GAC WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
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2013 FINAL GAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS Team
Henderson State Harding Ouachita Baptist Southern Arkansas Southwestern Oklahoma State East Central Arkansas Tech Arkansas-Monticello Southeastern Oklahoma State Northwestern Oklahoma State Southern Nazarene
GAC
10-0 8-2 7-3 6-4 6-4 5-5 5-5 4-6 2-8 2-8 0-10
Pct. Overall Pct.
1.000 .800 .700 .600 .600 .500 .500 .400 .200 .200 .000
11-1 9-2 7-3 6-4 6-5 5-5 5-6 5-6 2-9 2-9 0-11
.917 .818 .700 .600 .545 .500 .455 .455 .182 .182 .000
PF
639 478 371 359 332 314 270 281 300 183 177
PA
288 230 244 271 284 302 294 360 390 497 567
Site
Thone Stadium (6,500) Russellville, Ark.
Time
7:00 PM
Series/Last Meeting
Arkansas Tech leads 7-4 ATU, 38-10 (September 5, 2013)
Saturday, September 6 Game
5-0 4-1 4-1 2-3 3-3 2-3 3-2 0-5 1-4 1-5 0-6
1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Lost 1 Won 4 Lost 1 Won 1 Won 1 Won 1 Lost 1 Lost 3 Lost 5 Lost 1 Lost 11
OFFENSE
Thursday, September 4 Northwestern Oklahoma State (---) ARKANSAS TECH (---)
5-1 4-1 3-2 4-1 3-2 3-2 2-3 5-1 1-5 1-4 0-5
2014 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
GAC WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
Game
Home Away Neutral Streak
Wk. 1: Wk. 2: Wk. 3: Wk. 4: Wk. 5: Wk. 6: Wk. 7: Wk. 8: Wk. 9: Wk. 10: Wk. 11:
DEFENSE
Southwestern Oklahoma State (---) (RV/--) HARDING (---)
First Security Stadium (5,000) 6:00 PM Searcy, Ark
Site
Time
(8/8) Henderson State (---) SOUTHERN NAZARENE (---)
SNU Stadium (3,000) Bethany, Okla.
6:00 PM
Henderson State leads 2-0 HSU, 82-10 (September 7, 2013)
East Central (---) ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO (---)
Cotton Boll Stadium (4,500) 6:00 PM Monticello, Ark
East Central leads 5-3 ECU, 46-22 (September 5, 2013)
Southeastern Oklahoma State (---) SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (---)
Wilkins Stadium (6,000) Magnolia, Ark.
6:00 PM
Open Date: Ouachita Baptist All Game Times Central
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Series/Last Meeting
Harding leads 5-4 SWOSU, 27-23 (September 5, 2013)
Southern Arkansas leads 19-16-3 SOSU, 56-50 (September 5, 2013)
Wk. 1: Wk. 2: Wk. 3: Wk. 4: Wk. 5: Wk. 6: Wk. 7: Wk. 8: Wk. 9: Wk. 10: Wk. 11:
SPECIAL TEAMS Wk. 1: Wk. 2: Wk. 3: Wk. 4: Wk. 5: Wk. 6: Wk. 7: Wk. 8: Wk. 9: Wk. 10: Wk. 11:
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GAC WEEK ONE STORYLINES
Northwestern Oklahoma State at Arkansas Tech
7 p.m.; 9/4; Thone Stadium
Southwestern Oklahoma State at (RV/-) Harding
(8/8) Henderson State at Southern Nazarene
East Central at Arkansas-Monticello
Southeastern Oklahoma State at Southern Arkansas
The 2014 Great American Conference football season opens with the Rangers and Wonder Boys opening up the season for the second-straight season. Last season, in Alva, Arkansas Tech rolled up 445 yards of offense in a 38-10 victory. The ATU defense surrendered only 214 yards, its best effort of the season. Arkansas Tech has won both matchups since Northwestern joined the GAC and has won three straight games in the series. The Rangers last beat the Wonder Boys in 1993. This season represents the 100th season of Arkansas Tech football. The Wonder Boys have won nine of the their last 10 season openers and last lost at home on opening day in 2002.
6 p.m.; 9/6; First Security Stadium
The Bulldogs and Bisons square off in Searcy for the third time in four seasons. Over the last two meetings, Harding’s Donatella Luckett has amassed 203 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns on only 11 touches. The potent Bisons running attack ranked fourth nationally in 2013 averaging 359.7 yards per game. They return four of their top five ground gainers from last season, including All-American fullback Romo Westbrook, who gained 1,123 yards with 12 touchdowns. SWOSU breaks in new starting quarterback Ryley Claborn. He will have three of its top four wide receivers back - All-GAC selection Brad Smithey, Brian Robinson and Teverick Boyd.
6 p.m.; 9/6; SNU Stadium
For the third-consecutive year, the Reddies and Crimson Storm will open the season facing each other; however, this year will mark the first time SNU Stadium will serve as the venue. The Reddies have scored victories of 63-21 in 2012 and 82-10 last year. All-American Kevin Rodgers has gone 39-for-55 for 928 yards and 10 touchdowns in those two wins. The Crimson Storm welcome back the school’s all-time tackles leader in Mike Hicks. He has recorded 280 tackles over his first three years in Bethany, including 45.0 tackles for loss, but missed the final five games of 2013 due to injury.
6 p.m.; 9/6; Cotton Boll Stadium
One year after opening up in Ada, the Tigers and Boll Weevils flip to Monticello for the season-opening tilt. ECU raced out to a 33-8 first-half lead en route to a 46-22 home victory. The Tiger held the Boll Weevils to only 23 rushing yards on 32 attempts. JoJo Snell ran for 101 yards and a touchdown in his debut for the Tigers. Spencer Bond, who threw for 2,811 yards and 23 touchdowns returns for his junior season. UAM features a pair of preseason AllAmericans - kicker Jamie McGee and corner back Mike Early. McGee set the UAM and GAC single-season record with 17 field goals while Early totaled 36 tackles, four interceptions and 12 passes defended.
6 p.m.; 9/6; Wilkins Stadium
The Savage Storm and Muleriders look to reprise their thrilling 2013 season opener that featured 106 combined points and 1,163 total yards. The Savage Storm’s Devlon Wortham kicked off his GAC Freshman of the Year campaign by rushing for 220 yards on 13 carries, highlighted by an 87-yard fourth-quarter touchdown that gave Southeastern a late two-score lead. After consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 2002-03, the Muleriders must replace their leading passer (Tyler Sykora), rusher (Mark Johnson), receiver (Chris Terry) and tackler, Tate Mustin. After serving as the defensive coordinator in 2013, Southeastern’s Bo Atterberry ascends to head coach at his alma mater.
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AFCA Top 25 Poll August 18, 2014 No.
Team (1st-place votes)
Record
1. Northwest Missouri State (31) 15-0 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 12-3 3. Minnesota-Duluth 11-2 4. Colorado State-Pueblo 11-1 5. North Alabama 10-3 6. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 13-2 7. Minnesota State-Mankato 11-1 8. Henderson State (Ark.) (1) 11-1 9. Pittsburg State (Kan.) 10-2 10. West Chester (Pa.) 13-2 11. West Texas A&M 11-3 12. Shepherd (W.Va.) 11-1 13. Ohio Dominican 10-1 14. Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 10-2 15. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 12-2 16. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 10-3 17. Tarleton State (Texas) 7-3 18. Indianapolis (Ind.) 10-2 19. Delta State (Miss.) 7-3 20. Indiana (Pa.) 9-2 21. North Carolina-Pembroke 9-2 22t. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 10-2 22t. Emporia State (Kan.) 9-2 24. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 10-2 25. Tuskegee (Ala.) 8-3
Prev.
1 3 8 7 10 2 6 13 19 4 11 9 12 14 5 17 NR 18 NR 24 15 NR 20 16 25
Others Receiving Votes: Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 87; Central Missouri, 82; West Alabama, 67; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 59; American International (Mass.), 51; Ferris St. (Mich.), 41; California (Pa.), 38; Missouri Western St., 38; Albany St. (Ga.), 32; Midwestern St. (Texas), 31; Harding (Ark.), 27; Colorado School of Mines, 20; Newberry (S.C.), 20; Concord (W.Va.), 19; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 19; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 13; Eastern New Mexico, 12; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 9; Winona St. (Minn.), 9; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 7; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 7; Truman St. (Mo.), 5; Findlay (Ohio), 3; Miles (Ala.), 3; Chadron St. (Neb.), 2; Michigan Tech, 2; Washburn (Kan.), 2; West Georgia, 2.
D2Football.com Top 25 Poll August 26, 2014 No.
Team
W-L
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Northwest Missouri State Grand Valley State (Mich.) Colorado State-Pueblo Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State-Mankato North Alabama Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Henderson State (Ark.) Pittsburg State (Kan.) Ohio Dominican West Chester (Pa.) St. Cloud State (Minn.) West Texas A&M Shepherd (W. Va.) Indianapolis (Ind.) Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Winston-Salem State (N.C.) UNC Pembroke Emporia State (Kan.) Saginaw Valley (Mich.) Ferris State (Mich.) Tarleton State (Texas) Indiana (Pa.) Missouri Western State Bloomsburg (Pa.)
