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Opponent: Truman State
Time: Saturday, October 5th; 6:00 PM
Location: Stokes Stadium | Kirksville, Missouri 

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist University hits the road for week five, taking on GLVC opponent Truman State at their home field. 

Last Time Out
The Bearcats took on nationally ranked Indianapolis in their home town last week, falling to the Greyhounds 49-6. Freshman Brenden Smith had 115 yards of total offense including the team's only score. Darius Powe had 6 total tackles and a force fumble on defense. Coleton Smith also added 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and a sack.

The Bulldogs took on GLVC opponent Quincy for their conference opener last weekend, defeating the Hawks 63-14. In the win, quarterback Jaden Barr threw for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns. Jaylen Jefferson and Cody Schrader were a dual rushing threat, rushing for 255 yards and 4 touchdowns between both of them. Reed McBroom had 9 total tackles, 3 tackles for loss and 2 sacks.  

The Coaches & The All-Time Series
Robert Clardy begins his 5th season as the head coach of the Bearcats. The 2016 was historic for Clardy and the Bearcats, making their first ever NCAA Playoff appearance, National Ranking, and Conference Championship. Due to their success, Clardy was named 2016 GLVC Coach of the Year. In his 4 year stint, Clardy has helped collect 56 All-GLVC Player Awards, 6 All-Americans, and coached the 2015 GLVC Freshman of the Year. Clardy wasn't new to SBU when he took the head coaching reigns in 2015. Clardy played for the Bearcats from 2003-06, leading the team in total offense for 3 seasons and rushing and scoring for 2 seasons. He currently holds SBU's pass completion percentage record and sits top 10 in 11 SBU Career Records. Following his career as a player, Clardy joined the coaching staff as an assistant up until he was named head coach for the 2015 season. 

Gregg Nesbitt is in his 10th season as the head coach of the Bulldogs. He comes into the 2019 season with a 49-49 (37-36 Conference) record. Throughout his career at Truman, he has led 86 players to All-Conference rewards, as well as 28 first team selections. Truman State shared the GLVC Conference Championship with SBU in the 2016 season.

Southwest Baptist trails the all-time series against Truman State, 4-25. The last time these teams faced off was 2018 where the Bearcats fell to the Bulldogs 14-38 in Bolvar. SBU's most recent win in the series came in 2017 where the Bearcats defeated the Bulldogs 21-17 in Kirksville, in a game that was featured on ESPN.