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Opponent: Truman State
Time: Saturday, October 8th; 1:00 PM
Location: Plaster Stadium; Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. - #20 Southwest Baptist University football team will host Truman State on Saturday as both teams look to remain undefeated in GLVC play.

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.

Gregg Nesbitt is in his 6th season as the head coach for Truman State. Nesbitt holds a career coaching record of 25-29, including an 17-26 mark in conference play.

Truman State leads the all-time series against Southwest Baptist 23-3. Truman State claimed a 23-14 victory last season in Kirksville.

Scouting Southwest Baptist
Southwest Baptist comes into the game against Truman State 5-0 (3-0 GLVC) after defeating McKendree 35-7 last week. The Bearcats received are currently ranked #20 in the latest AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, and are ranked for the first time since joining the NCAA. Offensively, the Bearcats are led by Bubba Jenkins who is averaging 139.2 rushing yards/game, while TJ Edwards is averaging 257.0 yards/game through the air and 54.6 yards/game on the ground. Cassian Foreman (69.2 yards/game) and Kendrick Payne (85.6 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 44 tackles, while Via Manuma has a team leading 7.0 sacks and 9.5 tackles for a loss.

Scouting Truman State
Truman State comes into the game against Southwest Baptist 4-1 (3-0 GLVC) on the season after defeating Indianapolis 24-17 last week. Offensively Jaden Barr averages 158.6 yards/game through the air, while on the ground Jordan Salima averages 72.2 yards/game with 4 toucdowns. Defensively Austin Zoda has a team high 34 tackles, while Sam Reeves has 4.5 totals sacks and Jon Scheeler has 3.5 total sacks. As a team, Truman ranks 35th in total defense, allowing 333.8 yards per game.

Quick Hits

• SBU is ranked #20 in the latest AFCA Division II Coaches Poll
• SBU is one of 16 teams undefeated in the NCAA Division II
• 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)
• Bubba Jenkins has recorded 8 straight 100-yard rushing games dating back to last season
• Via Manuma ranks 5th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Sacks (1.40/game)
• TJ Edwards ranks 5th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Points Responsible For (122)
• TJ Edwards ranks 7th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Touchdowns (16)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 8th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Rushing Yards (139.2 YPG)
• TJ Edwards ranks 8th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Efficiency (174.8)
• TJ Edwards ranks 13th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (67.4%)
• Via Manuma ranks 13th in the NCAA and 3rd in the GLVC in Tackles for Loss (1.9/game)
• Kendrick Payne ranks 17th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Receiving Touchdowns (6)
• Shaun Hutchinson ranks 20th in the NCAA and 4th in the GLVC in Solo Tackles (6.2 YPG)
• TJ Edwards ranks 23rd in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (311.6 YPG)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 29th in the NCAA and 3rd in the GLVC in All Purpose Yards (155.6 YPG)
• Cassian Foreman is one of 25 players in the NCAA to return a kickoff for a touchdown
• SBU ranks 6th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Team Passing Efficiency (175.67)
• SBU ranks 8th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 1st Downs on Offense (130) 
• SBU ranks 10th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Red Zone Defense (no points 39.1% of time)
• SBU ranks 13th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Turnover Margin (+6)
• SBU ranks 14th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (66.7%) 
• SBU ranks 18th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (487.0 YPG)
• SBU ranks 20th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 3rd Down Conversion Pct (48.7%)