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Setting the Scene
- SWOSU Football returns home on Saturday evening for Senior Day at ASAP Energy Field against Southern Nazarene, which kicks off at 5:30 pm
- The game is also the culmination of Homecoming at Southwestern Oklahoma State University and a weekend full of events
- SWOSU enters the game on a four-game slide, which was continued with a 28-24 setback against Oklahoma Baptist last Saturday in Shawnee
- Southern Nazarene ended a three-game losing skid last Saturday with a 44-37 victory over Northwestern Oklahoma State that improved the Crimson Storm to 4-5 on the year
- The Bulldogs look to maintain their dominance against Southern Nazarene, who they are 6-0 all-time against, which includes a 5-0 mark against the Crimson Storm since they both became members of the Great American Conference
- Members of the 2017 Senior Class will be honored with an on-field ceremony approximately 30 minutes prior to kickoff
 
The Series
- SWOSU and Southern Nazarene have faced off six times on the gridiron in a series that dates back to the 2003 season
- The Bulldogs have won the six meetings by an average of 25.2 points per game, a mark that is even larger at ASAP Energy Field, where the Dawgs have defeated SNU by an average of 33.7 points in three prior meetings
- SNU's last visit to Weatherford resulted in SWOSU scoring 73 points - the Bulldogs most of the NCAA Division II era and their largest margin of victory since 1969
 
The Coaches
SWOSU: Dan Cocannouer, 36-60 (9th Season)
- Has announced that he will retire following the 2017, his ninth as the head coach at his alma mater
- 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 fourth in SWOSU Football history for coaching victories with 36, three shy of Bob Mazie (39-37-2; 1978-85) for third place on the list
- Has a record of 5-0 against Southern Nazarene as the Bulldogs head coach, including a mark of 3-0 against the Crimson Storm in Weatherford
 
Southern Nazarene: Andy Lambert, 6-14 (2nd Season)
- Became the fourth coach in SNU Football history prior to the 2016 season and he has already doubled the Crimson Storm's win total from his first season
- Spent the previous 12 seasons as the head coach at Sterling College in Kansas, where he compiled a record of 72-51 and was a three-time KCAC Coach of the Year
 
The Last Meeting (Oct. 15, 2016)
- Karltrell Henderson scored once in each quarter for a school-record four rushing touchdowns, leading the Bulldogs to a 35-14 victory over Southern Nazarene on Saturday
- Henderson becomes the first Bulldog of the NCAA era to record four rushing touchdowns and the first SWOSU player since 1991 to accomplish the feat
- The Bulldogs totaled 399 yards of total offense, with 203 yards through the air and 196 yards rushing, led by Henderson with 117 yards on 19 carries
- Marc Evans was 18-for-31 passing for 192 yards with a touchdown pass to D.J. Jones in the second quarter and one interception
- Jones and JR Omigie tied for team-high honors with five receptions apiece and Hunter Dinkines had three catches for 23 yards
 
Last Time Out (Oct. 28, 2017)
- Oklahoma Baptist scored a touchdown with 57 seconds remaining to defeat SWOSU 28-24 on Saturday afternoon at Crain Stadium in Shawnee
- OBU Scored the first 14 points of the game, taking a 14-0 lead with 11:35 to play in the second quarter before the Dawgs scored the next 14 to knot the score at 14-14 right before halftime
- SWOSU took their first lead 24-21 with 6:36 remaining on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Casey Freeman to Jared Rayburn on fourth down
- As the Dawgs tried to run out the clock, Freeman was stripped of the ball and OBU recovered, setting up the game-scoring four-yard touchdown run with 57 seconds to play
- Karltrell Henderson rushed for a career-high 180 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries, averaging 6.2 yards per carry
- Gerald White led the Bulldogs defensively with eight tackles (six solo, two assist) while BJ Kellogg, Clay Wilkerson and TJ Harris had seven stops apiece
 
Checking the Standings
- Losses by Southeastern Oklahoma State and Southern Arkansas have left Arkansas Tech and Ouachita tied atop the GAC standings at 7-2
- Harding is the hottest team in the GAC with six consecutive wins and they've moved into a tie for third place with Southeastern and Southern Arkansas
- Arkansas-Monticello and Henderson State are both above .500 at 5-4 and tied for sixth in the league standings with two weeks to play
- Southern Nazarene moved into sole possession of eighth place at 4-5 with a victory over Northwestern Oklahoma State, who is now one game behind at 3-6
- SWOSU is again tied with East Central for 10th in the standings at 2-7, one game ahead of Oklahoma Baptist in 12th
 
SWOSU Offensive Notes
- Karltrell Henderson rushed for a career-high 180 yards and two touchdowns at Oklahoma Baptist last Saturday, averaging 6.2 yards per carry on 29 attempts
- Henderson now ranks ninth in the Great American Conference with 610 rushing yards - an average of 67.8 yards per game - and he has six rushing touchdowns to his credit
- Casey Freeman has been held to less than 50% completions in three consecutive games, dropping him to eighth in the GAC with 185.4 passing yards per game
- Jared Rayburn has been the top target for Freeman with a team-leading 34 receptions for 291 yards, while JR Omigie leads the team with 405 yards receiving on 25 catches and Jordan Jackson has a team-best four touchdowns among his 11 receptions
- SWOSU has two senior offensive linemen who will be starting their final game at home on Saturday in LT Garrett Luke and RG Kevin Blessing
- Luke is a two-time All-GAC selection who has started 35 consecutive games on SWOSU's offensive line while Blessing has made 31 starts over the past three seasons
 
SWOSU Defensive Notes
- Sophomore safety Gerald White has matched his career high with eight tackles three times in the past four games and he's fifth on the team with 40 stops (24 solo, 16 assist) for the season
- Colten Buie has recorded a turnover in back-to-back games, recovering a fumble at Harding before snagging his first career interception last Saturday at OBU
- Austin Loomis climbed into the Top 5 for Career Tackles at SWOSU in the NCAA era at Oklahoma Baptist and he enters Senior Day with 250 career stops to his credit
- Loomis leads the Bulldogs and ranks 13th in the conference with 62 tackles (33 solo, 29 assist) this season, an average of 6.9 stops per game
- The Bulldogs rank fifth in the GAC in Total Defense, allowing 381.3 yards per game, but they are tied for eighth with a Scoring Defense of 34.2 points per game
- Antoine Albert is currently third in the league with 10 passes defended - all pass breakups - for the year
 
SWOSU Special Teams Notes
- Jared Rayburn is ranked fourth in the GAC in Kickoff Returns, averaging 28.3 yards per on 18 returns this season with one touchdown
- SWOSU kickers have combined to hit 20-of-21 extra points and 3-of-4 field goal attempts this season
 
Looking Ahead
- SWOSU concludes the 2017 season with a rivalry game at Northwestern Oklahoma State, kicking off at 4:00 pm next Saturday (Nov. 11) in Alva