JACKSON, Miss. - Week six of Belhaven Football will kickoff Saturday, October 8 as the Blazers travel to Alpine, Texas to take on ASC foe Sul Ross State. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Live video and stats will be available through Sul Ross State. For a Belhaven audio broadcast, tune into WJNT 1180 AM or online at wjnt.com.
The week six matchup with Sul Ross State marks the first game since the season opener at Millsaps on Sept. 1 that Belhaven will not be facing a team ranked in the D3Football.com Top 25. The Blazers competed against No. 2 Wisconsin-Whitewater in week two, No. 19 Huntingdon in week three and No. 17 East Texas Baptist in week five.
Through five weeks this season, Belhaven's four opponents have amassed a 12-2 record.
The Blazers are coming off of a 60-47 loss to East Texas Baptist last week in the team's home opener inside the brand-new Belhaven Bowl Stadium. After the Tigers got out to a 32-17 lead through the first half, the Blazers fought back admirably, outscoring the 17th ranked team in NCAA Division III 30-28 in the second half of play.
The Blazers began the season by winning the seventh edition of the Riverside Rumble on Sept. 1 against rival Millsaps at Harper Davis Field, rallying back from a 17-7 halftime deficit to defeat the Majors 28-25.
Sul Ross State enters Saturday's matchup with a 1-3 season mark. The Lobos lone win of the season came in week two versus Wayland Baptist University. Sul Ross began the season with a 27-6 defeat to Texas-Permian Basin, and also have losses to Arizona Christian University and Hardin-Simmons University.
Sul Ross finished the 2015 season with a 3-7 overall record and a 1-4 mark in American Southwest Confernence action. The Lobos compiled just a 1-3 record at home.
Saturday's game will mark the second all-time meeting between Belhaven and Sull Ross State. The Blazers won the first all-time meeting on Nov. 7, 2015, 12-6.
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