | Calvary Baptist Acad.12 Austin Marshall QB 6-1 175 Fr. Katy, Texas | Katy HS13 Kaseem Smith DB 6-0 180 R-Sr. White Hall, Ark. | White Hall HS14 Austin Wilkerson K 6-1 170 Fr. Dallas, Texas | Sunnyvale HS15 Jared Lancaster WR 6-0 190 R-Jr. Bossier City, La. | Parkway HS16 Michael Newsome DB 5-7 179 So. Allen, Texas | Allen HS17 Terrell Turman DB 6-1 175 Fr. Sulphur Springs, Texas | Sulphur Springs HS18 Jimmie Houston DB 6-2 193 Sr. New Boston, Texas | SFA Univ.19 Antonio Robinson DB 6-1 170 Fr. Clinton, Md. | Potomacc HS20 Kordavion Washington RB 5-9 170 Fr. Shreveport, La. | Calvary Baptist Acad.21 Joshua Bland RB 5-7 186 So. Houston, Texas | Jersey Village HS22 SirCharles Perkins RB 5-9 179 R-Jr. Pittsburg, Texas | Pittsburg HS23 Antonio Bell DB 5-9 170 R-Sr. Monroe, La. | Ouachita HS24 Brock Floyd DB 6-1 180 Fr. Frisco, Texas | Centennial HS25 Lorenzo Watkins DB 5-11 175 Jr. Hamburg, Ark. | Hamburg HS26 Dennis Daniels RB 5-9 184 R-Fr. Warren, Ark. | Warren HS27 Lorenzo Alexander RB 5-8 209 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. | SNU28 Odies Wilson DB 6-1 186 R-Fr. North Little Rock, Ark. | Parkview HS29 Aeneas Bell DB 5-10 168 R-So. Jonesboro, La. | Hodge HS30 Tre Williams DB 5-11 182 R-Fr. Jonesboro, Ark. | Forrest City HS31 DeMarcus Pegue LB 5-10 193 R-So. Texarkana, Texas | Liberty-Eylau HS32 Tyrek Rucks LB 6-1 220 Fr. El Dorado, Ark. | El Dorado HS33 Stacy Lawrence DB 5-10 180 R-Jr. Irving, Texas | Irving HS34 Briant Parker DL 6-3 220 Fr. Geismar, La. | Dutchtown HS36 Jaidon Parrish DS|FB 6-0 235 R-Jr. Gilmer, Texas | Gilmer HS37 La’Montrick Turner DB 5-10 175 R-Jr. Ashdown, Ark. | Ashdown HS38 Dalton Wright RB 6-1 259 Jr. Alba, Texas | Alba-Golden HS39 Andrew Pierce DB 5-9 195 R-Fr. Mesquite, Texas | Poteet HS40 Kobe McDonald LB 5-10 205 So. Magnolia, Ark. | Magnolia HS41 Kid Dickerson LB 5-9 183 R-Fr. Mesquite, Texas | Poteet HS42 Lance Smith RB 5-11 208 R-Fr. White Hall, Ark. | White Hall HS43 Kendrix McCann DL 5-10 247 R-Sr. Texarkana, Ark. | Texarkana HS44 JD Abrams LB 6-3 220 Fr. Columbia, La. | Caldwell Parish HS45 Garrett Roberts DL 6-4 230 Fr. Brusly, La. | Brusly HS46 Malik Preston LB 6-0 237 R-Jr. Shreveport, La. | Southwood HS47 Tarrion Thompson DL 6-2 235 Fr. Camden, Ark. | Camden Fairview HS49 Corteze Hurd DB 6-0 175 Fr. Marshall, Texas | Marshall HS51 Braylon Waits LB 5-10 200 R-Jr. Little Rock, Ark. | Maumelle HS52 Davence Davis LB 5-11 210 R-Fr. Prescott, Ark. | Prescott HS53 Fard Burnell OL 6-2 275 R-Fr. Shreveport, La. | Huntington HS54 Bijan Mitchell LB 6-2 253 R-So. Plain Dealing, La. | Plain Dealing HS55 Adam Watson OL 6-5 250 Fr. Magnolia, Ark. | Magnolia HS56 Matthew Ugbeche DL 6-2 240 Fr. Mesquite, Texas | West Mesquite HS57 Malachi Pointer DL 6-1 265 Sr. Gould, Ark. | Dumas HS58 Wyatt Varvil OL 6-3 255 Fr. Quitman, Ark. | Quitman HS59 Demoni Boyd DL 6-0 233 So. Covington, La. | Mandeville HS60 Andre Harris OL 6-0 273 Fr. Houston, Texas | Dekaney HS62 Mason Harding OL 6-6 293 R-So. Mandeville, La. | Fountainbleu HS63 Rick Barrick OL 6-4 270 Fr. Katy, Texas | Seven Lakes HS64 Ryan Mareno OL 6-3 270 Fr. Lake Charles, La. | Sam Houston HS65 Steven Taylor OL 6-2 312 R-So. Katy, Texas | Seven Lakes HS66 Caleb Clark OL 6-5 290 Fr. West Memphis, Ark. | West Memphis HS67 Cameron Officer OL 6-3 280 Fr. Carrollton, Texas | Creekview HS68 Marshall Poppenhusen OL 6-3 280 Fr. Cypress, Texas | Cy-Fair HS69 Trey Thomas OL 6-4 293 R-Jr. Springhill, La. | North Webster HS71 Mason Grantz OL 6-4 270 Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. | Bakersfield College

2018 soutHern arkansas roster# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cls. Hometown | Previous School72 Trevor Matheson OL 6-4 265 Fr. Richmond, Texas | Foster HS73 Garon Martin OL 6-3 285 R-Fr. Sherwood, Ark. | Sylvan Hills HS74 Drew Crawford OL 6-3 280 R-Jr. Paragould, Ark. | Paragould HS75 Jared Gaudet OL 6-2 265 Fr. Metairie, La. | Brother Martin HS76 Jarret Stuckey OL 6-2 303 R-Fr. Shreveport, La. | Northwood HS78 Seth Rinke OL 6-7 285 Fr. Spiro, Okla. | Spiro HS79 Austin Patricia OL 6-3 290 Fr. Forney, Texas | North Forney HS80 Kile Pletcher WR 6-2 189 R-Sr. Magnolia, Ark. | Magnolia HS81 Jordan White K 5-11 188 R-Jr. Benton, La. | Benton HS82 Alfonso Deleon P 5-10 185 Fr. Shreveport, La. | Captain Shreve HS83 David Terburgh TE 6-6 221 R-So. Boliver, Tenn. | Bolivar Central HS84 Brock Price TE 6-5 235 Fr. Farmersville, Texas | Community HS85 Jackson Ennels WR 6-3 215 Fr. Forney, Texas | North Forney, HS86 Michael Gillaspia WR 6-0 170 Fr. League City, Texas | Clear Springs HS87 Mahleik Darty WR 5-11 175 Fr. Texarkana, Texas | Liberty-Eylau HS88 Kam Kelley WR 6-0 198 R-Jr. Rayville, La. | Rayville HS89 Michael Ingram TE 6-3 210 R-Jr. Fayetteville, Ark. | Farmington HS90 Cole Davis DL 5-10 255 R-Jr. Queen City, Texas | Atlanta HS91 Prince Udenze DL 6-3 218 R-Fr. Forney, Texas | Forney HS92 DJ Smith DL 6-0 250 Fr. Leesville, La. | Leesville HS93 Deion Cineus DL 6-3 275 Jr. Miami Beach, Fla. | Miami (Ohio)94 Anthony Washington DL 6-1 240 Sr. Marshall, Texas | Marshall HS95 Jalen Williams DL 6-2 253 R-Fr. Slidell, La. | Slidell HS97 Deno Rogers DL 6-3 245 Fr. Chidester, Ark. | Camden Fairview HS98 Slade Manlief DL 6-2 270 Fr. Sulphur, La. | Sulphur HS99 Antonio Washington DL 6-0 268 R-So. Marshall, Texas | Marshall HS

Pronunciation Guide #6 DARRION ARDOIN ............................................................................................................ Dairy-On (R-Dew-on)#7 KARONCE Higgins .............................................................................................................................. Kuh - Ronce#9 DAVONDRICK Lison................................................................................................................ Duh – Von – Drick #13 KASEEM Smith......................................................................................................................................Kuh - Seem#17 TERRELL Turman .................................................................................................................................... Tuh - Rell#20 KORDAVION Washington ................................................................................................ Core - Day - VEE - on#28 ODIES Wilson ...........................................................................................................................................Oh - Dees#29 AENEAS Bell .................................................................................................................................... Uh - Knee - us#31 DeMarcus PEGUE .......................................................................................................................................... Pig-EE#32 TYREK Rucks.............................................................................................................................................Ty - REEK#36 JAIDON Parrish ...................................................................................................................................... Jay - Den#46 MALIK Preston .....................................................................................................................................Muh – Leak#47 TARRION Thompson ..............................................................................................................................Terry - On#49 CORTEZE Hurd .......................................................................................................................................Core - Tez#52 DAVENCE Davis .................................................................................................................................. Duh - Vence#53 FARD Burnell ........................................................................................................................................... Fuh - Rod#54 BIJAN Mitchell .......................................................................................................Bee-Zjan (Like the Mustard)#56 Matthew UGBECHE .......................................................................................................................Oo - Betch - ay#58 Wyatt VARVIL.............................................................................................................................................Var - vul#68 Marshall POPPENHUSEN ................................................................................................. Poppen - hugh - sen#73 GARON Martin ......................................................................................................................................... Gare - un#75 Jared GAUDET........................................................................................................................................... Go - Day#80 KILE Pletcher ..................................................................................................................................................... Kyle#82 Alfonso DELEON ...........................................................................................................................Day - LEE - own#83 David TERBURGH ...................................................................................................................................Ter - Burg#86 Michael GILLASPIA .........................................................................................................................Guh - las - pia#87 MAHLIEK DARTY ..............................................................................................................Muh - Leak (Dart - EE)#91 Prince UDENZE ............................................................................................................................. You - Den - Zee#93 Deion CINEUS .....................................................................................................................................Cin - EE - Us#95 JALEN Williams ........................................................................................................................................Jay - Len#98 Slade MANLIEF ...................................................................................................................................... Man - Leaf




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RT RG C LG LT QB RB FB TE A-WR X-WR Z-WR 1. Arkansas Tech Patricia Crawford Thomas Taylor Grantz Renner Purifoy --- Wright Jones Ardoin Higgins2. @ Harding Patricia Crawford Thomas Taylor Grantz Renner Purifoy Parrish Wright --- Lancaster Higgins3. @ Southwestern Oklahoma Patricia Crawford Thomas Taylor Grantz Renner Purifoy --- Wright Jones Lancaster Higgins4. Northwestern Oklahoma Patricia Crawford Thomas Taylor Grantz Renner --- Parrish Wright Pletcher Ardoin Higgins5. @ Oklahoma Baptist Patricia Crawford Thomas Taylor Burnell Renner Perkins Parrish --- Pletcher Ardoin Higgins6. Southern Nazarene7. @ Southeastern Oklahoma8. East Central9. vs. Henderson State10. @ Ouachita11. @ Arkansas-Monticello

CB CB FS WS SS DE NG DT DE MIKE LB SAM LB 1. Arkansas Tech K. Smith Watkins Lawrence Floyd Turner Lison Pointer Washington Washington McDonald Preston 2. @ Harding K. Smith Watkins Lawrence Floyd Turner Lison Pointer Washington Washington Pegue Preston3. @ Southwestern Oklahoma K. Smith Watkins Lawrence Floyd Turner Lison Pointer Washignton Washington McDonald Preston4. Northwestern Oklahoma K. Smith Watkins Lawrence Floyd Turner Lison Cineus Washington Washington McDonald Preston5. @ Oklahoma Baptist K. Smith Watkins Lawrence Floyd Turner Lison Williams Washington Washington Pegue McDonald6. Southern Nazarene7. @ Southeastern Oklahoma8. East Central9. vs. Henderson State10. @ Ouachita11. @ Arkansas-Monticello

starters by Week

sau projected tWo-deep vs. soutHern nazareneRT 79 Austin Patricia | FR | 6-3 | 310 62 Mason Harding | SO | 6-6 | 286 RG 74 Drew Crawford | JR | 6-3 | 292 64 Ryan Mareno | FR | 6-3 | 290 C 69 Trey Thomas | JR | 6-4 | 290 66 Caleb Clark | FR | 6-5 | 296 LG 65 Steven Taylor | SO | 6-2 | 285 68 Marshall Poppenhusen | FR | 6-2 | 291LT 71 Mason Grantz | JR | 6-4 | 295 53 Fard Burnell | RsFR | 6-1 | 275 QB 2 Barrett Renner | SR | 6-3 | 210 10 Hayden Mallory | SO | 5-10 | 190 RB 8 Keiandre Purifoy | JR | 5-9 | 195 22 SirCharles Perkins | JR | 5-9 | 193 FB 36 Jaidon Parrish | JR | 6-0 | 238 42 Lance Smith | RsFR | 5-11 | 220 TE 38 Dalton Wright | JR | 6-1 | 270 89 Michael Ingram | JR | 6-3 | 220 A-WR 80 Kile Pletcher | SR | 6-3 | 190 1 Desmond Jones | JR | 5-8 | 176 X-WR 6 Darrion Ardoin | SR | 6-1 | 206 15 Jared Lancaster | JR | 5-11 | 206 Z-WR 7 Karonce Higgins | SR | 6-1 | 188 4 Micah Small | RsFR | 6-3 | 186

