ALVA, Okla. – Ninth-ranked Harding scored touchdowns on all seven of its offensive possessions and added two interception returns for touchdowns, cruising to a 62-0 victory over Northwestern Oklahoma on Saturday in Great American Conference action at Ranger Field.

With the victory, Harding extended its NCAA Division II-best winning streak to 10 games and improved to 6-0. Northwestern State lost its 11th straight and fell to 0-6.

Harding rushed for 381 yards and six TD, and starting quarterback Cole Keylon threw a 34-yard TD. The Bison defense limited Northwestern Oklahoma to only 107 total yards and Kyle McDonald, Kekoa Carroll, Oric Walker Jr., and Travis Greenawalt intercepted passes. Walker returned his pick 99 yards for a TD and Greenawalt took his back 51 yards for a score. Harding has six defensive TDs this season.

Keylon was Harding's leading rusher with 90 yards on seven carries.

First half rushing touchdowns came from Keylon (11 yards), Braden Jay (37 yards), Blake Delacruz (1 yard), Chauncey Martin (23 yards) and Malik Young (2 yards). Josh Strickland, Jr. scored on a 6-yard TD run in the second half.

Harding's next action is next Saturday at home against nationally ranked Ouachita Baptist.

**TEAM NOTES**

• With last Saturday's 64-0 win over Southwestern Oklahoma and the 62-0 victory over Northwestern Oklahoma, Harding has consecutive shutouts for the first time since blanking Ark.-Monticello (24-0) and Southern Ark. (31-0) in 2019 ... Harding has never posted consecutive shutouts of more than 60 points.
• Harding has won 10 consecutive games for the fifth time in program history and for the first time since 2021.
• Harding is now 63-9 in GAC games since 2016.
• With 381 rushing yards, Harding exceeded the 300-yard rushing mark for the 101st time since switching to the flex bone offense in 2010 … Harding has rushed for six TD or more 36 times during the same period.
• Harding has not punted in the last two games.
• Harding has returned two interceptions for TD in consecutive games for the first time in program history ... the Bisons have four interception returns for TD this season, one off the school record of five in 1996 and 2019.
• Harding set a school record with 159 interception return yards, topping the previous total of 152 vs. Ark.-Monticello in 2019.
• Harding last had four interceptions in a game vs. East Central in the 2021 season opener.
• Harding allowed only 64 rushing yards and 43 passing yards, the fewest passing yards allowed since yielding only 30 yards vs. Southern Nazarene in 2021.
• Harding converted all three of its first downs and held Northwestern Oklahoma to 1-of-12 on third down.
• Harding has scored TD on seven of its 13 pass receptions this season.

• Oric Walker, Jr.'s 99-yard interception return tied for the third-longest in program history ... it was his third career interception.
• It was the second career interception for Kyle McDonald, Kekoa Carroll and Travis Greenawalt.
• Dre Hall recorded his team-leading fourth sack of the season.
• Cole Keylon's rushing TD was the 10th of his career and made him just the sixth Harding player with 10 or more rushing and 10 or more passing TD.
• Blake Delacruz scored a rushing TD for the fourth straight game and has 23 rushing TD in his career.
• Chauncey Martin scored his first rushing TD of the season ... he was the 10th different Bison to score a rushing TD this season.
• Braden Jay scored on a 37-yard TD run, his longest run of the season.
• Josh Strickland, Jr. and Malik Young both scored their second rushing TD of the season.
• Darius Brown's 34-yard TD reception was his second of the season. 

• Harding extended its lead to 14-2 in the all-time series … it was the Bisons' 12th straight win over the Bulldogs overall and sixth straight in Alva.

• Harding hosts Ouachita Baptist at First Security Stadium for a 6 p.m. kickoff.