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SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL Week Two Release Sept. 2-8, 2014 Contact: Calhoun Hipp, Asst. Commissioner/Communications | Office: 972-422-9500, ext. 110 | Cell: 803-673-1865 | E-mail: [email protected] 2014 Southland Conference Standings Conference Overall School W-L Pct. Home Away Streak W-L Pct. Home Away Neut. Streak No. 3/3 Southeastern Louisiana 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 — 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Lamar 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 — 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 No. 15/14 Sam Houston State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 — 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 W1 Houston Baptist 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 — 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 — No. 7/9 McNeese State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 — 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 — Abilene Christian* 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 — 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 RV/RV Central Arkansas 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 — 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 UIW* 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 — 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1 Nicholls 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 — 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 Northwestern State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 — 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1 Stephen F. Austin 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 — 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 *Ineligible for 2014 Postseason | Rankings: Sports Network/FCS Coaches’ Poll Week Two News & Notes Week Two Schedule McNeese State, Houston Baptist Open 2014 Season: The McNeese State Cowboys and the Houston Saturday, Sept. 6 Baptist Huskies will open up their 2014 campaign Saturday. The Huskies will officially begin its first season McNeese St. at Nebraska (ESPNU) .............. 11 a.m. of football at 7 p.m. when they host McMurry at Husky Field. The Cowboys will kick off early at Nebraska for Nicholls at Arkansas (SECN) .......................... 3 p.m. an ESPNU broadcast. McNeese, which starts at 11 a.m. against the Huskers, will be one of five Southland Northern Arizona at Abilene Christian ............ 6 p.m. teams on national television Saturday. Other television games include: Tennessee-Martin at Central Arkansas .......... 6 p.m. • Nicholls at Arkansas, 3 p.m. (SECN) UIW at Stephen F. Austin# .............................. 6 p.m. • Lamar at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m. (SECN) Northwestern St. at Baylor (FSN) .............. 6:30 p.m. • Sam Houston State at LSU, 6:30 p.m. (SECN) Lamar at Texas A&M (SECN) ..................... 6:30 p.m. • Northwestern State at Baylor, 6:30 p.m. (FSN) McMurry at Houston Baptist.......................... 7 p.m. Sam Houston St. at LSU (SECN) .................... 7 p.m. Southland Has Three Ranked Teams in National Polls: The Southland Conference has three teams ranked Southern Utah at Southeastern La. ................ 7 p.m. in both major FCS Polls. Defending Southland Conference champion Southeastern Louisiana remained the #Non-conference game league’s top-ranked team, coming in at No. 3 in both the Sports Network poll and the FCS Coaches’ Poll. • McNeese State, which is the only top 10 team yet to begin its season, jumped to No. 7 in the Sports Network poll and No. 6 in the coaches’ poll Week One Results • Sam Houston State moves up to at No. 15 in the Sports Network poll and No. 13 in the coaches’ poll • Central Arkansas received votes in both polls while Stephen F. Austin received votes in the Sports Wednesday, Aug. 27 Network poll and Abilene Christian picked up votes in from the coaches. at Georgia St. 38, Abilene Christian 37 Sam Houston Owns Division I-Best 23-Game Home Win Streak: With wins in each of its last 23 home Thursday, Aug. 28 games, Sam Houston State not only leads the FCS but it also has the longest home win streak in all of Missouri St. 34, at Northwestern St. 27 Division I. The Bearkats were 8-0 at home last season, and have started the 2014 home campaign off with a 51-20 win over Alabama State. Sam Houston returns home Sept. 13 with to face Colorado State-Pueblo. Saturday, Aug. 30 The Bearkats streak dates back to a 33-28 loss to McNeese State on Nov. 13, 2010. The 23-game streak Jacksonville 3, at Southeastern La. 44 at Bowers Stadium is the 12th-longest streak in FCS history. The record is 39 set by Georgia Southern from at Sam Houston St. 51, Alabama St. 20 1997 to 2001. The Bearkats are 104-42-1 all-time at Bowers, which opened in 1986. at Lamar 42, Grambling 27 at Texas Tech 42, Central Arkansas 35 Southland Pioneers Instant Replay for FCS Conferences: The Southland Conference and DVSport, Inc., at Air Force 44, Nicholls 16 the leader in collegiate football high-definition (HD) replay technology, have partnered to provide the league Sacramento St. 49, at UIW 13 and its 11 football-playing