SAM HOUSTON 2015 BEARKAT FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

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1 SAM HOUSTON 2015 BEARKAT FOOTBALL GAME NOTES HISTORIC YEAR GAME FIVE Sam Houston vs. Incarnate Word Saturday - October 10, p.m. Elliott T. Bowers Stadium - Huntsville, Texas SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS Location... Huntsville, Texas Enrollment...20,181 Stadium...Elliott T. Bowers Capacity... 12,593 / RealGrassPro Colors...Orange & White Head Coach... K.. C. Keeler Alma Mater... Delaware, 1981 Record...Second year at Sam Houston overall record UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD Location:...San Antonio Enrollment:...9,940 Stadium:...Benson Capacity:... 6,000 / Artificial Colors:... Red & Black Head Coach:... Larry Kennan Alma Mater:...La Verne, 1966 Record...4th year at UIW overall record This fall Sam Houston celebrates its 100th season of football. On Oct. 6, 1912, Sam Houston Teachers College and Rice Institute met in Huntsville for both school s inaugural football game. The contest was played on a chalked off gridiron in the outfield at the baseball diamond at Joseph Pritchett Field. Since that first contest, Sam Houston has played 980 games, appearing in contests not only in Texas but traveling to 21 other states covering all four corners of the country from Arizona to Pennsylvania, Washington to Florida. The Bearkats have brought both regional and national recognition to the University through multiple television appearances on the ESPN and FOX families of TV networks as well as ABC. Sam Houston has competed and won championships in four leagues - the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Lone Star Conference, Gulf Star Conference and Southland Conference. Throughout the celebration of the 100th season during the 2015 season fans are invited to sample feature articles, historical memories and pictures from the past at the special Bearkat microsite at SAM HOUSTON SCHEDULE Sept. 5 at Texas Tech L FoxSW Sept. 19 LAMAR* L ASN Sept. 26 HOUSTON BAPTIST* W FCSC Oct.. 3 vs. Stephen F. Austin* ^ W ESPN3 Oct. 10 INCARNATE WORD* 6 p.m. FCSC Oct. 17 at Abilene Christian* 2:30 p.m. ASN Oct. 24 NICHOLLS* TBA TV TBA Oct. 31 A&M-COMMERCE TBA TV TBA Nov. 7 at McNeese State* 6 p.m. TV TBA Nov. 14 NORTHWESTERN STATE* TBA TV TBA Nov. 21 at Central Arkansas* 5 p.m. TV TBA *Southland Conference ^NRG Stadium in Houston SATURDAY STORY LINES 2015 INCARNATE WORD SCHEDULE S. 5 A&M-Kingsville W S. 12 at McNeese St.* L 6-43 S. 19 Nicholls* W S. 26 at UTEP L O. 3 Northwestern St.* W O. 10 at Sam Houston* 6 p.m. O. 24 Abilene Christian* 2 p.m. O. 31 at Stephen F. Austin* 3 p.m. N. 7 at Southeastern La.* 2 p.m. N. 14 Lamar* 2 p.m. N. 21 at Houston Baptist* 2 p.m. *Southland Conference In the fifth game of Sam Houston s 100th season of football, the Kats play host to the University of the Incarnate Word from San Antonio in the two team s fourth meeting. The Kats lead the series 3-0. Sam Houston leads all Texas Division I football teams in victories during the last four seasons (since 2011). The Kats have won 47 games followed by Baylor 44; Texas A&M & TCU 39; Houston 38; Texas 32; Texas Tech 29, Rice 28; Texas State & UTSA 24; Lamar 23; SFA, North Texas & SMU 22. The Bearkats are one of only three teams that have earned FCS playoff berths each of the last four years (the other two are North Dakota State and New Hampshire). The Bearkat offense ranks No. 2 in the nation in scoring (47.1), No. 3 in total offense (588.5), No. 6 in passing (350.8) and No.13 in rushing (237.8). The Kats lead the Southland in all four categories. 100th Season Facts Total Games Played All-Time Record... Won 489 Lost 458 Tied 36 NCAA Division I Record...Won 186 Lost 151 Tied 3 Southland Conference Record...Won 95 Lost 87 Tied 1 Southland Conference Champions 1991, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014 FCS Playoffs 1986, 1991, 2001 (QF), 2004 (SF), 2011 (F) 2012 (F), 2013 (2R), 2014 (SF) Two punt returns for TDs sparked a second-half comeback as the Bearkats earned their fifth consecutive Battle of the Piney Woods victory over SFA Saturday. With Sam Houston trailing 14-3 at intermission, Gerald Thomas returned a punt 78 yards for a score. The run-back was the sixth longest punt return in school history. Yedidiah Louis closed the third period with a 53 yard return. Sam Houston is a strong second half team. The Bearkats have out-scored their opponents in the final 30 minutes of all four of their games this year. Another record crowd saw the Kats victory at NRG Stadium in Houston last Saturday as 26,990 packed the lower bowl of the home of the NFL Houston Texans. The crowd is the largest ever to view an NCAA Division I FCS game in Texas.

