SEARCY, Ark. – Tyler Marr tossed a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes as SWOSU fell 45-14 to No. 21/16-ranked Harding on Saturday at First Security Stadium.
 
SWOSU was held scoreless through three quarters while Harding's vaunted triple option attack kept the Dawgs off balance as they built a 45-0 advantage. The Bulldogs continued to battle and got touchdown passes to Jared Rayburn and DJ Hicks in the fourth quarter to close out the game.
 
Harding totaled 504 yards of total offense, with 478 rushing yards, while SWOSU finished with 280 yards of offense and 221 coming through the air. Marr finished 13-of-22 for 221 yards with two touchdown passes and one interception in addition to leading the team with 23 rushing yards on 11 attempts.
 
Braden Sweet led the Bulldogs defensively with a career-high 14 tackles while Gerald White added nine and Jacob Rodman had seven. White also forced a fumble that was recovered by Sweet for SWOSU's lone takeaway of the game.
 
"I was proud of our attitude and effort in the second half and the fact that our guys never gave up. They kept battling," Head Coach Chet Pobolish said after the game. "We made too many mistakes against a great team like Harding, but I think we're heading in the right direction. This week, we have to get better and fix those mistakes so we can execute at a higher level."
 
SWOSU (2-5, 2-5 GAC) is back at home next Saturday (Oct. 26) for Homecoming and a matchup against Arkansas Tech.