SAM HOUSTON 2015 BEARKAT FOOTBALL GAME NOTES HISTORIC YEAR GAME TWO Sam Houston vs. Lamar Saturday - September 19, 2015 - 6 p.m. Elliott T. Bowers Stadium - Huntsville, Texas SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS LAMAR CARDINALS Location ......................................................... Huntsville, Texas Location .........................................................Beaumont, Texas Enrollment ........................................................................19,719 Enrollment ........................................................................14,052 Stadium ............................................................Elliott T. Bowers Stadium ........................................................ Provost Umphrey Capacity ...............................................12,593 / RealGrassPro Capacity ....................................................16,000 / Matrix Turf Colors ................................................................Orange & White Colors ..................................................................Red and White Head Coach ............................................................K.. C. Keeler Head Coach .........................................................Ray Woodard Alma Mater ..................................................... Delaware, 1981 Alma Mater ............................................. Sam Houston, 1988 Record ....................................Second year at Sam Houston Record .......................................................Sixth year at Lamar 185-80-1 overall record 27-32 overall record This fall Sam Houston celebrates its 100th season of football. 2015 SAM HOUSTON SCHEDULE 2015 LAMAR SCHEDULE On Oct. 6, 1912, Sam Houston Teachers Col- Sept. 5 at Texas Tech L 45-59. FoxSW Sept. 5 BACONE W 66-3 Sept. 19 LAMAR* 6 p.m. ASN Sept. 12 at Baylor L 31-66 FOX lege and Rice Institute met in Huntsville for both Sept. 26 HOUSTON BAPTIST* 6:30 p.m. FOXSportsGo Sept. 19 at Sam Houston* 6 p.m. ASN school’s inaugural football game. The contest Oct.. 3 vs. Stephen F. Austin* ^ 3 p.m. ESPN3 Oct. 1 at Southeastern La.* 6 p.m. ASN was played on a chalked off gridiron in the out- Oct. 10 INCARNATE WORD* TBA TV TBA Oct. 10 ABILENE CHRISTIAN* 7 p.m. field at the baseball diamond at Joseph Pritchett Oct. 17 at Abilene Christian* 2 p.m. TV TBA Oct. 17 at Northwestern St.* 6 p.m. Oct. 24 NICHOLLS* TBA TV TBA Oct. 24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS* 6 p.m. Field. Oct. 31 A&M-COMMERCE TBA TV TBA Oct. 31 at Houston Baptist* 2 p.m. Since that first contest, Sam Houston has Nov. 7 at McNeese State* 6 p.m. TV TBA Nov. 7 NICHOLLS* 6 p.m. played 980 games, appearing in contests not Nov. 14 NORTHWESTERN STATE* TBA TV TBA Nov. 14 at Incarnate Word* 2 p.m. Nov. 21 at Central Arkansas* 5 p.m. TV TBA Nov. 21 McNEESE STATE* 6 p.m. only in Texas but traveling to 21 other states *Southland Conference ^NRG Stadium in Houston *Southland Conference covering all four corners of the country from Arizona to Pennsylvania, Washington to Florida. The Bearkats have brought both regional and SATURDAY STORY LINES national recognition to the University through multiple television appearances on the ESPN l Sam Houston leads all Texas Division I football teams in victories during the last four seasons and FOX families of TV networks as well as ABC. (since 2011). The Kats have won 45 games followed by Baylor 42; TCU, Houston & Texas A&M 36; Sam Houston has competed and won cham- Texas 32; Rice 27; Texas Tech 27; Texas State & UTSA 23; SFA, North Texas & Lamar 22. pionships in four leagues - the Texas Intercolle- giate Athletic Association, Lone Star Conference, l The Bearkats are ranked No. 1 in the STATS FCS poll and No. 4 the NCAA Coaches Poll. The Sam Gulf Star Conference and Southland Conference. Houston program has been ranked among the FCS top 25 in 57 of the past 65 weekly national polls. Throughout the celebration of the 100th season during the 2015 season fans are invited l The Bearkats are one of only three teams that have earned FCS playoff berths each of the last four to sample feature articles, historical memories years (the other two are North Dakota State and New Hampshire). and pictures from the past at the special Bearkat microsite at www.shsu.edu/centuryseason. l With three FCS Playoff semifinal berths in the four consecutive NCAA playoff trips including National Championship appearances in 2011 and 2012, Sam Houston stands behind only four-time 100th Season Facts FCS champion North Dakota State among the subdivision's premier programs. Total Games Played........................................................................980 l The Bearkats have won 26 of their last 31 Southland Conference games in the last four years. All-Time Record ................................... Won 487 Lost 457 Tied 36 NCAA Division I Record .......................Won 184 Lost 150 Tied 3 l Beginning its 30th season in Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, the Bearkats stand 25-4 in home openers. Southland Conference Record...............Won 93 Lost 86 Tied 