SWOSU Football looks to get back in the win column on Saturday against Southeastern Oklahoma State on Homecoming.
 
The Bulldogs will be trying to snap a three-game losing streak and pick up a win for the first time in the month of October. Last week, SWOSU suffered a 35-17 setback to Oklahoma Baptist in Shawnee after being held without points in the second half. The Dawgs couldn't stay on the field, going 2-for-15 on third down with another three unsuccessful fourth down conversions.
 
SWOSU's first non-offensive touchdown of 2024 came in the second quarter against OBU courtesy of Austin Houk when he forced, and then recovered, a fumble on special teams.  
 
Jax Smith caught his first touchdown reception of the season, for 46 yards, in the second quarter against OBU. He now has nine grabs for 139 yards on the year. Smith joins Baylor Nash (17 catch, 161 yards) and Michael Arceneaux II (15 catch, 131 yards) as receivers with a touchdown grab this season.
 
On the ground, Kai Kunz netted 82 yards and was held without a rushing touchdown. Kunz has not scored just one rushing touchdown in any game this year. He's been held out of the end zone three times but has scored two or more in four games this season and has rushed for at least 80 yards in five of SWOSU's seven games.  
 
Defensively, SWOSU came alive in the second half against the Bison after surrendering four touchdowns in the game's first two quarters. After halftime the Dawgs allowed just 53 yards to OBU with help from Logan Monroe, who intercepted his first pass of the season, and Mason Daugherty, who became the eighth Bulldog to recover a fumble this season.
 
The Bison's lone score in the second half came following a blocked punt that set them up in the red zone to start a drive.
 
Monroe (11) eclipsed the 10-tackle mark for the third time this season, outdone only by Keshaun Jackson whose 14 led the team for a second straight week.
 
Southeastern enters the contest with a 4-3 record and is coming off their largest win of the season after beating SNU 40-14 in week six. They average 25.7 points and 349.7 yards per game on offense, each good for fifth in the GAC, and are allowing 20.0 points and 293 yards per game, each good for fourth.   
 
The Savage Storm offense is balanced on paper, having ran a nearly identical number of pass and run plays on the year. They have allowed the third fewest rushing touchdowns in the GAC this season, 9, and are holding opposing runners to under 3.5 yards per carry.  
 
SWOSU is 4-8 against Southeastern since competing in the GAC and 1-3 at home during that same span. All-time, the Savage Storm hold a 51-37-3 advantage in the series which dates back to the 1920s.
 
The Bulldogs will be looking to snap a five-game losing streak on Homecoming that dates back to 2018.