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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 No. 23 Nicholls DATE: Sept. 23, 2017 TIME: 6:00 p.m. WHERE: Huntsville, Texas 3 STADIUM: Bowers Stadium (12,975) WHERE TO WATCH WHERE TO LISTEN No. 3 SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS No. 23 NICHOLLS COLONELS OVERALL: 2-0 SOUTHLAND: 0-0 OVERALL: 2-1 SLC: 1-0 Location ..................................................................... Huntsville, Texas Location: .....................................................................Thibodaux, La. Enrollment ....................................................................................20,477 Enrollment ..................................................................................15,000 Stadium ...................................................... Elliott T. Bowers Stadium Stadium ......................................................................Guidry Stadium Capacity .........................................................................................12,593 Capacity ......................................................................................10,500 Colors ............................................................................Orange & White Colors ................................................................................... Red & Gray Head Coach .........................................................................K. C. Keeler Head Coach .................................................................... Tim Rebowe ESPN3 BROADCAST INFO Alma Mater ..................................................................Delaware, 1981 Alma Mater ..........................................................................LSU, 1987 Play By Play ....................................................Randy McIlvoy Ovearall Record .......................................................................210-83-1 Ovearll Record .............................................................................10-15 Analysis ................................................................Shea Walker Record at SHSU .............................................................................36-10 Record at NICH ............................................................................Same KSAM BROADCAST INFO TEAM STATS TEAM STATS Play By Play ............................................... Kooter Roberson Points per game ...............................................................................46.0 Points per game .............................................................................32.7 Analysis ......................................................................E.P. Garth Yards per game.............................................................................. 552.0 Yards per game............................................................................ 392.6 Sideline................................................................Brian Adams Yards passing per game ............................................................. 351.5 Yards passing per game ........................................................... 241.8 Yards rushing per game ............................................................. 200.5 Yards rushing per game ........................................................... 150.8 LIVE STATS Points allowed per game ..............................................................32.5 Points allowed per game ............................................................31.2 samhouston.statbroadcast.com Yards allowed per game ............................................................. 551.5 Yards allowed per game ........................................................... 402.2 TWITTER UPDATES INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS @BearkatsFB Rushing ................................................................Remus Bulmer, 62.5 Rushing .....................................................................Kyran Irvin, 64.0 Passing ..........................................................Jeremiah Briscoe, 351.5 Passing .........................................................Chase Fourcade, 241.7 2017 BEARKAT SCHEDULE Receiving ............................................................. Davion Davis, 119.0 Receiving ...............................................Damion Jeanpierre, 120.3 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. 23NICHOLLS* Huntsville 6 pm 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 Central Arkansas* Conway, Ark. 6 pm 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 1 pm seasons, including back-to-back trips to the FCS championship game in both 2011 and 2012. Oct. 14 NORTHWESTERN STATE* Huntsville TBD Oct. 21 LAMAR* Huntsville 3:00 pm - The Bearkats reached the double-digit plateau for the third straight season and fifth of the last 6 seasons in Oct. 28 at Southeastern La.* Hammond, La. 7 pm 2016. In its 102-year history, Sam Houston has won at least 10 games 8 times (1956, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014, Nov. 4 UIW* Huntsville TBD 2015 and 2016). Nov. 11 at Abilene Christian* Abilene 6 pm Nov. 18 HOUSTON BAPTIST* Huntsville TBD - The Kats are 17-10 all-time in the FCS playoffs and own the country’s third-best winning percentage (.629) in * Southland Conference game the playoffs. Last season Sam Houston made its sixth straight appearance in the FCS playoffs and 10th overall. & Denotes game played at McLane Stadium (Waco) ^ NRG Stadium (Houston) - With its win over Richmond in the season opener, the Bearkats secured the first season-opening victory over a ranked opponent in school history. It made Sam Houston 3-1 against current CAA schools and was the 16th vic- ALL-TIME FACTS tory all-time against a team ranked in the national top-10. Total Games Played......................................................................1,010 - Points have not been a problem under head coach K.C. Keeler for the Bearkats. In 46 games since he took over All-Time Record .....................................Won 515 Lost 461 Tied 34 in 2014, the Kats have scored 30 or more points on 37 occasions, going 34-3 in those games. In all, Sam Houston NCAA Division I Record ........................Won 200 Lost 154 Tied 3 has scored no less than 34 points in each of its last 27 victories. Southland Conference Record..............Won 109 Lost 88 Tied 1 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 211th career game. He is currently in a tie with Wofford’s Mike Ayers for 17th in all- time wins among FCS head coaches. Next on the all-time list is former SHSU head coach Ron Randleman, who Telephone: (936) 294-1764 sits 16th with 218 career wins. Cell: (936) 554-2077 Email: [email protected] - Sam would move to 3-0, giving it 3-0 starts in each of its last two seasons. The Kats have only started 3-0 in Jason Barfield, Associate Athletic Director consecutive seasons twice previously in its history with the last time coming in the 1963 and 1964 seasons. Telephone: (936) 294-3533 - The Kats would run their win streak to 11 in a row against the Colonels, with the last loss coming in 2005 in Email: [email protected] Thibodaux. The current 10-game win streak by Sam Houston is the longest for the Bearkats against an SLC foe Andrew Pate, Media Services Coordinator since joining the league in 1986. Additionally, SHSU has won 7 in a row against Nicholls at Bowers Stadium, not Telephone (936) 294-2692 falling at home to the Colonels since 2002. Email: [email protected] - Sam would extend its win streak at Bowers Stadium to 14 games. That streak dates back to a 49-46 loss to La- Web Site: www.gobearkats.com mar on Sept. 19, 2015, a streak that is the longest current such streak in the FCS. Since 2010, the Kats have been Fax: (936) 294-3538 nearly perfect on the Bowers Stadium turf, winning 38 of their last 40 games in front of the home crowd. Press Box: (936) 294-1838 Facebook: Bearkat Athletics - The Kats would move to 16-13-1 all-time in Southland Conference openers. Twitter: @BearkatSports & @BearkatsFB - Sam Houston would win its 71st game since the beginning of the 2011 season. The Kats and North Dakota State are the only two teams in the FCS with 70 victories since the beginning of the 2011 campaign. - The Kats would move to 26-20 in games in which both teams were ranked. They have won 9 of their last 13 FCS NATIONAL POLLS games played with both teams ranked. STATS FCS POLL NCAA COACHES POLL 1 James Madison (156) 1 James Madison (25) KATS AMONG WINNINGEST TEAMS SINCE 2011 2 North Dakota State (5) 2 North Dakota State (1) Since the 2011 season which saw Sam Houston State make a run to the the first of consecutive FCS Champion- ship games, the