1 Southland Conference Champions l Saturday marks the 36th meeting for Lamar and Sam Houston in football. The series began in 1991, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014 1935. The Kats hold a 26-9-1 advantage. Sam Houston won 42-10 in Beaumont last year. FCS Playoffs 1991, 2001 (QF), 2004 (SF), 2011 (F) l The Bearkats rolled up 637 yards total offense in the 59-45 loss at Texas Tech in both squad’s sea- 2012 (F), 2013 (2R), 2014 (SF) son opener Sept. 5 - the third highest total ever for the Kats and best ever against an FBS foe. SEVEN FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1991 • 2001 • 2004 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MEDIA RELATIONS SATURDAY STORY LINES (Continued) For more information please contact l K. C. Keeler is the only head football coach to take three different programs to the semifinals of Sam Houston Athletic Media Relations the NCAA playoffs. Standing 33-11 in post-season games (14-4 in FCS playoffs), he holds the highest number of playoff wins by any current FCS head coach. Paul Ridings, Associate Athletic Director Telephone: (936) 294-1764 l Senior running back Donavan Williams earned Southland Conference “Offensive Player of the Email: [email protected] Week” honors after rushing for 99 yards and four touchdowns at Texas Tech. Only six other Sam Jason Barfield, Assistant Athletic Director Houston players have scored four or more touchdowns in one game. Telephone: (936) 294-3533 Email: [email protected] l True freshman wide receiver Davion Davis from Hutto led Sam Houston with 12 catches for 103 Andrew Pate, Media Services yards and a TD at Texas Tech. That is the most catches ever by a Kat freshman in one game and fell Telephone (936) 294-2692 one short of the school record of 13 catches held by Jason Mathenia and Torrance Williams. Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.gobearkats.com l The Kats’ 45 returning lettermen have combined to total 403 starts. Nine starters return on of- Fax: (936) 294-3538 fense, 10 on defense and both specialists are back. Press Box: (936) 294-1838 Facebook: Bearkat Athletics l The 2014 Bearkats rank as only the ninth team in FCS history to surpass 7,000 yards total offense Twitter: @BearkatSports in a season. Sam Houston’s rushing total (3,866 yards) was the second highest season total ever and the team’s passing yardage (3,287) ranks third highest in the Kats’ 99 previous years of football. TV / RADIO / INTERNET l Sam Houston returns 5,830 yards of total offense (2,543 rushing, 3,287 passing) including players who had a hand in 45 touchdowns. American Sports Network (ASN) will telecast Saturday’s game. Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), l Quarterback Jared Johnson set a Sam Houston record in 2014 for most yards passing by a Shea Walker (analyst) and Brooke Bentley sophomore with 3,054 yards for 21 touchdowns. Johnson also rushed for 999 yards and six scores to (sidelines) will call the action. post 4,053 yards total offense, the second highest season total in Bearkat history. Since the 2011 season, Sam Houston football games have been televised 40 times region- l Jared Johnson enters Saturday’s game 202 yards away from moving ahead of Josh McCown ally and/or nationally. The Bearkats are 25-15 in (current Cleveland Browns quarterback) into 11th place in Sam Houston’s career passing standings. those telecasts. Johnson has thrown for 3,280 yards. The junior signal-caller needs 99 yards by ground or air to pass Kooter Roberson and Leroy Wilkinson and 2004 Southland “Player of the Year” Dustin Long and move up to fifth in career total offense. John- will call the game locally on KSAM 101.7 FM. The son enters the game with a mark of 4,477 yards. broadcast also will be streamed live on the inter- net at www.gobearkats.com . l Offensive tackle Donald Jackson III has earned first team All-Southland honors two years in a row and was selected to three FCS All-America squads (including the AP team) in 2014 l P. J. Hall, the Southland’s “Freshman of the Year” in 2014, was the highest ranked defensive player FCS NATIONAL POLLS in last year’s Jerry Rice Award voting (FCS Freshman of the Year). He finished third. Hall totaled 30 STATS FCS POLL NCAA COACHES POLL tackles for loss, one short of the school season record. He tied a school mark with five kick blocks. 1. Jacksonville St. 1. Coastal Carolina 2. Coastal Carolina 2. North Dakota St. l Cornerback Trenier Orr joined Hall as a first team All-Southland Conference defender in 2014. 3. SAM HOUSTON 3. Villinova Orr was co-leader for the team with four interceptions including a 55-yard touchdown at Eastern 4. North Dakota St. 4. Jacksonville St. Washington. 5. Illinois St. 5. SAM HOUSTON 6. Villanova 6. Illinois St. l Junior linebacker Myke Chatman was a second-team All-Southland honoree after ranked third 7. South Dakota St. 7. Montana on the team in tackles with 95 stops. 8. Montana 8. South Dakota St. 9. Northern Iowa 9. Montana St. 10. Chattanooga 10. James Madison l Linemen Mouf Adebo and Jacobi Hunter and cornerback Mikel Everette were honorable men- 11.