2 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MEDIA RELATIONS LAST WEEK: SAM HOUSTON 34 SFA 28 For more information please contact Sam Houston Athletic Media Relations Paul Ridings, Associate Athletic Director Telephone: (936) Jason Barfield, Assistant Athletic Director Telephone: (936) Andrew Pate, Media Services Telephone (936) Web Site: Fax: (936) Press Box: (936) Facebook: Bearkat Athletics Two second half touchdowns on long punt returns sparked a Bearkat comeback as Sam Houston defeated Stephen F. Austin in the 90th Battle of the Piney Woods Saturday at NRG Stadium. Gerald Thomas returned SFA s first punt of the second half 78 yards for the Kats initial touchdown of the game. Yedidiah Louis raced 53 yards for another score as Sam Houston took a lead with 3:01 left in the third. The 195 yards in punt returns set a Sam Houston school single game record. The old mark was 138 yards versus Lamar in Thomas s 78-yard run is the sixth-longest punt return for in Sam Houston history. The return marked the longest since 2006 when Derrick Harris set the school mark with 90-yard returns for scores against both Central Arkansas and Texas State. Louis had two returns for a total of 100 yards while Thomas had three returns for 95 yards. Louis ended with 187 yards of combined offense with 87 yards receiving on seven catches. The victory marked the fifth in a row for Sam Houston in the rivalry game that stands behind Texas-Baylor and TCU-SMU as the third longest current college football series in the state. The Bearkats now have a edge in the series with SFA that began in Quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe completed 12 of 20 passes for 198 yards. Jalen Overstreet and Cory Avery led the Kats in rushing with 64 and 62 yards, respectively. BEARKATS TWO QUARTERBACKS ROLLING UP YARDAGE TV / RADIO / INTERNET Tom Franklin (play-by-play) and Kenneth Moore (analyst) will call the action for the Fox College Sports Central telecast. Since the 2011 season, Sam Houston football games have been televised 43 times regionally and/or nationally. The Bearkats are in those telecasts. Kooter Roberson and Leroy Wilkinson and will call the game locally on KSAM FM. The broadcast also will be streamed live on the internet at FCS NATIONAL POLLS STATS FCS POLL 1. Jacksonville State 2. Coastal Carolina 3. North Dakota State 4. Illinois State 5. James Madison 6. Chattanooga 7. Eastern Washington 8. South Dakota State 9. Youngstown State 10. Northern Iowa 11. SAM HOUSTON 12. Montana 13. Fordham 14. Villanova 15. Liberty 16. Richmond 17. Eastern Kentucky 18. Montana State 19. Indiana State 20. SOUTHEASTERN LA 21. New Hampshire 22. McNEESE STATE 23. North Dakota 24. Harvard 25. Portland State NCAA COACHES POLL 1. Coastal Carolina 2. North Dakota St. 3. Jacksonville St. 4. Illinois St. 5. James Madison 6. Chattanooga 7. Youngstown State 8. Eastern Washington 9. South Dakota State 10. Northern Iowa 11. Montana 12. Fordham 13. McNEESE STATE 14. SAM HOUSTON 15. Liberty 16. Villanova 17. SOUTHEASTERN LA 18. Richmond 19. Montana State 20. Eastern Kentucky 21. Indiana State 22. New Hampshire 23. Portland State 24. Harvard 25. North Dakota Southland Conference Teams In Bold SIX SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TITLES Junior Jared Johnson and sophomore Jeremiah Briscoe are sharing quarterback duties this season. Head coach K.C. Keeler normally likes to go with one signal-caller but feels the two QBs each bring something special to a Bearkat offense that ranks No. 2 in the nation in scoring, No. 3 in total offense and No. 6 in passing yardage. Briscoe owns a.667 completion percentage (52 of 78) and has thrown for 712 yards and five scores. Johnson is 59 of 92 for 674 yards and four TDs. He also is the team s top rusher with 37 carries for 221 yards and four touchdowns. PUNT RETURN SUCCESS After Saturday s school record 195 yards on punt returns, Sam Houston now ranks No. 13 in the nation with 17.2 yards per punt return. Gerald Thomas and Yedidiah Louis stand as two of 25 FCS players who have returned a punt for a score this season. The pair rank fifth and seventh in the Southland in all-purpose yards with averages of and yards per game, respectively. LAST HOME GAME: SAM HOUSTON 63, HBU 14 Sam Houston gained the second-most yards in program history (709) in a rout of Houston Baptist in front of 9,014 fans at Bowers Stadium Saturday. The Bearkat defense intercepted three passes in a 28-0 third quarter surge that powered the team to the victory in it s Southland Conference opener. Quarterbacks Jared Johnson and Jeremiah Briscoe combined to pass for 472 yards, the fifth highest single game total in program history. Johnson finished 17-for-22 with 230 yards and two touchdowns, including an 86-yard pass to Gerald Thomas, setting the tone for the game s opening score. Johnson also rushed for a pair of touchdowns behind 32 yards. Briscoe finished 13-for-16 for 225 yards with three touchdowns. He led Sam Houston to a pair of scores including a 12-yard touchdown to LaDarius Brown with 4:12 remaining and a 38-yard touchdown strike to Thomas with 15 seconds left. Thomas and Brown each notched two touchdowns on top of 164 yards and 84 yards receiving while Yedidiah Louis added six receptions for 63 yards and Stephen Williams caught one reception, but made it count, for a 25-yard touchdown competition. BEARKATS SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FAVORITES Sam Houston was the pick of the Southland Conference head football coaches to repeat as league champions. The Bearkats received eight first-place votes and 98 points total in the coaches poll. Southeastern Louisiana, McNeese State and Central Arkansas each received one of the remaining three first place votes. Southeastern Louisiana was second in the poll followed byy McNeese, Stephen F. Austin, Northwestern State, Central Arkansas, Abilene Christian, Lamar, Incarnate Word, Nicholls and Houston Baptist

