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DURANT, Okla. - Southeastern returns to Paul Laird Field for its first home game in October when it hosts Southwestern Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
The Savage Storm come into the contest at 2-4 on the seasonafter snapping a four-game losing skid with a 31-6 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State, while the Bulldogs enter the matchup off a 45-37 loss to Arkansas Tech.
Southeastern vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State Game Notes
Against the Bulldogs… Saturday marks the 81st meeting all-time between Southeastern and Southwestern Oklahoam State, making it the second-longest rivalry on the schedule behind only the 95 meetings SE has had against East Central. The series got its start in 1923 when SE picked up the first of its series leading 42 wins in a 16-7 decision. In 1928, the second meeting ever, SWOSU got the first of its 35 wins, while the teams playd tot he first of their three ties in 1939 at 0-0. SE owns the series' longest winning streak which reached nine in 2010 and was snapped with SWOSU's win int he last meeting, a 23-20 victory in 2011.
Southeastern celebrates 100th season of football… The 2012 season will mark the 100th season of competition for SE football which fielded its first team in 1909. Southeastern has fielded a team every year since then except for the span between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. SE has played 946 games over that span, posting a 452-450-44 record.
Notes from last time out… SE snapped a four-game losing skid with a 31-6 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State... both of SE's wins this season have come by the same 31-6 score.... SE eclipsed 300 yards rushing for the second time in as many weeks... Don Brown broke the 100-yard plateau and is the third SE rusher to have a 100-yard game this season... Izzy Eziakor had double-digit tackles for the third time this season.
About the Coaches… Ray Richards (Northern Michigan, 1981) took over the reins for the Southeastern Oklahoma State football program prior to the 2005 season and quickly built on to SE's successful history. Richards has compiled a 36-37 record at SE and an overall career record of 50-67, with head coaching stints at Southeastern and Southwest Baptist University. The 2011 squad opened the year with back-to-back wins before going to a 2-8 season and a ninth place finish in the first season of Great American Conference play. SE had three all conference award winners, highlighted by first team selection Ryan Shelley who turned in the league's best single-game receiving mark with 225 yards against East Central. In seven seasons at SE, Richards' teams have produced 25 first team all-conference honors as well as 37 all-conference second team honors. His teams also won eight specialty awards in the LSC, including his own Coach of the Year nod following the 2005 season.
Dan Cocannouer agreed to return home to lead his alma matter in 2009. He came to SWOSU in 2010 after eight years at Edmond Santa Fe High School where he compiled a 70-26 record (.729 winning percentage) and led the Wolves to the Class 6A finals in 2003. Prior to his work at Santa Fe, Cocannouer had previously led high school programs at John Marshall, Chandler, Alva, Pauls Valley and Walters High Schools and was an assistant at a number of others. All total, he has coached more than 32 years, including the last 26 as a head coach. Cocannouer played at SWOSU after earning all-state honors as a running back at Tuttle High School. He played four seasons under coach Otis Delaporte where the Bulldogs won two conference titles and in 1977 won a school record 11 games, finishing as the NAIA National Runner-up.
