game (12.7). Ottawa The Ottawa University Braves return as the prior year's conference champion with thirteen of the previous year's starters. In 2009 the team lost their only game in the second round of the NAIA playoffs and begins ranked No. 8 nationally in the pre-season poll. They completed a record of 11–1. Wide receiver Clarence Anderson was named to the Sporting News Preseason NAIA All-American Team for 2010 and head coach Kent Kessinger is in his seventh year at the program. Saint Mary Saint Mary's disappointing 3–7 record in 2009 ended with a win. Head Coach Lance Hinson returns for his sixth season. Southwestern Ken Crandall begins the season for the Moundbuilders with a new stadium as Sonner Stadium is being renovated. The "Builders" have lost 13 straight road games dating back to 2007. Sterling Sterling comes off the 2009 season with a fourth-place finish in the conference and a 6–4 record. Tabor The Tabor Bluejays football team play their home games in Joel Wiens Stadium located in Hillsboro, Kansas. Tabor's previous year produced a winless 0–10 season. The head coach for the 2010 season is Mike Gardner. 2010 marks Gardner's return to Tabor from the Malone Pioneers in Canton, Ohio. Gardner coached the Bluejays for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. In his previous tenure at the program, Gardner led the Bluejays to back-to-back conference championships and was nationally ranked both years. Schedule Week 0 NAIA football typically plays bowl games in the pre-season as a regular season game. This tradition began with the now defunct Wheat Bowl and has continued with the College Fanz First Down Classic. #24 Baker at No. 8 Ottawa (College Fanz First Down Classic) The start of the 2010 NAIA football season began at People's Bank Field in Ottawa, Kansas for the College Fanz First Down Classic game between two nationally ranked teams: No. 8 Ottawa and No. 24 Baker. This game marked the first time the two schools met in football for 17 years. Ottawa began the game by returning the kickoff for a touchdown and let the entire game to a 24–14 victory. Offensively the teams were closely matched statistically: Ottawa produced 375 yards of total offense to Baker's 408; Baker managed to record 19 first downs while Ottawa achieved 20; third down conversions were 5–16 for Baker, 9–23 for Ottawa. Statistically, the major marked difference was in penalties: Baker had 16