15-0 12-3 11-1 11-2 11-1 10-3 13-2 11-1 10-2 10-1 13-2 12-2 11-3 11-1 10-2 10-3 10-2 9-2 9-2 9-3 8-3 7-3 9-2 8-3 10-2
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2013 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Thursday, September 4 * Northwestern Oklahoma State at Arkansas Tech, 7:00 PM Saturday, September 6 * East Central at Arkansas-Monticello, 6:00 PM * (8/8) Henderson State at Southern Nazarene, 6:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State at (RV/--) Harding, 6:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State at Southern Arkansas, 6:00 PM Saturday, September 13 * Harding at Northwestern Oklahoma State, 1:00 PM * Henderson State at Nicholls State, 6:00 PM * Southern Arkansas at East Central, 6:00 PM * Arkansas Tech at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 6:00 PM * Southern Nazarene at Ouachita Baptist, 6:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 6:00 PM Thursday, September 18 NCAA DIVISION II GAME OF THE WEEK - CBS SPORTS NETWORK * Southeastern Oklahoma State at Henderson State, 7:00 PM Saturday, September 20 * Arkansas-Monticello at Northwestern Oklahoma State, 1:00 PM * East Central at Ouachita Baptist, 6:00 PM * Southern Nazarene at Arkansas Tech, 6:00 PM * Southern Arkansas at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 6:00 PM Saturday, September 27 * Northwestern Oklahoma State at Southern Arkansas, 2:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 6:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State at Arkansas-Monticello, 6:00 PM * Henderson State at East Central, 6:00 PM * Harding at Southern Nazarene, 6:00 PM Arkansas Tech at McNeese State, 6:00 PM Saturday, October 4 * Southwestern Oklahoma State at Ouachita Baptist, 1:00 PM Bacone College at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State at Henderson State, 3:00 PM * Southern Arkansas at Harding, 6:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello at Arkansas Tech, 6:00 PM * East Central at Southern Nazarene, 7:00 PM Saturday, October 11 * Ouachita Baptist at Northwestern Oklahoma State, 1:00 PM * Southern Nazarene at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Harding at Arkansas-Monticello, 3:00 PM * Arkansas Tech at Southern Arkansas, 6:00 PM * Henderson State at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 6:00 PM Saturday, October 18 * Southeastern Oklahoma State at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Henderson State at Arkansas Tech, 2:00 PM * Southern Nazarene at Southern Arkansas, 2:30 PM * East Central at Northwestern Oklahoma State, 3:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist at Harding, 6:00 PM WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GREATAMERICANCONFERENCE
Saturday, October 25 * Arkansas Tech at Ouachita Baptist , 1:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Harding at Henderson State, 3:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State at East Central, 4:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello at Southern Nazarene, 4:00 PM Saturday, November 1 * Southern Arkansas at Ouachita Baptist, 1:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State at Harding, 2:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello at Henderson State, 3:00 PM * East Central at Arkansas Tech, 3:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State at Southern Nazarene, 4:00 PM Saturday, November 8 MURPHY USA CLASSIC - El Dorado, Ark. * Henderson State vs Southern Arkansas, 3:00 PM * Harding at East Central, 2:00 PM * Arkansas Tech at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist at Arkansas-Monticello, 3:00 PM * Southern Nazarene at Northwestern Oklahoma State, 5:00 PM Saturday, November 15 * Southwest Baptist at Southern Nazarene, 1:30 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Arkansas Tech at Harding, 2:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State at East Central, 2:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist at Henderson State, 3:00 PM * Southern Arkansas at Arkansas-Monticello, 3:00 PM Saturday, November 22 NCAA Division II Playoffs - First Round Saturday, November 29 NCAA Division II Playoffs - Second Round Saturday, December 6 Texarkana Live United Bowl NCAA Division II Playoffs - Quarterfinals Saturday, December 13 NCAA Division II Playoffs - Semifinals Saturday, December 20 NCAA Division II Playoffs - National Championship Game * - GAC Football Game Underline Team - home team All Times Central
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2014 GAC FOOTBALL POSTSEASON NOTEBOOK • SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
ARKANSAS TECH
ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO
WONDER BOYS
Head Coach: Raymond Monica Career Record: 50-40 (9th Season) Record at ATU: 5-6 (2nd Season) Base Offense: Multiple Base Defense: 4-2-5
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BOLL WEEVILS 2013 Record: 5-6 2013 GAC Record: 5-5 Preseason Pick: 7th Home Stadium: Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field (6,500) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 4,728
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/4 Northwestern Oklahoma State 9/13 Southwestern Oklahoma State 9/20 Southern Nazarene 9/27 McNeese State 10/4 Arkansas-Monticello 10/11 Southern Arkansas 10/18 Henderson State 10/25 Ouachita Baptist 11/1 East Central 11/8 Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/15 Harding
Time/Result 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM
Attendance
EAST CENTRAL
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 East Central 9/13 Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/20 Northwestern Oklahoma State 9/27 Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/4 Arkansas Tech 10/11 Harding 10/18 OPEN 10/25 Southern Nazarene 11/1 Henderson State 11/8 Ouachita Baptist 11/15 Southern Arkansas
Time/Result 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 3:00 PM
Attendance
4:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM
(RV/--) HARDING
TIGERS
Head Coach: Tim McCarty Career Record: 53-59 (11th Season) Record at ECU: 33-41 (8th Season) Base Offense: Multiple Pro Set Base Defense: Multiple
Head Coach: Hud Jackson 2013 Record: 5-6 Career Record: 11-22 (4th Season) 2013 GAC Record: 4-6 Record at UAM: Same Preseason Pick: 9th Base Offense: Multiple Home Stadium: Willis “Convoy” Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium (4,500) Base Defense: 4-3 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 2,687
BISONS 2013 Record: 5-5 2013 GAC Record: 5-5 Preseason Pick: 4th Home Stadium: Koi Ishto Stadium (4,500) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 3,071
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 Arkansas-Monticello 9/13 Southern Arkansas 9/20 Ouachita Baptist 9/27 Henderson State 10/4 Southern Nazarene 10/11 OPEN 10/18 Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/25 Southwestern Oklahoma State 11/1 Arkansas Tech 11/8 Harding 11/15 Southeastern Oklahoma State
Time/Result 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM
Attendance
3:00 PM 4:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM
Head Coach: Ronnie Huckeba Career Record: 40-33 (8th Season) Record at HU: Same Base Offense: Flexbone Base Defense: 4-2-5
2013 Record: 9-2 2013 GAC Record: 8-2 Preseason Pick: 2nd Home Stadium: First Security Stadium (5,000) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 2,820
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 Southwestern Oklahoma State 9/13 Northwestern Oklahoma State 9/20 OPEN 9/27 Southern Nazarene 10/4 Southern Arkansas 10/11 Arkansas-Monticello 10/18 Ouachita Baptist 10/25 Henderson State 11/1 Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/8 East Central 11/16 Arkansas Tech
Time/Result 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM
(8/8) HENDERSON STATE
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
Head Coach: Scott Maxfield 2013 Record: 11-1 Career Record: 88-48 (14th Season) 2013 GAC Record: 10-0 Record at HSU: 60-36 (10th Season) Preseason Pick: 1st Base Offense: 1-Back Spread Home Stadium: Carpenter-Haygood Stadium/Ruggles Field (9,600) Base Defense: Multiple 4-3 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 4,554
Head Coach: Alan Hall Career Record: 5-16 (3rd Season) Record at NWOSU: Same Base Offense: Spread Base Defense: 4-2-5
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) Time/Result 9/6 Southern Nazarene 6:00 PM 9/13 Nicholls State 6:00 PM 9/18 Southeastern Oklahoma State - DII Game of the Week 7:00 PM 9/27 East Central 6:00 PM 10/4 Northwestern Oklahoma State 3:00 PM 10/11 Southwestern Oklahoma State 6:00 PM 10/18 Arkansas Tech 2:00 PM 10/25 Harding 3:00 PM 11/1 Arkansas-Monticello 3:00 PM 11/8 Southern Arkansas (El Dorado, Ark.) 2:00 PM 11/15 Ouachita Baptist 3:00 PM
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/3 Arkansas Tech 9/13 Harding 9/20 Arkansas-Monticello 9/27 Southern Arkansas 10/4 Henderson State 10/11 Ouachita Baptist 10/18 East Central 10/25 Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/1 OPEN 11/8 Southern Nazarene 11/15 Southwestern Oklahoma State
REDDIES
Attendance
RANGERS
Attendance
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2013 Record: 2-9 2013 GAC Record: 2-8 Preseason Pick: 10th Home Stadium: Ranger Field (6,000) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 1,138
Time/Result 7:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM
Attendance
5:00 PM 2:00 PM
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(RV/--) OUACHITA BAPTIST
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
Head Coach: Todd Knight 2013 Record: 7-3 Career Record: 95-114-2 (22nd Season) 2013 GAC Record: 7-3 Record at OBU: 67-82 (16th Season) Preseason Pick: 3rd Base Offense: Multiple One Back Home Stadium: A.U. Williams Field at Cliff Harris Stadium (6,550) Base Defense: 4-3 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 4,205
Head Coach: Bo Atterberry Career Record: 41-28 (7th Season) Record at SOSU: N/A (1st Season) Base Ofsawfense: Multiple One Back Base Defense: 3-4
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 OPEN 9/13 Southern Nazarene 9/20 East Central 9/27 Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/4 Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/11 Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/18 Harding 10/25 Arkansas Tech 11/1 Southern Arkansas 11/8 Arkansas-Monticello 11/15 Henderson State
