Sam Houston State 2013 Football

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1 Sam Houston State 2013 Football No. 2 Sam Houston vs. Lamar Elliott T. Bowers Stadium - Huntsville, Texas Saturday - Oct p.m. - Homecoming 80TH SHSU HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME Sam Houston hosts its 80th homecoming football game Saturday in a 2 p.m. duel with Lamar at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium. Since the first SHSU alumni event was played at Joseph Pritchett Field in 1931, the Bearkats stand in their homecoming games. The Kats record at Bowers in homecoming contests is Sam Houston has won each of its last four homecoming games. Lamar is Sam Houston homecoming opponent for the first time since 1984 (when the Kats won 27-11). Sam Houston is 3-1 against the Cardinals in homecoming games in Huntsville. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE OPENER Saturday s contest is the league opener for two-time defending Southland champion Sam Houston State. The Bearkats stand in conference openers in their 26 years in the Southland. Sam Houston is 5-8 in league opners at Bowers. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Sam Houston is seeking to become only the fifth team in Southland Conference history to earn league championships three years in a row. Lamar ( ), Arkansas State ( ), Louisiana Tech ( ) and McNeese ( ) are the only teams to pull off the feat in the Southland s 50 years of football. SHSU won in 2011 title with a 7-0 record and in 2012 with a 6-1 slate. The Bearkats have five Southland titles overall in their 26 years in the legue. SHSU also won championships in 1991, 2001 and FCS S LONGEST CURRENT HOME WINNING STREAK The Kats own a 18-game home winning streak at Bowers Stadium, the longest in school history and, currently, in FCS. The streak started with a win over Texas State after losing to McNeese in Sam Houston s 18-game streak now stands as the 18th longest in FCS history. Georgia Southern holds the record with 39 consecutive home wins from 1997 to Bowers Stadium opened in The Bearkats won their first 13 games in the facility and now hold a record at Bowers. Sam Houston has posted unbeaten seasons at home in 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2004, 2011 and CONSECUTIVE NCAA FINALS APPEARANCES Sam Houston State is one of only eight football programs to appear in consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship Games. The list of seven other universities reaching the finals in back-toback seasons during the tournament s 34-year history includes Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Southern, Youngstown State, Marshall, Montana, Appalachian State and North Dakota State. Location: Huntsville, Texas Enrollment: 19,200 Stadium: Bowers Capacity: 12,976 / RealGrass Pro Colors: Orange & white Head Coach: Willie Fritz Alma Mater: Pittsburg St., rd year at SHSU, record overall record in 19 seasons as head coach Location: Beaumont, Texas Enrollment: 14,522 Stadium: Provost Umphrey Capacity: 16,000 / Artificial Colors: Red & white Head Coach: Ray Woodard Alma Mater: Sam Houston, 1988 Record at Lamar: Sam Houston Bearkats 2013 Schedule A. 31 HOUSTON BAPTIST W 74-0 S. 7 at Texas A&M L S. 14 TEXAS SOUTHERN W S. 21 INCARNATE WORD W S. 28 EASTERN WASHINGTON W O. 12 LAMAR* 2 p.m. O. 19 at McNeese St.* 7 p.m. O. 26 NORTHWESTERN ST.* 2 p.m. N. 2 SFA* (at Houston^) 3 p.m. N. 9 NICHOLLS* 2 p.m. N. 16 at Southeastern La.