institutions with the cutting-edge technology and efficient workflow of DVSport’s at Kansas St. 55, Stephen F. Austin 16 HD Replay™ system beginning with the 2014 season. The Southland Conference is the first NCAA Football Championship Subdivision league to implement a full-time instant replay solution for all home games, regardless of television coverage. Southland.org | Facebook.com/SouthlandConference | @SouthlandSports | Instagram.com/SouthlandConference | #SLCFB Southland Conference Football Week Two Players of the Week 2014 Players of the Week Offensive Player of the Week: McKenzie Parker, Abilene Christian McKenzie recorded the greatest passing game for a first-time starting in ACU history, throwing for 403 yards Sept. 1 (30-for-40) and four touchdowns in the Wildcats’ narrow loss to FBS foe Georgia State. The redshirt sophomore Offense: ................................McKenzie Parker, ACU from Spring Branch, Texas (Smithson Valley H.S.), connected on touchdown passes of 60, 24, 23 and seven Defense: ..................................... Isiah Corbett, SLU yards. His 403 yards in the air tied for the 17th-best single-game total in ACU history. Special Teams: ........................Ramon Coto, Jr., UIW Honorable Mention: Caleb Berry, Lamar; Bryan Bennett, Southeastern Louisiana; Jared Johnson, Sam Houston Sept. 8 State. Offense: .................................................................. Defense: ................................................................. Defensive Player of the Week: Isiah Corbett, Southeastern Louisiana Special Teams: ........................................................ Corbett led Southeastern Louisiana with seven tackles, including two tackles for loss, in the Lions’ season- opening 44-3 win against Jacksonville. The senior from Belle Glade, Fla. (Glade Central H.S.), led the Lion Sept. 15 defense that limited the Dolphins’ offense, which ranked in the top 10 nationally in total offense, rushing Offense: .................................................................. offense and scoring offense last season, to just 222 total yards, including 68 rushing yards, and three points. Defense: ................................................................. Special Teams: ........................................................ Honorable Mention: Xavier Bethany, Lamar; Artez Williams, Central Arkansas; Collin Garrett, Stephen F. Austin. Sept. 22 Offense: .................................................................. Special Teams Player of the Week: Ramon Coto, Jr. Defense: ................................................................. Coto, a freshman from Houston, Texas (Westfield H.S.), had one of the best place-kicking games in school Special Teams: ........................................................ history in his collegiate debut after connecting on field goals of 47 and 49 yards. His 49-yard field goal was the longest field goal in Benson Stadium history and is the second-longest field goal in school history. Coto Sept. 29 also averaged 37.2 yards in five punts and put two of his four kickoffs deep into the end zone for touchbacks. Offense: .................................................................. Defense: ................................................................. Honorable Mention: Matt Spencer, Central Arkansas; Lachlan Edwards, Sam Houston State; Ryan Adams, Special Teams: ........................................................ Southeastern Louisiana. Oct. 6 No. 7/6 McNeese State Offense: .................................................................. Defense: ................................................................. at Nebraska Special Teams: ........................................................ Saturday, Sept. 6 | 11 p.m., CT Lincoln, Neb. | Memorial Stadium (81,067) | TV: ESPNU Oct. 13 Series: Nebraska leads, 1-0 | Streak: One by Neb. Offense: .................................................................. Last: Nebraska W, 38-14; Oct. 5, 2002 (Lincoln, Neb.) Defense: ................................................................. McNeese State (10-3, 2013) Nebraska (1-0) Special Teams: ........................................................ Coach: Matt Viator (McNeese State, 1986) Coach: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, 1990) Career: 62-27 (9th Season) Career: 58-24 (7th Season) Oct. 20 At McNeese: 62-27 (2nd) At Nebraska: 58-24 (7th) Offense: .................................................................. Defense: ................................................................. Returning Offensive Leaders Offensive Leaders Special Teams: ........................................................ Rushing ................. Kelvin Bennett (108-774; 4 TD) Rushing ................. Ameer Abdullah (21-232; 1 TD) Passing .............. Tyler Bolfing (12-22-0; 165; 0 TD) Passing .....Tommy Armstrong (15-29-0; 271; 2 TD) Oct. 27 Receiving ................Ernest Celestie (31-565; 5 TD) Receiving ..........Jordan Westerkamp (7-126; 1 TD) Offense: .................................................................. Defense: ................................................................. Returning Defensive Leaders Defensive Leaders