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) Time/Result 9/6 Southern Arkansas 6:00 PM 9/13 Arkansas-Monticello 6:00 PM 9/18 Henderson State - DII Game of the Week 7:00 PM 9/27 Ouachita Baptist 6:00 PM 10/4 Bacone College 2:00 PM 10/11 Southern Nazarene 2:00 PM 10/18 Southwestern Oklahoma State 2:00 PM 10/25 Northwestern Oklahoma State 2:00 PM 11/1 Harding 2:00 PM 11/8 Arkansas Tech 2:00 PM 11/15 East Central 2:00 PM
TIGERS
SAVAGE STORM
Time/Result
Attendance
6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM
2013 Record: 2-9 2013 GAC Record: 2-8 Preseason Pick: 8th Home Stadium: Paul Laird Field (4,500) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 2,496
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN NAZARENE
Head Coach: Bill Keopple 2013 Record: 6-4 Career Record: 21-30 (6th Season) 2013 GAC Record: 6-4 Record at SAU: Same Preseason Pick: 5th Base Offense: Spread Home Stadium: Wilkins Stadium (6,000) Base Defense: 4-3 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 4,736
Head Coach: Mike Cochran Career Record: 86-59 (14th Season) Record at SNU: 40-47 (9th Season) Base Offense: Multiple Base Defense: 4-3 Stack
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/13 East Central 9/20 Southwestern Oklahoma State 9/27 Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/4 Harding 10/11 Arkansas Tech 10/18 Southern Nazarene 10/25 OPEN 11/1 Ouachita Baptist 11/8 Henderson State 11/15 Arkansas-Monticello
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 Henderson State 9/13 Ouachita Baptist 9/20 Arkansas Tech 9/27 Harding 10/4 East Central 10/11 Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/18 Southern Arkansas 10/25 Arkansas-Monticello 11/1 Southwestern Oklahoma State 11/8 Northwestern Oklahoma State 11/15 Southwest Baptist
CRIMSON STORM
MULERIDERS
Time/Result 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:30 PM
Attendance
1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE 2013 Record: 6-5 2013 GAC Record: 6-4 Preseason Pick: 6th Home Stadium: Fast Lane Stadium (9,000) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 4,393
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 Harding 9/13 Arkansas Tech 9/20 Southern Arkansas 9/27 Arkansas-Monticello 10/4 Ouachita Baptist 10/11 Henderson State 10/18 Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/25 East Central 11/1 Southern Nazarene 11/8 OPEN 11/15 Northwestern Oklahoma State
Time/Result 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
2013 Record: 0-11 2013 GAC Record: 0-10 Preseason Pick: 11th Home Stadium: SNU Stadium (3,000) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 1,047
Time/Result 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:30 PM
Attendance
GAC FOOTBALL ON THE WEB
BULLDOGS
Head Coach: Dan Cocannouer Career Record: 18-36 (6th Season) Record at SWOSU: Same Base Offense: Multiple Spread Base Defense: 4-2-5
Attendance
Attendance
2:00 PM
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Website
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Great American Conference
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Arkansas-Monticello
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Arkansas Tech
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East Central
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Harding
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Henderson State
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Northwestern Oklahoma State
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Ouachita Baptist
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gosoutheastern.com
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muleriderathletics.com
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Southern Nazarene
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Southwestern Oklahoma State
swosuathletics.com
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2014 GAC FOOTBALL POSTSEASON NOTEBOOK • SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Arkansas Tech (---, --- GAC)
ATU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/4 7:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State --/-- --/-9/13 6:00 PM * at Southwestern Oklahoma State 9/20 6:00 PM * Southern Nazarene 9/27 6:00 PM at McNeese State 10/4 6:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello 10/11 6:00 PM * at Southern Arkansas 10/18 2:00 PM * Henderson State 10/25 1:00 PM * at Ouachita Baptist 11/1 3:00 PM * East Central 11/8 2:00 PM * at Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/15 2:00 PM * at Harding
Offense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
OPP Offense AFCA/D2 Run Pass Total --/--
Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
(RV/--) Harding (---, --- GAC) Offense Run Pass Total
Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
(8/8) Henderson State (---, --- GAC)
HSU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/6 6:00 PM * at Southern Nazarene 8/8 --/-9/13 6:00 PM at Nicholls State 9/18 7:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State (CBS Sports Network) 9/27 6:00 PM * at East Central 10/4 3:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/11 5:00 PM * at Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/18 2:00 PM * at Arkansas Tech 10/25 3:00 PM * Harding 11/1 3:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello 11/8 3:00 PM * vs Southern Arkansas (Murphy USA Classic) 11/15 3:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist
Offense Run Pass Total
Northwestern Oklahoma State (---, --- GAC)
NWOSU OPP Offense Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 Run Pass Total 9/4 7:00 PM * at Arkansas Tech --/-- --/-9/13 1:00 PM * Harding 9/20 1:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello 9/27 2:00 PM * at Southern Arkansas 10/4 3:00 PM * at Henderson State 10/11 1:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist 10/18 3:00 PM * East Central 10/25 2:00 PM * at Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/1 OPEN 11/8 5:00 PM * Southern Nazarene 11/15 2:00 PM * at Southwestern OKlahoma State
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Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Pos. QB WR
Team First First
Beyond Sports College Network Preseason All-America Team Player, School Kevin Rodgers, HSU Darius Davis, HSU Aaron Sprinkle, OBU Jamie McGee, UAM Romo Westbrook, HU Michael Thompson, HU
East Central (---, --- GAC)
HU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/6 6:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State RV/-- --/-9/13 1:00 PM * at Northwestern Oklahoma State 9/20 OPEN 9/27 6:00 PM * at Southern Nazarene 10/4 6:00 PM * Southern Arkansas 10/11 3:00 PM * at Arkansas-Monticello 10/18 6:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist 10/25 3:00 PM * at Henderson State 11/1 2:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/8 2:00 PM * at East Central 11/15 2:00 PM * Arkansas Tech
2014 GAC Preseason National Recognition
Player, School Kevin Rodgers, HSU Darius Davis, HSU
Arkansas-Monticello (---, --- GAC)
ECU Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 9/6 6:00 PM * at Arkansas-Monticello --/-- 9/13 6:00 PM * Southern Arkansas 9/20 6:00 PM * at Ouachita Baptist 9/27 6:00 PM * Henderson State 10/4 7:00 PM * at Southern Nazarene 10/11 OPEN 10/18 3:00 PM * at Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/25 4:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State 11/1 3:00 PM * at Arkansas Tech 11/8 2:00 PM * Harding 11/15 2:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State
Defense Run Pass Total
D2Football.com Preseason All-America Team
UAM OPP Offense Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 Run Pass Total 9/6 6:00 PM * East Central --/-- --/-- 9/13 6:00 PM * at Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/20 1:00 PM * at Northwestern Oklahoma State 9/27 6:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/4 6:00 PM * at Arkansas Tech 10/11 3:00 PM * Harding 10/18 OPEN 10/25 4:00 PM * at Southern Nazarene 11/1 3:00 PM * at Henderson State 11/7 3:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist 11/15 3:00 PM * Southern Arkansas
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Pos. QB WR OG K RB OG
Team First First First First Second Second
USA College Football Preseason All-America Team Player, School Pos. Kevin Rodgers, HSU QB Romo Westbrook, HU FB Darius Davis, HSU WR Cass White, SNU WR Aaron Sprinkle, OBU OL Mike Thompson, HU OL Glennon Bobo, HSU DL Devin Benton, SWOSU DL Mike Hicks, SNU LB Qumain Black, ECU LB Ahmad Scott, HU RB Spencer Knight, OBU FB Anthony Foster, SE WR Derrick Shelton, SWOSU OL JuJu Turituri, ECU DL Tim Llewellyn, HSU LB Logan Genz, ATU LB Quan Warren, SAU DB Shai Kobayashi, ATU DB Jason Oller, HU RB Tyler Moon, ATU FB Brad Smithey, SWOSU WR Drew White, OBU WR Travis Hening, ECU OL Jake McGuire, NWOSU OL Romas Roberson, HU DL Kellan Taeatafa-De La Rosa, ECU LB Mike Early, UAM DB Christian Love, HSU DB Jack McGee, UAM PK Matthew Ehasz, OBU PK Jared Heim, SE P Zikerious Ware, SAU RS
Team First First First First First First First First First First Second Second Second Second Second Second Second Second Second Third Third Third Third Third Third Third Third Third Third
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ABOUT THE GAC
Ouachita Baptist (---, --- GAC)
OBU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/6 OPEN 9/13 6:00 PM * Southern Nazarene 9/20 6:00 PM * East Central 9/27 6:00 PM * at Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/4 1:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/11 1:00 PM * at Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/18 6:00 PM * at Harding 10/25 1:00 PM * Arkansas Tech 11/1 1:00 PM * Southern Arkansas 11/8 3:00 PM * at Arkansas-Monticello 11/15 3:00 PM * at Henderson State
Offense Run Pass Total
The GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE officially became the NCAA’s 23rd Division II league on March 9, 2011. However, the new league was a concept that had been discussed since the early 1990s with informal meetings and conference calls taking place until the league’s charter members announced they were seeking to form a new conference in July of 2010.
