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Opponent: Central State
Time: Saturday, September 14th; 6:00 PM
Location: Plaster Stadium; Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist University opens their home schedule with an evening game against Central State University. 

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. 

Central State's Cedric Pearl is in his 6th year at the coaching helm for the Marauders, leading them to 16-34 (9-20 SIAC). Last season, Pearl led the Marauders to a 5-5 (3-3 SIAC) record with a 4-1 home record and a 1-4 road record. In his time at CSU, Pearl has developed 11 All-Conference selections, 6 Super-Region selections and 1 AFCA All-American.

Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series against Central State, 3-0. The last time these teams faced off was 2016 where the Bearcats defeated the Marauders 54-34 in Wilberforce, Ohio.