Findlay Travels to Missouri for Battle with Southwest Baptist
The Game
In November of 2019, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) and Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced a scheduling alliance for the 2021-22 seasons. Saturday, Sep. 18 is the debut of that alliance as Findlay will travel to Southwest Baptist to take on the Bearcats in Plaster Stadium in Bolivar, Missouri. The contest is scheduled to kick off at 2:00 pm EST / 1:00 pm CT.Video Stream
Video streaming of the contest will be produced by Southwest Baptist and will be streamed on the GLVC Network.
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Head Coach Rob Keys
Head coach Rob Keys will enter his 11th season at the helm of the Oilers football program in 2021. He has recorded a 68-40 record with the program as a head coach, which includes a 34-26 mark in GLIAC games and a 21-7 mark in G-MAC games.
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The Series
This is the first time that Findlay and Southwest Baptist have met on the gridiron.
Findlay Oilers (1-1, 0-0 G-MAC)
After a tough loss in the season opener that saw the Oilers drop a road contest against arguably the top team in the country, Findlay battled back to win their home opener, a game which the Oilers had less than two days to prepare for as it was scheduled last minute due to COVID.2021 Season Statistics
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Southwest Baptist (0-2, 0-0 GLVC)
Southwest Baptist football has struggled to find it's way over the past five seasons as they have amassed a record of just 9-27 since their last NCAA DII Playoff appearance in the 2016 season. That struggle includes a dismal 0-10 season in 2018-19 and just a 3-8 record the last time a full fall season was played in 2019. Those struggles have SBU selected sixth out of eight in the GLVC Preseason Poll this season.
Through two games this season, SBU is 0-2 and has held a lead for just under four minutes of gametime after scoring first against #1 West Florida last week, a game that ended in a 63-14 loss. Like Findlay thus far, the SBU defense has been tested and is allowing 43.5 points per game (Findlay's is giving up 41).
Taking the snaps on Saturday will be junior quarterback Cooper Callis who is in his first full season as the Bearcats' signal caller. This year Callis has completed 52-of-78 (67%) for 519 yards and two scores, throwing just one interception. He is coming off a decent performance against the top team in the country, completed 22-of-34 for 230 yards and a touchdown against West Florida.
Preston Carson is the Bearcats top receiver coming into Saturday's game. He has 12 catches for 171 yards on the year but has yet to find the endzone. His top game was a 7 catch, 108-yard performance in the opener against Texas Permian Basin. Curtis Cuillard also has 12 receptions on the season, has 118 yards and has one receiving touchdown. Cuillard had 103 receiving yards against Permian Basin, as well.
Picking up the bulk of the carries out of the backfield will by Eric Knight. This season he has 14 carries for 39 yards. The most totes on the team, however, belong to quarterback Cooper Callis who has rushed 15 times for 32 yards. At just 54 team rushing yards per game, the Bearcats seem to rely heavily on the passing game for the bulk of their offense.
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