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WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Casey Freeman threw for a SWOSU single-game record 476 yards against Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday, including two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, but the Bulldogs were stopped inside the red zone twice in the final two minutes as the Bison held on for the 47-39 victory at ASAP Energy Field.
The Bulldogs trailed 47-24 with 10:12 to play as OBU scored on a 10-yard pass that left SWOSU defensive back
Darion Richards injured in the north end zone. From that point on, the Bulldogs picked up their injured teammate and scored 14 consecutive points to get within one score at 47-39 with 4:15 to play.
SWOSU quickly got an interception on the first play of OBU's next drive and got down to the Bison eight yard line before a 4th and 2 pass from Freeman to
Jared Rayburn was incomplete and gave the ball back to OBU with 1:58 to play. The Bulldogs used their two timeouts to get the ball back with 46 seconds to play and again got deep into OBU territory. Rayburn caught a crossing route inside the 10-yard line and was stripped of the ball as he fought for extra yardage, allowing Oklahoma Baptist to recover the fumble and wrap up the game.
Freeman completed 33-of-56 passes for 476 yards and four touchdowns, throwing two scores apiece to
JR Omigie and
Jared Rayburn. He surpassed the previous school record for passing yards, held by
Dustin Stenta, who threw for 445 yards in a game against Ouachita during the 2011 season. Omigie had a huge day, hauling in a career-best 10 passes for 204 yards along with the two scores for his second 200-yard receiving game of the season. Rayburn also surpassed the 100-yard mark with eight receptions for 133 yards, including his two fourth-quarter scores.
Clay Wilkerson led the Bulldogs defensively with 13 tackles (5 solo, 8 assist) along with 1.5 tackles for loss. Richards,
Jacob Rodman and
Gerald White had seven stops apiece while
Jalen Carr made six stops to go along with his second interception of the year and two pass breakups.
SWOSU falls to 3-6 on the year with two games remaining in the 2018 season. The Bulldogs will play their final road game of the year next Saturday in Bethany against Southern Nazarene.