ACTIVE MEMBERS Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Russellville, Arkansas
Est. 1909
East Central University Ada, Oklahoma Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Est. 1909
Harding University Searcy, Arkansas
Est. 1924
Henderson State University Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Est. 1890
Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Offense Run Pass Total
Est. 1909
Arkansas Tech University
Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Est. 1886
Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, Oklahoma
Est. 1909
Southern Arkansas University Magnolia, Arkansas
Est. 1909
Southern Nazarene University Bethany, Oklahoma
Southwestern Oklahoma State (---, --- GAC)
SWOSU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/6 6:00 PM * at Harding --/-- RV/-- 9/13 6:00 PM * Arkansas Tech 9/20 6:00 PM * Southern Arkansas 9/27 6:00 PM * at Arkansas-Monticello 10/4 1:00 PM * at Ouachita Baptist 10/11 5:00 PM * Henderson State 10/18 2:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/25 4:00 PM * at East Central 11/1 4:00 PM * at Southern Nazarene 11/8 OPEN 11/15 2:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State
University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, Arkansas
Southern Nazarene (---, --- GAC)
SNU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/6 6:00 PM * Henderson State --/-- 8/8 9/13 6:00 PM * at Ouachita Baptist 9/20 6:00 PM * at Arkansas Tech 9/27 6:00 PM * Harding 10/4 7:00 PM * East Central 10/11 2:00 PM * at Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/18 2:30 PM * at Southern Arkansas 10/25 4:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello 11/1 4:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State 11/8 5:00 PM * at Northwestern Oklahoma State 11/15 1:30 PM Southwest Baptist
TO Diff
Southern Arkansas (---, --- GAC)
SAU OPP Offense Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 Run Pass Total 9/6 6:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State --/-- --/-- 9/13 6:00 PM * at East Central 9/20 6:00 PM * at Southwestern Oklahoma State 9/27 2:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/4 6:00 PM * at Harding 10/11 6:00 PM * Arkansas Tech 10/18 2:30 PM * Southern Nazarene 10/25 OPEN 11/1 1:00 PM * at Ouachita Baptist 11/8 3:00 PM * vs Henderson State (Murphy USA Classic) 11/15 3:00 PM * at Arkansas-Monticello
Defense Run Pass Total
Southeastern Oklahoma State (---, --- GAC)
SOSU OPP Offense Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 Run Pass Total 9/6 6:00 PM * at Southern Arkansas --/-- --/-- 9/13 6:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello 9/18 7:00 PM * at Henderson State (CBS Sports Network) 9/27 6:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist 10/4 2:00 PM Bacone College 10/11 2:00 PM * Southern Nazarene 10/18 2:00 PM * at Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/25 2:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State 11/1 2:00 PM * at Harding 11/8 2:00 PM * Arkansas Tech 11/15 2:00 PM * at East Central
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Defense Run Pass Total
Est. 1899
Southwestern Oklahoma State University TO Diff
Weatherford, Oklahoma
Est. 1901
PROVISIONAL MEMBERS Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, Oklahoma
Est. 1897
Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma
Est. 1910
GAC QUICK FACTS
GAC Football Contacts School Great American Conference Arkansas Tech Arkansas-Monticello East Central Harding Henderson State
Contact Eric Moyer Paul Smith Brian Ramsey Teri LaJeunesse Scott Goode Troy Mitchell
Email [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
School Northwestern Oklahoma State Ouachita Baptist Southeastern Oklahoma State Southern Arkansas Southern Nazarene Southwestern Oklahoma State
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GAC Single Game Individual Records Player, School
Opp, Date
Arkansas-Monticello, 10/6/12
Touchdowns Scored 7 Tied (Last: Jarion Tudman and Javari Liggins, NWOSU vs SNU), 11/9/13 Passing Touchdowns Kevin Rodgers, HSU
McKendree, 9/8/12
Rushing Touchdowns 6 Tied (Last: Jarion Tudman and Javari Liggins, NWOSU vs SNU), 11/9/13 Receiving Touchdowns Chris Terry, SAU Touchdowns Responsible For 2 Tied (Last: K. Rodgers, HSU) Total Offense Kevin Rodgers, HSU Passing Yards Kevin Rodgers, HSU Rushing Yards Aaron Wilson, SWOSU Receiving Yards Chris Terry, SAU Combined PR/KR Yards Travarus Brown, SAU All-Purpose Yards James King, SAU Pass Attempts Kyle Jech, NWOSU Pass Completions Kyle Jech, NWOSU Completion Percentage Benson Jordan, OBU Rushing Attempts Mark Johnson, SAU Receptions Jalen Jones, OBU Longest Run Romo Westbrook, HU
Arkansas Tech, 11/10/12 Arkansas Tech, 9/15/12
24
Points Scored Henderson State
17
Points Scored (Kicking) Henderson State
East Central, 9/28/13 Arkansas Tech, 10/13/12 Southeastern Oklahoma State, 9/5/13 Harding, 9/3/11 Ouachita Baptist, 10/22/11 Colorado State-Pueblo, 9/8/12 Colorado State-Pueblo, 9/8/12
Southern Arkansas, 11/3/12 Arkansas Tech, 10/27/12
Longest Pass 2 Tied (Last: N. Sioson -> K. Green, SOSU) Arkansas-Monticello, 10/27/12 Longest Field Goal Eddy Carmona, HU East Central, 11/5/11 Most Field Goals 16 Tied (Last: M. Ehasz, OBU vs SAU & C. Gonsalves, HSU vs UAM), 11/2/13 Longest Punt Stetson Broce (NWOSU) Southwestern Oklahoma State, 11/16/13 Longest Kick Return Corey Chappell, HSU Harding, 10/26/13 Longest Punt Return Mike Early, UAM Southern Arkansas, 11/16/13 Longest Interception Return Logan Russell, SOSU Henderson State, 9/21/13 Interceptions 3 Tied (Last: T. Franklin, SWOSU) East Central, 9/15/12 Tackles Logan Genz, ATU Arkansas-Monticello, 10/5/13 Tackles for Loss Alex King, ECU Southwestern Oklahoma State, 10/26/13 Sacks Armonty Bryant, ECU Southern Nazarene, 9/8/12
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Stat
Southern Nazarene, 9/7/13
82
Arkansas-Monticello, 10/6/12
17
4 7
Passing Touchdowns Henderson State
McKendree, 9/8/12
7
4
Rushing Touchdowns Harding
Arkansas Tech, 10/27/12
9
4
Total Offense Henderson State
Southern Nazarene, 9/7/13
855
Total Offense Plays Southeastern Oklahoma State
Henderson State, 9/22/12
106
589
Total Offense Yards/Play Harding
Southern Nazarene, 9/28/13
595
Rushing Yards Harding
Southern Arkansas, 9/3/11
290
Rushing Attempts Harding
Southern Nazarene, 9/22/12
79
247
Yards per Rush Harding
Southern Nazarene, 9/28/13
9.9 [51-505]
240
Passing Yards Henderson State
East Central, 9/28/13
325
Pass Attempts Northwestern Oklahoma State
Colorado State-Pueblo, 9/8/12
69
69
Pass Completions Northwestern Oklahoma State
Colorado State-Pueblo, 9/8/12
43
43
Pass Completion Pct Ouachita Baptist
East Central, 10/27/12
First Downs Henderson State
Southern Arkansas, 11/9/13
42
Punting Average Southeastern Oklahoma State
Southwestern Oklahoma State, 10/18/13 50.2 [5-251]
15
Punt Return Yardage Henderson State
Southeastern Oklahoma State, 9/22/12
171
90
Punt Return Touchdowns Henderson State
Southeastern Oklahoma State, 9/22/12
3
89
Kick Return Yardage Southern Arkansas
Harding, 9/3/11
62
Kick Return Touchdowns East Central
Henderson State, 9/22/11
2
Fewest Yards Allowed Southern Nazarene
College of Faith, 11/10/12
-1
84.4 [27-32]
Arkansas-Monticello, 11/16/13
Opp, Date
Touchdowns Scored 3 Tied (Last: Henderson State) McKendree, 9/14/13
7 [1 rush, 6 pass]
East Central, 9/28/13
East Central, 10/27/12
GAC Single Game Team Records Stat School
Points Scored 7 Tied (Last: Jarion Tudman and Javari Liggins, NWOSU vs SNU), 11/9/13 Points Scored (Kicking) Charles Gonsalves, HSU
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3
11
11.0 [59-650] 515
595
84.8 [28-33] 40
283
75
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed East Central Southern Nazarene, 9/8/12
100
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed Southern Nazarene College of Faith, 11/10/12
0
Interceptions 3 Tied (Last: Henderson State vs UAM & Arkansas Tech vs ECU), 11/2/13
5
Interceptions Returned For Touchdowns 5 Tied (Last: Southern Arkansas) Southern Nazarene, 10/19/13
2
Fumbles Recovered 2 Tied (Last: Henderson State)
Harding, 9/10/11
4
Sacks Harding
East Central, 11/9/13
Turnovers Forced Ouachita Baptist
Southeastern Oklahoma State, 9/28/13
88 100 3 24.0 5.5 4.0
-70
10 7
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2013 FINAL GAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS Team
Henderson State Harding Ouachita Baptist Southern Arkansas Southwestern Oklahoma State East Central Arkansas Tech Arkansas-Monticello Southeastern Oklahoma State Northwestern Oklahoma State Southern Nazarene
GAC
10-0 8-2 7-3 6-4 6-4 5-5 5-5 4-6 2-8 2-8 0-10
Pct. Overall Pct.