* 3 p.m. N. 23 at Central Arkansas* 3 p.m. *Southland Conference ^Reliant Stadium in Houston Team Conference Season McNeese State Cowboys Sam Houston Bearkats Lamar Cardinals Nicholls Colonels Northwestern St. Demons Southeastern La. Lions Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Central Arkansas Bears LAST WEEK Saturday, Sept. 28 Sam Houston 49, Eastern Washington 34 Northern Iowwa 41, McNeese St. 6 Prairie View 56, SFA 48 Nicholls 44, Arkansas Tech 34 Northwestern St. 37, Langston 0 Lamar 27, Grambling 16 Saturday, Oct. 5 McNeese St. 59, Central Arkansas 28 Southeastern La. 35, Incarnate Word 3 Lamar University Cardinals 2013 Schedule A. 31 PANHANDLE ST. W 75-0 S. 7 at Louisiana Tech L S. 14 at Oklahoma St. L 3-59 S. 21 BACONE W 53-0 S. 28 at Grambling W O. 12 at Sam Houston* 2 p.m. O. 19 CENTRAL ARKANSAS* 6 p.m. O. 26 at Southeastern La.* 7 p.m. N. 2 NICHOLLS* 6 p.m. N. 9 at Northwestern St* 3 p.m. N. 16 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN* 6 p.m. N. 23 McNEESE* 6 p.m. *Southland Conference Southland Conference Standings NEXT WEEK Saturday, Oct. 12 Lamar at Sam Houston Northwestern St. at Nicholls Nebraska-Kearney at UCA SFA at Southeastern La. For more information contact Paul Ridings, Jason Barfield, Kevin Rodriguez -- Sam Houston State University Sports Information Office (936) , Fax (936) Press Box (936) Web site: ridings@shsu.edu - jbarfield@shsu.edu - krodriguez@shsu.edu

2 Sam Houston Football - Page 2 BEARKATS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS The Bearkats stand No. 2 in the current 2013 Sports Network and No. 3 in the NCAA Coaches poll. Sam Houston has finished each of the past two seasons No. 2 in the final rankings in both polls. The Bearkats have been ranked among the FCS top 25 for 30 consecutive weeks. The team debuted in the national poll Sept. 9, During an 11-0 regular season in 2011, the Kats rose to No. 1 at the end of the regular season. SHSU has ranked among the FCS top 10 for 26 consecutive polls. SOUTHLAND PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Walter Payton Award candidate Timothy Flanders has earned league offensive honors twice this season. His first award came after scoring three touchdowns and rushing for 170 yards against Texas A&M. Flanders total was the most by any player against A&M in 42 games (since Colt McCoy of Texas in 2009). Flanders was both Southland and FCS national player of the week after gained 280 yards on 32 carries in the victory over No. 2 Eastern Washington. Linebacker Tanner Brock received the league s weekly defensive honor after leading the team in tackles and posting two sacks in the victory over Texas Southern. Cornerback De Antrey Loche was Southland defensive player of the week after returning an interception 42 yards for a touchdown to put Sam Houston ahead to stay in the EWU victory. TOP RUSHING & SCORING OFFENSE IN FCS IN 2013 Sam Houston State leads FCS national statistics in both rushing yards per game (331.8) and scoring (51.6 points). The Bearkats stand No. 14 in FCS total offense (484.8) and No. 3 in pass efficiency (179.21). RUNNING BACK TIMOTHY FLANDERS All-America running back, Walter Payton Award candidate and twotime Southland Player of the Year Timothy Flanders ranks third in FCS football in total rushing yards with 766 in five games this year. He stands No. 2 in FCS in rushing yards per game (153.2). The Midwest City, Okla., product is the first Southland Conference running back to gain 5,000 rushing yards. He holds 31 Sam Houston school records and eight Southland Conference marks. He has rushed 852 times for 5,000 yards and 61 touchdowns in his career. Flanders also owns the league s career marks for rushing TDs (61), total touchdowns (65) and points (390). He stands as the FCS active career rushing leader and has posted yard rushing performances during his Sam Houston career. FLANDERS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER An amazing aspect of Flanders career marks is the large amount of games where he has given way to his backups with the contest s outcome already in hand. Flanders has not had a carry in the final quarter in 14 of the Kats last 34 games. In his three-year career, he has sat for a total of 24 quarters, the equivalent of six games. When