CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix takes part in the first of two neutral site games this season when the Warriors face Howard Payne (Texas) on Saturday at Children's Health Stadium in Prosper, Texas. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. CT.
Admission is $10 per person. Tickets are only available for purchase online.
The game is televised online through Texas Sports Productions. Live statistics are provided online by SIDEARM Sports. Updates are also available on the official Hendrix football Twitter account (@HendrixFootball).
Game 2/Hendrix (0-1) vs. Howard Payne (2-0)
Saturday, Sept. 18 • 6 p.m. CT
Prosper, Texas • Children's Health Stadium
TV (Internet): Texas Sports Productions
TV Talent: Carl Bailey (play-by-play), Mike Farish (analyst), Carl Lowry (analyst)
Live Stats: SIDEARM Sports
Twitter Updates: @HendrixFootball
SERIES INFORMATION
Meeting: First
Series Record: 0-0.
Last Meeting: N/A
First Meeting: N/A
Last Meeting in Conway: N/A
First Meeting in Conway: N/A
Last Hendrix win in Conway: N/A
Hendrix Record in Conway: N/A
Last Meeting in Brownwood: N/A
First Meeting in Brownwood: N/A
Last Hendrix win in Brownwood: N/A
Hendrix Record in Brownwood: N/A
Record at Neutral Site: 0-0.
Head Coach Buck Buchanan vs. Howard Payne: 0-0.
ABOUT HENDRIX
The then-receiving votes Warriors are coming off a 49-33 season-opening loss to Wisconsin-River Falls on Sept. 11 at Young-Wise Memorial Stadium. Jacob Wood set career highs is completions (23), attempts (42), passing yards (272), passing touchdowns (3) and tied a career-high in rushes (17). His 42 attempts were the 10th most in a game in program history. Wood's 59 plays of total offense were a career-high and tied for fourth most in program history. Chris Childress posted career-highs in receptions (9), receiving yards (150) and receiving touchdowns (2). His nine receptions tied for ninth most in a game in program history. Childress' 150 receiving yards were 10th most. His two touchdown receptions tied for seventh most. Childress tied the school record for most punts in a game (7). His 247 punting yards were third most in a game in program history. Childress' two punts downed inside the 20 tied for fourth most. His 52-yard punt tied for sixth longest. All were career-highs. Tajae White's 21-yard punt return was a career-best and tied for fifth best in program history. His three punt returns tied for second most. White's 32 punt return yards tied for fourth most. His 10.7 yards per punt return was second best. All were career-highs. White's 60-yard kickoff return was ninth longest in Hendrix history. His four kickoff returns tied for eighth best. White's 177 kickoff return yards were second most. White's 44.2 yards per kickoff return were fifth most. All were career-highs. Hendrix's 45 pass attempts were ninth most in program history. The Warriors' 10.7 yards per punt return were third most in program history. Hendrix's eight kickoff returns tied for third most in school history. The Warriors' 237 kickoff return yards were the most. Hendrix's 29.6 yards per kickoff return were ninth most. Hendrix's 94 total tackles were eighth most in program history.
In the season opener, 15 freshmen - Jax Johnson, Jason Stith, Carson Carter, Luis Hernandez, Jaxon Cobern, Rayfield Conley, Chase Taylor, Andrew Hernandez, Kanyn Utley, Cole Tierce, Brayden Bice, Ryan Hollingsworth, Mason Hays, Jaden Davis and Quincy Johnson - played in their first collegiate game.
Saturday's contest is the first of two neutral site games for the Warriors this season. Hendrix faces Millsaps (Miss.) on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. CT at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Ark.
Hendrix ranks second in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) and 49th nationally in fourth down conversion percentage. The Warriors also rank second in the SAA and 17th nationally in kickoff returns, third in the league and 69th in the country in net punting, second in the SAA and 41st nationally in passing offense, third in the league and 59th nationally in punt returns.
White leads the SAA and ranks seventh nationally in all purpose yards, while Childress is second in the league and 49th in the country.
White ranks second in the SAA and 32nd nationally in punt return average.
Childress leads the SAA and ranks 38th nationally in receiving touchdowns. He also leads the conference and is seventh in the country in receiving yards per game, leads the SAA and ranks 16th nationally in scoring and ranks second in the SAA and 10th in Division III in receptions per game.
Wood leads the SAA and ranks 19th nationally in total offense, ranks second in the SAA and 29th nationally in completions per game, second in the league and 42nd in the country in passing yards per game and second in the SAA and 14th nationally in points responsible for per game.
Jacob Bremmon is second in the SAA and 20th nationally in solo tackles, while Mitchell Johnson is fourth in the league and 47th in the country.
