#17 Harding Bisons (7-2, 7-2) vs. Southwestern Okla. Bulldogs (3-6, 3-6)
Nov. 5, 2022 • 2 p.m. • Weatherford, Okla. • Milam Stadium

Starting 11 for Harding vs. Southwestern 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, travels to Southwestern Oklahoma for its final regular season road game … Harding has won the last five meetings between the teams, but Southwestern has won three of five games in Weatherford.
2. Harding was listed at No. 8 in the second edition of the NCAA Division II Super Region 3 rankings … the top seven teams advance to the Division II playoffs.
3. Harding is ranked No. 17 in the AFCA Top 25 and in the D2Football.com polls and is No. 11 on MasseyRatings.com.
4. Harding continues to lead Division II in third down conversions at 58.1% … the Bisons were 7 of 10 on third downs vs. Northwestern Oklahoma, the fifth game Harding converted 50% or higher.
5. Harding has only had six or more penalties in a game once and leads the GAC with only 4.33 penalties per game … Southwestern is the most penalized team in the GAC with 8.78 penalties per game.
6. Harding has only run 23 plays this season that lost yardage, the second fewest in Division II … Harding's opponents have run 62 negative plays.
7. Freshman quarterback Cole Keylon rushed for 118 yards last week and took over the team rushing lead with 528 rushing yards … only three times in program history has a quarterback led Harding in rushing – Kelvin Martin (2012) and Park Parish (2015 & 2016).
8. Freshman slot back Braden Jay scored two rushing TD last week against Northwestern Oklahoma, becoming the first true freshman to score two touchdowns in a game since Cole Chancey vs. Southwestern Oklahoma in 2018.
9. Senior defensive back Cade Pugh had 9 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, and 2 interceptions last week to earn GAC Defensive Player of the Week … he was the first Harding player with two interceptions in a game since Jacory Nichols at East Central in 2019 … Pugh ranks second in the GAC with nine passes defended (six breakups, three interceptions).
10. Junior defensive end Nathaniel Wallace is tied for the GAC lead with 5.5 sacks … he leads Harding with 7.0 tackles for loss and eight quarterback hurries … he needs 1.5 sacks to enter Harding's career top 10.
11. OPPONENT WATCH: Southwestern Oklahoma leads the GAC with 2.56 sacks per game … SWOSU quarterback Tylan Morgan ranks second in the GAC with 2,284 passing yards and 18 passing touchdowns.