Flanders has played in the fourth quarter of close games, he has been very effective. His impressive final period performances in victories include 9-for-67 at New Mexico, 10-for-60 vs. Stony Brook and 9-for-82 in the semifinals with Montana in In the 2012 semis at Eastern Washington, Flanders was 10-for-69 in the fourth. In the 2013 victory over EWU, Flanders carried 13 times for 82 yards including four first downs and a touchdown. QUARTERBACK BRIAN BELL Brian Bell is Sam Houston s all-time winningest quarterback, leading SHSU to 33 victories in 43 starts since The senior from China Spring is the program s all-time leader in passing (6,904 yards) and total offense (7,942 yards). Bell s 64 career touchdown passes also is an SHSU school mark and stands as the 8th highest total in Southland annals. Sam Houston FCS National Rankings Sports Network W-L Pts 1 North Dakota St SAM HOUSTON Towson Northern Iowa Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Montana State Coastal Carolina McNEESE Fordham Montana Wofford South Dakota State Maine Villanova Bethune-Cookman Lehigh Youngstown State Northern Arizona CENTRAL ARKANSAS James Madison Georgia Southern* Samford Jacksonville State New Hampshire OFFENSE Timothy Flanders RB 43 Brian Bell QB 43 Richard Sincere WR 39 Matt Boyles OL 25 Torrance Williams WR 23 Chance Nelson WR 16 Donald Jackson III OL 16 Brandon DeWitt OL 5 Zachary Stevens OL 5 John Trotter OL 5 Shane Young TE 5 Brandon Wilkerson WR 3 Ryan Wilson RB 2 Ridgeway Frank RB 2 Regan Henderson TE Bearkat Career Starts NCAA Coaches Poll W-L Pts 1 North Dakota St Towson SAM HOUSTON Eastern Illinois Northern Iowa Coastal Carolina Montana State Eastern Washington Fordham Montana McNEESE Wofford Bethune-Cookman Lehigh Villanova Youngstown St Maine South Dakota State James Madison CENTRAL ARKANSAS Northern Arizona New Hampshire Tennessee State Jacksonville State Charleston Southern *Not elibigle for FCS postseason play DEFENSE Bookie Sneed DB 43 Gary Lorance OL 36 Jarrett Brown DE 26 Andrew Weaver DE 22 Jesse Beauchamp LB 16 Forbes Baggett DL 8 Eric Fieilo LB 1 Desmond Fite S 1 Tanner Brock LB 1 Johntel Franklin S 1 Michael Wade S 1 DeAntrey Loche CB 1 Sione Latu DL 1 Jeremy Jackson LB 3 Shelby Davis CB Sam Houston Football Milestones Timothy Flanders needs 26 yards rushing to crack the top 20 in all-time FCS career rushing Richard Sincere needs 10 yards rushing or receiving to pass McNeil Moore (3,179 yards in ) to move into No. 6 in all-time SHSU all-purpose yards 77 yards rushing to pass Joe Vickers (2,132 yards in ) to move into the No. 9 position in all-time Sam Houston rushing Brian Bell needs 97 yards passing to become the 12th Southland Conference quarterback to throw for 7,000 yards in his career Two touchdown passes to rank No. 7 in Southland Conference career TD throws, passing Todd Hammel of SFA (65) Bookie Sneed needs 1 pass interception to move up to 7th in the SHSU career standings, tying Charles Stanley (9 in ) 2 pass interception to move up to 6th in the SHSU career standings, tying Charles Boyce (10 in )

3 Sam Houston Football - Page 3 Bell also is only the second quarterback in school history to gain 1,000 career yards rushing. The first was David Kubiak (1,528 in ). Bell has rushed for 1,038 to become the 32nd member of the SHSU 1,000-yard rushing club. He has 18 rushing TDs to his credit. Bell is 96 yards away from becoming the 12th quarterback in Southland Conference history to throw for 7,000 or more career yards. WILD BEARKAT RICHARD SINCERE Richard Sincere, the senior wide receiver who also runs the Wild Bearkat and returns kicks for SHSU, is yards the eighth Sam Houston player to roll up 3,000 or more all-purpose yards. His combined career total for rushing, receiving and returns is 3,072. The Galveston Ball product is one of only two Bearkats to gain more than 1,000 yards in a