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MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas at Monticello is a Willis "Convoy" Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium for the second time this season this Saturday, September 19, hosting Arkansas Tech for Parent and Family Appreciation Day.

Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. The Weevils are seeking their first win of the season, while Arkansas Tech comes to Monticello undefeated at 2-0. The game can be heard on the UAM Sports Network at KHBM-FM 93.7 in Monticello and online at UAMsports.com. Live stats and live streaming video will also be available. All links to live coverage can be found at www.UAMsports.com/coverage.aspx.

LAST TIME OUT
The Weevils suffered a 50-20 loss to Southwestern Oklahoma State University last Saturday in UAM's first and longest road trip of the 2015 season. The Bulldogs took an early lead three plays into the game's opening possession on a 61-yard screen pass from Marc Evans to D.J. Jones for a touchdown. SWOSU went for two and failed, which allowed UAM (0-2, 0-2 GAC) to take a 7-6 lead on the next possession after senior quarterback Hunter Leppert hooked up with junior Trevon Smith for a 60-yard score and junior kicker Jamie McGee made the extra point. SWOSU regained the lead less than a minute later with a four-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 33-yard pass from Evans to Jones. The Bulldogs never trailed from that point. The Leppert-Smith tandem cut the UAM deficit to one touchdown on the final play of the first quarter, a 73-yard deep pass over the middle of the field on the second play of a 53 second drive. Midway through the second quarter, McGee trimmed the deficit to just three points with a 20-yard field goal to cap a 14-play, 80-yard drive that took just under seven minutes. SWOSU scored a pair of unanswered touchdowns in the final six minutes of the second quarter to take a 30-17 lead into the locker room at halftime. Senior linebacker Ofisa Kose paced the Weevil defense with 10 tackles, which marked the first double-digit tackle performance of his UAM career.
 
MCGEE MOVES INTO SECOND PLACE ALL-TIME
Junior kicker Jamie McGee moved into second place all-time at UAM in made field goals with two in the loss to SWOSU last Saturday. The Lake Charles, Louisiana native is now 26-for-34 (76 percent) in his three-year career, which is currently the best all-time field goal percentage in school history. He is 3-for-3 this season, with his longest being a 38-yarder against SWOSU.

LEPPERT MOVES INTO SIXTH PLACE ALL-TIME IN PASSING
Senior quarterback Hunter Leppert has moved into sixth place all-time in passing yardage with his 559 yards through the air so far this season. Overall in his injury-plagued career, he has 4,063 passing yards on 356 completions. Next on the list is Joe Don Samples (1993-96) with 4,963 passing yards. The Minden, Louisiana native has 32 career touchdown passes, which ranks seventh all-time at UAM. His 73-yard touchdown pass to Trevon Smith in last Saturday's game against SWOSU was the 52nd pass in UAM history completed for at least 70 yards. The 60-yard TD pass to Smith earlier in the game was 104th pass of at least 60 yards in program history.

SCOUTING ARKANSAS TECH
The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys enter Saturday's game receiving votes in the American Football Coaches Association Top 25 Poll with and undefeated record of 2-0. Tech has a pair of dominating wins to open the 2015 season, beating Southern Nazarene 62-14 in the opener and last week taking down Oklahoma Baptist 50-7. Tech is first in the Great American Conference in scoring, total defense, rushing offense and pass defense. The Wonder Boys have three running backs with at least 20 carries so far this season, and five backs with at least 70 rushing yards. Quarterback Arsenio Favor has completed 67 percent of his passes and has not thrown an interception yet.
 
73rd EDITION OF WEEVILS AND WONDER BOYS
Saturday's game between UAM and Arkansas Tech is the 73rd all-time meeting between the two football squads in a rivalry that began in the 1920 season. Tech leads the all-time series 44-25-3, and holds a slight advantage in games played in Monticello at 17-14-1. The Weevils and Wonder Boys have gone back-and-forth since becoming members of the GAC in 2011. Both teams have defended their home turfs during that period, including a dominant 34-0 win for UAM in 2013. Last year, Tech won 18-13 in Russellville.
 
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
- UAM ranks 14th in D2 and 2nd in the GAC with three fumble recoveries this year.
- UAM ranks 19th in D2 in third down conversion percentage (50 percent).
- UAM ranks 37th in D2 and 5th in the GAC in passing offense (289.5 yards per game).
- UAM is one of 30 teams in D2 to be perfect on scoring inside the red zone.
- UAM is No. 1 in the nation in tackles for loss allowed at 1.5 given up per game.
- UAM kicker Jamie McGee is one of 34 players in D2 to be perfect on field goals.
- UAM kicker Jamie McGee ranks 19th in D2 and first in the GAC with an average of 1.5 made field goals per game.
- UAM quarterback Hunter Leppert ranks 10th in D2 in passing touchdowns (6).
- UAM's Jeremy Jackson ranks 34th in D2 with a total of 161 kickoff return yards.
- TECH ranks 9th in D2 and 1st in the GAC in third down conversion pct. (54.8 %).
- TECH ranks 13th in D2 and 1st in the GAC in 3rd down defense (23.3 %).
- TECH ranks 3rd in D2 with a total of 60 first downs.
- TECH ranks 13th in D2 with four pass interceptions so far this season.
- TECH ranks 10th in D2 in pass defense (101 yards allowed per game).
- TECH is one of 30 teams in D2 to be perfect on scoring inside the red zone.
- TECH is one of 51 teams in D2 to have an undefeated record.
- TECH kicker Eric Perez is one of 34 players in D2 to be perfect on field goals.
- TECH QB Arsenio Favor ranks 5th in D2 with an average of 15 points per game.

UP NEXT
Following this Saturday's home game against Arkansas Tech, the Weevils are on the road for their next two contests, starting first at Harding on September 26.