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SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS FOOTBALL // 2018 GAME NOTES FB Contact: Ben Rikard • O: 936-294-1764 • C: 936-554-2077 • Email: Ben.Rikard@Shsu.Edu • Twitter: @Bearkatsfb 2 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES • 7 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 11 FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS FOOTBALL // 2018 GAME NOTES FB Contact: Ben Rikard • O: 936-294-1764 • C: 936-554-2077 • Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @BearkatsFB at UIW GAME DATE: Nov. 3, 2018 TIME: 2:05 pm WHERE: San Antonio, Texas 9 STADIUM: Benson Stadium WHERE TO WATCH WHERE TO LISTEN No. 21 SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS UIW CARDINALS OVERALL: 5-3 SOUTHLAND: 4-2 OVERALL: 4-4 SOUTHLAND: 4-2 Location ..................................................................... Huntsville, Texas Location: .............................................................San Antonio, Texas Enrollment ....................................................................................20,477 Enrollment ..................................................................................10,389 Stadium ...................................................... Elliott T. Bowers Stadium Stadium .................................................................... Benson Stadium Capacity .........................................................................................12,975 Capacity ........................................................................................ 6,000 Colors ............................................................................Orange & White Colors .................................................................... Red, Black & White ESPN3 BROADCAST INFO Head Coach .........................................................................K. C. Keeler Head Coach ........................................................................ Eric Morris Play By Play ....................................................Randy McIlvoy Alma Mater ..................................................................Delaware, 1981 Alma Mater ............................................................ Texas Tech, 2008 Analysis ................................................................Shea Walker Overall Record .........................................................................225-88-1 Overall Record ..................................................................................4-4 Sideline..................................................................Julie Dobbs Record at SHSU .............................................................................51-15 Record at UIW ..............................................................................Same KSAM BROADCAST INFO TEAM STATS TEAM STATS Play By Play ............................................... Kooter Roberson Points per game ...............................................................................31.5 Points per game .............................................................................32.5 Analysis ......................................................................E.P. Garth Yards per game.............................................................................. 416.6 Yards per game............................................................................ 472.3 Sideline................................................................Brian Adams Yards passing per game ............................................................. 284.6 Yards passing per game ........................................................... 310.3 Yards rushing per game ............................................................. 132.0 Yards rushing per game ........................................................... 162.0 LIVE STATS Points allowed per game ..............................................................28.6 Points allowed per game ............................................................35.9 UIWCardinals.com Yards allowed per game ............................................................. 417.6 Yards allowed per game ........................................................... 488.1 TWITTER UPDATES INDIVIDUAL RETURNING OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS @BearkatsFB Rushing .................................................................Kyran Jackson, 79.1 Rushing ....................................................Ra’Quanne Dickens, 96.0 Passing ...........................................................................Ty Brock, 261.0 Passing .............................................................Jon Copeland, 309.0 2018 BEARKAT SCHEDULE Receiving ...........................................................Nathan Stewart, 83.2 Receiving ......................................................... Phillip Baptiste, 78.3 Sept. 8 PRAIRIE VIEW Huntsville W, 41-32 BEARKAT BYTES Sept. 15 NORTH DAKOTA Huntsville L, 24-23 - Senior wide receiver Davion Davis took hold of a Southland Conference record vs Lamar, catching Sept. 22 at No. 18 Nicholls* Thibodaux, La. L, 27-7 2 touchdown passes to give him 40 for his career. That broke a tie former SFA wide receiver Cordell Sept. 29 No. 13 CENTRAL ARK.