3 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 30TH SEASON AT BOWERS During Sam Houston s 100th season of football the Bearkats are playing their 30th year at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium. Sam Houston owns a record on the turf at Bowers. The Bearkats have gone 28-2 in their last 29 appearances at home. Known as Bearkat Stadium when the facility opened on Sept 13, 1986, with a 23-6 victory over Montana State, the named was changed in 1989 to honor Dr. Elliott T. Bowers upon his retirement as Sam Houston State University president. The Kats won their first 13 games at Bowers and have posted undefeated home seasons in 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012 and Bowers Stadium Facts Total Games Played All-Time Record... Won 116 Lost 44 Tied 1 KAT PRONUNCIATIONS BEARKAT FOOTBALL NOTES K. C. Keeler is the only head football coach to take three different programs to the semifinals of the NCAA playoffs. Standing in post-season games (14-4 in FCS playoffs), he holds the highest number of playoff wins by any current FCS head coach. Jared Johnson passed Reggie Lewis ( ) this weekend to climb to No. 3 in Sam Houston career total offense (5,162 yards). Johnson stands No. 9 in all-time passing (3,810 yards). He needs 23 more yards to pass Don Cotton Gottlob ( ) to move into the No. 8 slot. With 1,352 yards on the ground, Johnson stands No. 29 in Sam Houston s 1,000-yard rushers club. Kicker Luc Swimberghe now stands No. 2 in Sam Houston career PATs (164). He needs eight more PATs to pass all-time leader Miguel Antonio ( ). Swimberghe now ranks No. 3 in alltime kicking points (254) and No. 5 overall in Bearkat career scoring (244) and field goals (30). Three wide receivers are piling up career totals. Sophomore Yedidiah Louis stands No. 22 in Sam Houston career receiving with 1,115 yards. Senior LaDarius Brown now ranks No. 24 in career receiving yards with 1,039. Senior Gerald Thomas is 21 yards away from becoming the 27th member of the Sam Houston 1,000-yard receiving club. Thomas 164 yards on eight receptions in the HBU victory included an 86-yard touchdown, the ninth longest passing play in Kat annals. P. J. Hall, the Southland s Freshman of the Year in 2014, was the highest ranked defensive player in last year s Jerry Rice Award voting (FCS Freshman of the Year). He finished third. Hall totaled 30 tackles for loss, one short of the school season record. With a sack versus HBU, Hall now ranks No. 8 in SHSU career tackles for losses (31). He tied a school mark with five kick blocks in Mouf Adebo...Moof Uh-dee-bow Eric Agbaroji... Agg buh row gee Bridge Blount... Blunt Remus Bulmer...Bull mer Luis Carreno...Lu-ease Cuh-ree-no Myke Chatman... Mike Davion Davis...Day vee on Tristan Eche... Etch Mikell Everette... Mah kell Lachlan Edwards... Lock-lin Kiel Heidman...Kyle Hide-man Ragan Henderson...Raw gen Trey Honshstein... Han stein Kevon Hunter...Kuh von Sione Latu...See-OH-knee Lah-two Yedidiah Louis...Ye duh die uh (or Ye-di) Shyon Motlagh...Shy-on Mott-law Collins Okotcha...Oh cot cha Trenier Orr...Trey near Roby Pennartz...Row-bee Pin-arts Contereze Pierce...Con tair ezz Curtis Riser...Rise ur Collin Rison...Rise un Carter Starcke... Star key Luc Swimberghe...Luke Swim-bear-uh-guh Tyler Tezeno... Tezz no Mitchell Watanabe...Wah tuh nah bee Ryne Yost...Ryan Yost Australian punter Lachlan Edwards earned FCS All-America and All-Southland Conference honors after leading the league and ranking No. 15 nationally with a 43.1 average. Edwards stands as Sam Houston s all-time punting leader with an average of yards per punt. Senior running back Donavan Williams earned Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for 99 yards and four touchdowns at Texas Tech. Only six other Sam Houston players have scored four or more touchdowns in one game. With 12 catches for 103 yards and a TD at Texas Tech, wide receiver Davion Davis from Hutto totaled the most catches ever by a Kat freshman in one game. The total was one short of the school record of 13 catches held by Jason Mathenia and Torrance Williams. The 2014 Bearkats rank as only the ninth team in FCS history to surpass 7,000 yards total offense 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. AMAZING SEASON IN 2014 In a story book season, the 2014 Sam Houston football coaching staff and players never lost faith in themselves as the Bearkats bounced back from a 1-3 start to reach the NCAA FCS playoff semifinals and earn another Southland Conference championship. The Kats finished the season with an 11-5 record, a victory total previous SHSU teams have equaled or bettered only twice in 99 years of Bearkat football. Along the way, Sam Houston rolled up five wins over FCS top 25 teams. Three came in the playoffs over No. 3 Jacksonville State, No. 5 Villanova and No. 9 Southeastern Louisiana. The Bearkats also defeated McNeese when the Cowboys were No. 4 on Oct. 11 and No. 23 SFA Nov. 1 at the 89th Battle of the Piney Woods at NRG Stadium, the home of the NFL Houston Texans. The road victory at Villanova advanced to the FCS semifinals for the third time in four years and the fourth time in program history. With the 2014 FCS appearances, Sam Houston became only the second team in Southland Conference history to earn four consecutive playoff berths. Sam Houston now holds the Southland Conference s top FCS playoff record with a 13-8 mark in postseason play. Five of Sam Houston s 13 playoff wins have come on the road. Sam Houston s eight-game winning streak going into the semifinals stands as the longest since a 16-game string from the close of the 2010 season to the National Championship Game in Frisco at the end of the 2011 campaign.

