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Opponent: Lincoln
Time: Saturday, November 10; 1:00 PM
Location: Plaster Stadium; Bolivar, Mo.

Bolivar, Mo. - The SBU Bearcats claimed their second victory of the 2012 season last week with a 26-14 win over Central Oklahoma. The Bearcats are looking for their first home win of the season on senior day against Lincoln.

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.

Mike Jones returns for his second season as the head coach of the Lincoln Blue Tigers. Jones led the Blue Tigers as they rejoined the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association last season after a 21-year absence, and this season continues his efforts to make LU one of the most competitive teams in the nation's best NCAA Division II football conference. Jones enters his second season with a 1-10 overall record.

Scouting the Blue Tigers
Lincoln comes into the game against the Bearcats with a 1-9 record on the season. The Blue Tigers only win came at home on October 13 when they defeated Nebraska-Kearney 34-27. Lincoln has lost to three ranked opponents this season: Pittsburg State, Emporia State, and Washburn.

The Blue Tigers present a very balanced offense, averaging 120.9 yards rushing per game and 220.5 yards passing per game. Jacob Morris leads the Blue Tigers passing attack, averaging 151.3 yards passing per game while throwing 10 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Morris also has the most carries on the Blue Tiger roster with 123 rushing attempts, while averaging 35.0 yards per game and 6 touchdowns on the ground.

Morris Henderson is Lincoln's leading rusher, averaging 49.0 yards per game, and 6.6 yards per carry, with 5 touchdowns, while Donald Malone will also see touches, averaging 28.8 yards per game with 3 scores.
On the receiving side of the ball, Maurice Woodard leads the Blue Tigers with 60 receptions for 632 yards.

Defensively O'Hara Fluellen leads Lincoln with 65 tackles, 4 interceptions, and has broken up 10 passes. This season the Blue Tigers have forced 19 turnovers including 11 interceptions.