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SERIES INFO
Series: UMHB leads, 23-1
Last Meeting: UMHB 21, ETBU 12 (Oct. 28, 2023)
Last ETBU Win: ETBU 28, UMHB 21 (Nov. 8, 2003)
In Belton: 1-10
In Marshall: 0-13
UMHB has won the last 20 meetings as ETBU has won one time in the series in 2003, 28-21. The last four meetings have been the closest in the series with UMHB winning the spring 2021 game on a last second field goal, 30-28. Last year, they won 21-12 and in 2022, 24-7, and fall 2021, 34-14.
University of Mary-Hardin Baylor (1-23)
O28-2023 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 12-21
O8-2022 #4 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 7-24
S11-2021 at #1 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 14-34
M6-2021 MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR L 28-30
O12-2019 at #1 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 14-50
N10-2018 #1 MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR L 15-50
N11-2017 at #1 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 21-31
O15-2016 #3 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 22-59
N14-2015 at #10 MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR L 20-67
N15-2014 #2 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 19-83
N9-2013 at #2 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 10-65
N3- 2012 #2 MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR L 20-54
O22-2011 at #4 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 30-54
O23-2010 #4 MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR L 28-34
O31-2009 at #8 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 10-52
N1-2008 #9 MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR L 6-27
N3-2007 at #6 Mary-Hardin-Baylor L 7-72
N4-2006 #6 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 28-33
O29-2005 at #7 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 7-23
O30-2004 MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR L 33-60
N8-2003 at Mary Hardin-Baylor W 28-21
N9-2002 Mary Hardin-Baylor L 22-23
N10-2001 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L 27-29
N11-2000 MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR L 7-52
3-AND-OOHHHHH
For the first time since 2017, ETBU has started off their season at 3-0. They have earned double-digit wins over LaGrange College, Hendrix College, and Centenary College. ETBU started 3-0 in 2017 under first-year head coach Scott Highsmith. That year they started with wins over Nelson University (formerly SAGU), 59-17, Southwestern (TX), 28-10, and Belhaven, 79-40, before falling to #6 Hardin-Simmons. In 2016, ETBU had the program's best start under current UTEP head coach Scotty Walden going 5-0. They opened up with a 44-20 win over #21 Texas Lutheran followed by a win vs. Nelson, 85-23, Southwestern (TX), 33-23, Belhaven, 60-47, and McMurry, 67-31. UMHB broke that win streak with a 59-22 win in Marshall.
ETBU remains just one of four programs in Texas are undefeated joining the University of Texas, Texas Wesleyan, and Hardin-Simmons.
HITTING THE CENTURY MARK
Paul Woodard has recorded 100+ yard rushing in two of the first three games of the year. This is the first time since 2019 that ETBU has produced a running back to have 100+ yards rushing in two or more games in a season. Jeremiah Robertson did in 2019 with back-to-back games in Sept. 21 vs. Texas Lutheran (150 yards) and Sul Ross State on Sept. 28 (115 yards). He then had three straight 100+ yard games with 129 yards v. McMurry (Oct. 19), 169 yards vs. HPU (Oct. 26), and 104 yards vs. Southwestern (Nov. 2).
Woodard ran for 113 yards vs. Centenary and 115 yards against LaGrange producing 256 yards on the year.
He is also the first player to rush for three touchdowns in a game since 2021 when Alek Child did it at Sul Ross State and is the 10th ETBU player to record three or more rushing touchdowns in a game.
SCORING POINTS AND TAKING NAMES
ETBU is fifth in the nation for scoring offense but leads the nation in total offense. They are averaging 55.7 points and 599 yards of offense per game. ETBU has not see these type of video game numbers since 2018 when they averaged 510 yards per game under current Houston Christian University head coach Jason Bachtel. In 2016, when Scotty Walden was head coach, his offense averaged 568 yards and 49.9 points per game.
This is also the first time since 2018 that ETBU produced back-to-back games with over 600+ yards of total offense. In 2018 they had 671 vs. Sul Ross State and then 793 yards vs. McMurry. This year, they posted 687 yards vs. LaGrange and 617 yards against Hendrix.
GETTING STINGY ON D
ETBU has produced six interceptions, nine sacks, forced four fumbles, and recovered the ball six times. They also have 26.5 tackles for loss. In the win over Hendrix, ETBU had three interceptions and two forced fumbles. They are third in the nation in turnover margin.
