CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS (6-3, 6-1 Southland Conference) @ NICHOLLS COLONELS (2-7, 2-5 Southland Conference)
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CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS (6-3, 6-1 Southland Conference) @ NICHOLLS COLONELS (2-7, 2-5 Southland Conference) GAME INFORMATION DATE: ............... Saturday, Nov. 14 2015 TIME: ................. 6:00 p.m. STANDINGS SITE: ................. Manning Field @ John L. Guidry Stadium COVERAGE: ..... KUCA 91.3 FM • The Point 94.1 American Sports Network SCHOOL .........................SLC ... % . ALL ...% STR McNeese State ................8-0 ..... 1.000 9-0 .....1.000 W-9 SERIES: ........... UCA leads the overall series 7-2 UCA .................................6-1 ..... .857 6-3 ......667 W-3 Sam Houston State .........5-2 ..... .714 6-3 ......667 L-1 Lamar ..............................3-4 ..... .429 4-5 ......444 L-1 COACHES: SE Louisiana ...................3-4 ..... .429 4-5 ......444 L-2 STEVE CAMPBELL was 6-6 in his first season Northwestern State ..........3-4 ..... .429 3-6 ......333 W-2 at the helm of the UCA football program and is 6-3 Stephen F. Austin.............3-4 ..... .429 3-6 ......333 L-1 this season, with a 6-1 SLC mark. He has a 138- Nicholls ............................2-5 ..... .286 2-7 ......222 W-1 47 overall record as a head coach, including an Houston Baptist ...............0-6 ..... .000 2-7 ......222 L-4 NCAA Division II national championship at Delta ^Incarnate Word ..............4-3 ..... .571 5-4 ......556 W-1 State in 2000. ^Abilene Christian ............2-6 ..... .250 2-7 ......222 L-6 Campbell, a Pensacola, Fla., native, came to ^ ineligible for SLC title UCA from a highly successful 10-year stint at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College where he led the Bulldogs to a national championship in 2007. His overall record at MGCCC was 87-22 and LAST SATURDAY UCA 36, Stephen F. Austin 24 his teams finished ranked in the NJCAA Top 10 eight consecutive seasons. Northwestern State 39, Abilene Christian 22 Under Campbell, the program produced 28 NJCAA All-Americans and 17 Nicholls 30, Lamar 28 Academic All-Americans. Fifteen Bulldogs signed with four-year colleges McNeese State 27, Sam Houston State 10 after the 2013 seaso, including the No. 1 ranked junior college player in Incarnate Word 16, Southeastern Louisiana 2 the nation. There are currently six Bulldogs who played for Campbell on NFL rosters. THIS SATURDAY At Delta State, Campbell went 27-8, with a 14-1 record and the national UCA @ Nicholls - 6:00 (ASN) title in 2000. From there, he was the offensive coordinator and offensive Southeastern Louisiana @ Abilene Christian - 2:00 line coach at Middle Tennessee State in 2002, and offensive line coach Lamar @ Incarnate Word - 2:00 under Jackie Sherrill at Mississippi State in 2003. Houston Baptist @ Stephen F. Austin - 3:00 Campbell was a graduate assitant under Pat Dye at Auburn and Northwestern State @ Sam Houston - 2:30 coached at Delta State, Nicholls State and Southwest Mississippi CC prior to returning to Delta State in 1999. He played at Southeastern Louisiana NEXT THURSDAY and Troy, and received his degrees from Troy and Auburn. Nicholls @ Southeastern Louisiana - 6:00 (ASN) TIM REBOWE is in his first season as head coach of the Colonels. He NEXT SATURDAY came to Thibodaux from a 10-year stint at Louisiana-Lafayette. The 1987 Sam Houston State @ UCA - 6:00 LSU graduate coached previously as an assistant at Nicholls from 1995- Incarnate Word @ Houston Baptist - 2:00 2000. At Nicholls, he was part of the biggest turnaround in FCS history as Stephen F. Austin @ Northwestern State - 3:00 the Colonels went from 0-11 in 1995 to earning a playoff spot with an 8-4 McNeese State @ Lamar - 6:00 record the next season. Abilene Christian @ Northern Colorado - 1:00 Rebowe also coached at his alma mater Destrehan High School, where he coached future NFL star Ed Reed. THIS IS UCA FOOTBALL 3 National championships 2008, 2012 SLC Champions 2011, 2012 NCAA FCS Playoffs 480 All-Conference selections 101 All-Americans 25 Conference Titles 19 posteason appearances1 61 NCAA All-Academic picks THE SERIES: UCA’s postseason awards included senior Cole Caruthers as the SLC The Bears lead the overall series 7-2, and are 3-2 in games played Offensive Lineman of the Year; junior defensive end Jonathan Woodard in Thibodaux, La. All but one game (2000) has been played since UCA as the SLC Defensive Player of the Year, and four first-team All-SLC joined the Southland Conference in 2006. selections and one second-team choice. 