CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix hosts Sewanee (Tenn.) in a non-conference game Saturday at Young-Wise Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. CT.
Admission is free, but due to COVID-19 safety protocols, capacity is limited to 75 percent, or 1,125 fans. Registration for tickets is only available online.
Along with live statistics, the game is televised online via the Warrior Sports Network. Updates are also available on the official Hendrix football Twitter account (@HendrixFootball).
Game 3/Sewanee (0-2) at Hendrix (0-2)
Saturday, Sept. 25 • 1 p.m. CT
Conway, Ark. • Young-Wise Memorial Stadium
TV (Internet): Warrior Sports Network
TV Talent: Bill Harshaw (play-by-play), Jackson Bryant (analyst)
Live Stats: Warrior Sports Network
Twitter Updates: @HendrixFootball
SERIES INFORMATION
Meeting: Ninth.
Series Record: Hendrix leads 5-3 (W1).
Last Meeting: Hendrix 47, Sewanee 17 (Nov. 16, 2019; at Hendrix).
First Meeting: Sewanee 25, Hendrix 0 (Nov. 2, 1946; at Hendrix).
Last Meeting in Conway: Hendrix 47, Sewanee 17 (Nov. 16, 2019).
First Meeting in Conway: Sewanee 25, Hendrix 0 (Nov. 2, 1946).
Last Hendrix win in Conway: Hendrix 47, Sewanee 17 (Nov. 16, 2019).
Hendrix Record in Conway: 2-3 (W1).
Last Meeting in Sewanee: Hendrix 48, Sewanee 42 (Sept. 30, 2017).
First Meeting in Sewanee: Hendrix 34, Sewanee 11 (Nov. 15, 2014).
Last Hendrix win in Sewanee: Hendrix 48, Sewanee 42 (Sept. 30, 2017).
Hendrix Record in Sewanee: 3-0 (W3).
Hendrix Record at Neutral Site: 0-0.
Head Coach Buck Buchanan vs. Sewanee: 5-2 (W1).
ABOUT HENDRIX
The Warriors are coming off a 52-21 loss against Howard Payne (Texas) on Sept. 18 at Children's Health Stadium in Prosper, Texas. Tajae White totaled 136 all-purpose yards for Hendrix (0-2), including 98 on kickoff returns, 26 receiving and 12 on punt returns. White's 43-yard kickoff return in the second quarter was his third of at least 40 yards in the first two games. Parker Wells was 9-of-15 through the air for 120 yards for the Orange and Black. Hunter Holden completed 6-of-12 passes for 54 yards. Each player threw a touchdown and interception. Holden and Rayfield Conley each gained 24 yards on the ground, as the Warriors compiled 82. Parker Turley scored a rushing touchdown. Christian Gadison caught four balls for 78 yards for the Warriors. Both of Chris Childress' fourth-quarter catches went for touchdowns. Colton Phillips hauled in five passes for 32 yards. For the fourth-straight game dating back to last season, Mitchell Johnson led Buchanan's squad in tackles, as he totaled 11, Johnson's third-consecutive contest in double digits. Timothy Curran and Ethan Armour each had 1.0 tackles for loss, while Turley and Eli Martin each had 0.5. Armour and Connor Marvin each had fourth-quarter interceptions. Johnson, Matthew Scirto and Ronnie McShan each broke up a pass. Childress' 70-yard, third-quarter punt was a career-long and the second longest in school history.
Hendrix ranks third in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) and 46th nationally in fewest penalties. The Warriors also rank second in the SAA in interceptions, third in the league and 20th nationally in kickoff returns and third in the conference and 47th in the country in net punting.
White leads the SAA and ranks 17th nationally in kickoff returns. He ranks second in the conference and fifth nationally in kickoff return average, second in the SAA and 29th in the country in punt returns and fourth in the league and 65th in the country in all-purpose yards.
Childress leads the SAA and ranks 10th nationally in receiving touchdowns, leads the conference and is 47th in the country in receiving yards per game, ranks second in the SAA and 18th nationally in scoring and ranks third in the SAA and 82nd nationally in punting.
Johnson leads the SAA and ranks 10th in Division III in total tackles. He is second in the league and 24th in the country in solo tackles.
Caleb Williams' ranks 10th in program history in yards per rush with a minimum of 15 games.
Phillips ranks third in program history in receptions per game with a minimum of 15 games. He ranks eighth in receptions and ninth in receiving yards.
Bennett Ellis ranks third in Hendrix history in extra points made and attempted.
Childress is tied for fifth in program history in punts and ranks sixth in punt yards.
White ranks fifth in program history in punt returns and punt return yards.
Carter Weakley ranks second in program history in kickoff return average with a minimum of 10 returns.
Weakley ranks sixth in program history in kickoff return yards, while White is eighth. Weakley is seventh in kickoff returns, and White is tied for 10th.
