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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 Northwestern State DATE: Oct. 14, 2017 TIME: 3:45 p.m. WHERE: Huntsville, Texas 6 STADIUM: Bowers Statdium (12,575) WHERE TO WATCH WHERE TO LISTEN No. 9 SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS NORTHWESTERN STATE DEMONS OVERALL: 4-1 SOUTHLAND: 2-1 OVERALL: 1-4 SOUTHLAND: 1-2 Location ..................................................................... Huntsville, Texas Location: ................................................................ Natchitoches, La. Enrollment ....................................................................................20,477 Enrollment ..................................................................................10,572 Stadium ...................................................... Elliott T. Bowers Stadium Stadium ...................................................................... Turpin Stadium Capacity .........................................................................................12,593 Capacity ......................................................................................15,971 Colors ............................................................................Orange & White Colors .................................................Purple & White, Orange Trim ELEVEN SPORTS BROADCAST INFO Head Coach .........................................................................K. C. Keeler Head Coach ......................................................................Jay Thomas Play By Play ....................................................... Mike Meltser Alma Mater ..................................................................Delaware, 1981 Alma Mater .....................................................Southern Miss, 1984 Analysis ..................................................................John Harris Ovearall Record .......................................................................212-84-1 Ovearll Record .............................................................................45-68 Record at SHSU .............................................................................38-11 Record at NWST ..........................................................................18-34 KSAM BROADCAST INFO Play By Play ............................................... Kooter Roberson TEAM STATS TEAM STATS Analysis ......................................................................E.P. Garth Points per game ...............................................................................43.0 Points per game .............................................................................19.8 Sideline................................................................Brian Adams Yards per game.............................................................................. 537.0 Yards per game............................................................................ 326.8 Yards passing per game ............................................................. 338.4 Yards passing per game ........................................................... 216.6 LIVE STATS Yards rushing per game ............................................................. 198.6 Yards rushing per game ........................................................... 110.2 samhouston.statbroadcast.com Points allowed per game ..............................................................27.8 Points allowed per game ............................................................33.2 Yards allowed per game ............................................................. 419.2 Yards allowed per game ........................................................... 441.6 TWITTER UPDATES @BearkatsFB INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS Rushing .....................................................................Corey Avery, 76.6 Rushing ....................................................................Chris Jones, 53.4 Passing ..........................................................Jeremiah Briscoe, 327.2 Passing .................................................................J.D. Almond, 187.2 2017 BEARKAT SCHEDULE Receiving ........................................................Nathan Stewart, 111.6 Receiving ...................................................Bobby Chan-Chan, 53.4 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 3:45 PM Oct. 21 LAMAR* Huntsville 3:00 pm - The Bearkats reached the double-digit win 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......................................................................1,013 - Points have not been a problem under head coach K.C. Keeler for the Bearkats. In 49 games since he took over All-Time Record .....................................Won 518 Lost 461 Tied 35 in 2014, the Kats have scored 30 or more points on 39 occasions, going 35-4 in those games. Sam Houston had NCAA Division I Record ........................Won 202 Lost 155 Tied 3 scored at least 34 points in 28 straight victories prior to its 27-16 win over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. Southland Conference Record..............Won 111 Lost 89 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 213th career game. He is currently 18th all-time among FCS head coaches, one win behind Wofford’s Mike Ayers. One spot ahead of Ayers 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 would extend its win streak at Bowers Stadium to 15 games, tying the mark for the second longest home Jason Barfield, Associate Athletic Director win streak in school history. The current 14-game streak dates back to a 49-46 loss to Lamar on Sept. 19, 2015, a streak that is the longest current such streak in the FCS. Since the start of 2011, the Kats have been nearly perfect Telephone: (936) 294-3533 on the Bowers Stadium turf, having won 41 of their last 43 games in front of their home crowd overall. The cur- Email: [email protected] rent school record for consecutive home victories is 23 in a row that stretched from 2010 to 2014. Andrew Pate, Media Services Coordinator Telephone (936) 294-2692 - Sam Houston would win its 73rd game since the beginning of the 2011 season. The Kats and North Dakota Email: [email protected] State are the only two teams in the FCS with 70 victories since the beginning of the 2011 campaign. Web Site: www.gobearkats.com - The Kats would win their sixth straight over the Demons in games played in Huntsville. Sam Houston has not Fax: (936) 294-3538 fallen to Northwestern State in Huntsville since a 10-6 loss in 2005, averaging 44.4 points per game with a 24.8 Press Box: (936) 294-1838 ppg average margin of victory in those 5 straight home contests. Facebook: Bearkat Athletics - Sam Houston would open the season with at least 5 wins in its first 6 games for the 13th time in the history of Twitter: @BearkatSports & @BearkatsFB the program. FCS NATIONAL POLLS STATS FCS POLL NCAA COACHES POLL 1 James Madison (160) 1 James Madison (25) 2 North Dakota State (8) 2 North Dakota State (1) 3 Jacksonville State 3 Jacksonville State 4 South Dakota 4 South Dakota 5 Wofford 5 Wofford 6 Central Arkansas 6 Central Arkansas 7 South Dakota State 7 South Dakota State LEFTOVER KATNIP FROM 27-16 WIN OVER STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ... 8 Youngstown State 8 Youngstown State - Sam