CB 13 Kaseem Smith | SR | 6-0 | 175 19 Antonio Robinson | FR | 6-0 | 155 CB 25 Lorenzo Watkins | JR | 5-11 | 168 17 Terrell Turman | FR | 5-11 | 171 FS 33 Stacy Lawrence | SR | 5-9 | 180 16 Michael Newsome | SO | 5-9 | 186 WS 24 Brock Floyd | FR | 6-0 | 186 28 Odies Wilson | RsFR | 6-1 | 204 SS 37 La’Montrick Turner | JR | 5-11 | 180 30 Tre Williams | RsFR | 5-11 | 192 DE 9 Davondrick Lison | SR | 6-2 | 235 91 Prince Udenze | RsFR | 6-4 | 228 NG 57 Malachi Pointer | SR | 6-1 | 265 95 Jalen Williams | RsFR | 6-3 | 275 DT 99 Antonio Washington | SO | 6-1 | 255 54 Bijan Mitchell | SO | 6-0 | 270 DE 94 Anthony Washington | SR | 6-1 | 248 43 Kendrix McCann | SR | 5-11 | 248 MLB 31 DeMarcus Pegue | SO | 5-10 | 210 46 Malik Preston | SR | 6-1 | 244 SLB 40 Kobe McDonald | SO | 5-10 | 210 39 Andrew Pierce | RsFR | 5-10 | 201

K 14 Austin Wilkerson | FR | 6-0 | 176 82 Alfonso Deleon | FR | 5-10 | 195 DS 36 Jaidon Parrish | JR | 6-0 | 238 HLD 15 Jared Lancaster | JR | 5-11 | 206 P 81 Jordan White | JR | 5-11 | 205 82 Alfonso Deleon | FR | 5-10 | 195 RET 15 Jared Lancaster | JR | 5-11 | 206 1 Desmond Jones | JR | 5-8 | 176




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# NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL1 Josh Jordan DB 5-8 155 Jr. Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge)2 Nate Walker RB 5-7 160 Jr. Hitchcock, Texas (Hitchcock)3 Steven Gordon WR 5-7 150 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. (OCA/Baker)4 Jackson Hopking QB 6-0 195 Sr. Wheatland, Cailf. (Wheatland/Yuba)5 Breyon Jackson LB 5-10 185 Sr. Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove)6 Christian Shelmire RB 5-10 174 So. Dickinson, Texas (Lutheran South)7 Lakeem Christmas WR 6-2 160 Sr. Freeport, Texas (Corsicana)8 Devan Brady TE 6-3 225 Jr. Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie)9 Trey Hills WR 6-1 175 Jr. Zachary, La. (Zachary)10 Carlos Anguiano K/P 5-8 160 Sr. Ashdown, Ark. (Genoa Central)11 Reid Roelofs WR 6-5 180 Jr. University Place, Wash. (Life Christian)12 Jacob Spady QB 6-5 195 Sr. Hinton, Okla. (Hinton)13 Brandon Perez RB 5-11 185 So. La Feria, Texas (La Feria (La Feria14 Gage Porter QB 5-11 195 So. Elk City, Okla. (Elk City)15 Reese Carlson WR/TE 6-4 210 Sr. Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor/Montana)16 Jason Gulley LB 5-10 195 So. Denton, Texas (Denton Ryan)17 Dylan Meador LB 5-10 200 So. Piedmont, Okla. (Piedmont)18 Alfred Grear RB 5-7 166 Fr. Austin, Texas (Del Valle)19 Angel Hernandez LB 6-0 200 So. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Fountain Valley)20 Jakel Davis DB 5-7 145 So. Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett)21 Doryan Harris DB 5-9 150 Jr. Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge)22 Daniel Flynn DB 5-10 170 Sr. Crowley, Texas (Nazarene Christian)23 Myles Roll LB 5-11 225 Sr. Cypress, Texas (Cypress Ranch)24 Trenton Smith DB 5-8 150 Fr. Rowlett, Texas (Garland)25 Dylan Bauer LB 6-0 182 So. Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett)26 Moses McCarthy DB 5-9 160 So. Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster)27 Levi Wilkins DB 5-10 165 Jr. Houston, Texas (Kinkaid)28 James Love LB 6-2 195 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Park Hill/Independence CC)29 Brysien Cross LB 5-11 175 Jr. Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill)30 Daniel Ramos III RB 5-8 200 Sr. Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Timberview)31 Anthony Stephens II DB 5-10 156 Jr. Harker Heights, Texas (Harker Heights)32 DeShown Luckey Jr. RB/WR 5-9 200 So. Dallas, Texas (Plano West)33 Derrick Gillis DL 6-0 206 Sr. Houston, Texas (Galena Park North Shore/Blinn)34 Jake Hanson LB 6-2 218 So. Elk River, Minn. (Elk River/Bemidji State)35 Reggie Sampson DB 5-9 1 65 So. Lewisville, Texas (Naaman Forest)36 Conner Callahan DB 5-9 160 So. Wylie, Texas (Wylie)37 Cole Cizek LB 5-11 180 So. Elgin, Okla. (Elgin)38 Hunter Hernandez LB 5-11 175 So. Jarrell, Texas (Jarrell)39 Ethan Spurlock DL 6-3 195 Jr. Temple, Okla. (Mountain View-Gotebo)40 Micah Haggerty DB 5-10 160 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Moore)41 Josh Lessner LS 5-10 205 Jr. Burleson, Texas (Centennial)42 Michael Moore DB 5-9 175 So. Wellington, Texas (Wellington)43 Trevon Hadley LB 5-11 205 Fr. Little Rock, Ark. (Parkview)44 Anthony Nichols DB 5-10 170 Fr. Houston, Texas (Summer Creek )45 Zack Loyd DL 6-2 200 Sr. Bartlesville, Okla. (Bartlesville)46 Mason Murray RB 6-0 170 Fr. Sour Lake, Texas (Hardin-Jefferson)47 Preston Richardson LB 5-11 195 So. Spicewood, Texas (Faith Academy)48 Lanthony Simmons LB 6-2 210 Fr. Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee)49 Lucas Pollock DB 5-10 155 So. Proctor, Okla. (Westville)50 Chase Poynor OL 6-0 265 So. Tomball, Texas (Tomball)51 Joden Jackson DL 5-11 250 So. Gladewater, Texas (Gladewater)52 Tanner Ford OL 6-3 235 Sr. El Reno, Okla. (Empire)54 Hunter Jones OL 5-9 260 Sr. Davis, Okla. (Davis)55 Kevin Henderson DL 5-10 200 So. El Paso, Texas (El Dorado)56 Jaylon Benjamin OL 6-1 225 Fr. Houston, Texas (Cypress Falls)57 Noah Barboza OL 6-1 295 Fr. Spring, Texas (Tomball)58 Jalil Maxwell LB 6-3 200 Jr. Harker Heights, Texas (Harker Heights)59 Robert Combs OL 6-4 285 Fr. Arlington, Texas (Grace Prep)60 Marin Biletic DL 5-11 264 Sr. Killeen, Texas (Ellison)62 Grayson Winters OL 6-3 275 Fr. Prosper, Texas (Prosper)

2018 soutHern nazarene roster# NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL63 Dristin McCubbins DL 6-1 230 Jr. Monrovia, Ind. (Monrovia)64 Joey Carreon OL 5-10 240 So. Edinburg, Texas (Robert Vela66 Sam Perkins OL 6-4 330 Jr. Carnegie, Okla. (Carnegie)68 Danny Guajardo OL 6-1 300 Fr. Crosby, Texas (Crosby)69 George Jarkesy OL 6-2 270 Fr. Tomball, Texas (Tomball)70 James Alvarez OL 5-11 268 Fr. Mesquite, Texas (John Horn)71 Will Bates OL 6-0 280 So. Locust Grove, Okla. (Locust Grove)72 Braden Jones OL 6-0 280 Fr. Lone Wolf, Okla. (Hobart)73 Dalton Triplett OL 6-0 295 Fr. Enid, Okla. (Chisholm)74 Cooper McCauley OL 5-11 280 Fr. Masfield, Texas (Mansfield Legacy)75 Riley McCubbins OL 6-3 285 Fr. Mooresville, Ind. (Monrovia)76 Tyler Edsel OL 6-1 245 So. Cleburne, Texas (Cleburne)77 Hunter Flanagan OL 6-2 265 So. Pottsboro, Texas (Pottsboro)78 Chance Morse OL 6-3 270 Fr. Bells, Texas (Bells (Bells)79 Marc Henderson OL 6-2 270 So. Amarillo, Texas (Randall)80 Kolbe Branch WR 5-11 177 Fr. Fairfield, Texas (Fairfield)81 Colton Winters WR 6-1 180 So. Moore, Okla. (Moore)82 Wyatt Hook WR 6-1 190 So. McKinney, Texas (Cornerstone Christian)83 Mykal Burns WR 5-9 190 Fr. Prescott, Ark. (Prescott)84 Vance Hooper WR 6-2 190 So. McKinney, Texas (Heritage)85 Jacoby Hicks WR 6-3 188 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. (Victory Christian)86 Andrew Tisdale WR 6-0 180 Fr. Humble, Texas (Humble)87 Jasetin Nelson TE 5-10 185 So. Chester, Okla. (Seiling)88 Dalton Sanders WR 6-2 175 Jr. Price, Texas (Carlisle)89 Curtis Taylor WR 5-9 170 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas (Brewer)90 Antonio Burkhalter DL 6-0 210 So. Watauga, Texas (Richland)91 Ryan Lara DL 5-11 210 Fr. Frisco, Texas (Frisco Independence)92 Steven Johnson DE 5-9 170 Jr. Denton, Texas (Denton Ryan)93 Brandon Thomas DL 6-0 220 Fr. Mesquite, Texas (Dallas Christian)94 Ty Weathers DL 6-2 210 Fr. Hinton, Okla. (Hinton)95 Rome Barnett DL 5-7 188 Jr. Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite)96 Caleb Hughes DL 6-2 245 Fr. Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider)97 Jazz Pitts DL 5-10 230 Fr. Altus, Okla. (Altus)99 Ryan Reid P 6-6 240 So. Henderson, Texas (Centennial)




GAMe noteS

Desmond JonesWide Receiver

Monroe, La.

Barrett RennerQuarterback

Rowlett, Texas

Whit JonesDefensive BackMalvern, Ark.

Micah SmallWide Receiver

Magnolia, Texas

Cam DavisWide ReceiverShreveport, La.

Darrion ArdoinWide Receiver

Missouri City, Texas

Karonce HigginsWide ReceiverSearcy, Ark.

Tank DavisWide ReceiverShreveport, La.

Austin MarshallQuarterbackKaty, Texas

Kaseem SmithDefensive BackWhite Hall, Ark.

Austin WilkersonKicker

Dallas, Texas

Jared LancasterWide Receiver

Bossier City, La.

Terrell TurmanDefensive Back

Sulphur Springs, Texas

Jimmie HoustonDefensive Back

New Boston, Texas

Kordavion WashingtonRunning Back

Shreveport, La.

Joshua BlandRunning Back

Houston, Texas

SirCharles PerkinsRunning Back

Pittsburg, Texas

Antonio BellDefensive Back

Monroe, La.

Brock FloydDefensive BackFrisco, Texas

Lorenzo WatkinsDefensive BackHamburg, Ark.

Lorenzo AlexanderRunning Back

Oklahoma City, Okla.

Dennis DanielsRunning BackWarren, Ark.

Aeneas BellDefensive BackJonesboro, La.

Tre WilliamsDefensive BackJonesboro, Ark.

DeMarcus PegueLinebacker

Texarkana, Texas

Tyrek RucksLinebacker

El Dorado, Ark.

Stacy LawrenceDefensive Back

Irving, Texas

Briant ParkerDefensive LineGeismar, La.

Rob HogueFullback

Conway, Ark.

Jaidon ParrishDeep Snapper/Fullback

Gilmer, Texas

Dalton WrightRunning BackAlba, Texas

Andrew PierceDefensive BackMesquite, Texas

Kobe McDonaldLinebacker

Magnolia, Ark.

Kid DickersonLinebacker

Mesquite, Texas

Lance SmithRunning Back

White Hall, Ark.

Kendrix McCannDefensive LineTexarkana, Ark.

JD AbramsLinebacker

Columbia, La.

Garrett RobertsDefensive Line

Brusly, La.

Tarrion ThompsonDefensive LineCamden, Ark.

Corteze HurdDefensive BackMarshall, Texas

Braylon WaitsLinebacker

Little Rock, Ark.

Davence DavisLinebacker

Prescott, Ark.

Fard BurnellOffensive Line

Shreveport, La.

DaVondrick LisonDefensive Line

Arkansas City, Ark.

Hayden MalloryQuarterbackGonzalez, La

Antonio RobinsonDefensive Back

Clinton, Md.

Odies WilsonDefensive Back

North Little Rock, Ark.

La’Montrick TurnerDefensive BackAshdown, Ark.

Malik PrestonLinebacker

Shreveport, La.

Bijan MitchellLinebacker

Plain Dealing, La.

Malachi PointerDefensive Line

Dumas, Ark.

Wyatt VarvilOffensive LineQuitman, Ark.

Demoni BoydDefensive LineCovington, La.

Adam WatsonOffensive LineMagnolia, Ark.

Matthew UgbecheDefensive Line

Mesquite, Texas

Andre HarrisOffensive LineHouston, Texas

Mason HardingOffensive LineMandeville, La.

Keiandre PurifoyRunning Back

Smackover, Ark.

Rick BarrickOffensive Line

Katy, Texas

Ryan MareroOffensive Line

Lake Charles, La.

Steven TaylorOffensive Line

Katy, Texas

Caleb ClarkOffensive Line

West Memphis, Ark.

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Allen, Texas

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GAMe noteS

Cameron OfficerOffensive Line

Carrollton, Texas

Marshall PoppenhusenOffensive LineCypress, Texas

Trey ThomasOffensive LineSpringhill, La.

Mason GrantzOffensive Line

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Trevor MathesonOffensive Line

Richmond, Texas

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Drew CrawfordOffensive LineParagould, Ark.

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Shreveport, La.

Seth RinkeOffensive Line

Spiro, Okla.

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Jordan WhiteKicker

Benton, La.

Alfonso DeleonPunter

Shreveport, La.

David TerburghTight End

Bolivar, Tenn.

Brock PriceTight End

Farmersville, Texas

Jackson EnnelsWide ReceiverForney, Texas

Michael GillaspiaWide Receiver

League City, Texas

Mahleik DartyWide Receiver

Texarkana, Texas

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Rayville, La.

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Fayetteville, Ark.

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Queen City, Texas

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Slidell, La.

