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Opponent: McKendree
Time: Saturday, October 1st; 2:00 PM
Location: Plaster Stadium; Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University football team looks for their fifth straight win as they host McKendree on SBU Homecoming on Saturday in a battle of the Bearcats.

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.

Mike Babcock is in his 4th season as the head coach for McKendree. Babcock holds a career coaching record of 17-14, including an 8-2 mark last season.

McKendree leads the all-time series against Southwest Baptist 2-0. McKendree picked up a 38-13 victory last season in Lebanon.

Scouting McKendree
McKendree comes into the game against Southwest Baptist 3-1 (1-0 GLVC) on the season after defeating William Jewell 28-14 in their GLVC opener. McKendree has used 3 different quarterbacks, with Brandon Wildman throwing for 222.0 yards/game with 3 touchdowns. On the ground Shayeen Edwards leads McK with 69.2 yards/game, while Sean Dowling has hauled in a team leading 52.5 yards/game through the air. Defensivley Lucky Baar leads the team with 9.0 sacks and 11.0 tackles for a loss, while A.J. Wentland has 54 total tackles on the season. The McKendree secondary has 8 interceptions on the season, while also forcing and recovering 6 fumbles.

Scouting Southwest Baptist
Southwest Baptist comes into the game against McKendree 4-0 (2-0 GLVC) after defeating Quincy 37-20 last week. The Bearcats received 37 votes in the most recent AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, receiving votes for only the fifth time in program history. Offensively, the Bearcats are led by Bubba Jenkins who is averaging 142.2 rushing yards/game, while TJ Edwards is averaging 242.5 yards/game through the air and 60.0 yards/game on the ground. Cassian Foreman (82.0 yards/game) and Kendrick Payne (66.0 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 40 tackles, while Via Manuma has a team leading 7.0 sacks and 9.5 tackles for a loss.

Quick Hits

• Bubba Jenkins named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week in win over Indianapolis (week 3)
• TJ Edwards named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week in win over Tarleton State (week 2)
• 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 7 straight 100-yard rushing games dating back to last season
• Via Manuma ranks 2nd in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Sacks (1.75/game)
• Shaun Hutchinson ranks 7th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Solo Tackles (7.0/game)
• TJ Edwards ranks 7th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Points Responsible For (92)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 9th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Rushing Yards (142.3/game)
• TJ Edwards ranks 12th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Touchdowns (11)
• TJ Edwards ranks 14th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Passing Efficiency (171.4)
• TJ Edwards ranks 21st in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (67.0%)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 21st in the NCAA and 3rd in the GLVC in All Purpose Yards (160.8/game)
• TJ Edwards ranks 26th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (302.5/game)
• Bubba Jenkins ranks 27th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Rushing Touchdowns (5)
• Cassian Foreman is one of 16 players in the NCAA to return a kickoff for a touchdown
• SBU ranks 10th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Team Passing Efficiency (172.6)
• SBU ranks 13th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 1st Downs on Offense (104) 
• SBU ranks 16th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Turnover Margin (+5)
• SBU ranks 18th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in 3rd Down Conversion Pct (50.0%) 
• SBU ranks 19th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Completion Percentage (66.1%) 
• SBU ranks 19th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Rushing Offense (232.2 YPG)
• SBU ranks 23rd in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Total Offense (491.0 YPG)