career both rushing and receiving. He has totaled 2,056 rushing yards and 1,002 receiving. Tony January gained 2,376 yards rushing and 1,328 yards receiving in TORRANCE WILLIAMS TOPS IN SOUTHLAND Torrance Williams became the 22nd member of the 1,000-yard career receiving club at Sam Houston Saturday. His four-year total now stands at 73 catches for 1,097 yards and 12 touchdowns. The speedy Waco Connally product has totaled 1,880 career all-purpose yards. Williams leads the Southland Conference in punt returns (20.0 average) and ranks fourth in pass receiving. He has 11 returns for 111 yards and has caught 17 passes for 354 yards and seven TDs. SOPHOMORE WIDE RECEIVER CHANCE NELSON Wide receiver Chance Nelson became a deep threat for the Kats as a freshman in 2012 after transferring from Texas A&M. He caught 35 passes for 671 yards and nine TDs last year including a 70-yard strike against Southeastern Louisiana and a 61-yard TD at Texas Southern. This season Nelson has caught seven passes for111 yards, an average of 16.5 yards per reception. He has scored one touchdown. BEARKAT OFFENSIVE LINE The biggest offensive question mark coming into the 2013 season was in the offensive line where sophomore Donald Jackson III and senior Matt Boyles were the only returning veterans with starting experience. The young line has surrendered only two sacks in five games and paving the way for an offense that is averaging yards per contest to rank No. 12 in FCS national statistics. THE BEARKAT DEFENSE Sam Houston s defense has ranked as one of the best in FCS the past two years, leading the nation in rushing defense in 2011 and ranking 16th nationally in turnover margin last year. But the Bearkats had to replace six All-Southland performers including the league s Defensive Player of the Year Darnell Taylor. The defense has responded to the challenge, producing nine turnovers in four games (six interceptions and three fumble recoveries). LINEBACKING CORPS LEADING KAT DEFENSE Three seniors are piling up the tackles for the Bearkats. Tanner Brock, a transfer from TCU, leads the defense with 38 stops including two quarterback sacks. Eric Fieilo has 35 tackles including three for losses. He picked off a Johnny Manziel pass for an interception in the Texas A&M game. Jesse Beauchamp was the team s second-leading tackler in 2012 with 94 stops. He has 13 tackles to his credit this year. CORNERBACK BOOKIE SNEED Cornerback Bookie Sneed is the Bearkats lone returning starter in the secondary. Sneed picked off four interceptions last year and eight in his career. He is tied for eighth in career interceptions at SHSU. He holds a school record with his 92-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter of the 2012 SFA victory. The play broke a mark that had stood since SAM HOUSTON 56, LAMAR 7 Beaumont, Texas - Oct. 27, ,056 Timothy Flanders, who earned Southland Offensive Player of the Week honors following the victory, produced his 20th 100-yard rushing performance to lead the Bearkats to a 56-7 victory over Lamar. The Bearkat defense allowed Lamar only 181 yards total offense, recovering two fumbles and intercepting a pass. Score by Quarters Score Sam Houston State Lamar University Scoring Summary: 1Q-2:04-SWH-Tim Flanders 7 run (Antonio kick) :22 2Q-12:29-SH-Tim Flanders 1 run (Antonio kick) 1-1 0:04 2Q-1:16-SH-Trey Diller 48 pass Brian Bell (Antonio kick) :08 3Q-13:54-SH-Flanders 59 run (Antonio kick) :06 3Q-9:56-SH-Flanders 10 run (Antonio kick) :06 3Q-4:38-SH-Keyshawn Hill 6 run (Antonio kick) :34 3Q-4:26-LU-Kevin Johnson 89 kickoff return (Stout kick) 4Q-13:06-SH-Brandon Wilkerson 42 pass Sincere (Antonio kick) :56 4Q-4:41-SH-Cody Morgan 3 run (Antonio kick) :34 SHSU LU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 28:53 31:07 RUSHING: SH-Tim Flanders ; Keshawn Hill LU-Desmo Richards PASSING: SH-Brian Bell LU-Caleb Berry