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2 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES • 7 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 10 FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKAT FOOTBALL FB Contact: Ben Rikard • O: 936-294-1764 • C: 936-554-2077 • Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @BearkatsFB GAME vs Houston Baptist DATE: Nov. 18, 2017 TIME: 1:00 p.m. 11 WHERE: Huntsville, Texas STADIUM: Bowers Statdium (12,593) WHERE TO WATCH WHERE TO LISTEN No. 4 SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS HOUSTON BAPTIST HUSKIES OVERALL: 9-1 SOUTHLAND: 7-1 OVERALL: 1-9 SOUTHLAND: 0-8 Location ..................................................................... Huntsville, Texas Location: .................................................................... Houston, Texas Enrollment ....................................................................................20,477 Enrollment .................................................................................... 3,160 Stadium ...................................................... Elliott T. Bowers Stadium Stadium .......................................................................Husky Stadium Capacity .........................................................................................12,593 Capacity ........................................................................................ 5,000 Colors ............................................................................Orange & White Colors .............................................................................Blue & Orange ESPN3 BROADCAST INFO Head Coach .........................................................................K. C. Keeler Head Coach .........................................................................Vic Shealy Play By Play ....................................................... Tom Franklin Alma Mater ..................................................................Delaware, 1981 Alma Mater .............................................................Richmond, 1984 Analysis .................................................................. Ken Moore Ovearall Record .......................................................................217-84-1 Ovearll Record .........................................................................39-52-1 Record at SHSU .............................................................................43-11 Record at HBU ..............................................................................12-38 KSAM BROADCAST INFO Play By Play ............................................... Kooter Roberson TEAM STATS TEAM STATS Analysis ......................................................................E.P. Garth Points per game ...............................................................................45.3 Points per game .............................................................................19.3 Sideline................................................................Brian Adams Yards per game.............................................................................. 546.6 Yards per game............................................................................ 335.9 Yards passing per game ............................................................. 350.4 Yards passing per game ........................................................... 249.6 LIVE STATS Yards rushing per game ............................................................. 196.1 Yards rushing per game ..............................................................86.3 samhouston.statbroadcast.com Points allowed per game ..............................................................27.2 Points allowed per game ............................................................27.0 Yards allowed per game ............................................................. 414.3 Yards allowed per game ........................................................... 381.2 TWITTER UPDATES @BearkatsFB INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS Rushing .....................................................................Corey Avery, 71.5 Rushing ............................................................Terrance Peters, 40.3 Passing ..........................................................Jeremiah Briscoe, 342.9 Passing ...............................................................Bailey Zappe, 150.1 2017 BEARKAT SCHEDULE Receiving ........................................................Nathan Stewart, 110.7 Receiving .......................................................Dennis Houston, 45.2 Sept. 1 No. 7 RICHMOND& Waco W, 48-34 BEARKAT BYTES Sept. 7 at Prairie View Prairie View W, 44-31 - Sam Houston is 1 of just 3 teams in the FCS, along with North Dakota State and New Hampshire, to reach the Sept. 23 No. 23 NICHOLLS* Huntsville W, 66-17 FCS playoffs each of the last 6 seasons. In that time the Kats have posted an impressive 14-6 mark, trailing only Sept. 30 at No. 11 Central Ark.