2000 Thibodaux, La. NSU 52-44 The first-teamers were Caruthers, Woodard, senior WR Dezmin 2007 Conway, Ark. UCA 49-42 (ot) 2008 Thibodaux, La. NSU 20-17 Lewis, a seventh-round selection by the Buffalo Bills and sophomore kick 2009 Conway, Ark. UCA 42-13 returner Jatavious Wilson. Senior offensive lineman C.J. Simon was on 2010 Thibodaux, La. UCA 31-7 2011 Thibodaux, La. UCA 37-31 the second team. 2012 Conway, Ark. UCA 34-14 Seven others were named honorable mention, including QB Ryan 2013 Thibodaux, La. UCA 17-10 Howard, WR Desmond Smith, OL Kyle Stouffer, LB Ricky Wyatt, LB 2014 Conway, Ark. UCA 52-18 Blake Childress, S Bobby Watkins and P Matt Spencer. All but Howard and Childress return this season. LAST MEETING: Wilson, QB Taylor Reed and PK Eddie Camara all earned SLC Player UCA overcame its own mistakes to roll past Nicholls 52-18 a year of the Week honors during the 2014 season. ago in Conway. The Bears had two interceptions, lost a fumble and missed two field goal but still managed 487 yards of total offense, averaging 5.6 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: yards per play. UCA turned in eight scoring drives, with two others ending Senior RB Blake Veasley earned UCA’s second SLC Player of the in interceptions (one returned for a TD), two in missed field goals and one Week honor last week, earning the Offensive Player of the Week for his with a fumble. record-setting 292-yard, 4-touchdown effort against Lamar. UCA used three quarterbacks, with senior Ryan Howard completing Brandon Cox, a sophomore WR from Conway, was the SLC Special 15 of 19 for 114 yards, with two TDs and two INTs. Junior Taylor Reed Teams Player of the Week after returning a punt 93 yards for a touchdown went 7 for 9 for 98 yards, while redshirt freshman Hayden Hildebrand was in UCA’s 43-7 victory over Houston Baptist. The return was the second- 6 of 8 for 55 yards and a TD. Senior RB Willie Matthews had two rushing longest in UCA history, trailing only a 97-yarder by UCA Sports Hall of touchdowns, while Blake Veasley had another. Famer John Simmons in 1960. Desmond Smith, Courtney Whitehead and Jacoby Walker had touch- down receptions as UCA threw for 267 yards. Running back Michael Henry led the Colonels with 142 rushing yards. INJURIES: UCA played against Lamar without starting QB Taylor Reed (shoul- der), starting running back Dominique Thomas (concussion) and starting LAST WEEK: cornerback Dillion Winfrey (groin). Junior wide receiver Desmond Smith caught a school-record 14 Reed injured his left (throwing) shoulder in the Northwestern State passes for 182 yards and UCA had four rushing touchdowns to down SFA game and did not play again until Oct. 31 against SLU. Thomas and 36-24 in Conway. UCA scored the final 19 points of the game after SFA Winfrey missed their first games against Lamar. went ahead 24-17 at the 3:28 mark of the third quarter. The Bears were missing Winfrey, QB Hayden Hildebrand (shoulder) Junior Kelton Warren had a pair of second-half rushing touchdowns and tight end Justin Dickey (concussion) vs. SLU. Reed missed the SFA (37, 21) while sophomore Jeff Anderson of Conway had his first career game but Hildebrand returned. UCA also played without Thomas, Winfrey touchdown, a 59-yard run. Sophomore QB Hayden Hildebrand completed and defensive tackle Terence Partee vs. the Lumberjacks. 20 of 29 passes for 278 yards and a touchdown (38 yards to Jatavious Reed should return against Nicholls, while Thomas remains out. Wilson). Winfrey and Partee are game-time decisions. Sophomore Tremon Smith had his team-high fifth INT and senior Bobby Watkins added his fourth as UCA held SFA to 399 yards while gaining a season-high 522. UCA’s defense recorded 8 tackles for loss (-43 yards), including four sacks. RECORD BOOKS: • Junior WR Desmond Smith broke the school record for receptions in a game with 14 against SFA last week. The old mark was 13 held by LAST SEASON: Aaron Fairooz (UT Martin 2005) and Jesse Grandy (Nicholls 2012). The Bears were a handful of plays from possibly making their third • Senior RB Blake Veasley broke school records for rushes (49) and NCAA Playoff appearance in the past four years, ultimately finishing 6-6 rushing yards (292) against Lamar. The old marks were 42 by Vaughn overall and 5-3 in the Southland Conference. Edwards vs. Northwest Missouri in 1980 and 248 by Edwards vs. Oua- The Bears tied for tied for third in league play with Lamar and Stephen chita Baptist in 1978. It was the 13th game of at least 200 rushing yards F. Austin, both teams they beat. UCA beat SFA 49-39 on the road and in school history. topped Lamar 44-41 in OT in Conway. The highest single-game rushing effort in the Division I era was Brent - UCA SCHEDULE - - UCA QUICK FACTS - DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME LOCATION .............. Conway, Ark. Sept. 3 Samford University# Birmingham, Ala. L, 16-45 POPULATION ......... 60,000 Sept. 12 Oklahoma State^ Stillwater, Okla. L, 8-32 FOUNDED ............... 1907 Sept. 19 OPEN ENROLLMENT ........ 11,900 Sept. 26 Northwestern State*# Natchitoches, La.