RECEIVING: SH-Trey Diller LU-Barry Ford SAM HOUSTON VS. LAMAR SERIES RECORD Overall: Won 24, Lost 9, Tied 1 In Huntsville: Won 12, Lost 1, Tied 1 In Beaumont: Won 12, Lost 7 Recent Meetings 1986 Home W Away W Home W Away L Away W Home W Away W 56 7 SOUTHLAND PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Date Award Player Opponent Sept. 9 Offense Timothy Flanders Texas A&M Sept. 16 Defense Tanner Brock Texas Southern Sept. 30 Offense Timothy Flanders Eastern Washington Defense De Antrey Loche Eastern Washington NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Date Award Player Opponent Sept. 30 Offense Timothy Flanders Eastern Washington SAM HOUSTON IN SOUTHLAND OPENERS Won 10, Lost 15, Tied North Texas A-L Stephen F. Austin H-L Northeast La. H-L Northeast La. A-L Nicholls H-W Nicholls A-T Stephen F. Austin H-L Stephen F. Austin A-L Stephen F. Austin H-L Stephen F. Austin A-W Troy St. A-L Troy St. H-L Jacksonville St. H-W Jacksonville St. A-W Northwestern St. H-W Jacksonville St. A-L Stephen F. Austin H-L Nicholls H-W Northwestern St. H-L Northwestern St. A-W Central Arkansas H-L Central Arkansas A-L Nicholls H-W Nicholls A-W Central Arkansas H-W Central Arkansas A-L 20-24

4 DEFENSIVE END ANDREW WEAVER Andrew Weaver was selected to the Associated Press FCS All-America third team in He was an All-Southland second team honoree as well. Weaver had two sacks at Montana State and one in the NCAA title game. In 2011, he returned an interception for 23 yards in the SFA win. This season the transfer from Texas A&M leads the Bearkats with four sacks. THE BLOCK PARTY A Bearkat tradition established by head coach Willie Fritz when he was an assistant at Sam Houston in the early 1990s returned in The SHSU Block Party has produced six blocks in each of the past two seasons and three in Eric Humphrey and James Delarosa each blocked a punt in the HBU victory and Andrew Weaver blocked a point after try in the Eastern Washington win. After Fritz started the Block Party in 1991, Sam Houston blocked 80 punts, field goals and extra points in the next 14 seasons. NINE ALL-SOUTHLAND BEARKATS RETURN Nine All-Southland Conference performers return from the 2012 squad including first team selections running back Timothy Flanders and wide receiver/wildkat back Richard Sincere. Second team all-conference Kats returning include quarterback Brian Bell, defensive linemen Gary Lorance and Andrew Weaver and defensive back Bookie Sneed. Receiving All-Southland honorable mention in 2012 were running back Keshawn Hill, offensive linemen Donald Jackson, defensive lineman Jarrett Brown and linebacker Jesse Beauchamp. LEADS AT INTERMISSION FBS national power Texas A&M is the only team that has held a lead over Sam Houston at halftime in the past two seasons. Sam Houston has outscored its foes in the first halves of the Bearkats four victories this year. Last year, the Kats held a leads against Baylor and were tied at half with North Dakota State in the FCS national championship game in Frisco. Sam Houston Football - Page 4 Sam Houston State Homecoming Results All-Time / NCAA FCS 18-9 Year Opponent Result SH Foe 1931 Texas A&I... L Stephen F. Austin... W Texas A&M... L Stephen F. Austin... L East Central Okla... W Southwest Texas... L East Texas... L Texas Wesleyan... W East Texas... W North Texas... L East Texas... L North Texas... W Stephen F. Austin... W North Texas... L Stephen F. Austin... L North Texas... L Southwest Texas... L East Texas... L Southwest Texas... L Lamar... W Texas A&I... W East Texas... L Southwest Texas... W East Texas... L Southwest Texas... W Lamar... L Southwest Texas... W Lamar... W Southwest Texas... L Sul Ross... T East Texas... W Texas A&I... L East Texas... L Texas A&I... L Southwest Texas... L McMurry... W Southwest Texas... W Howard Payne... L Tarleton St... W Howard Payne... L BEARKAT PRONUNCIATIONS