1.000 .800 .700 .600 .600 .500 .500 .400 .200 .200 .000
11-1 9-2 7-3 6-4 6-5 5-5 5-6 5-6 2-9 2-9 0-11
.917 .818 .700 .600 .545 .500 .455 .455 .182 .182 .000
PF
639 478 371 359 332 314 270 281 300 183 177
PA
288 230 244 271 284 302 294 360 390 497 567
Site
Thone Stadium (6,500) Russellville, Ark.
Time
7:00 PM
Series/Last Meeting
Arkansas Tech leads 7-4 ATU, 38-10 (September 5, 2013)
Saturday, September 6 Game
5-0 4-1 4-1 2-3 3-3 2-3 3-2 0-5 1-4 1-5 0-6
1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Lost 1 Won 4 Lost 1 Won 1 Won 1 Won 1 Lost 1 Lost 3 Lost 5 Lost 1 Lost 11
OFFENSE
Thursday, September 4 Northwestern Oklahoma State (---) ARKANSAS TECH (---)
5-1 4-1 3-2 4-1 3-2 3-2 2-3 5-1 1-5 1-4 0-5
2014 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
GAC WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
Game
Home Away Neutral Streak
Wk. 1: Wk. 2: Wk. 3: Wk. 4: Wk. 5: Wk. 6: Wk. 7: Wk. 8: Wk. 9: Wk. 10: Wk. 11:
DEFENSE
Southwestern Oklahoma State (---) (RV/--) HARDING (---)
First Security Stadium (5,000) 6:00 PM Searcy, Ark
Site
Time
(8/8) Henderson State (---) SOUTHERN NAZARENE (---)
SNU Stadium (3,000) Bethany, Okla.
6:00 PM
Henderson State leads 2-0 HSU, 82-10 (September 7, 2013)
East Central (---) ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO (---)
Cotton Boll Stadium (4,500) 6:00 PM Monticello, Ark
East Central leads 5-3 ECU, 46-22 (September 5, 2013)
Southeastern Oklahoma State (---) SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (---)
Wilkins Stadium (6,000) Magnolia, Ark.
6:00 PM
Open Date: Ouachita Baptist All Game Times Central
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Series/Last Meeting
Harding leads 5-4 SWOSU, 27-23 (September 5, 2013)
Southern Arkansas leads 19-16-3 SOSU, 56-50 (September 5, 2013)
Wk. 1: Wk. 2: Wk. 3: Wk. 4: Wk. 5: Wk. 6: Wk. 7: Wk. 8: Wk. 9: Wk. 10: Wk. 11:
SPECIAL TEAMS Wk. 1: Wk. 2: Wk. 3: Wk. 4: Wk. 5: Wk. 6: Wk. 7: Wk. 8: Wk. 9: Wk. 10: Wk. 11:
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GAC WEEK ONE STORYLINES
Northwestern Oklahoma State at Arkansas Tech
7 p.m.; 9/4; Thone Stadium
Southwestern Oklahoma State at (RV/-) Harding
(8/8) Henderson State at Southern Nazarene
East Central at Arkansas-Monticello
Southeastern Oklahoma State at Southern Arkansas
The 2014 Great American Conference football season opens with the Rangers and Wonder Boys opening up the season for the second-straight season. Last season, in Alva, Arkansas Tech rolled up 445 yards of offense in a 38-10 victory. The ATU defense surrendered only 214 yards, its best effort of the season. Arkansas Tech has won both matchups since Northwestern joined the GAC and has won three straight games in the series. The Rangers last beat the Wonder Boys in 1993. This season represents the 100th season of Arkansas Tech football. The Wonder Boys have won nine of the their last 10 season openers and last lost at home on opening day in 2002.
6 p.m.; 9/6; First Security Stadium
The Bulldogs and Bisons square off in Searcy for the third time in four seasons. Over the last two meetings, Harding’s Donatella Luckett has amassed 203 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns on only 11 touches. The potent Bisons running attack ranked fourth nationally in 2013 averaging 359.7 yards per game. They return four of their top five ground gainers from last season, including All-American fullback Romo Westbrook, who gained 1,123 yards with 12 touchdowns. SWOSU breaks in new starting quarterback Ryley Claborn. He will have three of its top four wide receivers back - All-GAC selection Brad Smithey, Brian Robinson and Teverick Boyd.
6 p.m.; 9/6; SNU Stadium
For the third-consecutive year, the Reddies and Crimson Storm will open the season facing each other; however, this year will mark the first time SNU Stadium will serve as the venue. The Reddies have scored victories of 63-21 in 2012 and 82-10 last year. All-American Kevin Rodgers has gone 39-for-55 for 928 yards and 10 touchdowns in those two wins. The Crimson Storm welcome back the school’s all-time tackles leader in Mike Hicks. He has recorded 280 tackles over his first three years in Bethany, including 45.0 tackles for loss, but missed the final five games of 2013 due to injury.
6 p.m.; 9/6; Cotton Boll Stadium
One year after opening up in Ada, the Tigers and Boll Weevils flip to Monticello for the season-opening tilt. ECU raced out to a 33-8 first-half lead en route to a 46-22 home victory. The Tiger held the Boll Weevils to only 23 rushing yards on 32 attempts. JoJo Snell ran for 101 yards and a touchdown in his debut for the Tigers. Spencer Bond, who threw for 2,811 yards and 23 touchdowns returns for his junior season. UAM features a pair of preseason AllAmericans - kicker Jamie McGee and corner back Mike Early. McGee set the UAM and GAC single-season record with 17 field goals while Early totaled 36 tackles, four interceptions and 12 passes defended.
6 p.m.; 9/6; Wilkins Stadium
The Savage Storm and Muleriders look to reprise their thrilling 2013 season opener that featured 106 combined points and 1,163 total yards. The Savage Storm’s Devlon Wortham kicked off his GAC Freshman of the Year campaign by rushing for 220 yards on 13 carries, highlighted by an 87-yard fourth-quarter touchdown that gave Southeastern a late two-score lead. After consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 2002-03, the Muleriders must replace their leading passer (Tyler Sykora), rusher (Mark Johnson), receiver (Chris Terry) and tackler, Tate Mustin. After serving as the defensive coordinator in 2013, Southeastern’s Bo Atterberry ascends to head coach at his alma mater.
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AFCA Top 25 Poll August 18, 2014 No.
Team (1st-place votes)
Record
1. Northwest Missouri State (31) 15-0 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 12-3 3. Minnesota-Duluth 11-2 4. Colorado State-Pueblo 11-1 5. North Alabama 10-3 6. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 13-2 7. Minnesota State-Mankato 11-1 8. Henderson State (Ark.) (1) 11-1 9. Pittsburg State (Kan.) 10-2 10. West Chester (Pa.) 13-2 11. West Texas A&M 11-3 12. Shepherd (W.Va.) 11-1 13. Ohio Dominican 10-1 14. Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 10-2 15. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 12-2 16. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 10-3 17. Tarleton State (Texas) 7-3 18. Indianapolis (Ind.) 10-2 19. Delta State (Miss.) 7-3 20. Indiana (Pa.) 9-2 21. North Carolina-Pembroke 9-2 22t. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 10-2 22t. Emporia State (Kan.) 9-2 24. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 10-2 25. Tuskegee (Ala.) 8-3
Prev.
1 3 8 7 10 2 6 13 19 4 11 9 12 14 5 17 NR 18 NR 24 15 NR 20 16 25
Others Receiving Votes: Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 87; Central Missouri, 82; West Alabama, 67; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 59; American International (Mass.), 51; Ferris St. (Mich.), 41; California (Pa.), 38; Missouri Western St., 38; Albany St. (Ga.), 32; Midwestern St. (Texas), 31; Harding (Ark.), 27; Colorado School of Mines, 20; Newberry (S.C.), 20; Concord (W.Va.), 19; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 19; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 13; Eastern New Mexico, 12; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 9; Winona St. (Minn.), 9; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 7; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 7; Truman St. (Mo.), 5; Findlay (Ohio), 3; Miles (Ala.), 3; Chadron St. (Neb.), 2; Michigan Tech, 2; Washburn (Kan.), 2; West Georgia, 2.
D2Football.com Top 25 Poll August 26, 2014 No.
Team
W-L
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Northwest Missouri State Grand Valley State (Mich.) Colorado State-Pueblo Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State-Mankato North Alabama Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Henderson State (Ark.) Pittsburg State (Kan.) Ohio Dominican West Chester (Pa.) St. Cloud State (Minn.) West Texas A&M Shepherd (W. Va.) Indianapolis (Ind.) Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Winston-Salem State (N.C.) UNC Pembroke Emporia State (Kan.) Saginaw Valley (Mich.) Ferris State (Mich.) Tarleton State (Texas) Indiana (Pa.) Missouri Western State Bloomsburg (Pa.)