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Bill Keopple enters into his 10th season as the head football coach at Southern Arkansas. In his time at SAU, Keopple has coached 54 all-conference players, 27 all-academic honorees, 15 all-region selections, and eight All-Americans. In terms of record, Keopple has amassed a 49-46 overall record with 42 of those wins coming over the last six seasons. In that time, Keopple has guided the Mulerider football program to a .500 winning percentage or better each year and has earned a pair of post-season bowl bids with the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl in 2012 and the Live United Bowl in 2016. The Heart of Texas Bowl was SAU’s first post-season appearance since 2003. Additionally, in those last six years, the Muleriders have a .646 winning percentage and are an impressive 24-3 (.889) at home. Last season, SAU went 7-4 overall, but were an unblemished 5-0 at home. It was the third time in the last four years that Keopple’s Muleriders have been unbeaten inside the confines of Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field. While the overall record was a touch below the 2016 campaign that saw SAU go 9-3, the 2017 Muleriders remained one of the top overall offenses in the GAC and NCAA Division II. That year, SAU led the league and ranked 21st in DII in Total Offense at 458.4 yards per game. It was the fourth-straight season that the Muleriders led the GAC in Total Offense. Addition-ally, it was fourth-consec-utive season in which SAU fielded a Top-25 offense in DII. Over the last six years un-der Keopple, offense has certainly been a strength of the program as the Muleriders have averaged 472.8 yards of total offense with 298.5

of the yards coming through the air and 174.3 yards coming on the ground. Along with the yardage gained, Keopple’s offense has been able to put points on the board at a high rate. Last year, the Mulerid-ers averaged 36.4 points per game; making it six-straight years in which the team would score at least 35.0 points per game. Over that time, the Muleriders have averaged 36.4 points per game. While Keopple’s high-powered offenses over the past six seasons have taken many of the headlines, his defensive unit has enjoyed success in its own right as well in his time at SAU. This past year, the defensive side of the ball continued to develop into a strength as it ranked second in the GAC in Total Defense for the second-straight year. In 2016, the Mulerider defense improved significantly from the 2015 season as SAU ranked in the top-five in all nine major defensive stat categories in the GAC after only ranking that high in one the year previous. In 2012, Keopple’s defense led the GAC and ranked sixth nation-ally in rushing defense, allowing just 91.4 yards per game. In 2013, the Muleriders’ defense would force 26 turnovers, ranking them 44th in DII. Sixteen (16) of those forced turnovers came via the interception as SAU ranked 33rd nationally in passes intercepted on defense. Keopple’s recent success at SAU comes as no surprise as his previous coaching experience includes Division I assistant coaching stints at Arkansas, Boise State, and Central Arkansas. In addition to his extensive previous collegiate coaching experience, Keopple spent the six seasons prior to coming to SAU as the head coach at

Arkansas High in Texarkana. While at Arkansas High, Keopple led his teams

to two consecutive state championships 2006 and 2007. Overall, Keopple amassed a 44-26-1 record during his six seasons. In 2006, Keopple

was honored as the 6A State Farm Coach of the Year. That same year, he was also

named as the 6A Outstanding Coach by the National Football Founda-

tion, a feat he would repeat in 2007. Keopple was also selected to serve on the high school football All-Star coaching staffs in 2004 and 2007. Before taking over the reins

at Texarkana, Keopple spent the

Bill KeoppleHead Coach10th SeasonCentral Arkansas (1982)Career Record: 54-46At SAU: Same




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2002 season at the University of Tulsa on former Arkansas defen-sive coordinator Keith Burns’ staff. He spent that season coaching the defensive line and serving as recruiting coordinator for the Hurricanes. Keopple served as an assistant under Houston Nutt at Arkansas in 1998 and 1999 and was with Nutt at Boise State in 1997, coaching the defensive line at both schools. The Razorbacks were 1998 SEC Western Division champions and finished 9-3, playing Michigan in the Citrus Bowl. The 1999 Razorbacks went 8-4 and defeated Texas in the Cotton Bowl, finishing the season 12th in rushing defense and 17th in total defense. Keopple went to Boise State from Newport High School where he was head coach and athletic director in 1996. He guided the Greyhounds to the state playoffs with an 8-3 record, giving him an overall mark of 52-29-1 in his seven years as a head coach on the high school level. Graduating with a B.S.E. in 1982 and an M.S.E. in 1986 from Central Arkansas, Keopple began his coaching career there in 1982 as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line. He spent 14 years with the Bears, tutoring the offensive line the entire time and serving as offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator from 1990-95. During his tenure at UCA, the Bears won three NAIA na-tional championships and 10 consecutive conference championships

from 1983-92 in the former Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC). A native of Little Rock Arkansas, Keopple is the son of Hall of Fame high school coach C.W. Keopple. A 1976 graduate of Parkview High School, he played on the 1974 and 1976 state championship teams and was an all-state and super team selection his senior season. During his playing days at Central Arkansas, Keopple was a member of two conference championship teams and was an honorable mention selection on both the All-NAIA District 17 and All-AIC teams. His senior season he was selected team captain by his teammates, and the Bears were the regular season No. 1 team in the country with an undefeated record, advancing to the national playoffs. Keopple has been a part of 18 championship teams as a player and coach. He is married to the former Marsha Lee Belew from Beebe and has two adult children.

Education: Central Arkansas B.S.E. (1982)Central Arkansas M.S.E (1986)

Coaching Experience:1982 Graduate Assistant Central Arkansas1983-95 OL/OC/Recruiting Coor. Central Arkansas1996 Head Coach/AD Newport High1997 DL/Pro Scout Liaison Boise State1998-99 DL/HS Relations Liaison Univ. of Arkansas2002 DL/Recruiting Coordinator Tulsa2003-08 Head Coach Arkansas High2009- Head Coach Southern Arkansas

Head Coaching Record:1996 Newport HS 8-3-0 (State Playoffs)2003-08 Arkansas HS 44-26-12009- Southern Arkansas 54-46-015 years 106-75-1

Year-by-Year at SAU:2009 3-7 (2-6 GSC)2010 1-9 (1-7 GSC)2011 3-7 (3-4 GAC)2012 8-3* (6-2 GAC)2013 6-4 (6-4 GAC)2014 5-5 (5-5 GAC)2015 7-4 (7-4 GAC)2016 9-3^ (9-2 GAC)2017 7-4 (7-4 GAC)2018 5-0 (5-0 GAC)Total: 54-46 (51-38)

*Appeared in C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl^Appeared in Agent Barry Live United Bowl

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Landon Keopple enters into his 10th season on the Southern Arkansas

football staff, and enters into his eighth season as Offensive Coordi-nator. In his time as the Offensive Coordinator, Keopple has designed and developed one of the nation’s most prolific and balanced of-fenses. With Keopple in charge of the offense since 2011, the Mulerid-ers have averaged 35.0 points per game and 459.9 yards of total offense per game with 292.3 yards coming through the air, and 167.6 yards on the ground. Additionally, Keopple’s offense has produced 25 all-conference players, eight all-region recipients, and four all-Americans. In each of the past four seasons, Keopple’s offensive attack has led the Great American Conference (GAC) and ranked in the Top-25 nationally in Total Offense with over 5,000 yards gained each season. Keopple’s offense has now amassed over 5,000 yards of Total Of-fense in five of the seven years with him as the OC. Last year, the Muleriders ranked 21st in Division II in Total Offense (458.4 ypg). The two seasons prior, SAU ranked 20th in DII averaging 469.8 ypg in 2016 and 471.3 ypg, respectively. The best overall year offensively for the Muleriders came in 2014 as Keopple’s offense ranked 10th nationally going for 505.4 ypg. The recent success of the Mulerider offense can be directly attributed to quarterback play. Under Keopple’s guidance as the quarterback’s coach and offensive coordinator, SAU has turned itself into “Quarterback U” as the last three starting QBs dating back to 2012 have broken numerous school records and have been lauded with all-conference, all-region and national acclaim. The first among the trio of standout QBs under Keopple was two-time All-GAC QB, Tyler Sykora. In his three years as a starter, Sykora steadily improved each season and ended his career at SAU holding 17 school records, many of which were career marks. Following Sykora was Si Blackshire, who was the Muleriders’ signal-caller for the 2014 season. In that year, Blackshire was named to the All-GAC Honorable Mention team as he led the league and ranked ninth individually in DII in Total Offense at 331.1 ypg.

Most-recently, Keopple has kept the successful QB trend going with Barrett Renner taking over as a redshirt freshman in 2015. Renner enters his senior season as a three-time All-GAC honoree with first-team acclaim twice. In his first season as starting QB, Renner was the GAC’s Fresh-man of the Year, as well as an all-region selection and regional final-ist for the Harlon Hill Award (DII Player of the Year). That year, he set SAU single-season records in Passing TDs (33), Completions (252), Attempts (405), Completion Percentage (62.2), and Total Offense (3,713). At the completion of his junior season, Renner established five career passing records and has bettered his own season records for Passing TDs (35 | 2017), Completions (279 | 2016), Attempts (430 | 2016), and Completion Percentage (66.7% | 2017). Prior to his position at SAU, Keopple was at Ouachita Baptist University where he spent the 2007 and 2008 season as a graduate assistant in charge of the wide receivers. While at OBU, he coached All-America receiver, Julius Pruitt, who most-recently played with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL). Upon gradu-ating from OBU, Pruitt was signed as undrafted free agent by the Miami Dolphins. In his time at OBU, Keopple also helped the Tigers to their first winning season in 25 years. Before OBU, Keopple spent the 2006 season at Arkansas High School in Texarkana, working as an assistant coach under his father, current Southern Arkansas Head Coach Bill Keopple. While there, (Landon) Keopple worked with the receivers at Arkansas High and helped guide the team to the 6A state championship. As a prep player, Keopple was an Arkansas All-State quarterback at Fayetteville High School in 2000. Afterwards, he attended the University of Central Arkansas in the fall of 2001 on a golf scholar-ship before transferring to the University of Tulsa in the spring of 2002. While at Tulsa, Keopple was a three-year letterman in football and served as team captain his senior season of 2005 when Tulsa won the Conference USA championship against Central Florida. The Hurricane defeated Fresno State in the Liberty Bowl that same year, and Keopple also played in the 2003 Humanitarian Bowl against Georgia Tech. Keopple received his B.B.A. in accounting with a minor in eco-nomics from Tulsa in 2006 and a Masters in sports administration from Henderson State in 2009. Landon and his wife Dana have a daughter, Kinslee and a son, Knox.

Landon Keopple

Offensive Coordinator10th SeasonTulsa (2006)




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Chad Adams

Defensive CoordinatorFirst SeasonFort Hays State (2002)

Chad Adams enters into his first season as the defensive coordinator on the Southern Arkansas football coaching staff.

Adams comes to SAU after a two-year stint as defensive coordinator at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla. While there, Adams helped lead the Fire to a 15-5 overall record, a pair of conference championships, and consecutive appearances in the NAIA National Championship Series playoffs. In his first year as the DC at Southeastern in 2016, Adams’ defensive unit led The Sun Conference in Scoring Defense (18.8 ppg), Rushing Defense (87.6 ypg), 3rd-Down Conversion % (26.9%), 4th-Down Conversion % (17.6%), and Sacks per Game (3.7). In terms of NAIA national stat rankings, Adams’ initial Fire defense ranked third in Rushing Defense and ninth in Total Defense (304.1 ypg). As a team, the Fire ended the 2016 season ranked No. 18 in the final NAIA national poll. This past season, Adams’ defense ranked among the upper echelon in the 20-member Mid-South Conference. His overall defense ranked sixth in the league (327.9 ypg), while his scoring defense was fourth (22.9 ppg). Nationally, the Fire ended the season ranked No. 10 as a team, while those aforementioned defensive stat categories ranked 15th and 24th, respectively. Prior to his time at Southeastern, Adams headed up the defense at a familiar foe of the Muleriders as he spent three seasons at Ouachita Baptist. From, 2013-2015, Adams’ helped the Tigers go 24-8 overall and 24-7 in the Great American Conference. In 2014, Ouachita went undefeated in the regular season (10-0) en route to claiming their first outright conference title, and making their first NCAA Division II Playoff appearance as well after earning a first-round bye. Statistically, Adams’ defenses at Ouachita ranked among the top-four in the GAC each year in scoring defense. Ouachita is not the only current GAC-member school that Adams has guided their defensive efforts. Prior to a year-long stop as the assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator at Hutchinson Community College in 2012, Adams spent four seasons as the DC at Northwestern Oklahoma State from 2008-2011, and helped the Rangers begin their transition from NAIA to NCAA DII. Additionally, five years prior to being the DC at NWOSU, Adams was there as a graduate assistant for the 2003 season that saw the Rangers finish runner-up in NAIA after falling in that year’s National Championship game. In his time in Alva as the defensive coordinator, Adams helped the Rangers capture a pair of conference titles and also make two NAIA playoff appearances. Adams’ additional coaching experience has seen him spend time at Fort Scott Community College (2006-07), the University of Central Missouri (2005), and Cof-feyville Community College (2004). Overall for his career, Adams has appeared in six national playoffs and coached in four bowl games.

Boomer Cunningham

Offensive LineThird SeasonCentral Arkansas (2009)

Robert “Boomer” Cunningham enters into his third season as a member of the SAU Football coaching staff where he will serve

as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator for the Muleriders. The leader in the GAC in Total Offense each of his first two years at SAU, Cun-ningham’s offensive line has helped the Muleriders average over 450.0 yards per game and rank in the Top-25 statistically in that category within DII. On the ground, Cunningham’s 2016 O-Line blocked for a running game that rushed for the most yards in a season since 2005 as the Muleriders ran for just over 2,100 yards. The rushing attack followed that up with over 1,800 yards on the ground in 2017 Through the air, Cunningham’s O-Line has provided protection for one of the top passing attacks in the GAC in recent history with a SAU signal-caller throwing for over 3,000 yards for the fourth-straight year in 2017. Additionally, the offensive line under Cunningham’s direction yielded just six sacks the entire season. That mark was the best in the GAC and second-best in all of DII. Individually, Cunningham has coached three All-GAC honorees in Colby Geissen (2017), Mark Jenkins (2016) and Chris Paul (2016). Prior to coming to SAU, Cunningham was at LaGrange College where he spent one season as the offensive line coach/run game coordinator. In that year with the Panthers, Cunningham helped shore up an offensive line that allowed 42 sacks the year prior, to just allowing 25 in the 2015 season. The noticeable improvement in pass protection was bolstered by the fact that the line was very young as it featured four starting underclassmen. Before LaGrange, Cunningham coached at Division I FCS-member, the Univer-sity of Central Arkansas for six seasons. During his first three seasons, Cunning-ham served as an assistant offensive line and offensive quality control coach with the Bears. Following the 2011 season, Cunningham remained as an assistant offensive line coach, but added responsibilities as the recruiting coordinator and director of football operations. Cunningham would serve in those roles for three seasons from 2012-2014. In his time at UCA, Cunningham helped coach a pair of standout offensive linemen in Cole Caruthers (2014) and Corey Howard (2012). Both Caruthers and Howard were All-Southland Conference First-Team selections as well as being named as the Offensive Lineman of the Year in the SLC. Both also went on to earn All-America honors from various FCS Football media outlets. Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Cunningham began his collegiate playing career at Division II-member Missouri Southern State University. After one season with the Lions, Cunningham transferred to UCA where he played three seasons (two as a starter) along the offensive line. Cunningham also handled deep snapping duties for both the Lions and the Bears.