4 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES SOUTHLAND STANDINGS Team Conference Season McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana Central Arkansas SAM HOUSTON Incarnate Word Abilene Christian Lamar Houston Baptist Nicholls Stephen F. Austin Northwestern State SOUTHLAND SCHEDULE SATURDAY OCT. 10 Incarnate Word at Sam Houston, 6 p.m. Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist, 2:30 p.m. Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin, 3 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State,, 6 p.m. Abilene Christian at Lamar, 7 p.m. LAST WEEK: Sam Houston 34, Stephen F. Austin 28 Southeastern La. 30, Lamar 27 Incarnate Word 45, Northwestern St. 31 McNeese State 37, Nicholls 7 Central Arkansas 42, Abilene Christian 14 SERIES RECORD VS. UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD Overall: Won 3, Lost 0 In Huntsville: Won 2, Lost 0 In San Antonio: Won 1, Lost Home W Home W Away W KAT STAT RANKINGS TEAM RANKINGS Total NCAA SLC OFFENSE (Per Game) Scoring nd 1st Rushing th 3rd Passing th 1st Total Offense rd 1st Net Punting th 1st 3rd Down Pct th 1st INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Donavan Williams Scoring th 1st Gerald Thomas Punt Returns th 2nd Lachlan Edwards Punting th 2nd JARED JOHNSON Rushing Att Yds TD Long Total Passing Com Att Int Yds TD , Total Total GP Rush Pass Total , Total JALEN OVERSTREET Rushing GP Att Yds TD Long Total DONAVAN WILLIAMS Rushing GP Att Yds TD Long Total LACHLAN EDWARDS Punting No. Yards Avg. Long , , Total 131 5, BEARKAT CAREER TOTALS LUC SWIMBERGHE Scoring PAT FG Points Total PATs Made Att. Pct Total FGs Made Att. Pct. Long Total LaDARIUS BROWN Receiving Att Yds TD Long Total YEDIDIAH LOUIS Receiving Att Yds TD Long Total GERALD THOMAS Receiving Att Yds TD Long Total PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Sam Houston led the Southland Conference with 13 players on the 2015 preseason football All- Conference squad. Sevens Bearkats were named as all-league first team and six were on the second team. The preseason all-conference squad is selected by vote of the Southland s head coaches. Freshman of the year P. J. Hall highlights a talented list of 20 defensive players and 14 offensive players who return from last season s all-conference squads. Joining Hall as first-team preseason all-conference are junior quarterback Jared Johnson, senior offensive lineman Donald Jackson III, junior placekicker Luc Swimberghe, junior linebacker Myke Chatman, senior defensive back Trenier Orr and senior punter Lachlan Edwards. Earning second-team honors were junior running back Jalen Overstreet, senior wide receiver LaDarius Brown, sophomore wide receiver Yedidiah Louis, junior offensive lineman Brandon DeWitt, junior defensive lineman Mouf Abedo and senior defensive back Mikell Everette. LOTS OF OFFENSE IN PAST TWO SEASONS Four of Sam Houston s all-time top single game total offense performances have come in the past two seasons including 823 yards vs. HBU in 2014 and 709 this year against the Huskies. The Kats also totaled 685 yards of offense in their 2014 home opener against Alabama State and 637 yards in the 2015 contest in Lubbock against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. SIX SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TITLES

5 Phil Longo Offensive coordinator Rowan, SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Mike Collins Co-Defensive coordinator Northeast Louisiana, 1983 HEAD COACH K. C. KEELER OVERALL RECORD Wins rank No. 20 among 597 head coaches at all NCAA levels (FBS, FCS, DII, DIII) Ranks No. 78 in career victories in the history of college football Only football coach to take 3 different programs to an NCAA Final Four Won 33, Lost 11 in NCAA post-season playoff games (14-4 in FCS playoffs) Most National Championship game appearances by any current football coach (8) His teams have made 11 Final Four appearances in his 21 seasons Highest number of NCAA post-season wins among all active FCS head coaches Highest playoff winning percentage by any current FCS head coach Coached nine conference championship teams In his first season as head coach at Sam Houston State University, K. C. Keeler directed the Bearkats to an 11-5 record, the Southland Conference championship and the program s third NCAA FCS playoff semi-finals appearance in the past four seasons. During 21 years as a head football coach, Keeler has produced a record of 187 victories, only 80 losses and one tie. His teams at Rowan University, Delaware and Sam Houston State have combined for 12 NCAA post-season playoff appearances, eight conference championships and played in eight national championship games. Keeler was named as Sam Houston s 15th head football coach on January 23, He has coached five National Football League draft picks including Super Bowl XLVII MVP quarterback Joe Flacco. He has tutored 76 All-America players and 21 student-athletes who have earned either national or district CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. As head coach at Delaware, Keeler rolled up an record in 11 seasons from 2002 to His Fightin Blue Hens won the FCS national championship in 2003 and reached the national championship game in 2007 and His squads won Atlantic 10 Conference titles in 2003 and 2004 and the Colonial Athletic Association championship in Delaware went 11-3 in the program s four trips to the FCS playoffs. At Rowan University in Glassboro, N. J., Keeler produced an record from 1993 to 2001 that included seven NCAA Division III playoff appearances including five trips to the National Championship game. His teams posted a 21-7 record in NCAA Division III playoff action. Among Keeler s coaching honors are selections as AFCA FCS National Coach of the Year, Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year, Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year and the All-America Football Foundation Johnny Vaught Head Coach Award. Keeler began his coaching career as an assistant at Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1981, then moved to Rowan University in He was named head coach at Rowan in The Profs won four New Jersey Athletic Conference championships and finished as runner-up in the league twice in Keeler s nine seasons. Keeler was a four-sport letterman at Emmaus, Pa., High School. He earned all-league honors and was football team captain as a tight end and linebacker. He played linebacker for head coach Tubby Raymond at Delaware from 1978 to 1980, helping lead the Blue Hens to the 1979 NCAA Division II national championship. In 1980, he signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Kurt Charles K. C. Keeler was born July 26, 1959, in Emmaus, Pa. He and his wife Janice are the parents of daughter Kate and son Jackson. SAM HOUSTON STATE ASSISTANT COACHES Brad Sherrod Co-Defensive coordinator Duke, 1993 Bart Tatum Offensive Line Austin College, 1991 Terence Archer Wide Receivers Monmouth, 2001 ROWAN UNIVERSITY New Jersey Athletic Conference Year W-L Conference Post Season st Div. III Championship Game st Div. III Championship Game Div. III Championship Game st Div. III Semifinals Div. III Championship Game nd Div. III Championship Game nd st Div. III Semifinals Record at Rowan: Won 88, Lost 21, Tied 1 DELAWARE Atlantic 10 Conference th st FCS National Champions st FCS Quarterfinals rd th Colonial Athletic Association rd FCS Championship Game th th st FCS Championship Game th th Record at Delaware: Won 86, Lost 52 SAM HOUSTON Southland Conference Year W-L Conference Post Season st FCS Semifinals Record at Sam Houston: Won 13, Lost 7 COACHING HONORS 2010 AFCA National Coach of the Year Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Field Turf Coach of the Year 2010 Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year 2007 All-American Football Foundation Johnny Vaught Coach Award Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Yea 2003 Frank Leahy Coach of the Year Award Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year 2001 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Finalist New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 2000 Gloucester County Hall of Fame 1997 New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 1995 New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 1993 Stan Lomax-Irving Marsh Div. III Coach of the Year NCAA FCS National Champions NCAA FCS National Finalists , 2007, 2010 FCS Playoff Appearances , 2004, 2007, 2010 Division III National Finalists , 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 Division III Playoffs , 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Patrick Toney Defensive secondary Southeastern La., 2013 Phil Petitte Defensive Line Glassboro State, 1971 Matt Powledge Running Backs/Special Teams Sam Houston, 2009 Rodrique Wright Defensive Ends Texas, 2006 Kyle Segler Tackles/Tight Ends Sam Houston, 2006

6 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL BASEBALL GAME HISTORY NOTES CAREER RUSHING Player...Years Yards 1 Timothy Flanders ,664 2 Charles Harris ,688 3 McNeil Moore ,578 4 Keshawn Hill ,546 5 Tony January ,376 6 Curtis Thomas ,285 7 Richard Sincere ,274 8 James Oliphant ,263 9 Joe Rauls , Fred Reese , Joe Vickers , Jason Godfrey , Luther Turner , Bennie Boles , Bennie Wylie , Billy Arlen , Eugene Lewis , Chris Poullard , Jack Kyle , Joe Ed Lynn , Bobby Grisham , Stevie Smith , James Shorts , Bobby Baldwin , Brian Bell , David Kubiak , Wayne Coleman , James Aston , JARED JOHNSON , D. D. Terry , J. J. Middleton , Robby Robinson , Elmore Armstrong , Roger Wiley ,079 CAREER PASSING Player...Years Yards 1 Brian Bell ,655 2 Rhett Bomar ,564 3 Arthur Louis ,902 4 Dustin Long ,588 5 Reggie Lewis ,269 6 Ashley Van Meter ,869 7 Lanny Dycus ,843 8 Don Gottlob ,832 9 JARED JOHNSON , Albert Bradley , Chad Schramek , Josh McCown ,481 CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE Player...Years Yards 1 Brian Bell ,184 2 Rhett Bomar ,160 3 JARED JOHNSON ,162 4 Reggie