15-0 12-3 11-1 11-2 11-1 10-3 13-2 11-1 10-2 10-1 13-2 12-2 11-3 11-1 10-2 10-3 10-2 9-2 9-2 9-3 8-3 7-3 9-2 8-3 10-2
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2013 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Thursday, September 4 * Northwestern Oklahoma State at Arkansas Tech, 7:00 PM Saturday, September 6 * East Central at Arkansas-Monticello, 6:00 PM * (8/8) Henderson State at Southern Nazarene, 6:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State at (RV/--) Harding, 6:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State at Southern Arkansas, 6:00 PM Saturday, September 13 * Harding at Northwestern Oklahoma State, 1:00 PM * Henderson State at Nicholls State, 6:00 PM * Southern Arkansas at East Central, 6:00 PM * Arkansas Tech at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 6:00 PM * Southern Nazarene at Ouachita Baptist, 6:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 6:00 PM Thursday, September 18 NCAA DIVISION II GAME OF THE WEEK - CBS SPORTS NETWORK * Southeastern Oklahoma State at Henderson State, 7:00 PM Saturday, September 20 * Arkansas-Monticello at Northwestern Oklahoma State, 1:00 PM * East Central at Ouachita Baptist, 6:00 PM * Southern Nazarene at Arkansas Tech, 6:00 PM * Southern Arkansas at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 6:00 PM Saturday, September 27 * Northwestern Oklahoma State at Southern Arkansas, 2:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 6:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State at Arkansas-Monticello, 6:00 PM * Henderson State at East Central, 6:00 PM * Harding at Southern Nazarene, 6:00 PM Arkansas Tech at McNeese State, 6:00 PM Saturday, October 4 * Southwestern Oklahoma State at Ouachita Baptist, 1:00 PM Bacone College at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State at Henderson State, 3:00 PM * Southern Arkansas at Harding, 6:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello at Arkansas Tech, 6:00 PM * East Central at Southern Nazarene, 7:00 PM Saturday, October 11 * Ouachita Baptist at Northwestern Oklahoma State, 1:00 PM * Southern Nazarene at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Harding at Arkansas-Monticello, 3:00 PM * Arkansas Tech at Southern Arkansas, 6:00 PM * Henderson State at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 6:00 PM Saturday, October 18 * Southeastern Oklahoma State at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Henderson State at Arkansas Tech, 2:00 PM * Southern Nazarene at Southern Arkansas, 2:30 PM * East Central at Northwestern Oklahoma State, 3:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist at Harding, 6:00 PM WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GREATAMERICANCONFERENCE
Saturday, October 25 * Arkansas Tech at Ouachita Baptist , 1:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Harding at Henderson State, 3:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State at East Central, 4:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello at Southern Nazarene, 4:00 PM Saturday, November 1 * Southern Arkansas at Ouachita Baptist, 1:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State at Harding, 2:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello at Henderson State, 3:00 PM * East Central at Arkansas Tech, 3:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State at Southern Nazarene, 4:00 PM Saturday, November 8 MURPHY USA CLASSIC - El Dorado, Ark. * Henderson State vs Southern Arkansas, 3:00 PM * Harding at East Central, 2:00 PM * Arkansas Tech at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist at Arkansas-Monticello, 3:00 PM * Southern Nazarene at Northwestern Oklahoma State, 5:00 PM Saturday, November 15 * Southwest Baptist at Southern Nazarene, 1:30 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM * Arkansas Tech at Harding, 2:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State at East Central, 2:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist at Henderson State, 3:00 PM * Southern Arkansas at Arkansas-Monticello, 3:00 PM Saturday, November 22 NCAA Division II Playoffs - First Round Saturday, November 29 NCAA Division II Playoffs - Second Round Saturday, December 6 Texarkana Live United Bowl NCAA Division II Playoffs - Quarterfinals Saturday, December 13 NCAA Division II Playoffs - Semifinals Saturday, December 20 NCAA Division II Playoffs - National Championship Game * - GAC Football Game Underline Team - home team All Times Central
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ARKANSAS TECH
ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO
WONDER BOYS
Head Coach: Raymond Monica Career Record: 50-40 (9th Season) Record at ATU: 5-6 (2nd Season) Base Offense: Multiple Base Defense: 4-2-5
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BOLL WEEVILS 2013 Record: 5-6 2013 GAC Record: 5-5 Preseason Pick: 7th Home Stadium: Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field (6,500) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 4,728
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/4 Northwestern Oklahoma State 9/13 Southwestern Oklahoma State 9/20 Southern Nazarene 9/27 McNeese State 10/4 Arkansas-Monticello 10/11 Southern Arkansas 10/18 Henderson State 10/25 Ouachita Baptist 11/1 East Central 11/8 Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/15 Harding
Time/Result 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM
Attendance
EAST CENTRAL
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 East Central 9/13 Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/20 Northwestern Oklahoma State 9/27 Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/4 Arkansas Tech 10/11 Harding 10/18 OPEN 10/25 Southern Nazarene 11/1 Henderson State 11/8 Ouachita Baptist 11/15 Southern Arkansas
Time/Result 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 3:00 PM
Attendance
4:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM
(RV/--) HARDING
TIGERS
Head Coach: Tim McCarty Career Record: 53-59 (11th Season) Record at ECU: 33-41 (8th Season) Base Offense: Multiple Pro Set Base Defense: Multiple
Head Coach: Hud Jackson 2013 Record: 5-6 Career Record: 11-22 (4th Season) 2013 GAC Record: 4-6 Record at UAM: Same Preseason Pick: 9th Base Offense: Multiple Home Stadium: Willis “Convoy” Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium (4,500) Base Defense: 4-3 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 2,687
BISONS 2013 Record: 5-5 2013 GAC Record: 5-5 Preseason Pick: 4th Home Stadium: Koi Ishto Stadium (4,500) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 3,071
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 Arkansas-Monticello 9/13 Southern Arkansas 9/20 Ouachita Baptist 9/27 Henderson State 10/4 Southern Nazarene 10/11 OPEN 10/18 Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/25 Southwestern Oklahoma State 11/1 Arkansas Tech 11/8 Harding 11/15 Southeastern Oklahoma State
Time/Result 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM
Attendance
3:00 PM 4:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM
Head Coach: Ronnie Huckeba Career Record: 40-33 (8th Season) Record at HU: Same Base Offense: Flexbone Base Defense: 4-2-5
2013 Record: 9-2 2013 GAC Record: 8-2 Preseason Pick: 2nd Home Stadium: First Security Stadium (5,000) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 2,820
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 Southwestern Oklahoma State 9/13 Northwestern Oklahoma State 9/20 OPEN 9/27 Southern Nazarene 10/4 Southern Arkansas 10/11 Arkansas-Monticello 10/18 Ouachita Baptist 10/25 Henderson State 11/1 Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/8 East Central 11/16 Arkansas Tech
Time/Result 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM
(8/8) HENDERSON STATE
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
Head Coach: Scott Maxfield 2013 Record: 11-1 Career Record: 88-48 (14th Season) 2013 GAC Record: 10-0 Record at HSU: 60-36 (10th Season) Preseason Pick: 1st Base Offense: 1-Back Spread Home Stadium: Carpenter-Haygood Stadium/Ruggles Field (9,600) Base Defense: Multiple 4-3 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 4,554
Head Coach: Alan Hall Career Record: 5-16 (3rd Season) Record at NWOSU: Same Base Offense: Spread Base Defense: 4-2-5
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) Time/Result 9/6 Southern Nazarene 6:00 PM 9/13 Nicholls State 6:00 PM 9/18 Southeastern Oklahoma State - DII Game of the Week 7:00 PM 9/27 East Central 6:00 PM 10/4 Northwestern Oklahoma State 3:00 PM 10/11 Southwestern Oklahoma State 6:00 PM 10/18 Arkansas Tech 2:00 PM 10/25 Harding 3:00 PM 11/1 Arkansas-Monticello 3:00 PM 11/8 Southern Arkansas (El Dorado, Ark.) 2:00 PM 11/15 Ouachita Baptist 3:00 PM
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/3 Arkansas Tech 9/13 Harding 9/20 Arkansas-Monticello 9/27 Southern Arkansas 10/4 Henderson State 10/11 Ouachita Baptist 10/18 East Central 10/25 Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/1 OPEN 11/8 Southern Nazarene 11/15 Southwestern Oklahoma State
REDDIES
Attendance
RANGERS
Attendance
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2013 Record: 2-9 2013 GAC Record: 2-8 Preseason Pick: 10th Home Stadium: Ranger Field (6,000) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 1,138
Time/Result 7:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM
Attendance
5:00 PM 2:00 PM
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(RV/--) OUACHITA BAPTIST
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
Head Coach: Todd Knight 2013 Record: 7-3 Career Record: 95-114-2 (22nd Season) 2013 GAC Record: 7-3 Record at OBU: 67-82 (16th Season) Preseason Pick: 3rd Base Offense: Multiple One Back Home Stadium: A.U. Williams Field at Cliff Harris Stadium (6,550) Base Defense: 4-3 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 4,205
Head Coach: Bo Atterberry Career Record: 41-28 (7th Season) Record at SOSU: N/A (1st Season) Base Ofsawfense: Multiple One Back Base Defense: 3-4