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Rashad Pittman

Defensive LineFirst SeasonPittsburg State (2010)

Rashad Pittman is in his first season at Southern Arkansas and will serve as the defensive line coach for the Muleriders.

Prior to coming to SAU, Pittman spent the past two seasons at Northeastern State (Tahlequah, Okla.) as the RiverHawks’ defensive line coach. In his two seasons with Northeastern State, Pittman helped guide a defensive line unit that totaled 48.5 tackles for lost yardage with 14.0 of those coming as sacks. Prior to his time with the RiverHawks, Pittman spent the 2016 season as the Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends Coach at Carthage High School in Carthage, Mo. He also served as the defensive line coach from 2011-13. During the 2016 season, Coach Pittman helped Carthage High School win its’ first conference championship since 1987 and appear in the 5A Missouri State Quarterfinal game. Pittman also spent two seasons at Pittsburg State University during the 2014 and 2015 season. In his initial season at Pittsburg State, Pittman served as an offensive graduate assistant. Pittman assisted with the interior offensive lineman, and helped coach the 2014 offense to lead the conference in total offense and first downs. The 2014 squad also was named Co-Champions of the MIAA Conference. During the 2015 season, Pittman served as a defensive graduate assistant and coached the defensive tackles. The defensive unit finished with 33 sacks that season, and 22 of those were attributed to the defensive line. As a player, Pittman was an All-MIAA performer at Pittsburg State University. While there, he was also a two-time captain and a four-year letterman. Additionally, Pittman was awarded the Ronald Moore team award, which is presented to the most outstanding freshman. A native of Tulsa, Okla., Pittman graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 2005. In his time as a prep player, Pittman played for two state champi-onships. Additionally, he served as a team captain, was selected as an All-District Performer, and was voted Co-District Offensive Lineman of the Year. Pittman earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and a Masters in Educational Leadership from Pittsburg State University. Pittman was also inducted into the collegiate honor society, Phi Kappa Phi. Pittman and his wife Allison married in the summer of 2017.

Benson JordanAssistant CoachWide Receivers/Strength & Cond.Third SeasonOuachita Baptist (2013)

Benson Jordan enters into his third year as a full-time assistant coach for the

Mulerider football team after serving as a graduate assistant the two seasons prior. Jordan will move back to the offensive side of the ball and coach the wide receivers after spending the last two seasons coaching the linebackers. Additionally, Jordan serves as SAU’s certified Strength and Conditioning coach. Through his first two seasons overseeing the linebacking corp., Jordan has coached a pair of All-GAC in Corey Jenkins and Malik Preston. The duo combined for 123 total tackles, 14.0 tackles for lost yardage, 3.0 sacks, an interceptions and a forced fumble in 2016, but injuries to both hindered their 2017 campaign, forcing Jordan to rely on an underclassman-laden assortment of linebackers last season. Despite the youth of the position, the linebackers contributed to five of SAU’s 18 turnovers forced. Jordan’s coaching efforts with the linebackers also helped the Muleriders im-prove their defense across the board the last two seasons. In 2016, the Mulerider defense ranked in the top-five in all nine major defensive categories and topped the league in Pass Defense (176.6 ypg), Opponent First Downs (17.0/gm), Opponent 3rd Down Conversion (26.7%) and Opponent Fourth Down Conversion (25.0). Ad-ditionally, the 2016 defense ranked second in the league in Interceptions (18), Pass Defense Efficiency (109.1) and Total Defense (319.9 ypg). This past season, Jordan’s linebackers contributed to a Total Defense that once more ranked second-best in the GAC. In his first year with the Muleriders in 2014, Jordan served as the running backs coach and helped the Muleriders rush for over 2,000 yards collectively for the second time in three years. The season after, Jordan moved to the outside of the offensive and coached the wide receivers. In his year with the wideouts, Jordan helped keep the Muleriders one of more productive and balanced receiving units in the GAC and NCAA DII as SAU collected over 3,300 yards through the air with a program record 33 passing touchdowns. Prior to coming to SAU as a GA, Jordan spent four years as a quarterback at GAC-rival Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.). After redshirting in 2010, Jordan saw action in two games in 2011 before becoming the Tigers’ starting signal-caller his final two seasons at OBU. As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, Benson threw for just under 1,500 yards and tossed 10 touchdowns as he helped guide the Tigers to a 6-4 record. In 2013, Benson guided the Tigers to a 7-3 record while throwing for over 2,200 yards and 14 touchdowns. Jordan is married to the former Reagan Rucker and the couple reside in Magno-lia.




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Eriq Moore

Graduate AssistantDefensive BacksFirst SeasonSoutheast Mo. State (2016)

Eriq Moore enters into his first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Mulerider Football team. In his initial season, Moore will work with the defensive backs. Moore comes to SAU after spending last season as a defensive backs coach at Chadron State College (Chadron, Neb.). In his year with the Eagles, Moore helped mentor a defensive backfield that came away nine of the team’s 13 in-terceptions in 2017. In addition to his coaching the defensive backs, Moore was an assistant academic coordinator and an assistant recruiting coordinator. Prior to his appointment at Chadron State, Moore played collegiately at NCAA FCS-affiliated Southeast Missouri State (Cape Girardeau, Mo.). A defensive back for the Redhawks, Moore was a three-year starter and scholarship player after walking on to the team in 2012. After a redshirt year, Moore began to see more playing time and was twice voted by his peers as a team captain. A preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference selection ahead of his senior campaign in 2016, Moore was awarded as the Redhawks’ top defensive back the year prior as he won the Ken Hargens Award. For his career, Moore totaled 178 tackles, picked off eight passes, recovered four fumbles, and forced three fumbles.

Wil Nicks enters into his first year as a graduate as-sistant for the Mulerider Football team. He will work with the running backs. Nicks joins the Muleriders after finishing his collegiate playing days as a quarterback at Bethel University (McKenzie, Tenn.). Prior to his time at Bethel, Nicks spent two seasons at Arkansas State University (Jonesboro, Ark.) where he played under SAU Sports Hall of Fame inductee Steve Roberts in 2011 and Hugh Freeze in 2012. Prior to his time in college, Nicks played his prep career at perennial powerhouse Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.). Serving as the Bruins’ signal-caller throughout his time, Nicks was an Arkansas Class 5A Southwest All-State Quar-terback in 2009. He was also tabbed as the Central Arkansas Player of the Year that season and was among the nation’s leaders in passing.

Rodrick Johnson

Graduate AssistantLinebackersFirst SeasonOklahoma State (2009)

Rodrick Johnson enters into his first season as a gradu-ate assistant coach for the Mulerider Football team and will work with the linebackers. A linebacker himself at Oklahoma State University (2004-2007), Johnson comes to SAU after spending the past two seasons as the co-defensive coordinator at Madison High School in Houston, Texas. While at Madison High, Johnson helped coordinate the run game strategy for the defensive line and linebackers while also assisting in game planning and film breakdown. Before his time at Madison, Johnson spent a season as the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator at Bay City High School (Bay City, Texas). For four years prior to his appointment at Bay City, Johnson was a defensive line and linebackers coach at Ball High School (Galveston, Texas). Johnson’s entry into coaching came after a solid four-year playing career at Oklahoma State University. In his time as a Cowboy, Johnson totaled 181 tackles (15.5 TFL), 3.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception. Following his career in Stillwater, Johnson signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets of the National Football League.

Wil Nicks

Graduate AssistantRunning BacksFirst SeasonBethel Univ. (Tenn.) (2017)




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scorinG plays (2018 season)OPPONENT TYPE PLAYS YDS TOP QTR/TIME PLAYArkansas Tech TD 6 68 2:58 1st/9:11 44-yard pass (Renner to Higgins | PAT GOOD)Arkansas Tech TD -- -- ---- 1st/9:01 27-yard Interception Return (Pegue | PAT GOOD)Arkansas Tech TD 5 63 2:19 2nd/14:54 14-yard pass (Renner to Perkins | PAT GOOD)Arkansas Tech TD -- -- ---- 2nd/12:50 68-yard Punt Return (Lancaster | PAT GOOD)Arkansas Tech TD 15 80 8:08 2nd/3:36 4-yard pass (Renner to Higgins | PAT GOOD)Arkansas Tech FG 5 68 1:08 2nd/0:00 29-yard Field Goal (Wilkerson)Harding TD -- -- ---- 2nd/8:15 21-yard fumble return (Floyd | PAT GOOD)Harding TD 15 89 6:40 3rd/00:31 13-yard pass (Renner to Parrish | PAT GOOD)Harding TD 10 78 3:52 4th/7:53 34-yard pass (Renner to Lancaster | PAT GOOD)Harding TD -- -- ---- 4th/0:53 57-yard fumble return (Lison | PAT GOOD)Southwestern Oklahoma TD 7 87 3:07 2nd/9:09 61-yard pass (Renner to Higgins | PAT GOOD)Southwestern Oklahoma TD 9 78 4:22 3rd/3:22 2-yard run (Purifoy | PAT GOOD)Southwestern Oklahoma TD 5 51 2:23 3rd/0:11 39-yard pass (Renner to Wright | PAT GOOD)Southwestern Oklahoma Safety -- -- ---- 4th/10:02 12-yard safety (Lison | PAT GOOD)Southwestern Oklahoma TD 4 49 1:50 4th/8:02 29-yard pass (Renner to Higgins | TEAM RUSH FUMBLED)Southwestern Oklahoma TD 6 45 3:43 4th/2:57 18-yard pass (Renner to Jones | PAT GOOD)Northwestern Oklahoma TD 4 17 2:07 1st/10:36 3-yard run (Purifoy | PAT GOOD)Northwestern Oklahoma FG 4 4 1:30 3rd/9:07 31-yard Field Goal (Wilkerson)Northwestern Oklahoma TD 6 49 2:59 3rd/4:07 3-yard pass (Renner to Wright | PAT GOOD)Northwestern Oklahoma FG 10 38 4:46 4th/12:32 22-yard Field Goal (Wilkerson)Northwestern Oklahoma TD 1 40 0:10 4th/3:47 40-yard run (Alexander | PAT GOOD)Oklahoma Baptist TD 12 77 7:00 1st/5:30 9-yard run (Perkins | PAT GOOD)Oklahoma Baptist TD 10 75 3:51 2nd/12:37 2-yard run (Alexander | PAT GOOD)Oklahoma Baptist TD 10 77 3:45 2nd/6:04 10-yard run (Perkins | PAT GOOD)Oklahoma Baptist TD 4 81 1:27 3rd/11:34 17-yard pass (Renner to Lancaster | PAT NO GOOD)Oklahoma Baptist TD 9 78 4:08 3rd/3:59 8-yard run (Alexander | PAT GOOD)Oklahoma Baptist TD 6 80 1:36 4th/14:53 26-yard run (Perkins | PAT GOOD)Oklahoma Baptist TD 8 56 4:07 4th/9:37 25-yard pass (Renner to Lancaster | PAT GOOD)Oklahoma Baptist TD 6 45 2:38 4th/4:38 25-yard pass (Renner to Lancaster | PAT GOOD)




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Yds Type Player(s) Opponent68* Punt Return Jared Lancaster Arkansas Tech62 Rush Lorenzo Alexander Arkansas Tech61* Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Southwestern Oklahoma57* FR DaVondrick Lison Harding56 KR SirCharles Perkins Northwestern Oklahoma50 Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist44* Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Arkansas Tech40 KR Desmond Jones Southwestern Oklahoma40* Rush Lorenzo Alexander Northwestern Oklahoma39 Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Northwestern Oklahoma39* Pass Dalton Wright from Barrett Renner Southwestern Oklahoma39 Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Southwestern Oklahoma39 Pass Jared Lancaster from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist36 Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Southwestern Oklahoma34* Pass Jared Lancaster from Barrett Renner Harding34 Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Harding33 Pass Kile Pletcher from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist31 Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Northwestern Oklahoma29* Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Southwestern Oklahoma29 Pass Jaidon Parrish from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist28 Pass Jaidon Parrish from Barrett Renner Arkansas Tech28 Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist27* Int. Return DeMarcus Pegue Arkansas Tech26* Rush SirCharles Perkins Oklahoma Baptist26 KR Desmond Jones Southwestern Oklahoma25* Pass Jared Lancaster from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist25* Pass Jared Lancaster from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist25 Pass Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner Arkansas Tech25 INT Brock Floyd Northwestern Oklahoma25 Rush Keiandre Purifoy Southwestern Oklahoma25 Pass Kile Pletcher from Barrett Renner Oklahoma Baptist

* touchdown scored on play

Long Plays by the Numbers

Long Plays By Yards No. TD 100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 0 070-79 0 060-69 3 250-59 3 140-49 3 230-39 9 220-29 26 6

Long Plays By Type No. TD Rushing 6 2Passing 27 7Punt returns 1 1Kick returns 6 0Interceptions 2 1Fumble returns 2 2Other 0 0 TOTAL 44 13

