Football | 10/11/2019 10:49:00 PM
GOODWELL, Okla. - Oklahoma Panhandle State University football will be hosting Texas Wesleyan University for its 2019 Homecoming Game on Saturday (Oct. 12) at Anchor D Stadium at Carl Wooten Field. Both the Aggies are the Rams are currently a part of a three-way logjam for fifth place in the Sooner Athletic Conference standings, at 1-2 in SAC contests. Both teams are also 1-4 overall in 2019.
These two teams have only met twice prior to today and both times in the past two seasons. OPSU has won both previous meetings with the Rams: 65-6 in 2017 in Goodwell, and; 49-25 last year in Fort Worth, Texas. In that 2018 meeting, the Aggies ran for 313 yards and passed for 296 more, good for 609 yards of offense (an average of 7.7 yards per play). The Rams had 321 yards of offense.
TWU's lone win of the season came last Saturday versus Southwestern Assemblies of God University in triple overtime, 52-44. In that game, Rams quarterback Avery Childs completed 12-of-23 passes, good for 112 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Receiver Le'Mant Monroe had three receptions for 81 yards and one TD. TWU running back Jermarcus Jones had an average of 16.8 yards per carry – 134 rushing yards on eight attempts – and scored three touchdowns.
Two of the Rams four setbacks have come versus NAIA ranked foes. In its opener, Texas Wesleyan was defeated by then No. 4-ranked Kansas Wesleyan and then to current No. 18 Ottawa University-Arizona.
The Aggies were defeated by NCAA Division I FCS Sam Houston State University in week two. Like TWU, OPSU has dropped two bouts against ranked opponents: current No. 16 Langston University and No. 18 OUAZ last Saturday.
After opening 2019 with four-consecutive road games, Panhandle came home last week against the nationally-ranked Spirit. Despite the loss, the Aggies received a great effort from quarterback
Tony Brown. Brown carried the ball 27 times and had a Panhandles State and SAC season-high of 225 yards on the ground. Brown average of 8.3 yards per carry. He also completed 10-of-24 passes for 115 yards and one touchdown. Brown's rushing total was the most ground yards allowed to an opponent OUAZ this season, as well as the second-most by any SAC back in 2019. Brown also unleashed a 58-yard touchdown strike to
Seth Barbarino on the fourth play of the game.
On the year, Brown has 530 rushing yards.
George Dominguez has added 230 yards on the ground.
Senior returning all-American linebacker
Diamante Pounds has led the defense, with 44 total tackles, 20 solo, an average of 8.8 tackles per game. He also has a sack and 3.0 tackles for loss on his ledger. Teammate
Ja'Quavion Daniels has rolled up 39 tackles, 20 solo, and has a fumble recovery and return for a touchdown.
You can follow the game via live video or statistics on the Aggie Athletics web site:
opsuaggies.com. The game is also being streamed live by PTCI.
