MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Muleriders return to action inside Wilkins Stadium this week for their second consecutive home game as they faceoff against the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers on Saturday, October 3rd. Kickoff is set for 2:00 PM.
 
Broadcast Information
The game will be broadcast on the GAC Sports Network with Dan Gregory and Ryan Phillips calling all the action. Radio listeners can also tune into all the action on KVMZ 99.1 FM.
 
SAU Preview
The Muleriders will look to bounce back after a loss last week to the (19/23) Henderson State Reddies by a final score of 7-20. The loss to the Reddies marked the first loss of the Brad Smiley era to Henderson State.
 
The defense had a great outing against Henderson, holding a high-powered offense to just 20 points compared to their average of 56 points per game coming into the meeting last week. Greg Williams finished as the game's leading tackler as he put on a career high performance with 16 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.
 
SAU will look to lean on the defense again this week as they look for a big bounce back win against the Rangers. One big piece of the defense this season has been linebacker Peyton Sellers as he is currently tied for first in the GAC in total tackles with 43.
 
Torey Lambert leads the offense on the ground with 170 rushing yards while Adam Parker leads the passing attack recording 407 passing yards this season. Jacob Trussell is the leading receiver with 11 catches for 101 yards and one receiving touchdown.
 
NWOSU Preview
The Rangers under first year head coach Jerry Partridge have started their 2026 campaign 0-4. In their most recent game, the Rangers fell on the road in Ada, Oklahoma to the (RV) East Central University Tigers by a final score of 24-42.
 
Jacob T. Jones led the way through the air with 215 yards passing and two passing touchdowns. Jayce Morgan led the way on the ground with 62 rushing yards. Cade Reynolds was the leading tackler with seven tackles and one TFL.
 
Jayce Morgan leads the team in rushing with 165 yards and one rushing touchdown while Jacob T. Jones leads the way with four rushing touchdowns. Jones is the only quarterback that has played this year for the Rangers and has recorded 797 passing yards and seven passing touchdowns. Royal Kyle leads the way in receiving with 221 yards and one touchdown. Aiden Lewis leads the team in total tackles with 40 thus far including three tackles for loss.
 
Series Notes

• The teams will meet for the 16th time in the series
• SAU leads the all-time series with a 13-2 record
• SAU is 6-1 in Magnolia against the Rangers
• The Blue and Gold average 38.6 points per game and have scored 579 total points
• The largest margin of victory for SAU came on 11/9/2024, a 78-0 win for the Muleriders
• The smallest margin of victory for SAU came on 10/8/1977, a 29-27 win for SAU
• The Muleriders come into Saturday's meeting riding a seven-game winning streak against the Rangers