* Conway, Ark. L, 41-30 the Bison in playoff wins during that span. Sam Houston has reached at least the quarterfinals in 4 of those 6 Oct. 7 vs Stephen F. Austin*^ Houston W, 27-16 seasons, including back-to-back trips to the FCS championship game in both 2011 and 2012. Oct. 14 NORTHWESTERN ST.* Huntsville W, 40-36 Oct. 21 LAMAR* Huntsville W, 63-27 - The Kats are 17-10 all-time in the FCS playoffs and own the country’s third-best winning percentage (.629) in Oct. 28 at Southeastern La.* Hammond, La. W, 33-23 the playoffs. Last season Sam Houston made its sixth straight appearance in the FCS playoffs and 10th overall. Nov. 4 UIW* Huntsville W, 57-20 Nov. 11 at Abilene Christian* Abilene W, 44-35 - SHSU will honor this year’s senior class prior to the HBU game, the first 4-year class to come through SHSU Nov. 18 HOUSTON BAPTIST* Huntsville 1 pm under Keeler, and they have rewrote the record book in that span. WIth 43 wins since 2014, it is the winningest * Southland Conference game senior class in Bearkat history. & Denotes game played at McLane Stadium (Waco) ^ NRG Stadium (Houston) - Offense has not been a problem under K.C. Keeler. In 54 games since 2014, the Kats have scored 30 or more points 44 times, going 40-4 in those games. They have reached the 40-point mark 32 times, going 30-2 in those ALL-TIME FACTS games. They have exceeded the 50-point plateau at Bowers Stadium 11 times under Keeler and 14 times overall. Total Games Played......................................................................1,017 - The Kats finished with 600 total yards of offense against UIW, surpassing the 600-yard mark for the fifth time All-Time Record .....................................Won 523 Lost 461 Tied 35 this season, setting a new program record for the most 600-yard games in program history. Of the 19 total times NCAA Division I Record ........................Won 207 Lost 155 Tied 3 it’s happened in school history, 14 times have come since Keeler took over for the 2014 season. Southland Conference Record..............Won 116 Lost 89 Tied 2 SLC Titles ...................1991, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 FCS Playofs ..................................................1986, 1991, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 10 FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1986 • 1991 • 2001 • 2004 •2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES BEARKAT MEDIA RELATIONS WITH A BEARKAT WIN ... Ben Rikard, Assistant Athletic Director (FB) - K.C. Keeler would win his 218th career game. He is currently tied for 17th all-time among FCS head coaches with Wofford’s Mike Ayers. One spot ahead of them on the all-time list is former SHSU head coach Ron Randle- Telephone: (936) 294-1764 man, who sits 16th with 218 career wins. Cell: (936) 554-2077 Email: [email protected] - Sam Houston would win its 78th game since the beginning of the 2011 season. The Kats and North Dakota Jason Barfield, Associate Athletic Director State are the only two teams in the FCS with 70 victories since the beginning of the 2011 campaign. Telephone: (936) 294-3533 - The Kats would reach 10 wins in 2017, hitting double-digit wins for the fourth consecutive season and the sixth Email: [email protected] time in the last seven years. In its now 102-year history, Sam Houston has won at least 10 games 8 times (1956, Andrew Pate, Media Services Coordinator 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016). Telephone (936) 294-2692 Email: [email protected] - Sam would extend its win streak at Bowers Stadium to 18 games, setting a new mark for the second longest home win streak in school history. The streak is the longest current streak in the FCS with the last loss at Bowers Web Site: www.gobearkats.com coming to Lamar on Sept. 19, 2015 by a 49-46 score. Since the start of 2011, the Kats have been nearly perfect on Fax: (936) 294-3538 the Bowers Stadium turf, having won 44 of their last 46 games in front of their home crowd overall. The current Press Box: (936) 294-1838 school record for consecutive home victories is 23 in a row that stretched from 2010 to 2014. Facebook: Bearkat Athletics Twitter: @BearkatSports & @BearkatsFB FCS NATIONAL POLLS STATS FCS POLL NCAA COACHES POLL 1 James Madison (162) 1 James Madison (26) 2 Jacksonville State 2 Jacksonville State 3 Central Arkansas 3 Central Arkansas 4 Sam Houston State 4 Sam Houston State 5 North Dakota State 5 South Dakota State 6 South Dakota State 6 North Dakota State LEFTOVER KATNIP FROM 44-35 WIN OVER ABILENE CHRISTIAN ... 7 Elon T7 North Carolina A&T - It was a record-setting day for senior defensive lineman P.J. Hall in Abilene. Hall set a new FCS record