GAME 6: SBU BEARCATS (1-4) at CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BRONCHOS (1-4)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 • 2:00 PM
WANTLAND STADIUM • EDMOND, OK
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EDMOND, Okla. -- After winning their first game of 2009, the SBU Bearcats hope to continue the winning ways at Central Oklahoma when they take on the Bronchos in Edmond. The Bearcats defeated Kentucky Wesleyan last weekend 50-20 while UCO fell in the final seconds at Texas A&M-Commerce 27-23.
    
Junior SBU quarterback Steve Gachette continues his record-setting career for the Bearcats. Already this season, he's set single game school records for total offense (573 yards) and passing yards (459) as well as career marks for passing attempts (1198) and total offense (8672) which added to the ten individual marks he held coming into the year. He became the only player in SBU history to throw for more than 400 yards and rush for more than 100 in a single game against Harding. He ranks third in the nation in total offense (363 yds/game) and fourth in the nation in passing yards (1518).
    
WR Johnnie King, who led the nation in receptions per game (89 grabs in 10 games) in 2008, is tied for 29th nationally in receiving yards per game (90.6). SBU ranks 9th nationally in Division II in total offense (456 ypg) and ninth in passing offense (306.2 ypg). Sophomore WR Charles Johnson has stepped recently, with back-to-back career highs in receptions (eight at Harding and ten at SIU) and has led the team in receptions the last three games.
    
LB Jarred Schumpert is second nationally in tackles per game at 12.6. Schumpert has led or tied for the team lead in tackles in his three previous seasons with SBU. He is also tied for 8th with 2.1 tackles for loss/game

THE COACHES AND THE ALL-TIME SERIES
Bearcat head coach Keith Allen is in his third season at the helm of the Bearcats. He's already engineered a significant turnaround, moving the 'Cats from 0-11 his first year as interim coach, to 5-6 in 2008.
    
Tracy Holland is 8-8 in his second year guiding the Bronchos. He was named LSC North Division Coach of the Year after UCO won the division title after starting 0-4. The teams have met twice before, with UCO winning both times in Bolivar (30-7 in 2003 and 43-40 in 2008).

SCOUTING THE BRONCHOS
The Bronchos have played four of their first five games on the road. UCO's first four games were against nationally-ranked clubs with three of those on the road. Brandon Noohi leads the UCO attack, going 125 of 205 for 1185 yards with six TDs and five picks. Caleb Prince is tied for seventh nationally with 0.8 interceptions per game, after a three-interception performance at Commerce last week. The UCO defense had five total picks in the game, tying a school record.