Lewis ,150 5 Arthur Louis ,933 6 Dustin Long ,576 7 Don Gottlob ,200 CAREER PASS RECEIVING Player...Years Yards 1 Matt Dominguez ,273 2 Clay Lowry ,833 3 Jonathon Cooper ,617 4 Jason Mathenia ,106 5 Jarod Fuller ,011 6 Torrance Williams ,707 7 Catron Houston ,706 8 Kevin Pesak ,682 9 Keith Willis , Ricky Eggleston , Vincent Cartwright , Jason Madkins , Blake Martin , Tony January , Justin Wells , Blake Vincent , Richard Sincere , Trey Diller , Sam Moore , Chris Lucas , Claude Stewart , Yedidiah Louis , Keith Heinrich , LaDarius Brown , Frankie Reescano , Corey Roberts , Gerald Thomas CAREER SCORING Player...Years Points 1 Timothy Flanders Miguel Antonio Billy Hayes LUC SWIMBERGE Keshawn Hill McNeil Moore CAREER KICKING POINTS Player...Years Points 1 Miguel Antonio Billy Hayes LUC SWIMBERGHE Marcus Hajdik Joey Price CAREER PATS Player...Years PATs 1 Miguel Antonio LUC SWIMBERGHE Billy Hayes Lance Garner CAREER FIELD GOALS Player...Years FGs 1 Miguel Antonio Billy Hayes Marcus Hajdik Mark Klein LUC SWIMBERGHE CAREER PUNTING (Minimum 60 punts)...years Avg. 1 LACHLAN EDWARDS Ryan Klaus Bart Bradley Matt Foster CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS Player...Years TFL 1 Andre Finley Michael Bankston Reginald Reddick Will Henry Bubba Thompson Dedrick Manigo Darius Taylor Lish Adams P. J. HALL SINGLE GAME RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE Year Plays Yards at Houston Baptist Houston Baptist Alabama State Texas Tech McNeese State TOTAL PLAYS Year Plays Yards Alabama State Southeastern La Central Arkansas Texas Tech Texas State RUSHING YARDS Year Yards Houston Baptist Tarleton State Eastern Washington East Texas Montana State PASSING YARDS Year Yards McNeese State Stephen F. Austin Southeastern La Eastern Washington North Dakota St

7 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Jared Johnson Cory Avery Donavan Williams Jalen Overstreet Remus Bulmer Ridgeway Frank Jeremiah Briscoe Yedidiah Louis Don King III Total Opponents RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE ATT. 9/5 at Texas Tech L ,073 9/19 LAMAR L ,116 9/26 HOUSTON BAPTIST W ,016 10/3 vs. Stephen F. Austin W ,990 PASSING G Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Jared Johnson Jeremiah Briscoe Don King III Total Opponents RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Yedidiah Louis LaDarius Brown Gerald Thomas Davion Davis Derrick Edwards Josh Reynolds Donavan Williams Grant Finney Remus Bulmer Tyler Scott Collin Rison Jalen Overstreet Cory Avery Ridgeway Frank Total Opponents FIELD GOALS M-A Pct Lg Blk Luc Swimberghe PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Donavan Williams Luc Swimberghe Jared Johnson Gerald Thomas LaDarius Brown Yedidiah Louis Stephen Williams Jalen Overstreet Tyrel Stokes Ridgeway Frank Cory Avery Davion Davis TEAM Total Opponents PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I Blkd Lachlan Edwards Total Opponents PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Gerald Thomas Yedidiah Louis Total Opponents KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Ridgeway Frank Gerald Thomas Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS SHSU FOES SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 9 6 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 13 8 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 9 11 TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:12 29:48 3RD-DOWN Conversions 37/70 21/57 3rd-Down Pct 53% 37% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/5 1/4 4th-Down Pct 40% 25% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (19-22) 86% (10-10) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (16-22) 73% (9-10) 90% PAT-ATTEMPTS (24-24) 100% (21-21) 100% SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Sam Houston State Opponents SIX SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TITLES

8 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL BASEBALL GAME STATISTICS NOTES INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Sammy Webb IV Alfonzo McMillian Tyrel Stokes Trenier Orr Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR Tot Avg/G Gerald Thomas Yedidiah Louis LaDarius Brown Ridgeway Frank Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Jared Johnson Jeremiah Briscoe Cory Avery Donavan Williams Total Opponents DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Mikell Everette Myke Chatman A. J. Davis Tristan Eche Luis Carreno Trenier Orr Adrian Contreras Eric Agbaroji P. J. Hall James DeLaRosa Jacobi Hunter Sammy Webb IV Collins Okotcha Darion Flowers Alfonzo McMillian Sione Latu P. J. Giddens Andre Moseley Kiel Heidman Jevonte Cross Duran Workman Stephen Williams Josh Hunt Cortland Fort Kevin Jackson Tyler Scott Josh Reynolds Jacorey Washington Anthony Johnson Tyrel Stokes Carlos Teal Derrick Edwards Jacob, Michael Quinten Jackson Torian Williams Bridge Blount Kevon Hunter Luc Swimberghe Jessie Harris Justin Gil Dedrick Brooks Contereze Pierce Total Opponents

