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Honoring America's Warriors Game Southeastern (3-1, 3-1 GAC) at SWOSU (0-4, 0-4 GAC) Saturday, Oct. 1, 2:00 pm Weatherford, Okla. (ASAP Energy Field) Live Stats  |  Watch Live  |  Live Audio SWOSU Game Notes (pdf)

Setting the Scene
- SWOSU Football hopes that their first afternoon game of the season provides a spark when the Bulldogs host Southeastern Oklahoma State at 2:00 pm on Saturday
- The Bulldogs enter the contest with an 0-4 record, searching for their first win of the 2016 season while Southeastern is 3-1 and riding a three-game winning streak
- SWOSU is coming off a 45-17 setback against #8/11 Henderson State, who is also the lone team to defeat Southeastern this year
- The Savage Storm have won five straight times over the Bulldogs in Weatherford, with SWOSU's lone home win over SE in the NCAA Division II era coming on October 27, 2001 by a score of 22-15
 
The Series
- Southeastern Oklahoma State is SWOSU's third most-played rival all time, with 84 previous meetings between the teams in a series SE leads 46-35-3
- The series between the Bulldogs and the Savage Storm dates back to 1923 and the teams have met in every season since the end of World War II in 1946 (no games played from 1942-45)
- The last time that SWOSU and Southeastern did not meet during a season when games were played was 1933
- Southeastern holds a 14-5 edge in the series since the teams transitioned to NCAA Division II in 1997 and they've won 12 of the last 14 meetings between the programs
 
The Coaches
SWOSU: Dan Cocannouer, 29-51 (Eighth Season)
- Has been the head coach at his alma mater since 2009, leading the Bulldogs to two winning seasons in the past three years
- Earned four Coach of the Year Awards following the 2015 season, including: Great American Conference, AFCA Region 4, HERO Sports Region 3 and OklahomaSports.Net Small College
- Ranked 7th in career wins at SWOSU with 29, needing one more to move into a share of sixth place on the list with Jake Spann (30, 1939-48)
- Has a record of 2-5 against Southeastern Oklahoma State, including a record of 0-2 against the Savage Storm in Weatherford
 
Southeastern Oklahoma State: Bo Atterberry, 16-11 (Third Season)
- Has led the Savage Storm to back-to-back winning seasons, including a 7-5 record and their first bowl game since the mid-1990's when they earned a berth in the Live United Texarkana Bowl in 2014
- Was named the Head Coach at Southeastern after one season in his second stint as Defensive Coordinator at the school
- Previously coached at Texas A&M-Kingsville for six seasons, compiling a 41-28 record
 
The Last Meeting (Oct. 6, 2015)
- SWOSU was held to 177 yards of total offense and shut out for the second straight game, falling 8-0 at Southeastern Oklahoma State last Saturday
- The game is the lowest scoring game in GAC history and the Bulldogs have now been shutout in back-to-back games for the first time since 2005
- Conner Bays led the SWOSU defense with 12 tackles as the Bulldogs surrendered 337 yards (217 passing, 120 rushing) on 74 plays
- Michael Adefolarin had a career-high 11 stops while Gentry Rogers and Tyler George each had nine and Trevon Hartfield set a new NCAA era school record with five pass breakups
- Brooks Robertson, making his first career start, was 11-for-22 passing for 60 yards and one interception while also leading the Bulldogs with 67 rush yards on 12 attempts
 
Last Time Out (Sept. 24, 2016)
- After inclement weather delayed kickoff between SWOSU and #8/11 Henderson State for two and a half hours, the Bulldogs played the Reddies to a standstill for almost the entire first half
- The Reddies scored on a jump-ball at the end of the first half, then outscored the Bulldogs 21-0 in the third quarter to run away with a 45-17 victory
- Henderson State accumulated 405 yards of total offense, compared to 339 yards for the Bulldogs, who had 210 yards in the air and 129 on the ground
- Karltrell Henderson rushed for 86 yards on 16 carries and Kenneth Martey added 28 yards on seven rushing attempts
- Conner Bays had another busy night in the secondary with 16 tackles, Gentry Rogers added nine and BJ Kellogg recorded his first interception in a SWOSU uniform
 
Checking the Standings
- SWOSU is one of two teams in the Great American Conference still searching for their first win, tied with Southern Nazarene for 11th place in the standings
- Harding and Henderson State remain tied atop the standings with matching records of 4-0 and both teams are now in the AFCA Top 25 poll
- Southeastern is tied for third in the standings at 3-1 with Ouachita and Southern Arkansas, both teams the Bulldogs have already faced
- Following Saturday's game, SWOSU will face three straight opponents (East Central, Southern Nazarene, Oklahoma Baptist) with a record of .500 or below
 
SWOSU Offensive Notes
- After Saturday night's defeat against Henderson State, the Bulldogs have dropped to 10th in the GAC rankings for scoring offense (22.5 points per game) and total offense (363.2 yards per game)
- The Bulldogs are averaging 142.2 yards per game rushing, a mark that ranks seventh in the league, while the pass offense of 221.0 yards per game ranks sixth
- SWOSU allowed a season-high two sacks to Henderson State, but the Bulldogs offensive line still ranks second in the league with three sacks allowed this season
- SWOSU has converted 20-of-53 (37.7%) third-down conversions this season and they've attempted the most fourth-down conversions in the league, 14, with a 28.6% success rate (4-for-14)
- Karltrell Henderson led SWOSU with 86 yards on 16 carries against Henderson State, giving him 383 yards on the year, the fifth-most in the GAC with an average of 95.8 yards per game
- D.J. Jones ranks second in the conference with 24 receptions and he's averaging 81.5 receiving yards per game with three touchdowns
- After being held without a reception for two straight weeks, starting tight end Collin Bricker caught four passes for 43 yards and one touchdown against Henderson State
 
SWOSU Defensive Notes
- For the first time since late in the 2011 season, SWOSU has allowed more than 40 points in back-to-back games, dropping the Bulldogs scoring defense to ninth in the GAC at 37.2 points per game
- The Bulldogs last two opponents have each run for more than 200 yards with a combined seven touchdowns and SWOSU will face the third-best rushing attack in the GAC this weekend in Southeastern (215.8 yards per game)
- SWOSU added their sixth interception of the season on Saturday, which ranks the Bulldogs first in the Great American Conference
- Kevin Joseph is tied for the GAC lead with three interceptions and he ranks third in the conference with four passes defended
- SWOSU opponents have converted on 10-of-13 (76.9%) fourth down conversions, the highest rate against teams in the league
- Conner Bays leads the Great American Conference and ranks fifth in NCAA Division II with 53 tackles on the year after a 16-tackle performance against Henderson State
- Bays now has 220 career tackles, needing nine more to move into the top five for career tackles at SWOSU in the NCAA Division II era
- Gentry Rogers had a season-high nine tackles against HSU, giving him 17 for the year
 
SWOSU Special Teams Notes
- Tyler Peterson remains perfect on kick attempts this year, hitting both field goal attempts, including a season-long from 36 yards on Saturday, and all 12 of his extra point attempts
- Sheldon Wilson has averaged 39.0 yards on four kickoff returns the past two weeks, including a 96-yard return for a touchdown at Ouachita
- Dalton Jackson is averaging 32.3 yards per punt on 14 attempts this year, with one punt longer than 50 yards and one downed inside the opponents 20 yard line
 
Looking Ahead
- The Bulldogs play their next two games away from home, visiting East Central (Oct. 8) and Southern Nazarene (Oct. 15)
- SWOSU then closes out the regular season with three of their last four games in Weatherford at ASAP Energy Field