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Opponent: William Jewell
Time: Saturday, October 15th; 12:00 PM
Location: Greene Stadium; Liberty, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University football team will return to action on Saturday when they travel to William Jewell College.

The Coaches and the All-Time Series
Robert Clardy will begin his second season as the head coach on the Bearcat bench. Coach Clardy has spent the last eight seasons on the coaching staff at Southwest Baptist University, serving many roles during his tenure including Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach, and Wide Receivers Coach. Coach Clardy has produced three All-American's, most recently Antion McBee off of last year's squad, while seeing his athletes break numerous SBU, GLVC, and NCAA records.

Shawn Weigel is in his 2nd season as the head coach at William Jewell. Weigel holds a career coaching record of 4-13.

Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series against William Jewell 4-2. The Cardinals picked up a 35-34 victory in Bolivar last season.

Scouting the Cardinals
William Jewell comes into the game against Southwest Baptist 0-6 (0-4 GLVC) on the season after falling to Quincy 55-14 last week. Quarterback duties are split between Jared Hobby (186.3 yds/game) and Brad Strauss (175.7 yds/game), while Strauss is also the leading rusher (39.3 yds/game). Anthony Mullins has hauled in a team high 31 grabs for 387 yards and a touchdown. Defensively Isaac Dozier has a team high 51 tackles, while Kier Stamp has a team high 2.0 sacks.

Scouting the Bearcats
Southwest Baptist comes into the game at William Jewell 5-1 (3-1 GLVC) after falling to Truman State 26-16 last week. The Bearcats received 14 votes in the latest AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, and have received votes for the fourth consecutive week. Offensively, the Bearcats are led by Bubba Jenkins who is averaging 127.5 rushing yards/game, while TJ Edwards is averaging 268.3 yards/game through the air and 48.7 yards/game on the ground. Cassian Foreman (64.5 yards/game) and Kendrick Payne (96.2 yards/game) are the top targets in the passing attack. On the defensive side of the ball, the Bearcats are led by Shaun Hutchinson who has 57 tackles, while Via Manuma has a team leading 8.5 sacks and 14.0 tackles for a loss.

Quick Hits

• Bubba Jenkins named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week in win over Indianapolis (week 3)
• TJ Edwards named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week twice (week 2 & week 5)
• Austin Molitor named GLVC Special Teams Player of the Week in win over Eastern New Mexico (week 1)
• Cassian Foreman tied GLVC Record for Longest Kickoff Return (100 yards vs Indianapolis, week 3)
• Via Manuma ranks 3rd in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Tackles for Loss (14.0)
• TJ Edwards ranks 5th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Points Responsible For (138)
• Via Manuma ranks 6th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Sacks (1.42/game)
• TJ Edwards ranks 8th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Touchdowns (18)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 14th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Rushing Yards (127.5 YPG)
• TJ Edwards ranks 14th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (66.8%)
• TJ Edwards ranks 18th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Efficiency (164.6)
• TJ Edwards ranks 17th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (317.0 YPG)
• Shaun Hutchinson ranks 23rd in the NCAA and 4th in the GLVC in Solo Tackles (5.8/game)
• Kendrick Payne ranks 28th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Receiving Touchdowns (6)
• Cassian Foreman is one of 31 players in the NCAA to return a kickoff for a touchdown
• SBU ranks 11th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 1st Downs on Offense (153) 
• SBU ranks 13th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Team Passing Efficiency (165.53)
• SBU ranks 13th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Red Zone Defense (no points 40.0% of time)
• SBU ranks 13th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (66.3%) 
• SBU ranks 21st in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (474.7 YPG)
• SBU ranks 25th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 3rd Down Conversion Pct (47.9%)