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2 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES • 7 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 11 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 South Dakota DATE: Dec. 2, 2017 TIME: 2:00 p.m. 12 WHERE: Huntsville, Texas STADIUM: Bowers Statdium (12,593) WHERE TO WATCH WHERE TO LISTEN No. 6 SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES OVERALL: 10-1 SOUTHLAND: 8-1 OVERALL: 8-4 MVFC: 4-4 Location ..................................................................... Huntsville, Texas Location: .................................................................... Vermillion, S.D. Enrollment ....................................................................................20,477 Enrollment ..................................................................................10,038 Stadium ...................................................... Elliott T. Bowers Stadium Stadium ...........................................................................DakotaDome Capacity .........................................................................................12,593 Capacity ......................................................................................10,000 Colors ............................................................................Orange & White Colors .................................................................................Red & White ESPN3 BROADCAST INFO Head Coach .........................................................................K. C. Keeler Head Coach .....................................................................Bob Nielson Play By Play ..................................................David Saltzman Alma Mater ..................................................................Delaware, 1981 Alma Mater .............................................................. Wartburg, 1982 Analysis ...................................................................Dustin Fox Ovearall Record .......................................................................218-84-1 Ovearll Record .......................................................................198-91-1 Record at SHSU .............................................................................44-11 Record at USD ..............................................................................12-11 KSAM BROADCAST INFO Play By Play ............................................... Kooter Roberson TEAM STATS TEAM STATS Analysis ......................................................................E.P. Garth Points per game ...............................................................................45.9 Points per game .............................................................................37.8 Sideline................................................................Brian Adams Yards per game.............................................................................. 544.6 Yards per game............................................................................ 514.2 Yards passing per game ............................................................. 360.7 Yards passing per game ........................................................... 317.6 LIVE STATS Yards rushing per game ............................................................. 183.9 Yards rushing per game ........................................................... 196.6 samhouston.statbroadcast.com Points allowed per game ..............................................................28.5 Points allowed per game ............................................................24.2 Yards allowed per game ............................................................. 417.7 Yards allowed per game ........................................................... 390.2 TWITTER UPDATES @BearkatsFB INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS Rushing .....................................................................Corey Avery, 73.6 Rushing ......................................................... Michael Fredrick, 57.8 2017 BEARKAT SCHEDULE Passing ..........................................................Jeremiah Briscoe, 353.9 Passing ............................................................Chris Straveler, 301.2 Sept. 1 No. 7 RICHMOND& Waco W, 48-34 Receiving ........................................................Nathan Stewart, 118.6 Receiving .......................................................Shamar Jackson, 57.5 Sept. 7 at Prairie View Prairie View W, 44-31 Sept. 23 No. 23 NICHOLLS* Huntsville W, 66-17 BEARKAT BYTES Sept. 30 at No. 11 Central Ark.* Conway, Ark. L, 41-30 - Sam Houston is 1 of just 3 teams in the FCS, along with North Dakota State and New Hampshire, to reach the Oct. 7 vs Stephen F. Austin*^ Houston W, 27-16 FCS playoffs each of the last 7 seasons. In that time the Kats have posted an impressive 14-6 mark, trailing only Oct. 14 NORTHWESTERN ST.* Huntsville W, 40-36 the Bison in playoff wins during that span. Sam Houston has reached at least the quarterfinals in 4 of those 6 Oct. 21 LAMAR* Huntsville W, 63-27 seasons, including back-to-back trips to the FCS championship game in both 2011 and 2012. Oct. 28 at Southeastern La.* Hammond, La. W, 33-23 Nov. 4 UIW* Huntsville W, 57-20 - The Kats are 17-10 all-time in the FCS playoffs and own the country’s third-best winning percentage (.629) in Nov. 11 at Abilene Christian* Abilene W, 44-35 the playoffs. This is Sam Houston’s seventh straight appearance in the FCS playoffs and 11th overall. Nov. 18 HOUSTON BAPTIST* Huntsville W, 53-33 Dec. 2 SOUTH DAKOTA$ Huntsville 2:00 pm - Offense has not been a problem under K.C. Keeler. In 54 games since 2014, the Kats have scored 30 or more * Southland Conference game points 44 times, going 40-4 in those games. They have reached the 40-point mark 32 times, going 30-2 in those & Denotes game played at McLane Stadium (Waco) games. They have exceeded the 50-point plateau at Bowers Stadium 11 times under Keeler and 14 times overall. ^ NRG Stadium (Houston) $ FCS Playoffs - The Kats finished with 682 total yards of offense against HBU, surpassing the 600-yard mark for the sixth time this season, setting a new program record for the most 600-yard games in program history. Of the 20 total times ALL-TIME FACTS it’s happened in school history, 15 times have come since Keeler took over for the 2014 season. Total Games Played......................................................................1,018 All-Time Record .....................................Won 524 Lost 461 Tied 35 NCAA Division I Record ........................Won 208 Lost 155 Tied 3 Southland Conference Record..............Won 117 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, 2017 11 FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1986 • 1991 • 2001 • 2004 •2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 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 219th career game. He is currently tied for 16th all-time among FCS head coaches with Wofford’s Mike Ayers and former Bearkat head coach Ron Randleman. Next up on the list is former Wagner Telephone: (936) 294-1764 head coach Walt Hameline who is 15th with 223 wins from 1981-2014. Cell: (936) 554-2077 Email: [email protected] - K.C. Keeler would win his eighth playoff game with the Bearkats. He is currently tied with Willie Fritz with seven Jason Barfield, Associate Athletic Director playoff victories as the most ever by a Bearkat head coach. Telephone: (936) 294-3533 - Sam Houston would win its 79th 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. Andrew Pate, Media Services Coordinator Telephone (936) 294-2692 - Sam would extend its win streak at Bowers Stadium to 19 games, setting a new mark for the second longest Email: [email protected] home win streak in school history. The streak is the longest current streak in the FCS with the last loss at Bowers coming to Lamar on Sept. 19, 2015 by a 49-46 score. Since the start of 2011, the Kats have been nearly perfect on Web Site: www.gobearkats.com the Bowers Stadium turf, having won 45 of their last 47 games in front of their home crowd overall. The current Fax: (936) 294-3538 school record for consecutive home victories is 23 in a row that stretched from 2010 to 2014. Press Box: (936) 294-1838 Facebook: Bearkat Athletics - The Kats would move to 12-0 all-time in playoff games played in Huntsville. The Kats have played, and won, at least one home playoff game in each of the last seven seasons. Twitter: @BearkatSports & @BearkatsFB - Sam Houston would advance to the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs for the fourth straight season. Only the Bearkats and North Dakota State have been in the FCS quarterfinals each of the past three seasons entering FCS NATIONAL POLLS 2017. STATS FCS POLL NCAA COACHES POLL - Sam Houston would get its first win over a Missouri Valley Football Conference School since 2011. That year the 1 James Madison (153) 1 James Madison (26) Kats knocked off Western Illinois, 20-6, to open the season on Sept. 1 in Huntsville on their way to a 15-1 season 2 Jacksonville State 2 Jacksonville State and a berth