Ouachita Baptist beat the University of Arkansas at Monticello 62-10 on Saturday in Arkadelphia, handing the Boll Weevils their sixth loss of the season. Tigers running back Chris Henley Jr. scored three rushing touchdowns, the Pine Bluff Commercial reported.
UAM falls to 1-6 overall and in Great American Conference play. Ouachita improves to 5-2. The game was played at Cliff Harris Stadium on the Ouachita campus.
How the game went
Ouachita led 13-3 after one quarter and 41-3 at halftime, according to the official scoring summary posted by both schools. UAM’s only first-half points came on a 40-yard field goal by Ford Stinson late in the first quarter.
The Weevils scored their lone touchdown in the third quarter. Drew Forkner threw 28 yards to D.T. McCoy. Ouachita answered on the next play when Carter McElhany returned the kickoff 87 yards for a score. The Tigers outscored UAM 21-7 in the second half.
By the numbers
- Score by quarter: Ouachita 13-28-14-7; UAM 3-0-7-0.
- Total yards: Ouachita 483, UAM 276. UAM ran for 70 yards.
- Turnovers: UAM lost four, two interceptions and two fumbles. The Weevils have 18 turnovers this season.
- UAM passing: Forkner went 14 of 28 for 198 yards and a touchdown. Freshman Beau Bryant played quarterback for UAM for the first time and went 2 of 4.
- UAM rushing: Dave Alston carried 13 times for 52 yards. Braylon Henry added 31 yards on six carries.
The 62 points were the most UAM has allowed since a 63-3 home loss to Harding in 2024, the Commercial reported.
What’s next
UAM comes home to face Harding at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Willis “Convoy” Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium in Monticello, according to the UAM athletics schedule. The Weevils lost their Oct. 10 homecoming game to Oklahoma Baptist. iSEARK.com has the homecoming story.
Sources: Pine Bluff Commercial game story, which first reported the result; UAM and Ouachita Baptist athletics scoreboards (uamsports.com, obutigers.com).
