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Midwestern State takes on Central Oklahoma Saturday at Wantland Stadium

Football By Trey Reed/Sports Information Director

Game Day: #10 Midwestern State at Central Oklahoma

No. 10 Midwestern State takes on Central Oklahoma in a Lone Star Conference crossover contest Saturday afternoon at Wantland Stadium in Edmond.
 
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
 
Where to find the game
  • 100.9 BOB FM - The broadcast features the play-by-play voice of two-time Lone Star Conference Broadcaster of the Year Bill Powers while KAUZ anchorman Chris Horgen serves as the color analyst.
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  • On the Web - BOB-FM's audio broadcast is simulcast on bobradio.fm.
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  • Live Stats - Live stats are available courtesy of BronchoSports.com.
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    For the record
    Midwestern State can avenge its only loss to an Oklahoma institution during the Bill Maskill era Saturday afternoon at Wantland Stadium.
     
    The Mustangs suffered a 38-33 setback in its last trip to Edmond on Oct. 25, 2008 to snap a 25-game winning streak over teams from Oklahoma, but have rebounded to win the last four and are now 26-1 against the Sooner State since the beginning of the Maskill era in 2002.
     
    Midwestern State can also improve to 4-0 for the fifth-straight season with a win Saturday night in Edmond.
     
    A win would also be the first for the Mustangs at Wantland Stadium as the Bronchos have claimed the other two meetings at the venue in 2000 (24-21) and 2008 (38-33).
     
    Who's hot
    Midwestern State senior running back Marcus Mathis posted his sixth career and second 100-yard rushing performance of the season with 129 yards in last week's 46-9 win over Southwestern Oklahoma.
     
    The Rockwall product is the Lone Star Conference's active leading rusher at 118 yards per game after the dismissal of Fred Winborn (131.3 yards per game) from the Texas A&M-Kingsville roster earlier this week.
     
    Senior quarterback Zack Eskridge experienced his best stretch of the 2010 campaign by completing 8-of-9 passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns during the Mustangs' 28-0 third quarter run last weekend against Southwestern Oklahoma.
     
    Eskridge passed for a season-high 271 yards on 21-of-30 passing against the Bulldogs.
     
    Sophomore linebacker Chase Hooper earned LSC South Defensive Player of the Week after making six tackles including a sack of SWOSU's Mike Van Deripe for a safety while senior kicker Jose Martinez was the special teams player of the week.
     
    Martinez, who needs 22 points to become MSU's all-time leading scorer, connected on three field goals and was a perfect 5-for-5 on PATs.
     
    About the series
    Midwestern State and Central Oklahoma meet for the eighth time on the gridiron Saturday night at Wantland Stadium.
     
    The winner will take the overall lead in the series which is knotted at 3-3-1 as the teams have met just three times in 12 possible years of crossover play since the Mustangs joined the Lone Star Conference in 1997.
     
    The teams split in the two seasons they each spent as North Division foes (2000 and 2001) with UCO taking a 24-21 win at Wantland Stadium in 2000 while the Mustangs pulled away for a 47-38 win in Wichita Falls in 2001.
     
    Midwestern State is winless in its two trips to Wantland Stadium taking losses in 2000 and 2008.
     
    Quick hits
  • Midwestern State improved to 3-0 for the fifth straight season after defeating Southwestern Oklahoma 46-9 Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.
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  • The win combined with Tarleton State's 17-14 loss at Northwestern State (La.) allowed Midwestern State the most successful team in the Lone Star Conference since 2000 in terms of winning percentage. The Mustangs are now 78-34 (.696) since the start of the 2000 season, while the Texans moved to 80-36 (.690).
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  • The Mustangs improved to 44-11 at Memorial Stadium since 2000 for a .800 winning percentage.
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  • The victory was the ninth straight for MSU over Southwestern Oklahoma and improved the Mustangs to 26-1 against Oklahoma competition since the Bill Maskill era began in 2002.
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  • Midwestern has won 20 consecutive home games against institutions hailing from the State of Oklahoma.
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  • Senior safety Ryan Craven had five tackles to become the 12th MSU player to amass 200 career tackles and now has 203 stops.
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  • Senior running back Marcus Mathis recorded his sixth career 100-yard rushing game with 129 yards on the ground and accounted for two touchdowns - an 8-yard run and a 24-yard reception.
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  • Mathis moved passed Ross Harrison into fifth place on the career all-purpose yards list and now has 2,678 all-purpose yards.
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  • Senior quarterback Zack Eskridge became the school's all-time completions leader surpassing former Harlon Hill candidate Phillip Boggs (432 completions from 1999-03). Eskridge now has 441.
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  • Eskridge completed 8-of-9 passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns allowing MSU to score 28 points to pull away for the victory.
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  • Junior wide receiver David Little moved into 10th on the school's all-time reception list after making five catches for 68 yards and a touchdown against Southwestern Oklahoma. The Monroe, La. native needs 65 yards to become the 10th receiving in program history to amass 1,000 career receiving yards.
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  • Midwestern State Military Appreciation attendance of 8,567 was the seventh largest MSU crowd at Memorial Stadium.
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  • The Mustangs improved to 15-8 in home openers since bring back football in 1988. MSU has now won its last six.
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