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Opponent: Eastern New Mexico
Time: Thursday, September 1st; 7:00 PM
Location: Plaster Stadium; Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist Universtiy football team will kick-off the 2016 season on Thursday when they host Eastern New Mexico. The Bearcats and Greyhounds have never met prior to 2016, as SBU will open up the season with two non-conference games before entering into GLVC play.

Quick Hits

• Vice Epenesa has been named a 3rd Team Preseason All-American by Football Gameplan
• SBU returns 8 All-GLVC selections from a season ago, alongside GLVC Freshman of the Year TJ Edwards
• Entering the season, SBU junior running back Bubba Jenkins ranks 5th all-time in rushing touchdowns and 8th all-time in rushing yards
• Entering the season, SBU sophomore quarterback TJ Edwards ranks 7th all-time in passing touchdowns
• Entering the season, SBU junior wide receiver Kendrick Payne ranks 5th all-time in receiving touchdowns and 9th all-time in receiving yards
• SBU returns junior linebacker Tyler Curts who has led the Bearcats in tackles each of the last two seasons