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 OPEN 9/13 Southern Nazarene 9/20 East Central 9/27 Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/4 Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/11 Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/18 Harding 10/25 Arkansas Tech 11/1 Southern Arkansas 11/8 Arkansas-Monticello 11/15 Henderson State
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) Time/Result 9/6 Southern Arkansas 6:00 PM 9/13 Arkansas-Monticello 6:00 PM 9/18 Henderson State - DII Game of the Week 7:00 PM 9/27 Ouachita Baptist 6:00 PM 10/4 Bacone College 2:00 PM 10/11 Southern Nazarene 2:00 PM 10/18 Southwestern Oklahoma State 2:00 PM 10/25 Northwestern Oklahoma State 2:00 PM 11/1 Harding 2:00 PM 11/8 Arkansas Tech 2:00 PM 11/15 East Central 2:00 PM
TIGERS
SAVAGE STORM
Time/Result
Attendance
6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM
2013 Record: 2-9 2013 GAC Record: 2-8 Preseason Pick: 8th Home Stadium: Paul Laird Field (4,500) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 2,496
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN NAZARENE
Head Coach: Bill Keopple 2013 Record: 6-4 Career Record: 21-30 (6th Season) 2013 GAC Record: 6-4 Record at SAU: Same Preseason Pick: 5th Base Offense: Spread Home Stadium: Wilkins Stadium (6,000) Base Defense: 4-3 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 4,736
Head Coach: Mike Cochran Career Record: 86-59 (14th Season) Record at SNU: 40-47 (9th Season) Base Offense: Multiple Base Defense: 4-3 Stack
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/13 East Central 9/20 Southwestern Oklahoma State 9/27 Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/4 Harding 10/11 Arkansas Tech 10/18 Southern Nazarene 10/25 OPEN 11/1 Ouachita Baptist 11/8 Henderson State 11/15 Arkansas-Monticello
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 Henderson State 9/13 Ouachita Baptist 9/20 Arkansas Tech 9/27 Harding 10/4 East Central 10/11 Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/18 Southern Arkansas 10/25 Arkansas-Monticello 11/1 Southwestern Oklahoma State 11/8 Northwestern Oklahoma State 11/15 Southwest Baptist
CRIMSON STORM
MULERIDERS
Time/Result 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:30 PM
Attendance
1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE 2013 Record: 6-5 2013 GAC Record: 6-4 Preseason Pick: 6th Home Stadium: Fast Lane Stadium (9,000) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 4,393
Date Opponent (Home Games in Bold) 9/6 Harding 9/13 Arkansas Tech 9/20 Southern Arkansas 9/27 Arkansas-Monticello 10/4 Ouachita Baptist 10/11 Henderson State 10/18 Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/25 East Central 11/1 Southern Nazarene 11/8 OPEN 11/15 Northwestern Oklahoma State
Time/Result 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
2013 Record: 0-11 2013 GAC Record: 0-10 Preseason Pick: 11th Home Stadium: SNU Stadium (3,000) 2013 Avg. Home Attendance: 1,047
Time/Result 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:30 PM
Attendance
GAC FOOTBALL ON THE WEB
BULLDOGS
Head Coach: Dan Cocannouer Career Record: 18-36 (6th Season) Record at SWOSU: Same Base Offense: Multiple Spread Base Defense: 4-2-5
Attendance
Attendance
2:00 PM
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School/Conference
Website
Great American Conference
greatamericanconference.com
Arkansas-Monticello
uamsports.com
Arkansas Tech
arkansastechsports.com
East Central
ecutigers.com
Harding
hardingsports.com
Henderson State
hsusports.com
Northwestern Oklahoma State
riderangersride.com
Ouachita Baptist
obutigers.com
Southeastern Oklahoma State
gosoutheastern.com
@GoSoutheastern
Southern Arkansas
muleriderathletics.com
@MuleriderSports
Southern Nazarene
snuathletics.com
Southwestern Oklahoma State
swosuathletics.com
@GACAthletics @uamsports @ATU_Athletics @ECUTigers @HardingSports @ReddieAthletics @NWOSUAthletics @OBUAthletics
@snuathletics @SWOSUAthletics
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Arkansas Tech (---, --- GAC)
ATU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/4 7:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State --/-- --/-9/13 6:00 PM * at Southwestern Oklahoma State 9/20 6:00 PM * Southern Nazarene 9/27 6:00 PM at McNeese State 10/4 6:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello 10/11 6:00 PM * at Southern Arkansas 10/18 2:00 PM * Henderson State 10/25 1:00 PM * at Ouachita Baptist 11/1 3:00 PM * East Central 11/8 2:00 PM * at Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/15 2:00 PM * at Harding
Offense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
OPP Offense AFCA/D2 Run Pass Total --/--
Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
(RV/--) Harding (---, --- GAC) Offense Run Pass Total
Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
(8/8) Henderson State (---, --- GAC)
HSU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/6 6:00 PM * at Southern Nazarene 8/8 --/-9/13 6:00 PM at Nicholls State 9/18 7:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State (CBS Sports Network) 9/27 6:00 PM * at East Central 10/4 3:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/11 5:00 PM * at Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/18 2:00 PM * at Arkansas Tech 10/25 3:00 PM * Harding 11/1 3:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello 11/8 3:00 PM * vs Southern Arkansas (Murphy USA Classic) 11/15 3:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist
Offense Run Pass Total
Northwestern Oklahoma State (---, --- GAC)
NWOSU OPP Offense Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 Run Pass Total 9/4 7:00 PM * at Arkansas Tech --/-- --/-9/13 1:00 PM * Harding 9/20 1:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello 9/27 2:00 PM * at Southern Arkansas 10/4 3:00 PM * at Henderson State 10/11 1:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist 10/18 3:00 PM * East Central 10/25 2:00 PM * at Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/1 OPEN 11/8 5:00 PM * Southern Nazarene 11/15 2:00 PM * at Southwestern OKlahoma State
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Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Pos. QB WR
Team First First
Beyond Sports College Network Preseason All-America Team Player, School Kevin Rodgers, HSU Darius Davis, HSU Aaron Sprinkle, OBU Jamie McGee, UAM Romo Westbrook, HU Michael Thompson, HU
East Central (---, --- GAC)
HU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/6 6:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State RV/-- --/-9/13 1:00 PM * at Northwestern Oklahoma State 9/20 OPEN 9/27 6:00 PM * at Southern Nazarene 10/4 6:00 PM * Southern Arkansas 10/11 3:00 PM * at Arkansas-Monticello 10/18 6:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist 10/25 3:00 PM * at Henderson State 11/1 2:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State 11/8 2:00 PM * at East Central 11/15 2:00 PM * Arkansas Tech
2014 GAC Preseason National Recognition
Player, School Kevin Rodgers, HSU Darius Davis, HSU
Arkansas-Monticello (---, --- GAC)
ECU Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 9/6 6:00 PM * at Arkansas-Monticello --/-- 9/13 6:00 PM * Southern Arkansas 9/20 6:00 PM * at Ouachita Baptist 9/27 6:00 PM * Henderson State 10/4 7:00 PM * at Southern Nazarene 10/11 OPEN 10/18 3:00 PM * at Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/25 4:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State 11/1 3:00 PM * at Arkansas Tech 11/8 2:00 PM * Harding 11/15 2:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State
Defense Run Pass Total
D2Football.com Preseason All-America Team
UAM OPP Offense Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 Run Pass Total 9/6 6:00 PM * East Central --/-- --/-- 9/13 6:00 PM * at Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/20 1:00 PM * at Northwestern Oklahoma State 9/27 6:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/4 6:00 PM * at Arkansas Tech 10/11 3:00 PM * Harding 10/18 OPEN 10/25 4:00 PM * at Southern Nazarene 11/1 3:00 PM * at Henderson State 11/7 3:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist 11/15 3:00 PM * Southern Arkansas
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Pos. QB WR OG K RB OG
Team First First First First Second Second
USA College Football Preseason All-America Team Player, School Pos. Kevin Rodgers, HSU QB Romo Westbrook, HU FB Darius Davis, HSU WR Cass White, SNU WR Aaron Sprinkle, OBU OL Mike Thompson, HU OL Glennon Bobo, HSU DL Devin Benton, SWOSU DL Mike Hicks, SNU LB Qumain Black, ECU LB Ahmad Scott, HU RB Spencer Knight, OBU FB Anthony Foster, SE WR Derrick Shelton, SWOSU OL JuJu Turituri, ECU DL Tim Llewellyn, HSU LB Logan Genz, ATU LB Quan Warren, SAU DB Shai Kobayashi, ATU DB Jason Oller, HU RB Tyler Moon, ATU FB Brad Smithey, SWOSU WR Drew White, OBU WR Travis Hening, ECU OL Jake McGuire, NWOSU OL Romas Roberson, HU DL Kellan Taeatafa-De La Rosa, ECU LB Mike Early, UAM DB Christian Love, HSU DB Jack McGee, UAM PK Matthew Ehasz, OBU PK Jared Heim, SE P Zikerious Ware, SAU RS
Team First First First First First First First First First First Second Second Second Second Second Second Second Second Second Third Third Third Third Third Third Third Third Third Third
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Ouachita Baptist (---, --- GAC)
OBU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/6 OPEN 9/13 6:00 PM * Southern Nazarene 9/20 6:00 PM * East Central 9/27 6:00 PM * at Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/4 1:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/11 1:00 PM * at Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/18 6:00 PM * at Harding 10/25 1:00 PM * Arkansas Tech 11/1 1:00 PM * Southern Arkansas 11/8 3:00 PM * at Arkansas-Monticello 11/15 3:00 PM * at Henderson State
Offense Run Pass Total
The GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE officially became the NCAA’s 23rd Division II league on March 9, 2011. However, the new league was a concept that had been discussed since the early 1990s with informal meetings and conference calls taking place until the league’s charter members announced they were seeking to form a new conference in July of 2010.
