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Opponent: William Jewell
Time: Saturday, October 14th; 1:00 PM
Location: Plaster Stadium; Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University football team will return home on Saturday to host William Jewell as the Bearcats look to secure their second consecutive victory.

The Coaches and the All-Time Series
Robert Clardy will begin his third season as the head coach on the Bearcat bench. Coach Clardy led the Bearcats to their first ever NCAA Playoff appearance, National Ranking, and Conference Championship during the 2016 season. Coach Clardy has produced six All-American's during his career, while seeing his athletes break numerous SBU, GLVC, and NCAA records.
    
Shawn Weigel enters his 3rd season as the head coach at William Jewell. Weigel holds a career coaching record of 5-16 and is in his 12th season overall with Jewell, having previously served as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for nine seasons.

Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series against William Jewell 5-2. The Bearcats claimed a 51-28 victory at Jewell last season.

Scouting the Bearcats
Southwest Baptist comes into the game against William Jewell 3-3 (2-2 GLVC) on the season after picking up a big 21-17 road victory over Truman State. Offensively, the Bearcats are led by TJ Edwards who averages 251.2 passing yards/game, while Kendrick Payne averages a team high 72.2 receiving yards/game followed by Jerminic Smith's 69.5 yards/game. Defensively, Tyler Curts leads the Bearcats with 10.8 tackles/game and 6.5 total tackles for a loss, while De'shawn Tone has a team leading 10.0 tackles for loss and Brycen Gagnon has scored two defensive touchdowns to go along with 9.7 tackles/game. The Southwest Baptist offense averages 25.5 points per game and 387.0 yards of total offense per game, while the defense limits opponents to 21.3 points per game and 332.8 yards of total offense per game.

Scouting the Cardinals
William Jewell comes into the game against Southwest Baptist 1-5 (1-2 GLVC) after picking up their first win of the season with a 45-28 road victory over Quincy. The Cardinals are led offensively by Brad Strauss who averages 242.0 passing yards per game and 52.2 rushing yards per game. Strauss spreads the ball around, as no WJC receiver averages over 43.0 yards/game, with five different receivers averaging at least 35.0 yards/game. Defensively Quayde Bauman averages a team high 9.3 tackles per game, while also registering a team high 8.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. The William Jewell offense averages 23.3 points per game and 362.8 yards of total offense per game, while the defense allows 44.2 points per game and 488.2 yards of total offense per game.

Quick Hits

• Cassian Foreman ranks 6th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Yards per Reception (23.92)
• Tyler Curts ranks 11th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Fumble Recoveries (2)
• Brycen Gagnon ranks 11th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Fumble Recoveries (2)
• Tyler Curts ranks 13th in the NCAA and 3rd in the GLVC in Tackles per Game (10.8)
• De'shawn Tone ranks 22nd in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Tackles for Loss per Game (1.7)
• TJ Edwards ranks 26th in the NCAA and 3rd in the GLVC in Total Offense per Game (282.8)
• TJ Edwards ranks 31st in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Passing Touchdowns (12)
• TJ Edwards ranks 32nd in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Passing Yards per Game (251.2)
• Brycen Gagnon ranks 34th in the NCAA and 6th in the GLVC in Tackles per Game (9.7)
• Kendrick Payne ranks 3rd in the GLVC in Receiving Yards per Game (77.6)
• Malek Butler ranks 3rd in the GLVC in Interceptions (2)
• Jerminic Smith ranks 4th in the GLVC in Receiving Yards per Game (63.2)
• SBU ranks 6th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Team Tackles for Loss (10.2/game)
• SBU ranks 7th in the NCAA and 1st in the GLVC in Defensive Touchdowns (3)
• SBU ranks 35th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Passing Yards Allowed (180.0 yards/game)
• SBU ranks 35th in the NCAA and 2nd in the GLVC in Fumbles Recovered (6)