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No. 2 Harding vs. Okla. Baptist -- GAME NOTES

#2 Harding Bisons (8-0, 8-0) vs. Okla. Baptist Bison (2-6, 2-6)
Nov. 1, 2025 • 3 p.m. • Searcy, Ark. • First Security Stadium

Starting 11
 for Harding vs. Okla. Baptist
Below are 11 Facts and Stats about this week's game. You can read the full game notes by clicking on the link.
  • Homecoming History: No. 2-ranked Harding is aiming for its 11th straight Homecoming victory when it hosts Oklahoma Baptist.

  • First-Time Opponent: This is the first time Oklahoma Baptist will be Harding's opponent for Homecoming.

  • Senior Day: Saturday is also HU's Senior Day, with 18 seniors being honored in a pregame ceremony.

  • Dominant Offense vs. Potent Passing: The game features a clash of top units: Harding is the top-ranked rushing team in D2 (435.3 yards per game) against OKBU, which boasts the top passing team in the GAC (256.8 yards per game).

  • Unbeaten Series: This is the 10th meeting between the two teams, and Harding holds a perfect 9-0 overall lead and is 4-0 in Searcy.

  • Home Fortress: Harding will be looking to extend its home winning streak to 21 games on Saturday and will look to extend its home winning streak over Oklahoma opponents to 23 games.

  • Defensive Dominance: HU's defense leads D2 in three major categories: Total Defense (216.0 ypg), Scoring Defense (5.4 ppg), and Red Zone Defense (36.4 score rate allowed).

  • Keylon's Milestone Watch: QB Cole Keylon will be making his 49th career start (44-4 as a starter) and needs just 94 passing yards to reach 2,500 career passing yards.

  • Miller's Yardage Push: FB Andrew Miller needs 92 more rushing yards to achieve Harding's 19th 1,000-yard rushing season and needs just 22 yards to become the 8th Bison with 2,500 career rushing yards.

  • Jay Climbing the Ranks: SB Braden Jay is 4th at HU in career rushing yards and needs just 16 yards to pass Blake Delacruz for third place on the school's all-time list.

  • Spencer's Freshman Feat: DL Kaden Spencer, the current GAC Defensive Player of the Week, leads all D2 freshmen in sacks (0.75 per game).

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Players Mentioned

Blake Delacruz

#26 Blake Delacruz

RB
5' 8"
Senior
Braden Jay

#7 Braden Jay

RB
5' 9"
Senior
Cole Keylon

#15 Cole Keylon

QB
6' 0"
Senior
Andrew Miller

#8 Andrew Miller

RB
6' 1"
Junior
Kaden Spencer

#40 Kaden Spencer

DL
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Blake Delacruz

#26 Blake Delacruz

5' 8"
Senior
RB
Braden Jay

#7 Braden Jay

5' 9"
Senior
RB
Cole Keylon

#15 Cole Keylon

6' 0"
Senior
QB
Andrew Miller

#8 Andrew Miller

6' 1"
Junior
RB
Kaden Spencer

#40 Kaden Spencer

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
DL