The Series
The two teams first met on Sept. 10, 1988 in Weatherford, Okla. with Ouachita winning by a final of 17-6. The Tigers hold an 8-4 advantage over the Bulldogs, winning all five games played in Arkadelphia. The Tigers had won four straight over SWOSU before last season's 58-38 road loss.

Over the course of the series, the Tigers have outscored SWOSU, 323 to 223. In 12 games, the average margin of victory has been just over two touchdowns (14.5 points). However in the last four games, that margin increases by just over a touchdown (22.75 points).

Beginning in 2013, the game's winner lays claim to a traveling trophy, The Paul Sharp Cup. Sharp, an alumnus of Ouachita, served as the Tigers offensive coordinator from 1977-78 and was the head coach at Southwestern Oklahoma State for 19 seasons (1986-2004). While at SWOSU, he led the Bulldogs to the 1996 NAIA National Championship and won a record 93 games.
 
By The Numbers
With the season-opening win versus East Central, the Tigers now sit at 499 wins all-time. 

As a team, Ouachita is averaging 470.5 yards of offense per game. They are also averaging 40 points per game. Their 8.3 yards per play average is best in the GAC. They also rank first in the conference averaging 6.3 yards per rushing attempt.

Ouachita's Austin Warford amassed 434 yards of total offense in last week's loss to Southeastern. The dual-threat QB threw for 260 yards and rushed for 174 more. In two games this season, he's totaled 674 yards of total offense (337 ypg). In last season's game at SWOSU, Warford finished with 300 total yards of offense.

Senior Ke'Vontae Pope has scored touchdowns via rushing, receiving and special teams in the first two games of the season. The do-all WR is averaging 30.5 yards per rushing attempt, 24.3 yards per catch, 68.3 yards per kick return and 218 all-purpose yards per game.

Senior safety Devin Price had a team high 11 tackles versus Southeastern and leads the team with 17 tackles this year. His first-quarter interception was the first for the Tigers this season. He now has 155 career tackles and two career interceptions. 

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