McShan ranks third in Hendrix history in interception return yards, while Dalton Lindelof is fourth.
Jacob Bremmon is tied for third in program history in interceptions. McShan is tied for fifth, and Lindelof is tied for seventh.
Scirto is second in program history in passes defensed, while McShan is tied for ninth.
Buchanan's 95-member squad is represented by five states - Texas (46), Arkansas (40), Louisiana (4), Tennessee (3) and Oklahoma (2).
ABOUT SEWANEE
The Tigers are coming off a 30-29 loss at home to Westminster (Mo.) on Sept. 18. Trailing 30-9 entering the fourth quarter in a torrential downpour, Sewanee scored three touchdowns in the final 15 minutes, but two failed conversion attempts after scores and two missed field goals were the difference in the game. In the second quarter, the Tigers attempted a two-point conversion after their first touchdown, but Cyrus McCullough fumbled the carry, which was returned by the Blue Jays 98 yards the other way for two points. In the fourth quarter, with his team trailing by one, McCullough mishandled the snap on an extra point attempt and was unable to run into the endzone. Following a partially-blocked punt which traveled only 12 yards and gave Sewanee the ball on the Westminster 24 with 1:19 to play, Brody Palmer missed a 38-yard field goal wide left with nine seconds to go. George Morris rushed for 102 yards on only seven carries, as the Tigers totaled 181 on 30 rushes. Cooper Hancock finished 10-of-23 passing for 143 yards with two touchdowns but did most of his damage in the second half, going 8-of-17 for 124 yards and two scores. Jeremiah Young ended 6-of-18 through the air for 57 yards and a touchdown and was sacked once. McCullough had 231 all-purpose yards - 96 on kickoff returns, 94 receiving yards and 41 on punt returns - and three touchdown receptions. Jacob Jackson had 13 total tackles. Kaleb Seay had a sack. In the fourth quarter, the Tigers blocked a 30-yard field goal attempt and punt. Sewanee allowed 430 yards of total offense, including 323 on the ground and an average of 7.2 yards per rush. The Tigers lost the time of possession battle 36:05-23:55 and converted just 25 percent (4-of-16) on third down. Sewanee averaged 30.6 yards on five kickoff returns.
Sewanee ranks first in the country in pass defense. The Tigers lead the SAA and ranks 51st nationally in third down conversion percentage defense.
Dagem Samuel leads the SAA and is 23rd in Division III in yards per reception.
McCullough ranks second in the SAA and 23rd nationally in all-purpose yards and second in the conference and 35th in the country in receiving touchdowns.
Jackson is third in the SAA and 34th nationally in solo tackles and third in the SAA and 40th in the country in total tackles.
Jack Satterfield is second in the league and 25th nationally in punt average.
| Sewanee by the Numbers |
| 71 |
The Tigers have averaged 71 offensive plays through their first two games. |
| 397.5 |
Sewanee has allowed the most rushing yards per game in the country at 397.5. |
| 14 |
The Tigers have lost 14-consecutive games dating back to 2018, the third longest active streak in Division III. |
| 9 |
Sewanee has lost nine-straight road games, with the last win coming in 2018 at Hendrix. |
| 58.2% |
The Tigers' overall run/pass percentage is 48.6/51.4, but on 55 first down plays, Sewanee has run the ball 58.2 percent (32-of-55) of the time. However, that number is slightly skewed due to the fact that the Tigers ran the ball on 72 percent (18-of-25) of first down plays in their season opener. |
| 10 |
McCullough has been targeted on 10-of-23 first down passes, the most by any Sewanee player. He was targeted on five-consecutive first down passes and five of the last six in the first game and the last five of the second game. |
| 6 |
Samuel was targeted on six-straight first down passes in the Tigers' last game, primarily in the second and third quarters. |
EXTRA POINTS
Hendrix and Sewanee are scheduled to play twice this season. On Sept. 8, the two schools announced a non-conference game for Saturday at Hendrix in addition to the previously-scheduled league contest at Sewanee to end the regular season Nov. 13. The addition came after the two teams lost their Week 1 contests due to COVID-19 cancelations. Originally, Hendrix was scheduled to travel to Austin (Texas), and Sewanee was set to play at Saint Scholastica (Minn.).
McShan has two career interceptions in as many games against the Tigers, including one returned for a touchdown in the last meeting.
Bremmon had an interception against Sewanee in 2018.
Hendrix has averaged 52.3 points per game in its last three wins over Sewanee.
Two Warriors face a prep teammate Saturday when Hendrix hosts Sewanee.
• Jones Casper (TE, Sr.) and Jaden Davis (WR, Fr.) and Sewanee's Connor Maness (DL, So.) attended Christian Brothers (Tenn.) High School.
SOUTHERN EVALS
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