#21 Harding Bisons (6-2, 6-2) vs. Northwestern Okla. Rangers (1-7, 1-7)
Oct. 29, 2022 • 3 p.m. • Searcy, Ark. • First Security Stadium

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

1. Harding, tied for second in the Great American Conference, hosts Northwestern Oklahoma for Homecoming 2022 … Harding has won 10 straight in the series, including all six played in Searcy.
2. Harding is 42-17-2 (.705) on Homecoming and has won seven straight games … the only previous Homecoming meeting vs. Northwestern Oklahoma was in 2018, a 38-7 Bison victory.
3. Harding was one of 10 teams listed by the NCAA regional ranking committee as being "under consideration" in the first NCAA Super Region 3 rankings … Harding and Ouachita were the only GAC schools listed among the top 10.
4. Harding in the polls – the Bisons are No. 21 in the AFCA Top 25 Poll, No. 17 in the D2Football.com poll, and No. 11 on MasseyRatings.com.
5. Harding leads Division II in third-down conversions at 56.6% … the Bisons were 6 of 9 on third down against Arkansas-Monticello, the fourth time this season Harding converted more than half of its third downs.
6. Harding ranks eighth nationally in kickoff return average at 26.05 yards per return … the Bisons have 16 kickoff returns this season of 20 yards or more.
7. Harding is seeking its 40th straight GAC game with 200 or more rushing yards … last season, Harding set a school record with 689 rushing yards at Northwestern Oklahoma.
8. Harding's offense has run only 21 negative plays in eight games and forced 49 negative plays to opposing offenses.
9. Senior wide receiver Kage Citty is looking to become the first Harding receiver with 10 or more pass receptions in a season since Andrew Dather (12) and Grant Kimberlin (11) in 2017.
10. Sophomore linebacker Clark Griffin, the current GAC Defensive Player of the Week, leads Harding with 48 tackles … his 97-yard TD return last week at UAM matched Jerry Mote's school record from 1960.
11. OPPONENT WATCH: Northwestern Oklahoma ranks second in the GAC with six fumble recoveries … the Rangers rank 162nd of 163 Division II teams in rushing defense, allowing 263.6 yards per game … freshman punter Zack Stone ranks third in the GAC with 38.2 yards per punt.