ASC OPENERS
ETBU has had 24 ASC openers and is 13-11 in those games. They have won their last two ASC openers vs. Austin College, 35-7, last year, and McMurry, 28-7, in 2022. ETBU has opened up in the ASC vs. UMHB just once in 2021 in Belton and fell, 34-14. ETBU won four straight ASC openers from 2015 through 2018. They had a five-game losing streak in openers from 2010 through 2014.
2023: Austin College (Sept. 30) | W, 35-7
2022: at McMurry (Sept. 17) | W, 28-7
2021: at #1 UMHB (Sept. 11) | L, 34-14
2021 Spring: at Southwestern (Feb. 6) | W, 28-17
2019: Texas Lutheran (Sept. 21) | L, 31-21
2018: Southwestern (Sept. 15) | W, 51-21
2017: at Southwestern (Sept. 16) |W, 28-10
2016: at McMurry (Oct. 8) | W, 67-31
2015: Louisiana College (Sept. 26) | W, 44-34
2014: Howard Payne (Oct. 18) | L, 54-53
2013: at Louisiana College (Oct. 12) | L, 31-24
2012: at Texas Lutheran (Sept. 29) | L, 38-24
2011: Texas Lutheran (Sept. 17) | L, 44-34
2010: at Texas Lutheran (Sept. 18) | L, 17-14
2009: at Sul Ross State (Sept. 19) | W, 33-20
2008: Sul Ross State (Sept. 20) | W, 35-21
2007: Howard Payne (Sept. 15) | W, 20-18
2006: at Howard Payne (Sept. 16) | L, 24-17
2005: Howard Payne (Sept. 17) | W, 23-20
2004: at Howard Payne (Sept. 18) | L, 58-45
2003: at McMurry (Sept. 20) | W, 38-17
2002: McMurry (Sept. 21) | W, 31-21
2001: Mississippi College (Sept. 15) | L, 31-28, OT
2000: at Mississippi College (Sept. 16) | L, 50-6
IN NCAA
ETBU is making noise in the NCAA rankings with four top 10 rankings leading the nation in total offense at 599 yards per game. They are third in turnover margin (2.67), fifth in scoring offense (55.7), and eighth in rushing offense (281.7). Individually,
Kaden Brown is in three top 10 categories and nine offensive categories in the top 50. Brown is third in total offense (380.3), fourth in yards per carry (9.20), and sixth in passing efficiency (212.77).
Paul Woodard,
Andrae Gibson, and Gabriel Adewusi, Jr. are also ranked.
September 30
Total Offense: 1
st (599.0)
Turnover Margin: 3
rd (2.67)
Scoring Offense: 5
th (55.7)
Passing Offense: 16
th (317.3)
Rushing Offense: 8
th (281.7)
Completion Percentage: 12
th (.707)
Total Defense: 28
th (242.3 ypg)
Individual
Kaden Brown
Total Offense: 3
rd (380.3)
Rush Yards Per Carry: 4
th (9.20)
Passing Efficiency: 6
th (212.77)
Yards Per Pass Attempt: 11
th (11.09)
Completion Percentage: 13
th (.731)
Passing Touchdowns: 13
th (11)
Passing Yards Per Game: 14
th (288.33)
Passing Yards: 37
th (865)
Completions Per Game: 46
th (19.00)
Paul Woodard
Rush Yards Per Carry: 14
th (7.53)
Rushing Touchdowns: 21
st (5)
Andrae Gibson
Interceptions Per Game: 19
th (0.7)
Gabriel Adewusi, Jr.
Forced Fumbles: 45
th (.33)
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September 23 – Top 10
Football Stats
Total Offense: 1
st (652 ypg)
Turnover Margin: 1
st (3.50 pg) – 3 fum rec; 4 ints (7 turnovers)
Scoring Offense: 3
rd (60.0 ppg) – behind Cortland at 62 and UMass Dartmouth at 65
Passing Offense: 6
th (355.5 ypg)
Rushing Offense: 6
th (296.5 ypg)
Completion Percentage: 7
th (.761)
Individual
Kaden Brown
Total Offense: 1
st (433.0 pg)
Rush Yards Per Carry: 2
nd (10.36)
Passing Efficiency: 4
th (219.28)
Completion Percentage: 7
th (.789)
Passing Yards Per Game: 10
th (319)
Andrae Gibson
Interceptions Per Game: t3rd (1.0)