Longest Plays of the Year

Rushing 62 Lorenzo Alexander vs. Arkansas Tech (8/30/2018)Rushing Touchdown 40 Lorenzo Alexander vs. Northwestern Oklahoma (9/22/2018)Passing 61 Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner at Southwestern Oklahoma (9/15/2018)Passing Touchdown 61 Karonce Higgins from Barrett Renner at Southwestern Oklahoma (9/15/2018)Punt Return 68 Jared Lancaster vs. Arkansas Tech (8/30/2018)Kick Return 56 SirCharles Perkins vs. Northwestern Oklahoma (9/22/2018)Interception Return 27 DeMarcus Pegue vs. Arkansas Tech (8/30/2018)Fumble Return 57 DaVondrick Lison at #7 Harding (9/9/2018)Punt 63 Jordan White at Southwestern Oklahoma (9/15/2018)Field Goal 31 Austin Wilkerson vs. Northwestern Oklahoma (9/22/2018)

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GAMe noteS

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – It was all Southern Arkansas from the opening kickoff as the Muleriders defeated Arkansas Tech handily behind a balanced offering that included an explosive offense and a stifling defense which led to a 38-0 Great American Conference win over the Wonder Boys on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams at Rip Powell Field inside Wilkins Stadium in Magnolia. RECORDS(RV) Southern Arkansas Muleriders (1-0, 1-0 GAC)Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (0-1, 0-1 GAC)

TURNING POINT» Pegue's pick six less than six minutes into the game began to turn the momentum in favor of the Muleriders, but with Tech's chance to poten-tially cut into a 21-0 deficit ending in a punt, the turning point came with Lancaster's dash for six on the punt return along the home sideline which put the game out of reach. OF NOTE» The SAU Defense, under first-year coordinator Chad Adams, posted its first shutout since 2012 when that year's unit blanked East Central 19-0 in a weather-delayed affair in Ada, Oklahoma.» Lancaster's punt return TD was the first for Southern Arkansas since DaVondrick Lison's two-yard scoop and score on a blocked punt against Harding last season. It marks the second-straight home opener that the Muleriders found the end zone via a punt return.» Eleven different receivers caught a pass from Renner on Thursday night. Higgins finished with seven receptions for 117 yards and the aforementioned two scores. Senior wide out Kile Pletcher caught four passes for 54 yards.» Seven different running backs carried for the Muleriders in the win. SAU was led by sophomore Lorenzo Alexander who carried seven times for 82 yards, including a long rush of 62 yards. Junior Keiandre Purifoy received a game-high 11 carries for 48 yards and Perkins added 32 yards on seven carries.» Renner finished 26-of-36 for 304 yards and three touchdowns. He finished with his 17th career 300-yard passing game. His three scores through the air marked the 18th game in his career with three-plus passing strikes and currently has 98 scoring tosses in his career. Additionally, the southpaw eclipsed the 10,000-yard passing mark in his career and has now thrown for 10,209 yards as a Mulerider. » Lison and Floyd each finished with six tackles to lead the defense, while junior Lorenzo Watkins and sophomore Kobe McDonald added five stops each.» Senior Anthony Washington recorded SAU's lone sack of the night and was responsible for 2.5 of the Mulerider defense's 5.0 tackles for loss.» SAU held the Wonder Boy offense to 264 total yards on 60 plays and held Tech's rushing attack to just 98 yards on 23 attempts.» Head Coach Bill Keopple improves to 5-5 in season openers, but has led SAU to first game victories in four of the past five seasons. Under Keopple, the Muleriders have won their past seven home openers after posting an 0-3 mark in such games from 2009-2011.


Southern Arkansas vs #7 Harding (Sep 09, 2018 at Searcy, Ark.)

Southern Arkansas (2-0,2-0) vs. Harding (1-1,1-1)Date: Sep 09, 2018 • Site: Searcy, Ark. • Stadium: First SecurityAttendance: 2200

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSouthern Arkansas 0 7 7 14 28Harding 14 3 0 6 23

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 07:26 HU - Tristan Tucker 10 yd run (Cameron Scott kick), 6-71 3:20 0 - 7

04:52 HU - Preston Paden 1 yd run (Cameron Scott kick), 5-25 2:23 0 - 142nd 08:15 SAU - Brock Floyd 21 yd fumble recovery (Austin Wilkerson kick) 7 - 14

02:24 HU - Cameron Scott 30 yd field goal, 4-6 2:10 7 - 173rd 00:31 SAU - Jaidon Parrish 13 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Austin Wilkerson kick), 15-89 6:40 14 - 174th 07:53 SAU - Jared Lancaster 34 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Austin Wilkerson kick), 10-78 3:52 21 - 17

00:53 SAU - DaVondrick Lison 57 yd fumble recovery (Austin Wilkerson kick) 28 - 1700:28 HU - K. Blickenstaff 35 yd pass from Preston Paden (Taylor Bissell rush failed), 3-58 0:16 28 - 23

Kickoff time: 2 p.m. • End of Game: 4:54 • Total elapsed time: 2:54Officials: Referee: Ron Standridge; Umpire: Michael Hannon; Linesman: Gregg Long;Line judge: Landon Trusty; Back judge: Bill Gregory; Field judge: Kevin Holmes;Side judge: David Ward;Temperature: 76 • Wind: 7 N • Weather: Cloudy

Southern Arkansas FootballSouthern Arkansas Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2018)

Away games

Team Statistics SAU OPPSCORING 28 23 Points Per Game 28.0 23.0 Points Off Turnovers 14 10FIRST DOWNS 16 17 R u s h i n g 6 10 P a s s i n g 9 5 P e n a l t y 1 2RUSHING YARDAGE 61 184 Yards gained rushing 72 239 Yards lost rushing 11 55 Rushing Attempts 23 60 Average Per Rush 2.7 3.1 Average Per Game 61.0 184.0 TDs Rushing 0 2PASSING YARDAGE 233 99 C o m p - A t t - I n t 21-33-2 5-7-0 Average Per Pass 7.1 14.1 Average Per Catch 11.1 19.8 Average Per Game 233.0 99.0 TDs Passing 2 1TOTAL OFFENSE 294 283 Total Plays 56 67 Average Per Play 5.2 4.2 Average Per Game 294.0 283.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-39 3-96PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-17 1-2INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 2-7KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.5 32.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.7 2.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 3.5FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 4-3PENALTIES-Yards 7-55 3-30 Average Per Game 55.0 30.0PUNTS-Yards 5-187 5-234 Average Per Punt 37.4 46.8 Net punt average 37.0 43.4KICKOFFS-Yards 5-278 4-254 Average Per Kick 55.6 63.5 Net kick average 31.4 41.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 4 : 2 3 3 5 : 3 73RD-DOWN Conversions 8/14 6/13 3rd-Down Pct 57% 46%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 0/1 4th-Down Pct 0% 0%SACKS BY-Yards 1-10 1-7MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 3FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-1 1-1ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (1-2) 50% (3-4) 75%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (1-2) 50% (2-4) 50%PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (2-2) 100%ATTENDANCE 0 2200 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 1/2200 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalSouthern Arkansas 0 7 7 14 0 28Opponents 14 3 0 6 0 23

Game one | sau 38 - atu 0 | maGnolia, ark. | attn: 5,212




GAMe noteS

SEARCY, Ark. – There is an old adage that states "Defense wins championships." Although (RV) Southern Arkansas and #7 Harding didn't clash for the Great American Conference title on Sunday afternoon, the heavyweight tilt had all the makings of a championship game from the start to the finish. And in the end, it was the SAU defense that delivered a late knockout punch as the Muleriders overcame a slow start to upset the nationally-ranked Bisons 28-23 on the road on a cool, overcast Sunday afternoon inside First Security Stadium. The Muleriders' victory over Harding in Searcy is the first for the program since 2003. Hard-ing is the highest ranked opponent Southern Arkansas has defeated in the program's Division II Era (1995-96). RECORDS(RV) Southern Arkansas Muleriders (2-0, 2-0 GAC)#7 Harding (1-1, 1-1 GAC)

TURNING POINT» The third quarter served as the turning point in the game for Southern Arkansas. SAU held the football for 10:06, while converting 5-of-6 third-down plays and totaling eight first downs. The Mulerider offense rushed 13 times for 36 yards and Renner was 7-of-10 passing for 81 yards and the touchdown to Lancaster.» In comparison, Southern Arkansas totaled just 73 yards of offense on 17 plays in the first half; 44 yards fewer on just six fewer plays than its third quarter production.» Additonally, after spending almost 24 minutes on the field in the first half, the Mulerider defense used a halftime breather as well as a brief 4:50, split between two Harding drives, on the field in the third quarter to show out in a resilient effort in that pivotal fourth quarter.» The first 15 minutes out of halftime shifted the course of the game and Preston's third forced fumble of the game which Lison housed proved to be the knockout punch. OF NOTE» Preston had a day to remember as the fearsome linebacker totaled 16 tackles; 13 of which were solo stops, including 3.0 tackles for loss for 11 yards, while also adding the aforementioned three forced fumbles. The last SAU player with 16 or more stops in a game was in 2015 when Elgin Moore delivered 17 tackles against Ouachita.» Sunday marked the first fumble return(s) for a touchdown(s) for the Mulerider defense since Preston scooped-and-scored from 20 yards out against East Central on November 7, 2015.» Anthony Washington picked up 11 stops (6-5) and sophomore Demarcus Pegue added ten (4-6).» Southern Arkansas held Harding's flexbone in check as they surrendered just 184 yards on 60 carries at 3.1 yard per rush, while forcing the ball on the turf four times.» The Muleriders totaled 13.0 tackles for loss for 48 yards and the team's three fumble recoveries resulted in 79 yards and a pair of scores.» Southern Arkansas won the time of possession in the second half (18:18 to 11:42). Ad-ditionally, SAU outscored the Bisons 21-6 in the second half.» Renner tossed a pair of touchdown passes; the 99th and 100th scoring strikes of his career, to move into a tie for second place with former Central Arkansas quarterback and current UCA head coach Nathan Brown on the state's all-time collegiate touchdown passing list.» His 233 yards passing (21-of-33) give him 10,262 for his career; 296 yards from overtaking Brown for third all-time on the state's career collegiate passing yards list.» Higgins went over 2,000 yards receiving for his career after hauling in four catches for 66 yards. He now has 2,020 yards receiving; 830 yards back of Nik Lewis' program record.» Lancaster hauled in four passes for a team-high 76 yards and added 17 yards worth of punt returns to total 93 all-purpose yards.» Alexander was the leading rusher with 40 yards on a dozen carries.


Southern Arkansas vs #7 Harding (Sep 09, 2018 at Searcy, Ark.)

Southern Arkansas (2-0,2-0) vs. Harding (1-1,1-1)Date: Sep 09, 2018 • Site: Searcy, Ark. • Stadium: First SecurityAttendance: 2200

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSouthern Arkansas 0 7 7 14 28Harding 14 3 0 6 23

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 07:26 HU - Tristan Tucker 10 yd run (Cameron Scott kick), 6-71 3:20 0 - 7

04:52 HU - Preston Paden 1 yd run (Cameron Scott kick), 5-25 2:23 0 - 142nd 08:15 SAU - Brock Floyd 21 yd fumble recovery (Austin Wilkerson kick) 7 - 14

02:24 HU - Cameron Scott 30 yd field goal, 4-6 2:10 7 - 173rd 00:31 SAU - Jaidon Parrish 13 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Austin Wilkerson kick), 15-89 6:40 14 - 174th 07:53 SAU - Jared Lancaster 34 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Austin Wilkerson kick), 10-78 3:52 21 - 17

00:53 SAU - DaVondrick Lison 57 yd fumble recovery (Austin Wilkerson kick) 28 - 1700:28 HU - K. Blickenstaff 35 yd pass from Preston Paden (Taylor Bissell rush failed), 3-58 0:16 28 - 23

Kickoff time: 2 p.m. • End of Game: 4:54 • Total elapsed time: 2:54Officials: Referee: Ron Standridge; Umpire: Michael Hannon; Linesman: Gregg Long;Line judge: Landon Trusty; Back judge: Bill Gregory; Field judge: Kevin Holmes;Side judge: David Ward;Temperature: 76 • Wind: 7 N • Weather: Cloudy

Southern Arkansas FootballSouthern Arkansas Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2018)

Away games

Team Statistics SAU OPPSCORING 28 23 Points Per Game 28.0 23.0 Points Off Turnovers 14 10FIRST DOWNS 16 17 R u s h i n g 6 10 P a s s i n g 9 5 P e n a l t y 1 2RUSHING YARDAGE 61 184 Yards gained rushing 72 239 Yards lost rushing 11 55 Rushing Attempts 23 60 Average Per Rush 2.7 3.1 Average Per Game 61.0 184.0 TDs Rushing 0 2PASSING YARDAGE 233 99 C o m p - A t t - I n t 21-33-2 5-7-0 Average Per Pass 7.1 14.1 Average Per Catch 11.1 19.8 Average Per Game 233.0 99.0 TDs Passing 2 1TOTAL OFFENSE 294 283 Total Plays 56 67 Average Per Play 5.2 4.2 Average Per Game 294.0 283.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-39 3-96PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-17 1-2INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 2-7KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.5 32.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.7 2.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 3.5FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 4-3PENALTIES-Yards 7-55 3-30 Average Per Game 55.0 30.0PUNTS-Yards 5-187 5-234 Average Per Punt 37.4 46.8 Net punt average 37.0 43.4KICKOFFS-Yards 5-278 4-254 Average Per Kick 55.6 63.5 Net kick average 31.4 41.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 4 : 2 3 3 5 : 3 73RD-DOWN Conversions 8/14 6/13 3rd-Down Pct 57% 46%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 0/1 4th-Down Pct 0% 0%SACKS BY-Yards 1-10 1-7MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 3FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-1 1-1ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (1-2) 50% (3-4) 75%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (1-2) 50% (2-4) 50%PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (2-2) 100%ATTENDANCE 0 2200 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 1/2200 Neutral Site Games 0/0