Year Opponent Result SH Foe 1974 Southwest Texas... L Howard Payne... L Southwest Texas... L Texas A&I... L Southwest Texas... W Abilene Christian... L Howard Payne... W Texas A&I... L Howard Payne... L Abilene Christian... L Lamar... W Nicholls St... W Central St. (OK)... W Northwestern St... W Stephen F. Austin... L Northwestern St... W Stephen F. Austin... W Northeast LA... W Stephen F. Austin... W North Texas... W McNeese St... L Northwestern St... L McNeese St... W Nicholls St... W McNeese St... L Stephen F. Austin... L McNeese St... L Jacksonville St... W McNeese St... L Northwestern St... W Nicholls St... W Northwestern St... L Nicholls St... W Northwestern St... W McNeese St... L Nicholls... W Southeastern La... W Nicholls... W McNeese St... W Mouf Adebo... Moof Uh-dee-bow Jesse Beauchamp...Beau-shamp (rhymes with swamp) Bridge Blount...Blunt Luis Carreno...Lu-ease Cuh-ree-no Myke Chatman...Mike Tevin Creeks...Tev-in (rhymes with Kevin) Casey Devries... Deh-vreeze (rhymes with breeze) Roclan Drain... Rock-lin Brad Dunavant...Dunn-uh-vent Tristan Eche... Eh-chay Lachlan Edwards...Lock-lin Eric Fieilo... Fee-uh-e-low Johntel Frank...John-tell Edward Hebert...A-bear Keshawn Hill...Key-shawn Cory Idlebird... EYE-dell-bird Sione Latu...See-OH-knee Lah-two De Antrey Loche... Dee-ahn-tray Lock Richard Lolohea... Lo-lo-hey-uh Gary Lorance...Low-RANCE (rhymes with dance) Dustin Moehlig... Moe-ligg Shyon Motlagh...Shy-on Mott-law Bookie Sneed...Boo-key Luc Swimberghe...Luke Swim-bear-uh-guh

5 2013 SAM HOUSTON HONORS CANDIDATES Sam Houston Football - Page 5 20 TIMOTHY FLANDERS Running Back Senior-3L Midwest City, Okla. / Midwest City Management information systems major Born Sept. 29, 1991 Two-time Walter Payton Award finalist Named to 10 All-America squads the past two years Southland Conference Player of the Year 2011 & 2012 (only three players have earned the honor in consecutive seasons) Sam Houston s all-time leader in rushing and scoring No. 1career rusher in Southland history Holds 31 Sam Houston school records & 9 Southland records Named to 10 All-America squads the past two years First team All-Southland three consecutive years, leading the league in rushing each season Six-time Southland Offensive Player of the Week Southland Conference Freshman of the Year in 2010 Joined the team in 2010 as a transfer from Kansas State one week before the season opener at Baylor and gained 31 yards on his first carry as a Bearkat Daily Oklahoman s Big All-City Offensive Player of the Year as a senior at Midwest City in rushed for 2,134 yards and 34 TDs as a senior... totaled more than 5,000 rushing yards and 65 touchdowns during his high school career RUSHING GP Att Yds TD Ave Game LG , , Total , SCORING GP Rush Rec TD Points Total ALL-PURPOSE GP Rush Rec Ret Total Ave , , , , Total 45 5, , FCS CAREER RUSHING Player Years Yards 1 Adrian Peterson, Ga. So ,559 2 Charles Roberts, Sac St ,553 3 Jerry Azumah, NH ,193 4 Scott Phaydavong, Drake ,830 5 Eric Breitenstein, Wofford ,730 6 Jordan Scott, Colgate ,621 7 Matt Cannon, So Utah ,489 8 Reggie Greene, Siena ,415 9 Jermaine Austin, Ga So , Marcel Shipp, UMass , Thomas Haskins, VMI , Louis Ivory, Furman , Frank Hawkins, Nevada , Steve Baylark, Umass , Rick Sarille, Wagner , Kenny Gamble, Colgate , Markus Thomas, E Ky , Charles Anthony, Tenn St , David Sinisi, Monmouth , Trevyn Smith, Weber , Doc Chapman, UT-Martin , Timothy Flanders, SHSU ,000 NCAA FCS CAREER RUSHING TDS Player Years TD 1 Adrian Peterson, Ga. So Matt Cannon, So Utah Kevin Richardson, App St Omar Cuff, Delaware David Sinisi, Monmouth Eric Breitenstein, Wofford Armanti Edwards, App St David Dinkins, Morehead St Jerome Felton, Furman Chaz Williams, Ga So Alonzo Coleman, Hampton Timothy Flanders, SHSU NCAA FCS SCORING Player Years Pts 1 Brian Westbrook, Villanova Adrian Peterson, Ga. So Kevin Richardson, App. St