The East Central University football team will make the trip to Searcy, Ark., to face Harding, Saturday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. at First Security Stadium.

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The Broadcast: ECU's radio home for Tiger football is Ada's KXFC, 105.5, FM 'The X-Factor'. Mike Manos returns to broadcast the games for his 21st consecutive season. Manos has worked 219 Tiger games since taking over the play-by-play duties in 1997.

This year fans in the stadium will have a chance to rent or buy a Smart Bug.  The Smart Bug will let you listen to The X-Factor radio broadcast from the stands, through the post-game show, and for a chance for exclusive content during broadcast breaks.  Cost is $15 to purchase and use for the entire 2017-18 season at football and basketball, or $10 to rent with a $5 return when the unit is checked back in after the game.

The Series: The Bisons have a strong lead on the all-time series at 12-3 overall, 8-1 in league action and 8-0 when playing in Searcy.  The last ECU victory was in 2011 at Norris Field.

Last Meeting: A scoreless second half by the ECU football team allowed No. 7 Harding to gain a 35-7 win in 2016.

The teams were even at seven at the end of the first half and were close in total offense (127-158).  However, the Bisons exploded in the second half recording 301 total yards and scoring 28 points to ECU's 15 yards of offense.

Defensively Camnik Campbell led the Tigers with 12 total (2-10) tackles.  Josh Morgan added 11 (6-5) total tackles.

David Moore scored his 35th career TD for ECU, catching a 10-yard pass in the second quarter to put ECU up 7-0.

Harding responded just before the end of the half, getting a touchdown with 26 seconds left on the clock for the seven-all tie.

The third quarter is where things took off for the Bisons, as they scored three touchdowns to take a 28-7 advantage.

Harding added a final touchdown in the fourth quarter for the 35-7 final.

Douglas Turns Up the Intensity: Freshman Ontario Douglas had the game of his short career against Southwestern. Douglas finished the game with 280 all-purpose yards, 206 rushing and 74 receiving and all four of ECU's offensive touchdowns.  Douglas has recorded 917 total rushing yards this season, ranking him No. 1 in the GAC with an average of 101.9 yards per game.

Benson Bringing in Passes: Junior Trinity Benson has been a bright spot for the Tigers, despite the losing record.  Benson has recorded 579 receiving yards on 46 passes, with three TDs this season.  His 64.3 reception yards per game average and 5.1 receptions per game rank him in the top-5 in the GAC standings.

Holle Named GAC Offensive Player of the Week:  After his first game of the 2017 ECU football season, junior quarterback Noah Holle was named the Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 4.

Holle, went 20-of-27 in his debut in an orange and black uniform, throwing for 351 yards and five touchdowns.  He used seven different receivers and connected for touchdowns with five of those receivers.

Holle also set up two more touchdowns on the rush, helping the Tigers to 546 total offensive yards, the most since Sept. 19, 2015.

Williams Starts Off Season on High Note: Senior Devyn Williams gave the Tigers a great start to the 2017 season, by returning the opening kickoff of the first game of the season (Sept. 2) 91 yards for a touchdown.  It was the first time since Sept. 14, 2013 that any kickoff during a game had been returned for a TD.  The last time was when LaQuan Harper returned a kickoff, in the middle of the game, 94 yards for TD against Southern Arkansas.

Up Next: The Tigers will finish out the 2017 season at the annual Great American Classic against Southeastern, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. in Durant, Okla.