The Coyotes play Tabor in a Kansas Conference and Gene Bissell Division game at 1 p.m. Saturday at Wiens Stadium in Hillsboro.
LIVE COVERAGE
The video stream of the game will be available online through the Coyote Sports Network at www.kcacnetwork.com/kansaswesleyan
Live Stats will be available at https://kwucoyotes.com/sidearmstats/football/summary
Radio coverage can be heard locally on KINA 910 AM/107.5 FM, and online at Salina Post.
The online stream is also available at https://radio.securenetsystems.net/ce/kina2
Tyler Henry will have the call with pregame starting at Noon.
RECORDS
Kansas Wesleyan 6-2, 2-0 Bissell Division.
Tabor 2-6, 1-1 Bissell Division
THE SERIES
The Coyotes have won the last five games and six of the last seven against the Bluejays. KWU rolled to a 62-0 victory last season at JRI Stadium and the Graves Family Sports Complex. KWU has a 13-9 advantage in the series since the 2001 season.
KANSAS WESLEYAN AT A GLANCE
The Coyotes ran their winning streak to five with a 17-14 victory over Saint Mary last Saturday on Homecoming and Family Weekend at JRI Stadium. They led 17-7 at halftime and hung on thanks to another stellar defensive effort.
Saint Mary had 238 yards total offense that included just seven yards rushing on 25 attempts. KWU also recorded five sacks in the game. Julian Urioste and Shaylan Lewis had seven tackles apiece – Lewis also notching two sacks. Ricco Moore and Ricardo Garcia had six tackles each.
The Coyotes finished with 423 total yards – 292 passing and 131 rushing. Freshman quarterback Byron McNair was sacked once.
McNair, making his second start of the season, was 14 of 22 passing for 292 yards, one touchdown and three first half interceptions. The touchdown was a 67-yard catch and run by Jacquante Pitts with 1:38 left in the first half. Nick Allsman scored KWU's first touchdown on a six-yard run early in the first quarter. Talon Cope had a 33-yard field early in the second quarter. Pitts finished with four receptions for 133 yards and fullback Artaveon Shavers five catches for 88 yards. Allsman had a team-best 47 yards rushing on 11 carries.
KWU led Tabor 41-0 at halftime last year. Richard Lara was 13 of 22 passing for 162 yards and two touchdowns while Mark Benjamin rushed for 84 yards and a score. Tabor had just 78 yards total offense.
TABOR AT A GLANCE
The Bluejays lost to Avila 35-17 last Saturday in Hillsboro. The loss ended a two-game winning streak – victories over Bethel (31-21) and Sterling (24-10). Tabor lost to Bethany 28-17 September 9 in Lindsborg
The Bluejays average 17 points and 229 yards; they allow 27 points and 395.6 yards per game. Opponents are averaging 228 yards passing and 167.5 rushing
Sophomore William Green and freshman Tyson Dozhier have played quarterback. Green has completed 41.5 percent of his passes for 595 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions while Dozhier has completed 50.6 percent of his throws for 302 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions
Junior running back James Bolden is the primary offensive weapon with 641 yards rushing – 80.1 per game – and 13 receptions for 159 yards. He has scored three touchdowns, two receiving. Devin Jones in the leading receiver with 24 catches for 176 yards and four touchdowns
Senior linebacker Brooks Gardner, son of head coach Mike Gardner, has a team-best 75 tackles.
KWU COACH MATT MYERS
"We're not walking into this game thinking it's won. Coach Gardner does a great job over there and I know they'll be ready to go and ready to give us a test. We're going to have to come out hot and stay hot. Coach Gardner's offenses always do a good job running the ball. As long as we keep everything in front of us in the pass game, we'll be alright. And coach Gardner always has a couple of trick plays up his sleeve, when you play them you've got to be ready for anything. (Defensively) they use multiple fronts and move guys around. That will be a challenge for us this week."
NEXT WEEK
The Coyotes travel to Ottawa for a 1 p.m. game Saturday against the Braves at Advent Health Field. It will be KWU's final road game of the regular season.