Omar Cuff, Delaware David Sinisi, Monmouth Matt Cannon, So. Utah Jerry Azuma, New Hamp Dan Carpenter, Montana* Jerome Felton, Furman Clifton Dawson, Harvard Chris Snyder, Montana* Armanti Edwards, App. St Eric Breitenstein, Wofford Timothy Flanders, SHSU *kicker Tim Flanders Career Rushing Game-By-Game 2010 Att Yds TD LG at Baylor at W. Illinois Gardner-Webb at Lamar at Nicholls SE Louisiana SFA at NW St McNeese at Central Ark... Texas St Att Yds TD LG Western Illinois Central Arkansas at New Mexico UTSA SFA Nicholls at McNeese Lamar at SE Louisiana NW St at Texas St Stony Brook Montana St Montana No. Dakota St Tim Flanders Longest Plays: 71 run TD Southeastern Louisiana, run TD Montana, run TD Texas A&M 2013 Nine touchdown runs of more than 50 yards TIM FLANDERS SAM HOUSTON SCHOOL RECORDS (31) 2012 Att Yds TD LG Incardnate Word at Baylor at Central Ark at Tex Southern SFA at Nicholls McNeese at Lamar SE Louisiana at NW St at Texas A&M Cal Poly at Montana St at E. Washington No. Dakota St Att Yds TD LG Houston Baptist at Texas A&M Texas Southern Incarnate Word E. Washington SINGLE GAME (4) l Touchdowns... 5 vs. New Mexico (2011) l Rushing touchdowns... 5 vs. New Mexico (2011) l Points...30 vs. New Mexico (2011) l Yards rushing vs. Montana (2011) SINGLE SEASON (20) l Touchdowns...24 (2011) l Rushing touchdowns...22 (2011) l Points (2011) l Yards rushing...1,644 (2011) l Rushing attempts (2011) l All-purpose yards...2,058 (2011) l 100-yard rushing games...10 (2012) l Consecutive 100-yard rushing games... 6 (2011) l 100-yard rushing games by freshman... 7 (2010) l 100-yard rushing games by sophomore... 7 (2010) l 100-yard rushing games by junior... 7 (2010) l Touchdowns by freshman...13 (2010) l Touchdowns by sophomore...24 (2011) l Touchdowns by junior...18 (2012) l Rushing yards by freshman (2010) l Rushing yards by sophomore...1,644 (2011) l Rushing yards by junior...1,642 (2012) l Rushing attempts by freshman (2010) l Rushing attempts by sophomore (2011) l Rushing attempts by junior (2012) CAREER (7) l Touchdowns ( ) l Rushing touchdowns ( ) l Points ( ) l Yards rushing... 5,000 ( ) l Rushing attempts ( ) l All-purpose yards... 5,608 ( ) l 100-yard rushing games ( ) TIM FLANDERS SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE RECORDS (8) SINGLE SEASON l Yards Rushing... 1,644 (2011) l Rushing TDs (2011) l Touchdowns (2011) l Points (2011) CAREER l Rushing Yards...4,720 ( ) l Touchdowns...63 ( ) l Rushing TDs...59 ( ) l Points ( )

6 2013 SAM HOUSTON HONORS CANDIDATES Sam Houston Football - Page 6 11 BRIAN BELL Quarterback Sr-3L China Spring, Texas / China Spring High School Kinesiology major Born May 24, 1991 All-time winningest quarterback at Sam Houston (33-10) Bearkats career leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns and total offense Second team All-Southland quarterback in both 2011 and 2012 Led the Southland and rated No. 13 nationally in pass efficiency as a junior in 2012 (147.29) No. 3 in the Southland in passing yards last year Season passing total (2,715) in 2012 ranks as fourth highest total in SHSU school history and most yards ever by a Bearkat junior Thrown 11 passes of more than 50 yards in his career including touchdowns of 80, 77, 62 and 55 yards Longest rushing plays include a 72-yard touchdown at Eastern Washington in the 2012 semifinals and a 54-yard scoring run in the NCAA quarterfinals vs. Montana State in 2011 As a true freshman, took over as starting quarterback in the third game of 2010 and led team to six victories in their final nine games First team All-District 7-3A and district MVP for coach (and father) Mark Bell at China Spring Brother Shawn Bell started at quarterback for Baylor Passing GP Cmp-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Long , , , Total , Rushing GP Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long Total , Total