Game tWo | sau 28 - Hu 23 | searcy, ark. | attn: 2,200




GAMe noteS

WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The Southern Arkansas defense recorded a second half shutout and forced three turnovers for the third-consecutive game, while senior wide receiver Karonce Higgins registered just the fourth 200-yard receiving game in program history as the #25/24 Muleriders erased a halftime deficit to surge past Southwestern Oklahoma State 36-12 on Saturday night at ASAP Energy Field in Weatherford, Oklahoma. RECORDS#25/24 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (3-0, 3-0 GAC)Southwestern Oklahoma State (1-2, 1-2 GAC)

TURNING POINT(s)The turning point of SAU's win could easily be lost in the box score, but won't easily be forgot-ten. Facing a 3rd and 12 from their own 20 yard during their second drive of the second half while also trailing 12-7, Renner stepped up in the pocket and found redshirt senior wide receiver Kile Pletcher who, with a pair of defenders draped over his back, made a tremendous play on the football while going to the ground for 15 yards and a new set of downs for the Muleriders. Six plays later, Southern Arkansas would take a lead that they would not relinquish. OF NOTE» Renner's touchdown pass to Higgins moved the southpaw into second place all-time on the collegiate touchdown passing list in the state of Arkansas. Renner broke a tie with former Central Arkansas quarterback and current UCA head coach Nathan Brown. Renner is now 20 touchdown passes from tying Henderson State's Kevin Rodgers for the state's collegiate record.» Additionally, his 362 yards through the air give him 10,804 career passing yards which moves him into second all-time on the state of Arkansas's collegiate passing yards list as he moved past Brown and Arkansas State's Ryan Aplin.» The veteran quarterback completed 71% of his passes on Saturday night.Higgins' two touchdowns receiving give him 25 for his career and bring him 11 scoring recep-tions away from tying Nik Lewis' program record. He currently has 2,257 yards receiving; 595 yards back of tying Lewis' program record in that category. Additionally, Higgins needs just 27 catches to break former teammate Jonathan Weisheit's career program record set last season (175).» Higgins finished a reception shy of tying the single-game program record of 14 set by Kenneth Brown twice during the 1986 season. The last Mulerider receiver with a dozen or more grabs in a game was Higgins against Ouachita last season. The Searcy, Arkansas native's 237 yards receiving on Saturday night is the second-most in school history and just ten yards shy of tying the single-game record set by Chris Terry at Southeastern Oklahoma in 2013. It is the most receiving yards for an SAU wide out in a game since current Tampa Bay Buccaneer Tanner Hudson's 166 yards last season against Ouachita.» Purifoy and Perkins carried the load on the ground as the duo combined for 27 carries and 124 yards with Purifoy finding the end zone.» Lison recorded a sack on the safety and it gives the fearsome defender 19.5 for his career; 5.5 sacks away from matching David Sanders' career program best total of 25.0.» Watkins and senior Anthony Washington each finished with six tackles with the latter recording 3.5 tackles for loss totaling 13 yards. Redshirt junior Stacy Lawrence and sophomore Antonio Washington chipped in with five stops apiece with the younger Washington brother adding 1.5 tackles for loss. Lawrence broke up four passes.» SAU recorded 8 tackles for loss and forced three turnovers with all three coming in the sec-ond half. The Mulerider defense has recorded three turnovers in all three games this season.White punted four times for 167 yards at an average of 41.8 yards per punt with two landing inside the twenty. Jones averaged 33 yards per kickoff return in two attempts.» Southern Arkansas is 3-0 to start a season for the first time since 2012 when that year's team started 4-0, finished 8-3, and lost a 36-35 thriller to a Hal Mumme-led McMurry Univer-sity in the C.H.A.M.P.S Heart of Texas Bowl.


#25 Southern Arkansas vs Southwestern Okla.(Sep 15, 2018 at Weatherford, Okla.)

Southern Arkansas (3-0,3-0) vs. Southwestern Okla. (1-2,1-2)Date: Sep 15, 2018 • Site: Weatherford, Okla. • Stadium: ASAP Energy FieldAttendance: 4381

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSouthern Arkansas 0 7 14 15 36Southwestern Okla. 3 7 2 0 12

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 08:45 SWOSU - Jackson Wilhite 27 yd field goal, 14-65 6:15 0 - 32nd 09:09 SAU - Karonce Higgins 61 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Austin Wilkerson kick), 7-87 3:07 7 - 3

01:37 SWOSU - JR Omigie 35 yd pass from Casey Freeman (Jackson Wilhite kick), 9-68 3:22 7 - 103rd 09:24 SWOSU - Tyreik Lusk safety 7 - 12

03:22 SAU - Keiandre Purifoy 2 yd run (Austin Wilkerson kick), 9-78 4:22 14 - 1200:11 SAU - Dalton Wright 39 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Austin Wilkerson kick), 5-51 2:23 21 - 12

4th 10:02 SAU - DaVondrick Lison safety 23 - 1208:02 SAU - Karonce Higgins 29 yd pass from Barrett Renner (TEAM rush fumbld), 4-49 1:50 29 - 1202:57 SAU - Desmond Jones 18 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Austin Wilkerson kick), 6-45 3:43 36 - 12

Kickoff time: 6:00 pm • End of Game: 8:50 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:50Officials: Referee: Joey Newsom; Umpire: Glen Williams; Linesman: Joe Kroeger;Line judge: James Stephens; Back judge: Richard Russ; Field judge: Rodney Davis;Side judge: Robert Spychals;Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:



SAU SWOSUFIRST DOWNS 22 17 R u s h i n g 7 5 P a s s i n g 15 10 P e n a l t y 0 2NET YARDS RUSHING 127 139 Rushing Attempts 39 31 Average Per Rush 3.3 4.5 Rushing Touchdowns 1 0 Yards Gained Rushing 157 176 Yards Lost Rushing 30 37NET YARDS PASSING 362 208 C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 22-31-0 19-39-2 Average Per Attempt 11.7 5.3 Average Per Completion 16.5 10.9 Passing Touchdowns 4 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 489 347 Total offense plays 70 70 Average Gain Per Play 7.0 5.0Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 4-1Penalties: Number-Yards 4-40 6-61PUNTS-YARDS 4-167 5-188 Average Yards Per Punt 41.8 37.6 Net Yards Per Punt 42.8 37.6 Inside 20 2 3 50+ Yards 1 0 T o u c h b a c k s 0 0 Fair catch 2 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-435 4-257 Average Yards Per Kickoff 62.1 64.2 Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.9 36.5 T o u c h b a c k s 2 1 Fair Catch Yards 0 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1--4-0 Average Per Return 0.0 -4.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-86-0 5-127-0 Average Per Return 28.7 25.4Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-1-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 33:17 26:43 1st Quarter 7 : 3 4 7 : 2 6 2nd Quarter 5 : 3 3 9 : 2 7 3rd Quarter 9 : 3 0 5 : 3 0 4th Quarter 10:40 4 : 2 0Third-Down Conversions 11 of 17 7 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-2 T o u c h d o w n s 2-3 0-2 Field goals 0-3 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-12 3-23PAT Kicks 4-5 1-1Field Goals 0-1 1-2Points off turnovers 14 0

Game tHree | sau 36 - sWosu 12 | WeatHerford, okla. | attn: 4,381WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The Southern Arkansas defense recorded a second half shutout and forced three turnovers for the third-consecutive game, while senior wide receiver Karonce Higgins registered just the fourth 200-yard receiving game in program history as the #25/24 Muleriders erased a halftime deficit to surge past Southwestern Oklahoma State 36-12 on Saturday night at ASAP Energy Field in Weatherford, Oklahoma. RECORDS#25/24 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (3-0, 3-0 GAC)Southwestern Oklahoma State (1-2, 1-2 GAC)














Game tHree | sau 36 - sWosu 12 | WeatHerford, okla. | attn: 4,381WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The Southern Arkansas defense recorded a second half shutout and forced three turnovers for the third-consecutive game, while senior wide receiver Karonce Higgins registered just the fourth 200-yard receiving game in program history as the #25/24 Muleriders erased a halftime deficit to surge past Southwestern Oklahoma State 36-12 on Saturday night at ASAP Energy Field in Weatherford, Oklahoma. RECORDS#25/24 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (3-0, 3-0 GAC)Southwestern Oklahoma State (1-2, 1-2 GAC)














Game tHree | sau 36 - sWosu 12 | WeatHerford, okla. | attn: 4,381




GAMe noteS

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – True freshman Brock Floyd picked off a Northwestern Oklahoma pass late in the fourth quarter to put the final stamp on yet another stifling performance by the Mulerider defense, while senior Lorenzo Alexander rushed for a forty-yard touchdown on the first play following Floyd's interception as Southern Arkansas closed the door on the Rangers' comeback attempt as SAU improved to 4-0 behind a 27-14 Great American Conference victory on a wet Saturday evening inside Wilkins Stadium. RECORDS#21/19 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (4-0, 4-0 GAC)Northwestern Oklahoma State (1-3, 1-3 GAC)

TURNING POINT(s)-After Preston sacked Ranger quarterback Isaiah Weed forcing a fumble in which Preston recovered, the Mulerider offense would be unable to cash in on the red zone opportunity as an 18-yard field goal attempt from the right hash missed right giving Northwestern Oklahoma the football at their own 20 yard line; trailing by six, 20-14, with 6:36 to play.-On a 1st and 20 at the Ranger 36 yard line, Weed looked down the visitor sideline at what he thought was one-on-one coverage, but true freshman Brock Floyd baited the opposing QB and stepped in front of the pass and took it 25 yards down to the Ranger 25 giving Southern Arkansas an opportunity to put the game away.-After a cut block on the return backed the start of the Mulerider drive to the Ranger 40, senior Lorenzo Alexander raced off of left tackle forty yards for the touchdown to put Southern Arkansas up 27-14 with 3:36 to play. OF NOTE-The Mulerider defense logged another stellar performance as they allowed just 254 yards on 54 plays. Weed completed just nine of his 23 passes for 151 yards, while SAU allowed just over three yards a carry. SAU forced and recovered two fumbles and picked off a pair of Weed passes.-Redshirt senior DaVondrick Lison led SAU with eight tackles, including 3.5 for loss totaling 22 yards. Lison registered 2.5 sacks and now is just three sacks shy of tying the career program record.-The Muleriders totaled 12 tackles for loss for 55 yards, including five sacks for 41 yards.Redshirt senior Kaseem Smith and sophomore Kobe McDonald each collected six tackles with the latter collecting 2.5 for loss.-Floyd finished with four tackles including 1.5 for loss, the big interception, and three pass breakups.-Southern Arkansas finished with 342 yards of offense on 76 plays and totaled 100 yards in returns.-Redshirt senior Karonce Higgins caught five passes, including a pair of acrobatic tip drill snags, for 83 yards. Redshirt junior Jared Lancaster snagged four receptions for 28 yards.-Alexander was the leading rusher with 82 yards on 16 carries and none bigger than the aforementioned 40-yard dagger. SirCharles Perkins carried 13 times for 77 yards, while Purifoy's 18 yards came on seven rushes with a score.-White averaged over 40 yards a punt in four attempts on Saturday night.-Southern Arkansas is 4-0 to start a season for the first time since 2012 when that year's team started 4-0, finished 8-3, and lost a 36-35 thriller to a Hal Mumme-led McMurry University in the C.H.A.M.P.S Heart of Texas Bowl.


Northwestern Okla. vs #21 Southern Arkansas (Sep 22, 2018 at Magnolia, Ark.)

Northwestern Okla. (1-3,1-3) vs. Southern Arkansas (4-0,4-0)Date: Sep 22, 2018 • Site: Magnolia, Ark. • Stadium: Wilkins StadiumAttendance: 1127

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalNorthwestern Okla. 7 0 0 7 14Southern Arkansas 7 0 10 10 27

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 10:36 SAU - Keiandre Purifoy 3 yd run (Austin Wilkerson kick), 4-17 2:07 0 - 7

05:02 NORTHWES - Tyson Gatewood 3 yd run (Zave Goodrich kick), 5-29 2:40 7 - 73rd 09:07 SAU - Austin Wilkerson 31 yd field goal, 4-4 1:30 7 - 10

04:07 SAU - Dalton Wright 3 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Austin Wilkerson kick), 6-49 2:59 7 - 174th 12:31 SAU - Austin Wilkerson 22 yd field goal, 10-38 4:46 7 - 20

11:46 NORTHWES - Gavin Garner 74 yd pass from Isaiah Weed (Zave Goodrich kick), 3-75 0:45 14 - 2003:47 SAU - Lorenzo Alexander 40 yd run (Austin Wilkerson kick), 1-40 0:10 14 - 27

Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 8:56 • Total elapsed time: 2:56Officials:Temperature: 68 deg. • Wind: NE 7 mph • Weather: Rain


Northwestern Okla. vs #21 Southern Arkansas (Sep 22, 2018 at Magnolia, Ark.)

