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Football at OBU Oct 19

Football by Scott Goode (10/17/13)

HU Football Meets Ouachita Baptist on Saturday in Arkadelphia

Harding Game Notes

Harding Football

Harding (4-1, 4-1) at Ouachita Baptist (5-0, 5-0)

Location: A.U. Williams Field, Arkadelphia, Ark.

Time: 1 p.m.

Series:  HU leads 29-21-4

Coaches: Harding – Ronnie Huckeba (35-32, 7th Season); Ouachita Baptist – Todd Knight (66-78, 14th Season)

Live Stats/Audio: 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 fifth straight victory Saturday and its second straight on the road as it takes on undefeated Ouachita Baptist on Saturday at A.U. Williams Field in Arkadelphia, Ark.

•    Harding is coming off a 63-30 victory over Arkansas-Monticello on Saturday at First Security Stadium. The Bisons rushed for 474 yards and scored eight rushing touchdowns in winning their fourth straight game.

•    Ouachita Baptist defeated Northwestern Oklahoma 45-21 at home on Saturday. Chris Rycraw rushed 26 times for 163 yards and three touchdowns in the victory.

•    Harding enters the game as D2's leader in rushing yards per game (418.0), yards per rush (7.63), and rushing touchdowns (30). The Bisons are the only team in D2 averaging more than 400 yards per game and more than 7.0 yards per rush.

•    Four D2 teams have scored eight rushing touchdowns in a game this season. Harding is the only team to do it twice (vs. Northwestern Okla., 9/14 & vs. Ark.-Monticello, 10/12).

•    Harding junior fullback Romo Westbrook has rushed for over 100 yards in consecutive games, reaching 171 yards on 21 carries at Southern Arkansas and 106 yards on six carries vs. Arkansas-Monticello. He could become the first Harding player since Chris Pierson in 1997 to rush for 100 or more yards in three consecutive games.

•    Harding also leads D2 with 28.70 yards per pass completion. The Bisons and quarterback Keenan Kellett was 4-of-4 vs. Arkansas-Monticello for 108 yards, an average of 27.0 yards per completion.

•    Harding and Ouachita Baptist are meeting for the 55th time with the Bisons leading the series 29-21-4 overall and 14-12-2 in Arkadelphia. This will be the fourth time in the last five meetings that the game was at A.U. Williams Field. The 55 meetings is the most contested rivalry for Harding and an opponent.

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