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Opponent: Central State
Time: Saturday, November 5th; 12:00 PM
Location: McPherson Stadium; Wilberforce, Ohio

Bolivar, Mo. - No. 22 ranked Southwest Baptist (8-1, 6-1 GLVC) will travel to Central State (1-8, 1-4 SIAC) on Saturday in their final non-conference game of the regular season.

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.

Cedric Pearl is in his 3rd season as the head coach at Central State. Pearl holds a career coaching record of 9-11.

Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series against Central State 2-0. The Bearcats claimed a 30-13 victory at Central State in 2011.

Scouting Central State
Central State comes into the game against Southwest Baptist 1-8 (1-4 SIAC) on the season after falling to Tuskegee 42-14 last week. The Marauders average only 303.3 yards of offense per game, led by running back De'Michael Jackson (99.7 yards/game). Lavon Meeks averages a team high 124.0 yards/game passing, while Marquis Wells averages 56.9 yards/game receiving. Defensively Deonate Gary averages a team leading 9.9 tackles/game and 4.0 total sacks, while Christian Lassiter has a team leading 10.0 tackles for loss. Defensive back Clim Robbins has 3 interceptions on the season.

Scouting Southwest Baptist
Southwest Baptist comes into the game at Central State 8-1 (6-1 GLVC) after defeating Missouri S&T 45-22 last weekend. The Bearcats are currently ranked #22 in the latest AFCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll, #24 in the D2Football.com Poll, and have received votes for the sixth consecutive week in the AFCA Poll. The Bearcats are also ranked no. 3 in the latest NCAA Super Region 4 Rankings. Offensively, the Bearcats are led by Bubba Jenkins who is averaging 136.4 rushing yards/game, while TJ Edwards is averaging 273.8 yards/game through the air and 63.2 yards/game on the ground. Kendrick Payne (88.7 yards/game) and Cassian Foreman (77.4 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 8.9 tackles/game to go along with 12.0 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 #22 in latest AFCA NCAA Division II National Coaches Poll
• SBU is ranked #24 in latest D2Football.com Poll
• SBU is ranked no. 3 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)
• D'Angelo Tucker named GLVC Defensive Player of the Week in win over Missouri S&T (week 9)
• 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 (2.4/game)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 4th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Rushing Yards (136.4 YPG)
• TJ Edwards ranks 5th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Points Responsible For (222)
• Via Manuma ranks 6th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Sacks (1.44/game)
• TJ Edwards ranks 8th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Touchdowns (26)
• TJ Edwards ranks 8th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (337.0 YPG)
• TJ Edwards ranks 19th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Efficiency (157.5)
• Austin Molitor ranks 22nd in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Punting (41.1 YPP)
• TJ Edwards ranks 25th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (63.9%)
• SBU ranks 3rd in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 1st Downs on Offense (237) 
• SBU ranks 4th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Red Zone Defense (no points 46.8% of time)
• SBU ranks 9th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Winning Percentage (88.9%)
• SBU ranks 12th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (508.9 YPG)
• SBU ranks 14th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Team Passing Efficiency (159.90)
• SBU ranks 14th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Team Tackles for Loss (9.0/game)
• SBU ranks 23rd in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 3rd Down Conversion Pct (47.1%)
• SBU ranks 24th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (63.3%)