No. 12 Harding vs. Henderson St. -- GAME NOTES

#12 Harding Bisons (5-1, 5-1) vs. Henderson State Reddies (3-2, 3-2)
Oct. 15, 2022 • 2 p.m. • Searcy, Ark. • First Security Stadium

Starting 11 for Harding vs. Henderson State
Below are 11 Facts and Stats about this week's game. You can read the full game notes by clicking on the link.

Harding enters Saturday's game against Henderson State alone in second place in the Great American Conference … Harding has won three straight at home, and Henderson State has lost its last two on the road.
Even with its 56-28 victory over Southern Nazarene last Saturday, Harding dropped one spot to No. 12 on the AFCA Top 25 Poll … the Bisons are No. 8 at D2Football.com and on MasseyRatings.com.
Harding has scored touchdowns on 27 of its 52 drives this season (51.9%) and held opponents to touchdowns on only 16 of 54 drives (29.6%).
Harding scored a season-high six rushing touchdowns last week against Southern Nazarene and rank third in NCAA Division II with 23 rushing scores this season.
The Bisons rank second in Division II with 322.3 rushing yards per game and had a series-high 438 rushing yards in last season's win over Henderson State … the Reddies enter the game with the GAC's top rush defense, allowing only 108.0 yards per game.
Harding had six completed passes to five different receivers last Saturday against Southern Nazarene … it was the first time since the Bisons's 2014 playoff game against Pittsburg State that Harding completed passes to five different receivers.
Kendale Allen earned GAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after returning a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown last week … it was the 10th kickoff return for a touchdown in Harding program history and the seventh-longest kickoff return.
Harding converted 8 of 9 third downs against Southern Nazarene and leads Division II in third-down conversions at 60.9 percent.
Quarterback Cole Keylon completed 6 of 7 passes against Southern Nazarene to become the first Harding QB to complete six passes in a game since Park Parish vs. Central Missouri in 2016.
Harding sophomore slot back Jhalen Spicer needs 94 rushing yards Saturday to reach 1,000 for his career.
Senior fullback Will Fitzhugh has scored eight rushing TD in the last four games … he is fifth in the GAC with eight rushing TD and 14th with 315 rushing yards.

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Players Mentioned

#1 Kendale Allen: DB; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#27 Will Fitzhugh: RB; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#6 Cole Keylon: QB; 6' 0"; Redshirt Freshman

#10 Jhalen Spicer: RB; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#1 Kendale Allen
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: DB

#27 Will Fitzhugh
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: RB

#6 Cole Keylon
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Freshman
: QB

#10 Jhalen Spicer
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: RB