NORTHW SAUFIRST DOWNS 9 18 R u s h i n g 6 9 P a s s i n g 3 8 P e n a l t y 0 1NET YARDS RUSHING 103 167 Rushing Attempts 31 45 Average Per Rush 3.3 3.7 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 Yards Gained Rushing 162 202 Yards Lost Rushing 59 35NET YARDS PASSING 151 169 C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 9-23-2 16-32-2 Average Per Attempt 6.6 5.3 Average Per Completion 16.8 10.6 Passing Touchdowns 1 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 254 336 Total offense plays 54 77 Average Gain Per Play 4.7 4.4Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 3-0Penalties: Number-Yards 7-48 7-65PUNTS-YARDS 6-236 4-161 Average Yards Per Punt 39.3 40.2 Net Yards Per Punt 27.7 40.8 Inside 20 0 2 50+ Yards 1 0 T o u c h b a c k s 2 0 Fair catch 0 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-139 6-369 Average Yards Per Kickoff 46.3 61.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 23.0 42.8 T o u c h b a c k s 0 1 Fair Catch Yards 0 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1--2-0 3-30-0 Average Per Return -2.0 10.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-87-0 3-70-0 Average Per Return 17.4 23.3Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-0-0 2-25-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 21:30 38:30 1st Quarter 4 : 2 3 10:37 2nd Quarter 3 : 2 3 11:37 3rd Quarter 6 : 0 9 8 : 5 1 4th Quarter 7 : 3 5 7 : 2 5Third-Down Conversions 1 of 12 7 of 19Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 4-8 T o u c h d o w n s 1-1 2-8 Field goals 0-1 2-8Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 5-41PAT Kicks 2-2 3-3Field Goals 0-0 2-3Points off turnovers 7 17

Game four | sau 27 - nWosu 14 | maGnolia, ark. | attn: 1,127




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SHAWNEE, Okla. – A combined one hundred points and 1,165 total yards of offense was the result on Satur-day afternoon in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and when the smoke had settled #19/18 Southern Arkansas survived a shootout with Oklahoma Baptist behind career-best performances from a pair of redshirt juniors in wide receiver Jared Lancaster and running back SirCharles Perkins as the Muleriders topped the Bison, 55-45 in Great American Conference action. The Muleriders (5-0, 5-0 GAC) are unbeaten through their first five games of the season for the first time under tenth-year head coach Bill Keopple, who on Saturday took the sideline for the 100th time as the head coach at Southern Arkansas. Lancaster's big day receiving saw the Bossier City, Louisiana, native record career-bests in receptions, re-ceiving yards, and receiving touchdowns as he hauled in nine passes for 156 yards and three scores. Perkins topped the century mark in rushing for the first time in his career as he totaled 125 yards on the ground behind a career-high 16 carries that saw three result in touchdowns. Additionally, the Pittsburg, Texas, native returned a pair of kickoffs for 22 yards to finish with 147 all-purpose yards in the win. Perkins wasn't the only SAU back to find some running room on Saturday as senior Lorenzo Alexander rushed 24 times for 100 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Alexander and Perkins become the first Mulerider running backs to eclipse the 100-yard rushing mark in the same game since Deandre Jenkins (129 yards) and Deion Williams (108 yards) both topped 100 yards on the ground on October 18, 2014, against Southern Nazarene. Southern Arkansas' 224 yards rushing are the most for the team this season and the most since rushing for 266 yards last season at home against Southeastern Oklahoma State. RECORDS#19/18 Southern Arkansas Muleriders (5-0, 5-0 GAC)Oklahoma Baptist (2-3, 2-3 GAC)

TURNING POINT(s)-A six-minute and 38 second stretch during the third quarter proved pivotal in the win for Southern Arkansas.-Following Haire's touchdown run that gave Oklahoma Baptist a 31-27 lead, the Muleriders, behind tough running from Alexander and a 39-yard completion from Renner to Lancaster highlighted a nine-play, 78-yard drive that took 4:08. -It resulted in SAU taking a 34-31 lead behind an eight-yard rush by Alexander, who carried six times for 29 yards on the drive, which included a seven-yard carry on third and four from the SAU28.-It appeared that the Bison would march down the field and trade points once more, before true freshman Brock Floyd ended the seven-play drive by picking off Haire in the endzone; Floyd's second interception of the day.-Southern Arkansas would score on its next drive as a result of the aforementioned third and final score by Perkins which put the Muleriders up ten; which stood as the final deficit for the Bison after the two offenses continued to find the endzone down the stretch. OF NOTE-Southern Arkansas featured a balanced offensive attack as they recorded 13 first downs on the ground and 14 through the air, while totaling 611 yards of offense; the first 600-plus day for the Muleriders since last season's Murphy USA Classic shootout with Ouachita which resulted in 611 yards of total offense as well. SAU averaged 7.7 yards per play on Saturday.-The Muleriders held the football for 34:21 and converted 4-of-4 on fourth down and were 50% (6-of-12) on third down in the win.-Renner finished 26-of-33 for 387 yards and three touchdowns to one interception. Renner now has 11,360 career passing yards and is one of two quarterbacks in Arkansas collegiate football history to throw for over 11,000 yards in a career. His three touchdown passes give him 108 in his career and he is 16 back of tying Henderson State's Kevin Rodgers for the all-time collegiate state record.-Redshirt senior Karonce Higgins caught seven passes for 93 yards, including a long of 50. He now has 161 career catches and is 14 receptions back of tying the program record. Additionally, Higgins has recorded 2,433 yards receiving and is 419 yards shy of Nik Lewis' all-time program record.-Redshirt senior Kile Pletcher grabbed six passes for 88 yards and redshirt junior Jaidon Parrish caught two passes for 49 yards.-Junior Lorenzo Watkins led the SAU Defense with 10 total tackles and a pass breakup, while redshirt senior Kaseem Smith added six tackles.-Redshirt junior Malik Preston chipped in with six stops. Floyd added five tackles as did three other Mulerid-ers.-Southern Arkansas held OBU to just 78 yards on 17 carries, but Haire threw 60 times and completed 39 of those attempts for 476 yards and five touchdowns.


#19 Southern Arkansas vs Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018 at Shawnee, OK)

Southern Arkansas (5-0,5-0) vs. Okla. Baptist (2-3,2-3)Date: Sep 29, 2018 • Site: Shawnee, OK • Stadium: Crain Family StadiumAttendance: 2234

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSouthern Arkansas 7 14 13 21 55Okla. Baptist 0 17 14 14 45

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 05:30 SAU - SirCharles Perkins 9 yd run (Austin Wilkerson kick), 12-77 7:00 7 - 02nd 12:37 SAU - Lorenzo Alexander 2 yd run (Austin Wilkerson kick), 10-75 3:51 14 - 0

09:54 OKBU - Seth Glasscock 5 yd pass from Preston Haire (Luke Wendl kick), 8-65 2:43 14 - 706:04 SAU - SirCharles Perkins 10 yd run (Austin Wilkerson kick), 10-77 3:45 21 - 703:51 OKBU - Noah McGraw 25 yd pass from Preston Haire (Luke Wendl kick), 9-75 2:13 21 - 1400:00 OKBU - Luke Wendl 22 yd field goal, 6-45 0:50 21 - 17

3rd 13:06 OKBU - Josh Pettijohn 30 yd pass from Preston Haire (Luke Wendl kick), 2-46 0:36 21 - 2411:34 SAU - Jared Lancaster 17 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Austin Wilkerson kick failed), 4-81 1:27 27 - 2408:13 OKBU - Preston Haire 11 yd run (Luke Wendl kick), 9-72 3:14 27 - 3103:59 SAU - Lorenzo Alexander 8 yd run (Austin Wilkerson kick), 9-78 4:08 34 - 31

4th 14:53 SAU - SirCharles Perkins 26 yd run (Austin Wilkerson kick), 6-80 1:36 41 - 3109:37 SAU - Jared Lancaster 25 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Austin Wilkerson kick), 8-56 4:07 48 - 3107:17 OKBU - J. Henderson 12 yd pass from Preston Haire (Luke Wendl kick), 8-75 2:20 48 - 3804:38 SAU - Jared Lancaster 25 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Austin Wilkerson kick), 6-45 2:38 55 - 3802:38 OKBU - Josh Pettijohn 42 yd pass from Preston Haire (Luke Wendl kick), 7-75 2:00 55 - 45

Kickoff time: 1:00 PM • End of Game: 4:07 • Total elapsed time: 3:07Officials: Referee: Tommy Little; Umpire: Mike Martin; Linesman: Steve Shrum;Line judge: Jordan Holderby; Back judge: Brad Richett; Field judge: Rob Price;Side judge: Scott Johnson;Temperature: 68 • Wind: S10 • Weather: Partly Cloudy


#19 Southern Arkansas vs Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018 at Shawnee, OK)

SAU OKBUFIRST DOWNS 28 33 R u s h i n g 13 5 P a s s i n g 14 21 P e n a l t y 1 7NET YARDS RUSHING 224 78 Rushing Attempts 46 17 Average Per Rush 4.9 4.6 Rushing Touchdowns 5 1 Yards Gained Rushing 238 81 Yards Lost Rushing 14 3NET YARDS PASSING 387 476 C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 26-33-1 39-60-2 Average Per Attempt 11.7 7.9 Average Per Completion 14.9 12.2 Passing Touchdowns 3 5TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 611 554 Total offense plays 79 77 Average Gain Per Play 7.7 7.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 15-137 8-69PUNTS-YARDS 2-73 2-70 Average Yards Per Punt 36.5 35.0 Net Yards Per Punt 36.5 35.0 Inside 20 0 0 50+ Yards 0 0 T o u c h b a c k s 0 0 Fair catch 1 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 9-493 7-335 Average Yards Per Kickoff 54.8 47.9 Net Yards Per Kickoff 38.3 35.3 T o u c h b a c k s 4 1 Fair Catch Yards 0 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-63-0 2-48-0 Average Per Return 12.6 24.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-11-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 34:21 25:39 1st Quarter 8 : 2 8 6 : 3 2 2nd Quarter 7 : 4 9 7 : 1 1 3rd Quarter 8 : 3 3 6 : 2 7 4th Quarter 9 : 3 1 5 : 2 9Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 7 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 4 of 4 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 4-5 T o u c h d o w n s 5-5 3-5 Field goals 0-5 1-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-13PAT Kicks 7-8 6-6Field Goals 0-0 1-2Points off turnovers 7 3

Game five | sau 55 - obu 45 | sHaWnee, okla. | attn: 2,234




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Southern Arkansas FootballSouthern Arkansas Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2018)

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Date Opponent Score Att.* Aug 30, 2018 ARKANSAS TECH W 38-0 5212* Sep 09, 2018 at #7 Harding W 28-23 2200* Sep 15, 2018 at Southwestern Okla. W 36-12 4381* Sep 22, 2018 NORTHWESTERN OKLA. W 27-14 1127* Sep 29, 2018 at Okla. Baptist W 55-45 2234

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gLorenzo Alexander 4 59 310 6 304 5.2 3 62 76.0SirCharles Perkins 5 48 280 6 274 5.7 3 26 54.8Keiandre Purifoy 4 41 171 3 168 4.1 2 25 42.0Joshua Bland 3 3 21 0 21 7.0 0 8 7.0Cam Davis 2 1 17 0 17 17.0 0 17 8.5Dennis Daniels 3 8 7 4 3 0.4 0 2 1.0Desmond Jones 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Total 5 189 861 119 742 3.9 8 62 148.4Opponents 5 162 781 179 602 3.7 4 61 120.4

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gBarrett Renner 5 160.31 111-166-5 66.9 1455 13 61 291.0Hayden Mallory 2 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 5 157.47 111-169-5 65.7 1455 13 61 291.0Opponents 5 114.94 90-166-9 54.2 1100 8 74 220.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gKaronce Higgins 5 36 596 16.6 4 61 119.2Jared Lancaster 5 24 295 12.3 4 39 59.0Kile Pletcher 5 13 173 13.3 0 33 34.6Jaidon Parrish 5 8 123 15.4 1 29 24.6Desmond Jones 5 7 58 8.3 1 18 11.6Dalton Wright 5 6 91 15.2 2 39 18.2Lorenzo Alexander 4 4 7 1.8 0 5 1.8Michael Ingram 4 3 28 9.3 0 14 7.0Keiandre Purifoy 4 3 20 6.7 0 18 5.0SirCharles Perkins 5 3 18 6.0 1 14 3.6Darrion Ardoin 4 2 18 9.0 0 9 4.5Micah Small 2 1 23 23.0 0 23 11.5Dennis Daniels 3 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.7Total 5 111 1455 13.1 13 61 291.0Opponents 5 90 1100 12.2 8 74 220.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkAustin Wilkerson 3-7 42.9 0-1 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 31 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsAustin Wilkerson - 3-7 23-24 - - - - - 32Jared Lancaster 5 - - - - - - - 30SirCharles Perkins 4 - - - - - - - 24Karonce Higgins 4 - - - - - - - 24Lorenzo Alexander 3 - - - - - - - 18Keiandre Purifoy 2 - - - - - - - 12Dalton Wright 2 - - - - - - - 12DaVondrick Lison 1 - - - - - - 1 8Jaidon Parrish 1 - - - - - - - 6Desmond Jones 1 - - - - - - - 6Brock Floyd 1 - - - - - - - 6DeMarcus Pegue 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 25 3-7 23-25 - - - - 1 184Opponents 12 3-7 11-11 0-1 - - - 1 94


Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 5-0 2-0 3-0 0-0Conference 5-0 2-0 3-0 0-0Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Team Statistics SAU OPPFIRST DOWNS 107 89 R u s h i n g 43 32 P a s s i n g 61 45 P e n a l t y 3 12RUSHING YARDAGE 742 602 Rushing Attempts 189 162 Average Per Rush 3.9 3.7 Average Per Game 148.4 120.4 TDs Rushing 8 4PASSING YARDAGE 1455 1100 C o m p - A t t - I n t 111-169-5 90-166-9 Average Per Pass 8.6 6.6 Average Per Catch 13.1 12.2 Average Per Game 291.0 220.0 TDs Passing 13 8TOTAL OFFENSE 2197 1702 Average Per Play 6.1 5.2 Average Per Game 439.4 340.4KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 13-258 18-411PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-125 5--12INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-69 5-7FUMBLES-LOST 9-1 11-6PENALTIES-Yards 38-357 32-256PUNTS-AVG 20-39.5 26-42.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 3 : 5 1 2 6 : 0 93RD-DOWN Conversions 41/78 23/674TH-DOWN Conversions 5/9 4/8

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgBrock Floyd 4 36 9.0 0 25Lorenzo Watkins 2 1 0.5 0 1Deion Cineus 1 5 5.0 0 5DeMarcus Pegue 1 27 27.0 1 27Michael Newsome 1 0 0.0 0 0

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkJordan White 20 791 39.5 63 2 6 6 2 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgJared Lancaster 9 132 14.7 1 68SirCharles Perkins 1 -7 -7.0 0 0Total 10 125 12.5 1 68Opponents 5 -12 -2.4 0 2

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgSirCharles Perkins 6 137 22.8 0 56Joshua Bland 2 41 20.5 0 22Jared Lancaster 2 14 7.0 0 9Desmond Jones 2 66 33.0 0 40Darrion Ardoin 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 13 258 19.8 0 56Opponents 18 411 22.8 0 42

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gKaronce Higgins 5 -1 596 0 0 0 595 119.0Jared Lancaster 5 -2 295 132 14 0 439 87.8SirCharles Perkin 5 274 18 -7 137 0 422 84.4Lorenzo Alexand 4 304 7 0 0 0 311 77.8Keiandre Purifoy 4 168 20 0 0 0 188 47.0Kile Pletcher 5 0 173 0 0 0 173 34.6Desmond Jones 5 0 58 0 66 0 124 24.8Jaidon Parrish 5 0 123 0 0 0 123 24.6Dalton Wright 5 0 91 0 0 0 91 18.2Joshua Bland 3 21 0 0 41 0 62 20.7Total 5 742 1455 125 258 69 2649 529.8Opponents 5 602 1100 -12 411 7 2108 421.6

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gBarrett Renner 5 185 -29 1455 1426 285.2Lorenzo Alexander 4 59 304 0 304 76.0SirCharles Perkins 5 48 274 0 274 54.8Keiandre Purifoy 4 41 168 0 168 42.0Joshua Bland 3 3 21 0 21 7.0Cam Davis 2 1 17 0 17 8.5Dennis Daniels 3 8 3 0 3 1.0Total 5 358 742 1455 2197 439.4Opponents 5 328 602 1100 1702 340.4

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf46 Malik Preston 5 17 14 31 5.5-25 1.0-10 . 1 1 1-0 4 . .25 Lorenzo Watkins 5 17 10 27 . . 2-1 4 . . 1 . .94 Anthony Washington 5 15 9 24 10.0-36 1.0-13 . . 1 . . . .24 Brock Floyd 5 16 8 24 2.0-4 . 4-36 3 . 1-21 . . .33 Stacy Lawrence 5 15 8 23 0.5-5 . . 4 . 1-1 . . .

