The Rangers, playing away, lost both of the last two games.
NWOSU 0, Harding 62
The Rangers took a severe beating at the hands of the Harding Bison on Oct. 12. The Rangers were unable to gain any momentum the in any of the four quarters as the Bison won 62-0.
The Bison were able to score five touchdowns in the first half and stopped any attempt of offensive movement from the Rangers to make the score 0-32 at the half.
In the second half, Harding kicked off to NWOSU. The Rangers were unable to go far and punted after just four plays.
Harding scored one touchdown in the third quarter and missed the extra point. The Bison scored three more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to wrap up 62-0.
Harding now sits tied with Southern Arkansas for second place in the GAC.
NWOSU 14, East Central 20
NWOSU faced East Central in Ada on October 19.
NWOSU took an early lead in the first quarter leading the Tigers 7-3. The Rangers were unable to keep the scoring momentum in the second quarter and East Central took the lead 7-10 at the half.
East Central kept the energy going and scored another touchdown to extend their lead to 7-17. In the fourth quarter, the Tigers scored a field goal to try to lock in a win. The Rangers were able to generate a comeback and scored a touchdown in the final two minutes but were not able to get close to the Tigers and time expired.
The Tigers took down the Rangers 14-20.
GAC standings
Ouachita Baptists 7-0
Harding 6-1
Southern Arkansas 6-1
Henderson 5-2
Arkansas Teh 4-3
Southeastern Oklahoma 4-3
Arkansas-Monticello 3-4
East Central 3-5 3-5
Oklahoma Baptist 2-5
SWOSU 2-5
NWOSU 1-6
Southern Nazarene 0-8