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Opponent: Saint Joseph's
Time: Saturday, October 22nd; 12:00 PM
Location: Alumni Stadium; Saint Joseph's, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University football team will look to pick up their seventh victory on the season when they travel to Saint Joseph's on Saturday.

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.

Daniel Day is in his 2nd season as the head coach at Saint Joseph's. Day holds a career coaching record of 5-6.

Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series against Saint Joseph's 4-2. The Pumas claimed a 24-23 victory last season in Bolivar, and have won the only two meeting by a combined 4 points.

Scouting Saint Joseph's
Saint Joseph's comes into the game against Southwest Baptist 4-3 (3-2 GLVC) on the season after falling to McKendree 20-16 last week. Martez Walker leads the ground attack averaging 95.4 yards/game with 6 touchdowns. Through the air, Phillip Kimble averages 206.7 yards/game with 10 TD's compared to 5 interceptions. Kimble's top target is Tremel Glasper who averages 79.7 yards/game with 5 touchdowns. Defensively Luke Teague averages 9.1 tackles/game and Chad Veccharella avearges 8.3 tackles/game, while Evan Gill has a team leading 6.5 sacks.

Scouting Southwest Baptist
Southwest Baptist comes into the game at Saint Joseph's 6-1 (4-1 GLVC) after defeating William Jewell 51-28 last week. The Bearcats received 6 votes in the latest AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, and have received votes for the fifth consecutive week. Offensively, the Bearcats are led by Bubba Jenkins who is averaging 135.1 rushing yards/game, while TJ Edwards is averaging 273.4 yards/game through the air and 47.1 yards/game on the ground. Kendrick Payne (96.1 yards/game) and Cassian Foreman (60.9 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 averages 9.4 tackles/game to go along with 10.0 tackles for a loss, while Via Manuma has a team leading 10.5 sacks and 18.0 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)
• Via Manuma named GLVC Defensive Player of the Week in win over William Jewell (week 7)
• Cassian Foreman tied GLVC Record for Longest Kickoff Return (100 yards vs Indianapolis, week 3)
• Via Manuma ranks 2nd in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Sacks (1.5/game)
• Via Manuma ranks 3rd in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Tackles for Loss (2.6/game)
• TJ Edwards ranks 5th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Points Responsible For (156)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 8th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Rushing Yards (135.1 YPG)
• TJ Edwards ranks 10th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Touchdowns (20)
• TJ Edwards ranks 11th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (320.6 YPG)
• TJ Edwards ranks 15th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (66.2%)
• TJ Edwards ranks 16th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Efficiency (164.3)
• TJ Edwards ranks 21st in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Yards (273.4 YPG)
• Austin Molitor ranks 22nd in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Punting (41.3 YPP)
• Kendrick Payne ranks 26th in the NCAA and 4th in the GLVC in Receiving Yards (673)
• SBU ranks 19th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 1st Downs on Offense (173) 
• SBU ranks 17th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Team Passing Efficiency (163.75)
• SBU ranks 4th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Red Zone Defense (no points 45.9% of time)
• SBU ranks 11th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Winning Percentage (85.7%)
• SBU ranks 13th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Team Tackles for Loss (9.1/game)
• SBU ranks 14th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (65.2%) 
• SBU ranks 21st in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (483.6 YPG)
• SBU ranks 24th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 3rd Down Conversion Pct (47.2%)
• SBU ranks 26th in the NCAA and 3rd in the GLVC in 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (31.8%)
• SBU ranks 26th in the NCAA and 3rd in the GLVC in Team Sacks (3.00/game)