MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas University Muleriders are set to make their second road trip in as many weeks this time staying in the Natural State as they travel to Russellville, Arkansas for a 6:00 p.m. meeting with the Arkansas Tech University Wonder Boys on Saturday, October 17th.
 
Broadcast Information
Saturday nights contest will be broadcast on the GAC Sports Network. Radio listeners can tune into KVMZ 99.1 FM as Jeff and Conner Harrington call all the action.
 
SAU Notables
The Muleriders fell on the road in Weatherford, Oklahoma last week by a final score of 18-28 in a defensive slug fest that only saw the Bulldogs pull away in the fourth quarter as they scored 21 points.
 
The Mulerider defense continues to fill up the stat sheet week in and week out as James Ladner, Kyle Knox, and Peyton Sellers all totaled double digit tackles with Ladner leading the way with 12. Sellers 11 total tackles kept him securely in the team lead for total tackles as well as maintaining his conference leading mark.
 
Drew Davis totaled a season high 91 rushing yards in the contest against SWOSU with 73 of them coming on the first drive of the game as he totaled runs of 52-yards and 21-yards.
 
The Muleriders defense ranks fourth in the GAC in sacks with 13 sacks thus far. The defense also ranks sixth in the GAC in scoring defense allowing 31 points per game while also ranking seventh in average yards per game with 415.
 
ATU Notables
The Wonder Boys come off a tough loss last week to the East Central University Tigers in an offensive shootout falling by a score of 56-58. Wonder Boys running back Tracy Daniels rushed for 175-yards on 19 carries while also recording four rushing touchdowns. Kollin Robinson also recorded a 100+ yard rushing game against the Tigers as he went for 104 yards on 12 carries with one rushing touchdown.
 
Bennett Roberts led the way for the Wonder Boys on defense recording 12 total tackles and one TFL. Jackson Jennings also totaled an interception in the game.
 
The wonder boys rank 5th in the GAC in scoring offense averaging 28.3 points per game but are 9th in scoring defense 34.3 points per game. ATU is 5th in passing offense per game with a mark of 223.7 yards. Wonder Boys quarterback Carter Hensley is 4th in the league in passing offense as he averages 219.7 passing yards per game.
 
Series Notes

• The teams will meet for the 89th time all-time on Saturday
• Arkansas Tech leads the all-time series 46-38-4
• The Muleriders are 14-28-1 in Russellville
• SAU averages 18.6 points per game and have scored 1,642 total points across all contests
• The largest margin of victory for SAU came on 9/23/23, a 49-3 win for the Muleriders
• The smallest margin of victory for SAU came on 10/26/91, a 21-20 win for SAU
• The Muleriders come into Saturday's contest riding a seven game win streak against Arkansas Tech