9 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL BASEBALL GAME STATISTICS NOTES BEARKAT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING No-Yds/TD Tech Lamar HBU SFA Johnson, Jared / / /2 4-19/2 7-16/0 Avery, Cory /1 7-69/0 5-28/0 3-55/ /1 Williams, Donav / / /1 5-17/ /1 Overstreet, Jal /1 7-55/ /0 8-49/ /0 Bulmer, Remus 12-93/0 1-1/ /0 - Frank, Ridgeway 4-30/1 1-14/1-2-8/0 1-6/0 Briscoe, Jeremi 11-15/0 4-16/0 4--9/0 1-1/0 2-7/0 Louis, Yedidiah 1-7/0-1-7/0 - - King, Don 2-5/ /0 - TEAM 6--9/0 1--3/0-1--1/0 4--5/0 RECEIVING No-Yds/TD TTU LU HBU SFA Thomas, Gerald / / /2 4-49/0 Louis, Yedidiah /1 3-11/ /1 6-63/0 7-87/0 Brown, LaDarius /2 7-80/0 1-10/0 5-84/2 6-95/0 Davis, Davion / /1 1-10/0 DNP 2-21/0 Reynolds, Josh 5-105/0 2-32/0 1-41/0 2-32/0 - Edwards, Derric 7-76/0 5-60/0 2-16/0 - DNP Finney, Grant 4-37/0 2-13/0-2-24/0 - Scott, Tyler 3-34/ /0 DNP Bulmer, Remus 4-25/0 1-1/0 2-7/0 1-17/0 DNP Williams, Steph 1-25/ /1 - Rison, Collin 3-24/0 1-12/0 1-5/0 1-7/0 - Williams, Donav 5-11/1 1--2/0 4-13/1 - - Overstreet, Jal 3-11/0-1-5/0 1-9/0 1--3/0 Frank, Ridgeway 2-11/ /0 1-6/0 Avery, Cory 3-6/0 2-10/0 1--4/0 - - TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT TECH LU HBU SFA Everette, Mikel Chatman, Myke Davis, A. J Eche, Tristan Carreno, Luis Orr, Trenier Contreras, Adri Hall, P. J Agbaroji, Eric DeLaRosa, James Webb, Sammy Okotcha, Collin Hunter, Jacobi Flowers, Darion McMillian, Alfo Latu, Sione Moseley, Andre Heidman, Kiel Giddens, P. J Workman, Duran Williams, Steph Cross, Jevonte DNP Hunt, Josh PASSING #15 Johnson, Jared Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Texas Tech Lamar Houston Baptist TOTALS #16 Briscoe, Jeremi Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Texas Tech Lamar Houston Baptist TOTALS BEARKAT TEAM STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSE First Downs Rushing No Yds Passing Com Att HI Yds Total Offense Pen. Punts No.-Avg. Fumbles Lost Times Sacked Down Conv. 3rd 4th Poss. Time Texas Tech :59 Lamar :22 HBU :01 SFA :26 DEFENSE First Downs Rushing No Yds Passing Com Att HI Yds Total Offense Pen. Punts No.-Avg. Fumbles Lost Times Sacked Down Conv. 3rd 4th Poss. Time Texas Tech :01 Lamar :38 HBU :59 SFA :34

10 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TWO - DEEP BEARKAT OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP QB 15 Jared Johnson Jr Grand Prairie or 16 Jeremiah Briscoe So Houston RB 24 Donavan Williams Sr Belton 6 Cory Avery So Dallas LWR 25 Gerald Thomas Sr Plano 4 Derrick Edwards Sr Brenham Slot 9 Yedidiah Louis So New Orleans, La. 19 Josh Reynolds Sr Axtell RWR 85 LaDarius Brown Sr Waxahachie 17 Grant Finney So Allen Slot 14 Davion Davis Fr Hutto 84 Hayden Cagle Fr Buda TE 44 Deon Hutchinson Jr Giddings 86 Collin Rison Fr Coppell LT 74 Donald Jackson III Sr Kilgore 66 Mitchell Watanabe Fr San Antonio LG 70 Curtis Riser Jr DeSoto 77 Tyler Tezeno So Spring C 56 Zachary Stevens Sr Cypress 64 Parker Murry Jr Plano RG 52 Bridge Blount So Huntsville 75 Forrest Reedy So Huntsville RT 51 Sam Hardy Jr West Hills, Calif 73 Brandon DeWitt Jr Lawton, Okla. BEARKAT DEFENSE H 91 Luis Carreno Jr Coppell 54 Josh Hunt Sr Duncanville NT 98 Jacobi Hunter So Houston 93 Kevon Hunter Jr Houston DT 96 Sione Latu Jr Euless 68 James DeLaRosa Jr Fort Worth E 92 P. J. Hall So Seguin 33 Jacorey Washington Jr Aldine WLB 11 Myke Chatman Jr Sealy 45 Collins Okotcha Fr Coppell MLB 22 Tristan Eche Sr Waco 46 A. J. Davis So Kilgore BC 2 Mikell Everette Sr Covington, Wa. 35 Cortland Fort Jr Etiwanda, Calif. FC 7 Trenier Orr Jr Orlando, Fla. 29 Andre Moseley Sr Wylie B 40 Darion Flowers Jr Tyler 3 Sammy Webb IV Jr Benbrook 27 Contereze Pierce Sr Jonesboro, Ga. WS 23 Eric Agbaroji Sr Midlothian 26 Tyrel Stokes Jr Killeen FS 10 Alfonzo McMillian So Oklahoma City 37 Adrian Contreras Fr Georgetown BEARKAT SPECIALISTS P 49 Lachlan Edwards Sr Hastings, Australia 42 Joseph Figenshaw So Rosenberg K 18 Luc Swimberghe Jr Tyler 39 Tre Honshtein Fr Georgetown H 8 Don King III Jr Waxahachie DS 58 Jessie Harris Jr Kilgore 84 Hayden Cagle Fr Buda PR 25 Gerald Thomas Sr The Colony 9 Yedidiah Louis So New Orleans, La. KR 25 Gerald Thomas Sr The Colony 1 Ridgeway Frank Sr Spring BEARKAT STARTING LINE-UP GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSE WR/TE OT OG C OG OT QB RB WR WR Slot Texas Tech Hutchinson Jackson Riser Stevens Blount Hardy Johnson Williams Brown L Thomas Louis Lamar Hutchinson Jackson Tezeno Stevens Blount Hardy Johnson Williams Brown L Thomas Louis HBU Hutchinson Jackson Tezeno Stevens Blount Hardy Johnson Williams Brown L Thomas Louis SFA Davis Jackson Tezeno Stevens Blout Hardy Johnson Williams Brown L Thomas Louis DEFENSE H NT DT DE LB LB BC FC B WS FS Texas Tech Adebo Hunter J Latu Hall Chatman Eche Everette Orr Flowers Agbaroji McMillian Lamar Carreno Hunter J Latu Hall Chatman Eche Everette Orr Flowers Agbaroji McMillian HBU Carreno Hunter J Latu Hall Chatman Eche Everette Orr Flowers Agbaroji Contreras SFA Carreno Hunter J Latuu Hall Chatman Eche Everette Orr Flowers Agbaroji Contreras

