SHAWNEE – After almost rallying from a 20-point deficit against Ouachita Baptist last week, Oklahoma Baptist football heads to the Arkansas as it squares off with Great American Conference foe Arkansas-Monticello at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Willis "Convoy" Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium.
The Bison (2-3, 2-3 GAC) are coming off a 35-21 defeat to Ouachita, while the Boll Weevils (1-4, 1-4) fell on the road to Southern Nazarene last Saturday. Todd Miller,
Clayton Coffman, and
Ryan Bower will call all the action on
KGFF 100.9FM/1450AM (audio) beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Fans can watch live on the
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game notes for more information.
TOP STORYLINES
- Oklahoma Baptist returns to the road for the first time since defeating NW Oklahoma State 55-37 on Sept. 19. The Bison are 1-1 away from Shawnee this season, earning a victory at NW Oklahoma State after falling at Henderson State.
- Oklahoma Baptist enters Saturday at 2-3 overall and in Great American Conference play. The Bison are looking to end a two-game losing streak following home losses to SW Oklahoma State and Ouachita.
- Arkansas-Monticello enters at 1-4 following a 40-34 overtime loss at Southern Nazarene. UAM's lone victory came in its 30-27 home victory against Arkansas Tech.
- Oklahoma Baptist produced 388 yards against Ouachita after being limited to 126 by SW Oklahoma State. The Bison recorded 235 passing yards and 153 rushing yards.
- OBU's 22 first downs and 73 offensive plays against Ouachita were season highs. The Bison produced three touchdown drives covering 59, 79 and 72 yards.
- Oklahoma Baptist has forced five turnovers and committed 11 through five games. The Bison are plus-one in turnover margin in each victory and minus-eight combined across their three losses.
- Arkansas-Monticello has forced four turnovers and committed nine, producing a minus-five margin.
OBU-Arkansas-Monticello Series Results
| Date |
Location |
W/L |
Score |
| 10/3/15 |
Shawnee |
W |
56-28 |
| 10/1/16 |
Monticello |
L |
27-31 |
| 10/14/17 |
Shawnee |
L |
21-64 |
| 10/20/18 |
Monticello |
L |
37-45 |
| 10/26/19 |
Shawnee |
W |
33-31 |
| 9/11/21 |
Shawnee |
W |
45-20 |
| 9/10/22 |
Monticello |
L |
17-40 |
| 10/28/23 |
Shawnee |
W |
28-7 |
| 11/2/24 |
Monticello |
L |
20-24 |
| 10/11/25 |
Shawnee |
W |
17-14 |
The Oklahoma Baptist-Arkansas-Monticello series is tied, 5-5. The home team has won nine of the 10 meetings.
