GAME INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH WONDER BOYS 0-4 (0-4 GAC)	SOUTHERN NAZARENE CRIMSON STORM 0-4 (0-4 GAC)
Saturday, October 2 | 1 p.m. SNU Football Stadium | Bethany, Okla. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | LISTEN LIVE | ATU NOTES (PDF) | SNU NOTES

KICKING OFF

A tough one-score defeat at home to Arkansas-Monticello last Saturday has the Arkansas Tech football team hitting the road this weekend in search of putting themselves in the win column for the first time in 2021. 

This weekend's travels will take the Wonder Boys to Bethany, Okla. where they are set to take on Southern Nazarene, another GAC team looking for their first win of the season. 

Unlike the Wonder Boys, the Crimson Storm have not played in many close games as only one was decided by seven points or less. That game was SNU's season-opener on the road at Arkansas-Monticello. In the three games since, the Crimson Storm have been out-scored 112-26. 

The Wonder Boys will also be looking for some retribution against the Crimson Storm as Tech suffered its first loss in the all-time series to SNU the last time out against each other in 2019. Prior to that, the Wonder Boys had won the first six games with the closest margin of victory being a comfortable 14 points.

TECH TIDBITS

OFFENSE 

» The Wonder Boys rank 11th in the GAC in total offense with an average of 296.5 ypg. Over half of that total production has come on the ground as the Wonder Boys average 165.5 ypg rushing to rank fifth in the GAC. 

» QB Jack Lindsey has been the Wonder Boys starter under center for their first four games. He has totaled 507 yards through the air and tossed three TDs. Linsey has also added 174 yards rushing and is averaging 170.3 yards of total offense.

» Senior tailback Caleb Batie is the team's leading rusher with 189 net yards. Batie and freshman Jordan Edington lead the team in rushing scores with two each.

» Redshirt freshman transfer Joyrion Chase has the most recieving yards with 147 on 14 receptions. He also has one of the three team TD receptions.

DEFENSE 

» The Wonder Boys rank sixth in the GAC in scoring defense with an average of 29.0 ppg allowed. They also rank eighth in total defense allowing an average of 415.3 ypg.

» As as team, the Wonder Boys have come away with four turnovers with two INTs and two fumble recoveries. Jordan Furtch and Victor Hill account for the two picks while Tyrus Fort has both fumble recoveries.

SPECIAL TEAMS 

» Senior kicker Jesus Zizumbo is a perfect 8-of-8 on extra-point attempts and is 4-of-5 in field goal tries. Zizumbo is currently sixth all-time at Tech in made field goals with 22. He is four away from pulling into a tie for fifth all-time

ABOUT SOUTHERN NAZARENE
LAST GAME 

The Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm took on upstart Southeastern Oklahoma at home their most-recent time out. Two years ago, the last time a football season was played, Southeastern was 1-10 and SNU was 2-9. One of the wins for SNU came against Southeastern as the Crimson Storm won 22-21 after a successful two-point conversion with 38 seconds left. Southeastern exacted revenge this season, jumping out to a 24-3 first half lead before winning 31-10. 

THE COACH 

The Crimson Storm are coached by Dustin Hada, who is in his second year as the head coach at SNU after taking over as head coach in 2020. Despite being in his second year, Hada and his Crimson Storm have only played games this season where they are 0-4 overall. Prior to becoming head coach, Hada spent the previous four seasons as SNU's Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line coach. 

SCOUTING THE OFFENSE 

Offensively, the Crimson Storm feature a spread offensive attack. Through their first four games of year, SNU has the 12th-ranked scoring offense in the GAC at 12.3 ppg and the 12th-ranked total offense with an average of 295.8 ypg. Through the air, the Crimson Storm are averaging 136.0 ypg to rank ninth in the GAC. On the ground, SNU is averaging 123.8 ypg to rank 10th in the GAC. 

The leading rusher thus far has been quarterback Jarvis Davis with 159 yards gained. Davis is the only Crimson Storm player with over 100 yards rushing and he has one of the team's four rushing scores. 

In the passing game, Davis has completed 43% of his passes (31-of- 73) and has thrown for 422 yards and two touchdowns. He has been intercepted three times. 

The leading receiver for SNU is Reid Roelofs. He has 14 receptions for 163 yards. 

SCOUTING THE DEFENSE 

Defensively, the Crimson Storm base out of the 3-4 scheme and currently rank 10th in scoring defense, allowing 35.0 ppg. Their total defense ranks fourth in the GAC allowing 353.3 ypg of total offense by their opponents. Through the air, SNU ranks fourth in the GAC with 158.8.7 ypg. On the ground, the Crimson Storm allow an average of 194.5 ypg and rank seventh in the GAC. 

Collectively, the Crimson Storm have forced three turnovers with one interception and two fumble recovery. 

Individually, SNU's have three players with 20 or more stops and are led by Josh Lopez with 28. Marcus Sowell has the most tackles for loss with 5.0 and the most sacks with 4.0. 

THE SERIES 

This will be the eighth meeting all-time between Arkansas Tech and Southern Nazarene in a series that began in 2013 when SNU joined the Great American Conference. Overall, Tech holds a 6-1-0 advantage. The Wonder Boys started off winning the first six games in the series before the Crimson Storm won their first game the last time the two played in 2019.