* Huntsville W, 34-31 ot Roberson’s all-time Southland Conference mark of 39 career touchdown grabs. He is the active Oct. 6 vs Stephen F. Austin*^ Houston W, 54-21 leader in all of Division I in career TD catches, trailing only Brody Oliver’s 55 (Div 2 - Colo. School of Oct. 13 at Northwestern State* Natchitoches, La. W, 42-28 Mines) and Chad Hovasse’s 42 (Div 2 - Adams State). Oct. 20 at Lamar* Beaumont L, 41-23 Oct. 27 SOUTHEASTERN LA.* Huntsville W, 28-25 - Sam Houston is 1 of just 3 teams in the FCS, along with North Dakota State and New Hampshire, to Nov. 3 at Incarnate Word* San Antonio 2 pm reach the FCS playoffs each season since 2011. In that time the Kats have posted an impressive 16-7 Nov. 10 ABILENE CHRISTIAN* Huntsville 2:30 pm playoff mark, trailing only the Bison in playoff wins during that span. Sam Houston has reached at Nov. 17 at Houston Baptist* Houston 2 pm least the semifinals in 5 of those 7 seasons, including back-to-back trips to the FCS championship * Southland Conference game game in both 2011 and 2012. ^ NRG Stadium (Houston) - The Kats currently hold the No. 21 spot in the STATS FCS poll, keeping a trend going of being ranked in every STATS FCS poll since K.C. Keeler took over the program in 2014. With the Kats falling out of the top 10 after its loss to North Dakota, the following poll was the first poll released without the Kats ranked inside the top 10 since Nov. 9, 2015. Currently they are riding a streak of 55 consecu- ALL-TIME FACTS tive polls within the top 25. Total Games Played......................................................................1,031 All-Time Record .....................................Won 531 Lost 465 Tied 35 - In 64 games since 2014, the Kats have scored 30 or more points 50 times, going 46-4 in those NCAA Division I Record ........................Won 224 Lost 162 Tied 3 games. They have reached the 40-point mark 36 times, going 34-2 in those games. Southland Conference Record..............Won 122 Lost 91 Tied 2 SLC Titles ...................1991, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 - The Kats are 19-11 all-time in the FCS playoffs and own the country’s third-best winning percent- FCS Playofs ..................................................1986, 1991, 2001, 2004, age (.633) in the playoffs. The 2017 season was SHSU’s seventh straight appearance in the FCS 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 playoffs and 11th overall. 7 SLC Titles: 1991 • 2001 • 2004 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 BEARKAT MEDIA RELATIONS WITH A BEARKAT WIN ... Ben Rikard, Assistant Athletic Director (FB) - K.C. Keeler would win his 226th career game. He is currently 15th all-time among FCS head Telephone: (936) 294-1764 coaches, 6 wins ahead of former Wofford coach Mike Ayers and former SHSU coach Ron Randleman. He is 3 wins behind former Ohio State and Youngstown State head coach Jim Tressell for 14th all- Cell: (936) 554-2077 time among coaches who spent at least 10 years at FCS schools. His 226 victories are the third most Email: [email protected] among active coaches in the FCS. Jason Barfield, Associate Athletic Director Telephone: (936) 294-3533 - Keeler would also win his 52nd game as head coach of the Bearkats and would move into a tie for Email: [email protected] eighth in the all-time top 10 among Southland Conference coaches with former ULM head man Shannon Carrico, Media Services Coordinator Pat Collins. His 52nd win would also put him just 2 wins back of J.W. Jones for third place all-time at Telephone (936) 294-2692 SHSU. Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.gobearkats.com - Sam Houston would assure itself of its ninth consecutive winning season. The Kats have not had Fax: (936) 294-3538 a sub-.500 campaign since the 2009 team went 5-6. The current 8-year streak of winning seasons is the longest in school history with the next most being 5 in a row from 1952-56 under Paul Pierce. Press Box: (936) 294-1838 Facebook: Bearkat Athletics - The Kats would remain undefeated all-time against UIW, moving to 7-0 against the Cardinals. The Twitter: @BearkatSports & @BearkatsFB current 6-0 mark against UIW is the most wins without a loss for the Bearkats against any team in its history. FCS NATIONAL POLLS STATS FCS POLL NCAA COACHES POLL 1 North Dakota State (160) 1 North Dakota State (26) 2 Kenesaw State 2 Kennesaw State 3 James Madison 3 James Madison 4 Weber State 4 Eastern Washington 5 Eastern Washington 5 Weber State 6 UC Davis 6 Elon 7 South Dakota State 7 South Dakota State 8 Elon 8 Wofford 9 Wofford 9 UC Davis 10 Jacksonville State 10 Jacksonville State LEFTOVERS FROM A 28-25 WIN OVER
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