ADA – The East Central University football team will play its first road game of the 2018 season, Saturday, Sept. 8 at Southern Nazarene at SNU Football Stadium at 6 p.m. in Bethany, Okla.
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Game Notes vs. SNU
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU is ranked in the top-25 in the NCAA in nine categories
• No. 1 Fumbles Lost/Blocked Kicks Allowed/Blocked Punt Allowed/Turnovers Lost (0)
• No. 1 Red Zone Offense (1.00 • No. 15 Passes Intercepted (2)
• No. 11 Tackles for Loss Allowed (3.0) • No. 9 Team Tackles for Loss (11.0)
• No. 11 Turnover Margin (2.00)
• ECU played in its second overtime game vs. Oklahoma Baptist (8/30) since joining the GAC
• First OT game - Sept. 24, 2016 vs. Oklahoma Baptist - L, 34-36 (3OT) (H)
• Senior
Trinity Benson scored three of the Tigers four touchdowns vs. Oklahoma Baptist
• Ranked in the top-25 in the NCAA in five categories
• No. 19 All-Purpose Yards (188) • No. 6 Receiving TDs (2)
• No. 4 Scoring (18.0) • No. 10 Total Points Scored (18)
• No. 9 Total Touchdowns (9)
• Opened the scoring with a 75-yard rushing TD
• Rushing: 3-83 (1 TD) • Receiving: 6-105 (2 TDs)
• Senior David Cornwall earned the starting QB role
• 11 completions - 29 attempts - 0 interceptions
• 144 yards passing (2 TDs) / 52 yard longest pass
• Junior
Basiru Jobe and freshman
Jalen Baldwin each tallied 10-or-more tackles
• Jobe: 11 (5-6) tackles, 1.0 TFL (3 yds), 1 QBH
• Baldwin: 10 (7-3), tackles, 1.5 TFL (2 yds), 1 PBU
• ECU snagged two interceptions in the opening game / giving up none
• Senior
Justin Hayden: 1 INT (0 yds), 2 PBUs, 4 (1-5) tackles
• Junior
Lynden Edwards: 1 INT (0 yds), 3 PBUs, 4 solo tackles
• Both ranked No. 14 in NCAA for interceptions/gm (1.0)
• Edwards ranked No. 2 in NCAA for passes defended (4)
• 2017 vs. Southern Nazarene - L, 30-33 (H)
• First loss in series history
• SNU scored a TD with 19 seconds left to claim the win
• ECU returns all players that scored
• Douglas,
Wyatt Austin, RayJohn Austin-Ramsey and Benson
• The Tigers tallied 478 yards of total offense to 208 by the Crimson Storm
• Edwards top returning tackler (4-3=7)
• Senior
Corey Williams ranked No. 18 in NCAA Tackles for Loss (3.0)