By: Jeff Weseloh, Director of Athletics Media Relations
Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University football team set 28 different school records during their historic 2016 season. Alongside the 28 records, the Bearcats captured their first ever conference championship, first ever AFCA National Ranking, D2Football.com National Ranking, NCAA Super Region 4 Ranking, and advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the first time in program history.
Junior running back
Bubba Jenkins led the way for the Bearcats setting 6 records during the season, while senior punter
Austin Molitor set four different records. As a team, SBU set or extended 13 different team records, with 9 records coming on the offensive side of the ball.
TJ Edwards became the second player in SBU history to be named conference offensive player of the year, while the Bearcats had a school record 10 players named 1st Team All-Conference. Additionally, head coach
Robert Clardy became the first SBU head football to coach to be named GLVC Coach of the Year.
Below is a list of the records set or extended during the 2016 season:
| Record |
Number |
Year |
| Wins |
10 |
2016 |
| Conference Wins |
7 |
2016 |
| Most Total First Downs |
314 |
2016 |
| Fewest Fumbles |
15 |
2016 |
| Most Total Offensive Yards |
6,047 |
2016 |
| Most Offensive Points Scored |
505 |
2016 |
| Most Touchdowns Scored |
70 |
2016 |
| Most Rushing Plays |
537 |
2016 |
| Most Rushing Yards |
2,661 |
2016 |
| Most Rushing Touchdowns |
32 |
2016 |
| Most Touchdown Passes |
36 |
2016 |
| Most Consecutive Victories |
7 |
9th game of '15 - 5th game of 16' |
| Consecutive Games w/out being Shutout |
132 |
1st game of '05 - current |
