Harding Game Notes

Harding Football

Ark.-Monticello (3-2, 3-2) at Harding (3-1, 3-1)

Location: First Security Stadium, Searcy, Ark.

Time: 2 p.m.

Series:  Tied 24-24

Coaches: Harding – Ronnie Huckeba (34-32, 7th Season); Ark.-Monticello – Hud Jackson (9-18, 3rd Season)

Live Stats/Audio/Video: Available through a link on HardingSports.com

Radio: KVHU 95.3-FM in Searcy (Billy Morgan and Jerry Mote)

•    Harding will go in search of its fourth straight victory Saturday as it returns home to host Arkansas-Monticello at 2 p.m. at First Security Stadium.

•    Harding is coming off a 28-14 victory over Southern Arkansas on Thursday before a national television audience on CBS Sports Network. It was Bisons' third consecutive victory overall and its eighth straight over the Muleriders.

•    Arkansas-Monticello is coming off a 34-0 home victory over Arkansas Tech. The Boll Weevils forced four turnovers and held the Wonder Boys to only 1-of-12 on third down.

•    Harding junior fullback Romo Westbrook rushed for 171 yards on 21 carries with one touchdown against Southern Arkansas and earned his second career GAC Offensive Player of the Week honor.

•    Harding enters the Arkansas-Monticello game ranked No. 1 in Division II in Rushing Offense at 404.0 rushing yards per game. The Bisons are also No. 1 in Passing Yards per Completion (29.05). Harding is ranked No. 3 in Division II in 3rd Down Conversion Pct. (56.1 percent).

•    Harding and Arkansas-Monticello are meeting for the 49th time with the series tied at 24-24. The Bisons have won the last two meetings, including a 52-7 triumph last season in Monticello. UAM leads the series 13-11 in games played in Searcy.

•    Saturday's game is the fifth of 10 GAC games for the Bisons. The 2013 season will be the first in program history that every game of the regular season is a conference game.

•    Harding head coach Ronnie Huckeba is in his seventh season as head coach of the Bisons.