Total 5 191 124 315 40-168 8-76 9-69 20 8 6-79 8 . 1Opponents 5 183 200 383 28-101 8-62 5-7 23 2 1-0 3 . 1




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Southern Arkansas FootballSouthern Arkansas Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2018)

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf46 Malik Preston 5 17 14 31 5.5-25 1.0-10 . 1 1 1-0 4 . .25 Lorenzo Watkins 5 17 10 27 . . 2-1 4 . . 1 . .94 Anthony Washington 5 15 9 24 10.0-36 1.0-13 . . 1 . . . .24 Brock Floyd 5 16 8 24 2.0-4 . 4-36 3 . 1-21 . . .33 Stacy Lawrence 5 15 8 23 0.5-5 . . 4 . 1-1 . . .9 DaVondrick Lison 5 13 10 23 7.5-44 3.5-31 . . 1 1-57 1 . 113 Kaseem Smith 5 19 3 22 . . . 3 . . . . .37 La'Montrick Turner 5 14 7 21 3.5-8 . . . 1 1-0 . . .40 Kobe McDonald 4 8 12 20 3.0-5 . . 1 1 . 1 . .31 DeMarcus Pegue 5 8 10 18 3.0-20 1.5-12 1-27 1 1 . . . .99 Antonio Washington 5 10 6 16 4.5-20 1.0-10 . . 2 . 1 . .30 Tre Williams 5 4 3 7 . . . 1 . . . . .43 Kendrix McCann 5 5 2 7 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . .80 Kile Pletcher 5 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .3 Whit Jones 4 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .57 Malachi Pointer 3 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 3 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .16 Michael Newsome 5 4 1 5 . . 1-0 . . . . . .39 Andrew Pierce 5 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .19 Antonio Robinson 3 4 . 4 . . . 1 . . . . .93 Deion Cineus 4 . 3 3 . . 1-5 . . . . . .32 Tyrek Rucks 5 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .15 Jared Lancaster 5 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . .91 Prince Udenze 5 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .44 JD Abrams 4 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .59 Demoni Boyd 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .97 Deno Rogers 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .54 Bijan Mitchell 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .1 Desmond Jones 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .95 Jalen Williams 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .34 Briant Parker 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 5 191 124 315 40-168 8-76 9-69 20 8 6-79 8 . 1Opponents 5 183 200 383 28-101 8-62 5-7 23 2 1-0 3 . 1




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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 30 ARKANSAS TECH 36 163 0 62 26 304 3 44 26-40-0 304 3 44 0 0 0 0 4 78 1 68 467Sep 09 at Harding 23 61 0 11 21 233 2 34 21-33-2 233 2 34 2 39 0 23 3 17 0 12 294Sep 15 at Southwestern Okla. 39 127 1 25 22 362 4 61 22-31-0 362 4 61 3 86 0 40 0 0 0 0 489Sep 22 NORTHWESTERN OKLA. 45 167 2 40 16 169 1 39 16-32-2 169 1 39 3 70 0 56 3 30 0 18 336Sep 29 at Okla. Baptist 46 224 5 26 26 387 3 50 26-33-1 387 3 50 5 63 0 22 0 0 0 0 611Southern Arkansas 189 742 8 62 111 1455 13 61 111-169-5 1455 13 61 13 258 0 56 10 125 1 68 2197Opponents 162 602 4 61 90 1100 8 74 90-166-9 1100 8 74 18 411 0 42 5 -12 0 2 1702

Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 3.9 • Avg/catch: 13.1 • Pass effic: 157.47 • KR avg: 19.8 • PR avg: 12.5 • All purpose avg/game: 529.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 439.4

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 30 ARKANSAS TECH 28 26 54 5.0-26 1.0-13 0 0-0 3-32 3 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 38Sep 09 at Harding 50 32 82 13.0-48 1.0-10 4 3-79 0-0 0 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 14 28Sep 15 at Southwestern Okla. 42 18 60 8.0-36 1.0-12 3 1-0 2-1 2 6 0 4-5 0 0 1 14 36Sep 22 NORTHWESTERN OKLA 30 28 58 12.0-55 5.0-41 1 2-0 2-25 3 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 17 27Sep 29 at Okla. Baptist 41 20 61 2.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-11 0 3 0 7-8 0 0 0 7 55Southern Arkansas 191 124 315 40.0-168 8.0-76 8 6-79 9-69 8 20 0 23-25 0 0 1 59 184Opponents 183 200 383 28.0-101 8.0-62 3 1-0 5-7 2 23 0 11-11 0 0 1 20 94

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 30 ARKANSAS TECH 5 203 40.6 60 0 2 1 1 1 1-2 29 0 6 385 64.2 3 0Sep 09 at Harding 5 187 37.4 47 0 0 2 0 1 0-1 0 0 5 278 55.6 1 0Sep 15 at Southwestern Okla. 4 167 41.8 63 0 0 2 1 2 0-1 0 0 7 435 62.1 2 0Sep 22 NORTHWESTERN OKLA 4 161 40.2 44 0 0 0 0 2 2-3 31 0 6 369 61.5 1 0Sep 29 at Okla. Baptist 2 73 36.5 37 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 9 493 54.8 4 1Southern Arkansas 20 791 39.5 63 0 2 6 2 6 3-7 31 0 33 1960 59.4 11 1Opponents 26 1105 42.5 61 0 4 3 7 4 3-7 30 0 19 1050 55.3 5 0




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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 30 ARKANSAS TECH 23 98 0 25 18 166 0 32 18-37-3 166 0 32 3 53 0 20 1 -8 0 0 264Sep 09 at Harding 60 184 2 28 5 99 1 35 5-7-0 99 1 35 3 96 0 42 1 2 0 2 283Sep 15 at Southwestern Okla. 31 139 0 53 19 208 1 39 19-39-2 208 1 39 5 127 0 32 1 -4 0 0 347Sep 22 NORTHWESTERN OKLA. 31 103 1 61 9 151 1 74 9-23-2 151 1 74 5 87 0 28 1 -2 0 0 254Sep 29 at Okla. Baptist 17 78 1 36 39 476 5 42 39-60-2 476 5 42 2 48 0 36 1 0 0 0 554Opponents 162 602 4 61 90 1100 8 74 90-166-9 1100 8 74 18 411 0 42 5 -12 0 2 1702Southern Arkansas 189 742 8 62 111 1455 13 61 111-169-5 1455 13 61 13 258 0 56 10 125 1 68 2197

Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 3.7 • Avg/catch: 12.2 • Pass effic: 114.94 • KR avg: 22.8 • PR avg: -2.4 • All purpose avg/game: 421.6 • Total offense avg/gm: 340.4

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 30 ARKANSAS TECH 44 32 76 5.0-24 2.0-15 0 0-0 0-0 2 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 09 at Harding 24 38 62 4.0-15 1.0-7 1 1-0 2-7 0 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 10 23Sep 15 at Southwestern Okla. 45 22 67 8.0-32 3.0-23 1 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 1-1 0 0 1 0 12Sep 22 NORTHWESTERN OKLA 31 56 87 7.0-11 1.0-4 0 0-0 2-0 0 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14Sep 29 at Okla. Baptist 39 52 91 4.0-19 1.0-13 1 0-0 1-0 0 4 0 6-6 0 0 0 3 45Opponents 183 200 383 28.0-101 8.0-62 3 1-0 5-7 2 23 0 11-11 0 0 1 20 94Southern Arkansas 191 124 315 40.0-168 8.0-76 8 6-79 9-69 8 20 0 23-25 0 0 1 59 184

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 30 ARKANSAS TECH 8 377 47.1 61 0 2 0 4 0 0-2 0 0 1 65 65.0 1 0Sep 09 at Harding 5 234 46.8 59 0 0 1 2 1 1-1 30 0 4 254 63.5 2 0Sep 15 at Southwestern Okla. 5 188 37.6 48 0 0 1 0 3 1-2 27 0 4 257 64.2 1 0Sep 22 NORTHWESTERN OKLA 6 236 39.3 52 0 2 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 3 139 46.3 0 0Sep 29 at Okla. Baptist 2 70 35.0 40 0 0 1 0 0 1-2 22 0 7 335 47.9 1 0Opponents 26 1105 42.5 61 0 4 3 7 4 3-7 30 0 19 1050 55.3 5 0Southern Arkansas 20 791 39.5 63 0 2 6 2 6 3-7 31 0 33 1960 59.4 11 1




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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 24 Lorenzo Alexander at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Rushing 125 SirCharles Perkins at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)TD Rushes 3 SirCharles Perkins at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Long Rush 62 Lorenzo Alexander vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)Pass attempts 37 Barrett Renner vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)Pass completions 26 Barrett Renner vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)

26 Barrett Renner at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Passing 387 Barrett Renner at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)TD Passes 4 Barrett Renner at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Long Pass 61 Barrett Renner at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Receptions 13 Karonce Higgins at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Yards Receiving 237 Karonce Higgins at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)TD Receptions 3 Jared Lancaster at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Long Reception 61 Karonce Higgins at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Field Goals 2 Austin Wilkerson vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Long Field Goal 31 Austin Wilkerson vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Punts 5 Jordan White vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)

5 Jordan White at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)Punting Avg 41.8 Jordan White at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Long Punt 63 Jordan White at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Punts inside 20 2 Jordan White at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)

2 Jordan White vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Long Punt Return 68 Jared Lancaster vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)Long Kickoff Return 56 SirCharles Perkins vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Tackles 16 Malik Preston at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)Sacks 2.5 DaVondrick Lison vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Tackles For Loss 3.5 Anthony Washington at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)

3.5 DaVondrick Lison vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Interceptions 2 Brock Floyd at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)




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TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 46 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Rushing 224 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Per Rush 4.9 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)TD Rushes 5 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Pass attempts 40 vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)Pass completions 26 vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)

26 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Passing 387 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Per Pass 11.7 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)TD Passes 4 at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Total Plays 79 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Total Offense 611 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Per Play 7.7 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Points 55 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Sacks By 5 vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)First Downs 28 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Penalties 15 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Penalty Yards 137 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Turnovers 3 at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)Interceptions By 3 vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)Punts 5 vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)

5 at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)Punting Avg 41.8 at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Long Punt 63 at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Punts inside 20 2 at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)

2 vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Long Punt Return 68 vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)




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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 16 K. Richards, at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Yards Rushing 110 K. Richards, at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)TD Rushes 1 Preston Paden, at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)

1 Tristan Tucker, at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)1 Tyson Gatewood, vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)1 Preston Haire, at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)

Long Rush 61 Tyson Gatewood, vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Pass attempts 60 Preston Haire, at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Pass completions 39 Preston Haire, at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Passing 476 Preston Haire, at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)TD Passes 5 Preston Haire, at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Long Pass 74 Isaiah Weed, vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Receptions 10 Cagney Roberson, at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Receiving 127 Gavin Garner, vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)TD Receptions 2 Josh Pettijohn, at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Long Reception 74 Gavin Garner, vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Field Goals 1 Cameron Scott, at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)

1 Jackson Wilhite, at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)1 Luke Wendl, at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)

Long Field Goal 30 Cameron Scott, at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)Punts 8 Tyler Dunlop, vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)Punting Avg 47.1 Tyler Dunlop, vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)Long Punt 61 Tyler Dunlop, vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)Punts inside 20 3 Kane Bowen, at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Long Punt Return 2 Frank Herbert, at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)Long Kickoff Return 42 Jacory Nichols, at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)Tackles 15 Dakota Driskill, vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Sacks 1.0 D.J. Williams, vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)

1.0 D'Idric Dugan, vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)1.0 Dylan Hendricks, at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)1.0 TJ Harris, at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)1.0 Dejai Johnson, at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)1.0 Jimmie Pace, vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)

Tackles For Loss 2.0 TJ Harris, at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)2.0 Jimmie Pace, vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)

Interceptions 1 Dra Smith, at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)1 Frank Herbert, at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)1 Aharon Barnes, vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)1 Erick Cook, vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)1 Felipe Alvear, at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)




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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 60 at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)Yards Rushing 184 at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)Yards Per Rush 4.6 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)TD Rushes 2 at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)Pass attempts 60 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Pass completions 39 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Passing 476 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Per Pass 14.1 at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)TD Passes 5 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Total Plays 77 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Total Offense 554 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Yards Per Play 7.2 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Points 45 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Sacks By 3 at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)First Downs 33 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Penalties 8 vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)

8 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Penalty Yards 69 at Okla. Baptist (Sep 29, 2018)Turnovers 4 vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Interceptions By 2 at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)

2 vs Northwestern Okla. (Sep 22, 2018)Punts 8 vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)Punting Avg 47.1 vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)Long Punt 61 vs Arkansas Tech (Aug 30, 2018)Punts inside 20 3 at Southwestern Okla. (Sep 15, 2018)Long Punt Return 2 at Harding (Sep 09, 2018)

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