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Opponent: Missouri S&T
Time: Saturday, October 29th; 1:00 PM
Location: Plaster Stadium; Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. - No. 25 Southwest Baptist (7-1, 5-1 GLVC) returns home for their final home regular season contest when they host Missouri S&T (4-4, 3-2 GLVC) 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.

Tyler Fenwick is in his 4th season as the head coach at Missouri S&T. Fenwick holds a career coaching record of 15-17.

Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series 16-7-1, while claiming a 46-42 victory over S&T last season in Rolla.

Scouting Missouri S&T
Missouri S&T comes into the game against Southwest Baptist 4-4 (3-2 GLVC) on the season after falling to McKendree 40-7 last week. Tyler Swart leads the offensive attack with 218.8 yards/game through the air, with Braxton Graham averaging 103.6 receiving yards/game with 6 touchdowns. On the ground four Miners have over 40 carries a piece, with Charles Bournes averaging a team high 52.8 yards/game. On defense Landon Compton has a team leading 7.5 tackles/game, while Bret Curtis has 11.5 tackles for a loss. As a team S&T has 28 total sacks, while allowing 29 sacks.

Scouting Southwest Baptist
Southwest Baptist comes into the game against Missouri S&T 7-1 (5-1 GLVC) after defeating Saint Joseph's 61-37 on the road last weekend. The Bearcats are currently ranked #25 in the latest AFCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll, and have received votes for the sixth consecutive week. The Bearcats are also ranked no. 2 in the latest NCAA Super Region 4 Rankings. Offensively, the Bearcats are led by Bubba Jenkins who is averaging 143.2 rushing yards/game, while TJ Edwards is averaging 280.5 yards/game through the air and 53.2 yards/game on the ground. Kendrick Payne (89.6 yards/game) and Cassian Foreman (75.0 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 9.0 tackles/game to go along with 10.0 tackles for a loss, while Via Manuma has a team leading 11.5 sacks and 19.0 tackles for a loss.

Quick Hits

• SBU is ranked #25 in latest AFCA NCAA Division II National Coaches Poll
• SBU is ranked no. 2 in the latest NCAA Super Region 4 Rankings
• Bubba Jenkins named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week in win over Indianapolis (week 3)
• TJ Edwards named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week three times (week 2, week 5, & week 8)
• 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 6th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Sacks (1.44/game)
• Via Manuma ranks 5th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Tackles for Loss (2.4/game)
• TJ Edwards ranks 5th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Points Responsible For (198)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 5th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Rushing Yards (143.3 YPG)
• TJ Edwards ranks 8th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Touchdowns (24)
• TJ Edwards ranks 10th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (333.8 YPG)
• TJ Edwards ranks 18th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (65.3%)
• TJ Edwards ranks 17th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Efficiency (161.5)
• TJ Edwards ranks 23rd in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Yards (280.5 YPG)
• Austin Molitor ranks 13th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Punting (41.7 YPP)
• SBU ranks 5th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 1st Downs on Offense (209) 
• SBU ranks 13th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Team Passing Efficiency (161.03)
• SBU ranks 5th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Red Zone Defense (no points 44.2% of time)
• SBU ranks 9th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Winning Percentage (87.5%)
• SBU ranks 16th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Team Tackles for Loss (8.9/game)
• SBU ranks 14th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (64.5%) 
• SBU ranks 14th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (503.5 YPG)
• SBU ranks 18th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 3rd Down Conversion Pct (48.3%)
• SBU ranks 24th in the NCAA and 3rd in the GLVC in 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (31.1%)