GAME INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH WONDER BOYS 2-2 (2-2 GAC)		SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA SAVAGE STORM 3-1 (3-1 GAC)
Saturday, October 3 | 2 p.m. Paul Laird Field at Spend Life Wisely Stadium | Durant, Okla. LIVE STATS | WATCH LIVE | LISTEN LIVE | ATU NOTES (PDF)

KICKING OFF
The Arkansas Tech football team is on the road for a second-straight week as they are at Southeastern Oklahoma for a crucial week five matchup. The Wonder Boys enter the game 2-2 and have dropped their last two games. Southeastern is trending the opposite direction and have won two-straight games to push their overall record to 3-1.
 
THE SERIES      
This will be the 26th meeting all-time between Tech and Southeastern in a series that dates back to 1957. Overall, the series is led by Tech 17-7-1. Since becoming conference rivals as charter members of the Great American Conference in 2011, the Wonder Boys lead the series 10-4. In games played at Southeastern, Tech holds a 6-4 lead in the series.
 

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TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
LAST GAME
The Wonder Boys got out to a great start on the road at Arkansas-Monticello taking a 17-0 lead by the early part of the second quarter. UAM surged back into the game and grabbed a 24-20 lead early in the fourth quarter. They would go on to add two field goals in the final period take a 10-point lead with 3:34 left. Tech was able to score a quick touchdown on their ensuing drive, but were unsuccessful on the onside kick attempt, allowing UAM to bleed out the remainder of the game clock.
 
SCOUTING THE OFFENSE
Through four games, the Wonder Boys are averaging 26.0 points per game and 377.8 yards of total offense. Their ppg average ranks fifth in the GAC, while their total offense is fifth through week four. Through the air, Tech is averaging 223.8 ypg and ranks fourth in the GAC. On the ground, the Wonder Boys average 154.0 ypg and ranks ninth.
 
Carter Hensley, Dominic Feliciano, Quentin Murphy and Lathan Boone have all taken snaps at QB for the Wonder Boys, but Hensley has been the starter and has thrown all but one of Tech's passes. He has thrown for 894 yards on 69-of-105 passing with four touchdowns and three interceptions.
 
On the ground, the Wonder Boys have had 11 different ball carriers. Tracy Daniels currently leads the team in yards and carries with 172 yards on 35 attempts. Daniels is also tied for the team-lead in rushing scores with Feliciano with two. Renaldrick Myles, Myles West, Quinten Murphy and Hensley each have one rushing touchdown.
 
In terms of receiving, Tech has 14 players with at least one reception. JD Decausmaker currently leads the team in yards and receptions with 243 yards on 16 catches. He is tied with Isiah Kendall, Jamarcus Sandidge, Scout Brazeal and John Townsend for the team-lead in receiving touchdowns with one apiece.
 
SCOUTING THE DEFENSE
Defensively the Wonder Boys are allowing 434.0 yards of total offense and 28.3 points per game through four weeks of the season. Their total defense ranks eighth in the GAC, while their scoring defense is seventh.
 
Individually, the Wonder Boys had 20 players record at least five tackles and 11 with 10 or more.
 
Linebacker Kolbey Ballowe leads the team in tackles with 30 (11 assisted, 19 solo). Brandon Wheeler leads the team in tackles for loss with 2.5 and also leads the team in sacks with 2.0.
 
As a team, the Wonder Boys' defense has forced three turnovers with all three being interceptions. Sean Berry, Julien Lopez and Anton Pierce had the picks.
 
COACH THOMPSON
Roy Thompson enters his second season as head football coach at Arkansas Tech after spending the previous nine at GAC-rival Ouachita Baptist as the Tigers' defensive coordinator.
 
In his first year at Tech, Thompson led the Wonder Boys to their first winning season since 2017, going 7-4 in the regular season. That breakout year also saw the Wonder Boys make postseason play for the first time since 2017 as they received an invitation to play in the Heritage Bowl Powered by Riot against West Texas A&M.
 
Shortly after being named as the new head coach at Arkansas Tech, Thompson was lauded by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) as the 2024 Division II National Assistant Coach of the Year for his efforts that season while at Great American Conference rival, Ouachita Baptist.
 
On the coaching staff a total of 12 years at Ouachita, Thompson spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons as the co-Defensive Coordinator before taking over the reins fully starting with the 2018 season. 
 
Over that seven-year stretch (2020 was not played due to COVID-19), Ouachita has had three seasons in which its points allowed per game were under 20.0, ranking it in the top-10 nationally in DII. The other three seasons, the highest points allowed in a season was 20.7 points per game. Over that same stretch, Thompson's defensive unit allowed under 320.0 yards per game four times, ranking in the top-35 nationally.
 
Thompson's time at Ouachita also yielded a ton of championship hardware as well as NCAA postseason experience. Out of the eight seasons played with Thompson on staff, Ouachita won the GAC championship five times and reached the NCAA playoffs each of those seasons as well, with the most recent being in 2024. Of those five conference titles, three saw the Bison go unbeaten in the regular season.
 

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KNOW YO FOE
LAST GAME     
Southeastern Oklahoma is coming off an impressive 35-0 win at home against Southern Nazarene. The first score for the Savage Storm was an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown in the later stages of the first quarter. Half of their next four touchdowns were also big plays with one being a 78-yard pass and the other being a 64-yard pass. The other two scores were one-yard touchdown runs.
 
THE COACH     
The Savage Storm are coached by Bo Atterberry, who is in his ninth year overall as the head coach at his alma mater, Southeastern and in the fourth year of his second stint. Overall, Atterberry is in his 15th season as a head football coach and has a career record of 92-70. In his time at SE, Atterberry has put together a record of 51-42.
 
SCOUTING THE OFFENSE          
Offensively through four games, the Savage Storm have the eighth-ranked scoring offense in the GAC at 25.0 ppg and the sixth-ranked total offense with an average of 352.8 yards per game. Through the air, the Savage Storm have passed for an average of 215.3 ypg to rank sixth in the GAC. On the ground, SE is averaging 137.5 ypg to rank 10th.
 
The leading rusher thus far is quarterback Levay Duncan with 164 yards gained on 41 carries. The top running back ball-carrier is Kameron Lockhart as he has 137 yards on 26 carries. Duncan leads the team in rushing TDs with three.
 
In the passing game, the Savage Storm have split time between Levay Duncan and Luke Hohenberger. Duncan has got a lion's share of the reps and has 665 yards thrown on 46-of-94 passing with four touchdowns and three interceptions. Hohenberger has 156 yards on 13-of-18 passing with a touchdown.
 
The leading receiver for SE is Sean Steens with 260 yards on 13 receptions. Steens also leads the team in receiving TDs with two.
 
SCOUTING THE DEFENSE          
Defensively, the Savage Storm rank first in scoring defense at 14.0 ppg while their total defense ranks second in the GAC allowing 254.5 ypg of total offense by their opponents. Through the air, SE ranks second in the GAC at 124.5 average ypg allowed. On the ground, the Savage Storm allow an average of 130.0 ypg and rank second in the GAC.
 
Individually, SE has 17 players record five or more tackles and nine with double-digit stops. They are led Prince Dweh with 27.0. Jacob Geddes leads the team in tackles for lost yardage at 7.5 while William Wallis leads the team in sacks with 3.5.
 
The Savage Storm's defense has forced seven turnovers through four games with four interceptions and three fumble recoveries. Tony Hamilton leads the team in interceptions with two while three players account for the three fumble recoveries.