MAGNOLIA, Ark.  – The Southern Arkansas University Muleriders are set for their week six road trip to the Sooner State as they prepare for a Saturday afternoon showdown with the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m.
 
Broadcast Information
Saturday's contest will be broadcast on the SWOSU Sports Network presented by Wright Media. Radio listeners can tune into KVMZ 99.1 FM.
 
SAU Preview
After a bounce back win last week against NWOSU, the Muleriders will look to keep their winning ways going as they make the long road trip to Weatherford, Oklahoma this week. Despite the second half woes for the Muleriders on offense, their 30 points scored against the Rangers was the highest point total of the season. All 30 of the points scored last week were scored in the first half of the contest.
 
The defense filled up the stats sheet against the Rangers recording five sacks and five tackles for loss in the contest as well as two interceptions, two forced fumbles, three pass breakups, a blocked PAT, and three quarterback hurries. Peyton Sellers had another outstanding performance for the Muleriders as his 13 total tackles against NWOSU vaulted him into first in the Great American Conference for total tackles with a mark of 56 as he averages 11.2 tackles per contest. Sellers' 56 total tackles also ranks him 7th in all of Division II.
 
Arkez Gomez also put up a career high performance against the Rangers as he carried the ball 14 times for 195 yards and one touchdown. His lone touchdown of the day came on a 96-yard run which is the longest run from scrimmage for a touchdown in Mulerider football history.
 
Gomez leads the Muleriders in rushing with 358 yards on the ground and four rushing touchdowns. After his career high two passing touchdowns against NWOSU, Drew Davis leads the passing attack with three passing touchdowns while Adam Parker leads the way with 407 total passing yards. Isaac Norris leads the way with 110 receiving yards.
 
SWOSU Preview
The Bulldogs enter the contest after coming off a tough loss to the Henderson State Reddies last week by a final score of 33-38. Bulldogs quarterback Braxton Etheridge was 17-for-28 passing for 241 yards and two touchdowns in the contest to lead the way through the air. Keith Rockwell led the way on the ground with 80 yards and one touchdown while Michael Doctor caught two passes for 76 yards and one touchdown.
 
Maddux Boyd led the way on defense with nine tackles while also forcing a fumble. The defense forced three fumbles against the Reddies.
 
SWOSU is third in the GAC in total defense allowing just 300.6 yards per game. The Bulldogs defense also leads the conference in total sacks as they have hit home 17 times this season. The mark is also good for 7th in all of Division II. Keith Hargraves and Keshaun Jackson both rank inside the top five in the GAC in sacks with 4.5 and 4 sacks respectively. SWOSU is ranked first in the GAC in forced fumbles with 10 so far and second in the conference in fumbles recovered with six. The fumbles recovered mark is also good for 7th in all of Division II.
 
Series Notes

• The teams will meet for the 15th time all-time on Saturday
• SAU leads the all-time series 12-2
• The Muleriders are 4-2 on the road in Weatherford
• SAU averages 31.4 points per game and have scored 440 total points across all contests
• The largest margin of victory for SAU came on 11/2/24, a 48-14 win for the Muleriders
• The smallest margin of victory for SAU came on 9/22/2012, a 35-34 win for SAU
• The Muleriders come into Saturday's contest riding a three-game winning streak against the Bulldogs