11 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER 1 Ridgeway Frank... RB Sr-3L Spring / Spring 2 Mikell Everette... CB Sr-1L Covington, Wash. / Covington (Pima) 3 Sammy Webb IV... CB Jr-1L Benbrook / Arlington Heights 4 Derreck Edwards... WR Sr-1L Brenham / Brenham (Texas Tech) 5 Jalen Overstreet... RB Jr-1L Tatum / Tatum (Texas) 6 Cory Avery... RB So-Tr Dallas / Carter (Kansas) 7 Trenier Orr... CB Jr-1L Orlando, Fla. / Ocoee (Cincinnati) 8 Don King III...QB Jr-2L Waxahachie / Waxahachie 9 Yedidiah Louis... WR So-1L New Orleans, La / Richardson Berkner 10 Alfonzo McMillian...S So-1L Oklahoma City / Millwood 11 Myke Chatman... LB Jr-1L Sealy / Sealy (Baylor) 12 Cole Martin...QB Fr-RS Cypress / Cy Ranch 13 Duran Workman...S Sr-Tr Charleston, W. Va. (Nevada) 14 Davion Davis... WR Fr-HS Hutto / Hutto 15 Jared Johnson...QB Jr-2L Grand Prairie / South Grand Prairie 16 Jeremiah Briscoe...QB So-Tr Houston / Stratford (UAB) 17 Grant Finney... WR So-1L Allen / Allen 18 Luc Swimberghe... K Jr-2L Tyler / Lindale 19 Josh Reynolds... WR Sr-1L Axtell / Axtell 20 Dedrick Brooks... CB Sr-Sq Diana / New Diana 21 Daniel Adams... CB Fr-HS Jasper / Jasper 22 Tristan Eche... LB Sr-2L Waco / Waco 23 Eric Agbaroji...S Sr-1L Midlothian / Midlothian (Boise State) 24 Donavan Williams... RB Sr-1L Belton / Belton (ASA) 25 Gerald Thomas... WR Sr-2L New Orleans, La. / Colony (Colorado) 26 Tyrel Stokes...S Jr-2L Killeen / Harker Heights 27 Contereze Pierce...S Sr-1L Jonesboro, Ga. / Jonesboro (Highland) 28 Anthony Johnson... CB Fr-HS Cibolo / Steele 29 Andre Moseley...S Sr-1L Wylie / Wylie 30 Steven Hicks... RB Jr-1L Mesquite / Poteet 31 Carlos Teal...S So-Sq Diboll / Diboll 32 Jevonte Cross... LB Jr-Tr Tulsa, Ok. / East Central (Northeastern Okla.) 33 Jacorey Washington... DE Jr-1L Aldine / Aldine 34 Remus Bulmer... RB Fr-HS Missouri City / Ridge Point 35 Cortland Fort... CB Jr-Tr Etiwanda, Calif. / Etiwanda (Riverside City) 36 P. J. Giddens...S Fr-RS Coldspring 37 Adrian Contreras...S Fr-HS Georgetown / East View 38 Roclan Drain...TE Jr-1L Chatfield / Corsicana 39 Tre Honshstein... K Fr-HS Georgetown / East View 40 Darion Flowers... CB Jr-2L Tyler / John Tyler 42 Joseph Figenshaw... P So-Tr Rosenberg / Lamar (Sequoias) 43 Jonathan Johnson... DE Fr-HS Tulsa, Okla. / East Central 44 Deon Hutchinson...TE Jr-2L Giddings / Giddings (Lon Morris) 45 Collins Okotcha... LB Fr-RS Coppell / Coppell 46 A. J. Davis... LB So-1L Kilgore / Kilgore 47 Josh Lyons...TE Sr-2L Copperas Cove / Copperas Cove (Navarro) 48 Justin Gil... LB Fr-HS Spring / Klein Collins 49 Lachlan Edwards... P Sr-2L Hastings, Australia 50 Kiel Heidman... LB Sr-Sq Houston / Clear Lake (Blinn) 51 Sam Hardy... OL Jr-Tr West Hills, Calif. / Chaminade Prep (Wyoming) 52 Bridge Blount... OL Jr-2L Huntsville / Huntsville 53 Kevin Jackson... LB Sr-3L Cypress / Tomball 54 Josh Hunt... LB Sr-Sq Duncanville 55 Carter Starcke... LB Fr-HS The Woodlands / The Woodlands 56 Zachary Stevens... OL Sr-3L Cypress / Fairbanks 57 Bryson Wallace... LB Fr-HS Mansfield / Lake Ridge 58 Jessie Harris...DS Jr-Tr Kilgore / Leveretts Chapel (Kilgore) 61 Matt Blevins... DL So-Tr Santa Fe / Santa Fe (Wayland Baptist) 62 Eric David... OL Fr-HS Richmond / Foster 63 Tyler Edwards... DL Fr-HS Buna / Buna 64 Parker Murry... OL Jr-1L Plano / Plano West 65 Ryne Yost... OL Jr-1L Lawton, Okla. / Senior 66 Mitchell Watanabe... OL Fr-HS San Antonio / Brennan 67 Torian Williams... DL Fr-HS Missouri City / Ridge Point 68 James DeLaRosa... DT Jr-2L Fort Worth / Brewer 70 Curtis Riser... OG Jr-Tr DeSoto / DeSoto (Texas) 72 Wyatt Pennington... OL Fr-RS Tulsa, Okla. / Catoosa 73 Brandon DeWitt... OL Jr-2L Lawton, Okla. / Lawton 74 Donald Jackson III... OL Sr-3L Kilgore / Kilgore 75 Forrest Reedy... OL So-1L Huntsville / Huntsville 76 Dorian Brown... OL Fr-RS Mansfield / Timberview 77 Tyler Tezeno... OL So-Tr Spring / Klein Collins (West Virginia) 78 Roby Pennartz... OL So-1L Fort Worth / Brewer 79 Samuel Spencer... OL Fr-RS Dallas / Samuell 80 Shyon Motlagh... WR Jr-1L Rockwall / Rockwall 81 Chance Nelson... WR Jr-2L Baytown / Sterling (Texas A&M) 82 Stephen Williams... WR Sr-3L Round Rock / Stoney Point 83 Tyler Scott... WR So-Sq Red Oak / Red Oak 84 Hayden Cagle...TE Fr-RS Buda / Hays 85 LaDarius Brown... WR Sr-1L Waxahachie / Waxahachie (TCU) 86 Collin Rison...TE Fr-HS Coppell / Ranch View 87 Jordan Ingram... WR Fr-Tr Dallas / Carter (SMU) 89 Daegen Fowler...TE Fr-HS Lago Vista / Lago Vista 91 Luis Carreno... DE Jr-2L Coppell / Coppell 92 P. J. Hall... DE So-1L Seguin / Seguin 93 Kevon Hunter... DL Jr-Tr Houston / Cy Falls (West Texas A&M) 94 Steve York... DE Jr-2L Huntsville / Huntsville 95 Quinten Jackson... DE Fr-RS Houston / Eisenhower 96 Sione Latu... DT Jr-2L Euless / Trinity 97 Codie Brooks... DE So-Tr Seguin / Seguin (UTSA) 98 Jacobi Hunter... DT So-1L Houston / Cy Falls (California) 99 Darron Harris... DE So-Sq Arlington / Arlington SIX SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TITLES