M. Johnson leads the SAA and ranks seventh in Division III in total tackles. Bremmon is third in the league and 27th nationally, while Tanner Barrett is fifth in the SAA and 47th in the country.
Caleb Williams' 8.9 yards per rush ranks 10th best in program history with a minimum of 15 games.
Colton Phillips' 73 receptions are eighth most in program history. His 4.06 receptions per game are third most with a minimum of 15 games.
Wood's 5.98 total offense per play ranks fifth best in Hendrix history.
Carter Weakley's 369 kickoff return yards are sixth most in program history. His 28.38 yards per kickoff return are second best with a minimum of 10 returns.
Ronnie McShan's 131 interception return yards are third most in Hendrix history. Dalton Lindelof's 110 are fourth most.
Bremmon's seven interceptions are tied for third most in program history. McShan's five are tied for fifth most. Lindelof's three are tied for seventh most.
Matthew Scirto's 19 passes defensed are tied for second most in program history. McShan's 12 are 10th most.
Buchanan's 96-member squad is represented by five states - Texas (46), Arkansas (40), Louisiana (5), Tennessee (3) and Oklahoma (2).
A total of 46 players on the Hendrix roster, including eight of 11 possible starters on offense and three on defense Saturday, hail from the Lone Star State.
ABOUT HOWARD PAYNE
The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 42-26 win at McMurry (Texas) on Sept. 11 in American Southwest Conference (ASC) action. Tauren Bradley led Howard Payne with 136 yards on 24 carries. Stephen Willis followed with 64 yards on 10 carries. Landon McKinney was 12-of-24 passing for 309 yards, four TDs and one interception. Jake Parker had five receptions for 170 yards and one touchdown. The Yellow Jackets limited the War Hawks to just 81 rushing yards but allowed 380 yards through the air.
Howard Payne has scored more than 40 points in each of its first two games.
The Yellow Jackets lead the ASC and nation in first downs, leads the ASC and ranks third in the country in total offense, leads the conference and rank sixth in Division III in yards per completion, leads the ASC and is 13th nationally in passing efficiency and rank second in the league and eighth in the country in passing offense.
McKinney leads the ASC and is ninth nationally in passing touchdowns, leads the conference and ranks 10th in Division III in passing yards, leads the ASC and ranks fourth in the country in yards per completion, leads the ASC and ranks sixth nationally in yards per pass attempt and ranks second in the league and 25th nationally in total offense.
Parker leads the ASC and is eighth in Division III in receiving touchdowns and yards.
Bradley is second in the ASC and 18th nationally in rushing yards.
| Howard Payne by the Numbers |
| 56.7% |
Of Howard Payne's 164 offensive plays in its first two games, 56.7 percent (93-of-164) have been run plays, including 65.5 percent (55-of-84) in the last contest against McMurry. |
| 74.7% |
Of Howard Payne's 79 first down plays through two games, the Yellow Jackets have kept the ball on the ground for 74.7 percent (59-of-79) of them, including 81.2 percent (31-of-38) in the last game against the War Hawks. |
| 14 |
In their last game, Bradley carried the ball on 14-of-31 first down run plays, including eight-straight during one stretch. |
| 20 |
In its last game, Howard Payne's first five runs on first down all went to the left side, followed by 20-straight carries up the middle before the final six went off the right side. |
| 87.5% |
On 16 third and long situations through two games, Howard Payne has passed on 87.5 percent (14-of-16) of those plays. |
| 9 |
In its season opener, Howard Payne passed on second and long 14-of-17 times, but that trend did not hold in the last contest, as the Yellow Jackets threw on only 9-of-17 such situations. |
| 6 |
Parker has been McKinney's favorite target on first down passes, with six catches on 20 such situations through two games. |
EXTRA POINTS
Five Warriors will face prep teammates Saturday when Hendrix and Howard Payne meet in Prosper. All attended high school in the Lone Star State.
• Jonas Garrett (Sr., TE) and Howard Payne's Dylan Zeno (Sr., DB) were classmates at Little Elm (Texas) High School.
• Jacob Beatey (So., RB) and Howard Payne's Somage Wynn (So., DL) were teammates at South Grand Prairie (Texas) High School.
• A. Hernandez (Fr, RB) and Howard Payne's Jessie Paris (Jr., LB) were teammates at Splendora (Texas) High School.
• M. Johnson (Sr., LB) and Colten Johnson (Sr., DL) and Howard Payne's Anthony Miller-Ramsey (Fr., OL) all attended Pearland (Texas) High School.
SOUTHERN EVALS
Southern EVALS, a healthcare compliance consulting firm based in Pineville, La., is a proud sponsor of the Hendrix Warriors.
