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Opponent: Quincy
Time: Saturday, September 24th; 1:00 PM
Location: QU Stadium; Quincy, Illinois

Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University football team will hit the road on Saturday to take on Quincy as both teams look to improve to 4-0 on the 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.

Tom Pajic is in his 5th season as the head coach for Quincy. Pajic holds a career coaching record of 14-29 after spending the previous eight seasons 

Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series against Quincy 3-1. SBU claimed a 56-33 victory over Quincy last season in Bolivar.

Scouting Quincy
Quincy comes into the game against Southwest Baptist 3-0 (1-0 GLVC) on the season after defeating Lincoln 40-14 in their GLVC opener. The Hawks have also taken down NCAA Division I Drake 38-35 earlier this season. The Hawks are led offensively by Jaylan James who averages 139.33 rushing yards/game, while in the air Robbie Kelley averages 234.00 yards/game. Eric Poindexter is Kelley's top target, hauling in 4 touchdowns and 86.67 yards/game. Defensively Cody Leonard has collected 23 tackles, including 9.5 for a loss, as well as 2.0 sacks and 1 interception which are all team highs.

Scouting Southwest Baptist
Southwest Baptist comes into the game against Quincy 3-0 (1-0 GLVC) after defeating Indianapolis 41-37 last week. The Bearcats received 7 votes in the most recent AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, receiving votes for only the fourth time in program history. Offensively, the Bearcats are led by Bubba Jenkins who is averaging 148.7 rushing yards/game, while TJ Edwards is averaging 287.3 yards/game through the air and 61.0 yards/game on the ground. Cassian Foreman (108.0 yards/game) and Kendrick Payne (80.0 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 has 31 tackles, while Via Manuma has a team leading 5.0 sacks and 6.5 tackles for a loss.

Quick Hits

• Cassian Foreman tied GLVC Record for Longest Kickoff Return (100 yards vs Indianapolis, week 3)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 5th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Rushing Yards (148.7/game)
• Via Manuma ranks 5th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Sacks (1.67/game)
• TJ Edwards ranks 9th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (69.7%)
• Shaun Hutchinson ranks 11th in the NCAA and 3rd in the GLVC in Solo Tackles (21)
• TJ Edwards ranks 11th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (348.3/game)
• TJ Edwards ranks 12th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Efficiency (176.2)
• TJ Edwards ranks 13th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Points Responsible For (62)
• TJ Edwards ranks 13th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Touchdowns (8)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 13th in the NCAA and 3rd in the GLVC in All Purpose Yards (173.3/game)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 13th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Rushing Touchdowns (5)
• Mygeish Dennis ranks 15th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Interceptions (2)
• Cassian Foreman ranks 23rd in the NCAA and 3rd in the GLVC in Receiving Yards (108.0/game)
• Cassian Foreman is one of 16 players in the NCAA to return a kickoff for a touchdown
• Bubba Jenkins was named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week in win over Indianapolis (week 3)
• TJ Edwards was named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week in win over Tarleton State (week 2)
• Austin Molitor was named GLVC Special Teams Player of the Week in win over Eastern New Mexico (week 1)
• SBU ranks 6th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 1st Downs on Offense (80) 
• SBU ranks 9th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Team Passing Efficiency (177.44)
• SBU ranks 11th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (68.4%) 
• SBU ranks 12th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Total Offense (525.3 YPG)
• SBU ranks 13th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Fumbles Recovered (4)
• SBU ranks 16th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Turnover Margin (+4)
• SBU ranks 17th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Offense (309.0 YPG)
• SBU ranks 18th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 3rd Down Conversion Pct (50.0%)