TODAY’S GAC Henderson State at Arkansas Tech Southern Nazarene at Southern Arkansas
WHEN 2 p.m. WHERE Buerkle Field, Russellville RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock; KYXK-FM, 106.9, in Arkadelphia; KZYP-FM, 1007.7, and KZYP-AM, 1310, in Malvern; KWKK-FM, 100.9, in Russellville
INTERNET hsusports.com, arkansastechsports.com
RECORDS Henderson State (6-0, 5-0 Great American Conference); Arkansas Tech (3-3, 3-2)
RANKINGS HSU is No. 6 in the American Football Coaches Association coaches poll, No. 3 in the D2football.com poll.
COACHES Henderson State: Scott Maxfield (66-36 in 10th season at HSU, 95-47 in 14th season overall); Arkansas Tech: Raymond Monica (8-9 in second season at Tech, 53-43 in ninth season overall). SERIES Tied 42-42-5
LAST MEETING HSU won 45-14 in 2013. LAST WEEK HSU defeated Southwestern Oklahoma State 28-14. Tech lost to Southern Arkansas 21-14.
COMMENTS These longtime rivals first met in 1920, and the series is deadlocked after 89 meetings. HSU has won the past three meetings and four of the past five. … Tech is undefeated at home, having beaten Northwestern Oklahoma State, Southern Nazarene and Arkansas-Monticello. … HSU seeks its 30th consecutive regular-season victory. … Last week’s 2114 victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State marked the first time the Reddies have scored fewer than 30 points in a conference game since their most recent conference loss, 17-13 to Southwestern on Sept. 17, 2011. … The Wonder Boys rank third in the GAC in total defense, allowing an average of 332.8 yards per game. Junior linebacker Logan Genz of West Fork leads the conference with 72 tackles, including 10 for lost yardage. …The Wonder Boys rank fourth in NCAA Division II with an average of 10.3 lost-yardage tackles per game and rank eighth nationally with 11 interceptions. … Today’s game is Henderson’s fifth on the road. With today’s trip to Russellville, the Reddies have logged 3,465 miles this season. … HSU senior quarterback Kevin Rodgers moved into 12th place on the Division II career passing yardage list with 11,895 yards. With 115 yards today, he would move up to ninth place. WHEN 2:30 p.m. WHERE Wilkins Stadium, Magnolia RADIO KVMZ-FM, 99.1 in Magnolia INTERNET muleriderathletics.com RECORDS Southern Nazarene (0-6, 0-6 GAC); SAU (3-3, 3-3)
COACHES Southern Nazarene: Mike Cochran (40-53 in eighth season at SNU, 86-65 in 14 years overall); SAU: Bill Keopple (24-33 overall in sixth season at SAU and overall) SERIES SAU leads 2-0
LAST MEETING SAU won 66-17 in 2013. LAST WEEK Southern Nazarene lost 45-0 at Southeastern Oklahoma State; SAU defeated Arkansas Tech 21-14
COMMENTS Southern Arkansas will try to win consecutive games for the first time this season. … SAU quarterback Si Blackshire has averaged 356 yards of offense with 13 touchdowns in three victories, but in the team’s three losses he’s averaged 285 yards. Blackshire leads the GAC in total offense with 320.3 yards per game. … After gaining 52 yards on 24 carries against Arkansas Tech and Harding, Crimson Storm freshman Lorenzo Alexander has rushed for at least 100 yards in back-to-back games. He ranks fifth in the GAC in rushing. … Southern Nazarene has been outscored 268-54 this season. Teams have scored touchdowns on 19 of 24 possessions against the Crimson Storm. … This is the final home game of the season for the Muleriders, who are 3-0 at Wilkins Stadium. They will try to go unbeaten at home for the first time since 1997, when they were 5-0 in Magnolia.