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ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University football team looks to make it two-straight on Saturday as the Rangers travel down to Magnolia, Arkansas, for a Great American Conference matchup against nationally ranked Southern Arkansas.
Kickoff at Wilkins Stadium is set for 6 p.m. The game can be heard on 105.7 The Pulse in the Alva area and AlvaRadio.com. Live stats and video stream are available via the multimedia tab on the SAU athletic site.
Northwestern is fresh off a dramatic home victory in week three against Henderson State, 30-24. The loss the Rangers handed to HSU was the first loss on the road to an Oklahoma team since the inception of the Great American Conference.
In that game, Jacob Peyton continued to slice the opposing defenses as he rushed for a career high 172 yards against the Reddies, the most by a Ranger since joining the NCAA. The redshirt junior has rushed for 333 yards in the past two weeks of action as he moved his rushing average to 136 yards per game, the ninth best average in the nation.
While the Northwestern offense has been playing well this season, they will be up against the top defense in the GAC and the tenth best scoring defense in the nation. Southern Arkansas has allowed just 11.7 points per game, oppose to Northwestern's 29 points a ball game.
In terms of yards, Northwestern currently boasts the No. 2 GAC offense with over 444 yards per contest, while the Muleriders are holding opponents to 298 yards a game, the second fewest in the league.
Southern Arkansas is sitting in an early tie atop the conference standings with Ouachita Baptist at 3-0. The Muleriders are ranked No. 21 this week in the D2Football.com poll and No. 19 in the American Football Coaches Association poll.
A win for the Rangers would be the first against a ranked opponent since they toppled No. 10 Southern Nazarene when both schools were members of the NAIA and the Central States Football League.
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