Football Opening Season at No. 14 Harding
Football Opening Season at No. 14 Harding
ADA, Okla. – The East Central University football team will play its first Great American Conference game since the 2019 season, Saturday, Sept. 4 when they travel to face No. 14 Harding at First Security Stadium at 6 p.m.
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Tiger Quick Hits
• The Tigers went 2-0 in the 2020 season, defeating Southern Nazarene and NCAA DI FCS No. 21 Tarleton State
• Sr.
Ontario Douglas moved up on five ECU Career Top-10 lists
• No. 11 2,000 Rushing Yard - 2,362 yards
• No. 3 Rushing Touchdowns - 31
• No. 5 Total Touchdowns - 31
• No. 5 Scoring (Points on Touchdowns) - 186
• No. 9 100 Yard Rushing Games - 11
• RSr.
Jack Preston, RFr.
Kenny Hrncir, RJr.
JayQuan Lincoln RJr.
Cameron Jones and RJr.
Greg Howell are all on at least one ECU Career Top-10 list
• Preston is ranked on all three punting categories
• No. 1 Punting Yards - 6,626
• No. 2 Punts - 159
• No. 1 Cody Finney (1999-02) - 165
• No. 4 Punting Average - 41.7
• Hrncir is ranked No. 9 on the Passes Completed list (175)
• Lincoln is No. 9 on 100 Yard Receiving Games - 2
• Jones is No. 1 on Punt Return Touchdowns - 1
• Howell is ranked No. 2 Kickoff Return Touchdowns - 1
• In the last full Great American Conference season, ECU went 3-8 overall, finishing tied for eighth
• Picked to finish sixth in the 2021 GAC Preseason Poll
• The Tigers return 76 letterman, including all 22 starters from the 2020 season
• ECU will have a tough challenge in the opening game against Harding, as they are ranked in two polls
• No. 14 - D2Football.com Top-25 Poll
• No. 22 - AFCA Top-25 Poll
• The Tigers and the Bisons have met on 18 previous occasions
•This is the second time that ECU will open the season against Harding in the all-time series
• Sept. 10, 1994 - L, 8-25 (A)
• 2019 ECU vs. Harding - L, 20-56 (A)
• Douglas: 65 yards, 10 rushes, 1 TD
• Yardage in game pushed him over 1,000 yards for the season, becoming the 11th player to record over 1,000 yards in a single season at ECU
• Fifth player to earn a spot on the list twice in his career
• Hrncir: 9-of-24, 89 yards, 1 TD
• Lincoln: 4 receptions, 33 yards
• RJr.
Jackson McFarlane: 1 reception, 29 yards, 1 TD (first of the year)
• Jones: 10 (4-6) total tackles
• RSo.
Devon Roush: 10 (5-5) total tackles
• ECU radio broadcaster Mike Manos working his 25th consecutive season
• Called 246 games since 1997
• Most consecutive seasons by a GAC radio broadcaster