ACTIVE MEMBERS Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Russellville, Arkansas
Est. 1909
East Central University Ada, Oklahoma Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Est. 1909
Harding University Searcy, Arkansas
Est. 1924
Henderson State University Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Est. 1890
Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Offense Run Pass Total
Est. 1909
Arkansas Tech University
Defense Run Pass Total
TO Diff
Est. 1886
Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, Oklahoma
Est. 1909
Southern Arkansas University Magnolia, Arkansas
Est. 1909
Southern Nazarene University Bethany, Oklahoma
Southwestern Oklahoma State (---, --- GAC)
SWOSU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/6 6:00 PM * at Harding --/-- RV/-- 9/13 6:00 PM * Arkansas Tech 9/20 6:00 PM * Southern Arkansas 9/27 6:00 PM * at Arkansas-Monticello 10/4 1:00 PM * at Ouachita Baptist 10/11 5:00 PM * Henderson State 10/18 2:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/25 4:00 PM * at East Central 11/1 4:00 PM * at Southern Nazarene 11/8 OPEN 11/15 2:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State
University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, Arkansas
Southern Nazarene (---, --- GAC)
SNU OPP Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 9/6 6:00 PM * Henderson State --/-- 8/8 9/13 6:00 PM * at Ouachita Baptist 9/20 6:00 PM * at Arkansas Tech 9/27 6:00 PM * Harding 10/4 7:00 PM * East Central 10/11 2:00 PM * at Southeastern Oklahoma State 10/18 2:30 PM * at Southern Arkansas 10/25 4:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello 11/1 4:00 PM * Southwestern Oklahoma State 11/8 5:00 PM * at Northwestern Oklahoma State 11/15 1:30 PM Southwest Baptist
TO Diff
Southern Arkansas (---, --- GAC)
SAU OPP Offense Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 Run Pass Total 9/6 6:00 PM * Southeastern Oklahoma State --/-- --/-- 9/13 6:00 PM * at East Central 9/20 6:00 PM * at Southwestern Oklahoma State 9/27 2:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State 10/4 6:00 PM * at Harding 10/11 6:00 PM * Arkansas Tech 10/18 2:30 PM * Southern Nazarene 10/25 OPEN 11/1 1:00 PM * at Ouachita Baptist 11/8 3:00 PM * vs Henderson State (Murphy USA Classic) 11/15 3:00 PM * at Arkansas-Monticello
Defense Run Pass Total
Southeastern Oklahoma State (---, --- GAC)
SOSU OPP Offense Date Time/Result Opponent Att. AFCA/D2 AFCA/D2 Run Pass Total 9/6 6:00 PM * at Southern Arkansas --/-- --/-- 9/13 6:00 PM * Arkansas-Monticello 9/18 7:00 PM * at Henderson State (CBS Sports Network) 9/27 6:00 PM * Ouachita Baptist 10/4 2:00 PM Bacone College 10/11 2:00 PM * Southern Nazarene 10/18 2:00 PM * at Southwestern Oklahoma State 10/25 2:00 PM * Northwestern Oklahoma State 11/1 2:00 PM * at Harding 11/8 2:00 PM * Arkansas Tech 11/15 2:00 PM * at East Central
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Offense Run Pass Total
Defense Run Pass Total
Est. 1899
Southwestern Oklahoma State University TO Diff
Weatherford, Oklahoma
Est. 1901
PROVISIONAL MEMBERS Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, Oklahoma
Est. 1897
Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma
Est. 1910
GAC QUICK FACTS
GAC Football Contacts School Great American Conference Arkansas Tech Arkansas-Monticello East Central Harding Henderson State
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School Northwestern Oklahoma State Ouachita Baptist Southeastern Oklahoma State Southern Arkansas Southern Nazarene Southwestern Oklahoma State
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GAC Single Game Individual Records Player, School
Opp, Date
Arkansas-Monticello, 10/6/12
Touchdowns Scored 7 Tied (Last: Jarion Tudman and Javari Liggins, NWOSU vs SNU), 11/9/13 Passing Touchdowns Kevin Rodgers, HSU
McKendree, 9/8/12
Rushing Touchdowns 6 Tied (Last: Jarion Tudman and Javari Liggins, NWOSU vs SNU), 11/9/13 Receiving Touchdowns Chris Terry, SAU Touchdowns Responsible For 2 Tied (Last: K. Rodgers, HSU) Total Offense Kevin Rodgers, HSU Passing Yards Kevin Rodgers, HSU Rushing Yards Aaron Wilson, SWOSU Receiving Yards Chris Terry, SAU Combined PR/KR Yards Travarus Brown, SAU All-Purpose Yards James King, SAU Pass Attempts Kyle Jech, NWOSU Pass Completions Kyle Jech, NWOSU Completion Percentage Benson Jordan, OBU Rushing Attempts Mark Johnson, SAU Receptions Jalen Jones, OBU Longest Run Romo Westbrook, HU
Arkansas Tech, 11/10/12 Arkansas Tech, 9/15/12
24
Points Scored Henderson State
17
Points Scored (Kicking) Henderson State
East Central, 9/28/13 Arkansas Tech, 10/13/12 Southeastern Oklahoma State, 9/5/13 Harding, 9/3/11 Ouachita Baptist, 10/22/11 Colorado State-Pueblo, 9/8/12 Colorado State-Pueblo, 9/8/12
Southern Arkansas, 11/3/12 Arkansas Tech, 10/27/12
Longest Pass 2 Tied (Last: N. Sioson -> K. Green, SOSU) Arkansas-Monticello, 10/27/12 Longest Field Goal Eddy Carmona, HU East Central, 11/5/11 Most Field Goals 16 Tied (Last: M. Ehasz, OBU vs SAU & C. Gonsalves, HSU vs UAM), 11/2/13 Longest Punt Stetson Broce (NWOSU) Southwestern Oklahoma State, 11/16/13 Longest Kick Return Corey Chappell, HSU Harding, 10/26/13 Longest Punt Return Mike Early, UAM Southern Arkansas, 11/16/13 Longest Interception Return Logan Russell, SOSU Henderson State, 9/21/13 Interceptions 3 Tied (Last: T. Franklin, SWOSU) East Central, 9/15/12 Tackles Logan Genz, ATU Arkansas-Monticello, 10/5/13 Tackles for Loss Alex King, ECU Southwestern Oklahoma State, 10/26/13 Sacks Armonty Bryant, ECU Southern Nazarene, 9/8/12
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Stat
Southern Nazarene, 9/7/13
82
Arkansas-Monticello, 10/6/12
17
4 7
Passing Touchdowns Henderson State
McKendree, 9/8/12
7
4
Rushing Touchdowns Harding
Arkansas Tech, 10/27/12
9
4
Total Offense Henderson State
Southern Nazarene, 9/7/13
855
Total Offense Plays Southeastern Oklahoma State
Henderson State, 9/22/12
106
589
Total Offense Yards/Play Harding
Southern Nazarene, 9/28/13
595
Rushing Yards Harding
Southern Arkansas, 9/3/11
290
Rushing Attempts Harding
Southern Nazarene, 9/22/12
79
247
Yards per Rush Harding
Southern Nazarene, 9/28/13
9.9 [51-505]
240
Passing Yards Henderson State
East Central, 9/28/13
325
Pass Attempts Northwestern Oklahoma State
Colorado State-Pueblo, 9/8/12
69
69
Pass Completions Northwestern Oklahoma State
Colorado State-Pueblo, 9/8/12
43
43
Pass Completion Pct Ouachita Baptist
East Central, 10/27/12
First Downs Henderson State
Southern Arkansas, 11/9/13
42
Punting Average Southeastern Oklahoma State
Southwestern Oklahoma State, 10/18/13 50.2 [5-251]
15
Punt Return Yardage Henderson State
Southeastern Oklahoma State, 9/22/12
171
90
Punt Return Touchdowns Henderson State
Southeastern Oklahoma State, 9/22/12
3
89
Kick Return Yardage Southern Arkansas
Harding, 9/3/11
62
Kick Return Touchdowns East Central
Henderson State, 9/22/11
2
Fewest Yards Allowed Southern Nazarene
College of Faith, 11/10/12
-1
84.4 [27-32]
Arkansas-Monticello, 11/16/13
Opp, Date
Touchdowns Scored 3 Tied (Last: Henderson State) McKendree, 9/14/13
7 [1 rush, 6 pass]
East Central, 9/28/13
East Central, 10/27/12
GAC Single Game Team Records Stat School
Points Scored 7 Tied (Last: Jarion Tudman and Javari Liggins, NWOSU vs SNU), 11/9/13 Points Scored (Kicking) Charles Gonsalves, HSU
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3
11
11.0 [59-650] 515
595
84.8 [28-33] 40
283
75
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed East Central Southern Nazarene, 9/8/12
100
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed Southern Nazarene College of Faith, 11/10/12
0
Interceptions 3 Tied (Last: Henderson State vs UAM & Arkansas Tech vs ECU), 11/2/13
5
Interceptions Returned For Touchdowns 5 Tied (Last: Southern Arkansas) Southern Nazarene, 10/19/13
2
Fumbles Recovered 2 Tied (Last: Henderson State)
Harding, 9/10/11
4
Sacks Harding
East Central, 11/9/13
Turnovers Forced Ouachita Baptist
Southeastern Oklahoma State, 9/28/13
88 100 3 24.0 5.5 4.0
-70
10 7
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