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Opponent: Central Oklahoma
Time: Saturday, November 2; 2:00 PM
Location: Wantland Stadium; Edmond, Oklahoma

Bolivar, Mo. - The SBU Bearcats look to bounce back after a 17-22 loss against Northeastern State. The Bearcats will hit the road to take on Central Oklahoma.

The Coaches and the All-Time Series
Keith Allen has already had a significant turnaround at SBU, moving the 'Cats from 0-11 his first year as interim coach, to 5-6 in 2008, to the winning record of 6-5 in 2009, another winning record of 7-4 in 2010, and completed a third consecutive winning season in 2011 with a 6-5 record. Allen served as defensive and recruiting coordinator before being named SBU head coach in 2007. His past coaching experience has included stops at San Jose State, Quincy, TCU and Oklahoma.
Nick Bobeck took over the Central Oklahoma helm on Jan. 4, 2012, coming to the Bronchos after a sparkling four-year head coaching stint at junior college powerhouse Navarro (Texas) College.

Bobeck, who played at UCO and then was a graduate assistant coach for the Bronchos, compiled a sensational 42-5 record at Navarro. The Bulldogs won the 2010 national championship along with three regular season Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) titles during his tenure there.

Scouting the Bronchos
Central Oklahoma comes into the game against the Bearcats with a 2-6 record, coming off of a 56-25 victory at Lincoln last Saturday. The Bronchos other win this season came against Washburn at home on September 22.

The Central Oklahoma offense presents a balance offensive attack. Quarterback Adrian Nelson is averaging 195.9 yards through the air while throwing 7 touchdowns compared to 10 interceptions. On the ground, Joshua Birmingham is averaging 106.1 yards per game while scoring 11 touchdowns. The receivers for the Bronchos are evenly split with four different receivers averaging over 30 yards receiving per game.

Defensively Devoris Dozier leads the Bronchos with 62 tackles. Herbert Byrd leads the team with 10 tackles for a loss, 6 sacks, and 2 blocked kicks while the Bronchos have picked off 6 passes.