Offense GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg./G , , , Total , SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE ALL-TIME PASSING LEADERS Rank Player, School... Years Yards TDs 1 Jeremy Moses, SFA , Nathan Brown, UCA , Bradley George, TxSt , Brady Attaway, SFA , Todd Hammel, SFA , Jim Lindsey, ACU , Mitch Maher, NoTx , Derrick Fourroux, McN , Kerry Joseph, McN , Brian Bain, SLC , Barrick Nealy, TX St , Brian Bell, SHSU , Brian Bell Career Passing Game-By-Game 2010 C A HI Yds TD LG SK at W. Illinois Gardner-Webb at Lamar at Nicholls SE Louisiana SFA at NW St McNeese at Central Ark Texas St C A HI Yds TD LG SK Western Illinois Central Arkansas at New Mexico SFA Nicholls at McNeese Lamar at SE Louisiana Northwestern St at Texas St Stony Brook Montana St Montana No Dakota St C A HI Yds TD LG SK Incarnate Word at Baylor at Central Ark at Tex Southern SFA at Nicholls McNeese at Lamar Southeastern La at NW St at Texas A&M Cal Poly at Montana St at Eastern Wash No Dakota St C A HI Yds TD LG SK HBU at Texas A&M Texas Southern Incarnate Word E. Washington Bell Career Single Game Superlatives Longest Pass Plays: 80 TD to Trey Diller... vs. Stony Brook, TD to Richard Sincere... vs. Lamar, TD to Torrance Williams... vs. Texas A&M, 2013 Career Total: 12 passes of more than 50 yards Most TD passes: 4 vs. Incarnate Word vs. Texas Southern vs. Stephen F. Austin vs. Montana State Most Rushing Yards: 8 carries for 69 yards... vs. Stephen F. Austin, 2012 Most Rushing TDs: times - last vs. Eastern Washington, 2012 Longest Run: 72 yards TD... vs. Eastern Washington, 2012

7 2013 SAM HOUSTON HONORS CANDIDATES Sam Houston Football - Page 7 6 RICHARD SINCERE Wide Receiver Senior-3L Galveston, Texas / Ball High School Criminal justice major Born November 23, 1990 Versatile athlete running the Wild Bearkat formation, returning kicks and starting as a wide receiver One of only two Bearkats to gain more than 1,000 career yards both in rushing and receiving Eighth Bearkat to total 3,000 or more career all-purpose yards 42 rushing yards away from become the 10th Bearkat back to rush for 2,000 or more career yards Two-time first team All-Southland Conference selection Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2011 College Sporting News first the All-America in 2011 Two-time Southland Conference offensive Player of the Week Longest rushing plays include a 65-yard touchdown against McNeese State in 2012 and a 52-yard dash in the NCAA playoff game with Montana State Longest touchdown catches includ a 77-yard score vs. Lamar in 2011 and a 62-yard tally in the 2011 Northwestern State victory Burst onto the scene with a 72-yard rushing performance in 2010 Battle of the Piney Woods at Reliant State, scoring on a 32-yard second quarter run Starting quarterback at Galveston Ball High School, rolling up 1,206 yards total offense his senior season in 2008 Rushing GP Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long Total , Receiving GP PC Yds. TD Avg. Long Total , Passing GP PC-PA-HI Pct. Yds TD Long Totals All-Purpose GP Rush Rec Ret. Yds TD , Total 46 2, , Sam Houston Career Rushing Leaders Player Years Yards Timothy Flanders ,720 Charles Harris ,688 McNeil Moore ,578 Tony January ,376 Curtis Thomas ,285 James Oliphant ,263 Joe Rauls ,255 Fred Reese ,160 Joe Vickers ,132 Richard Sincere ,056 Richard Sincere Career Rushing / Receiving Game-By-Game Rush Rec Rush 2010 No Yds TD No Yds Td at Baylor at W. Illinois Gardner-Webb at Lamar at Nicholls Southeastern La SFA at NW St McNeese at Central Ark Texas St Rush Rec 2011 No Yds TD No Yds Td W. Illinois Central Ark at New Mexico UTSA SFA Nicholls at McNeese Lamar at SE Louisiana NW St at Texas St Stony Brook Montana St Montaa No. Dakota St Sincere Career Single Game Superlatives Longest Runs: 65 TD... McNeese St., 10/20/ Montana St., 12/10/ Stephen F. Austin, 10/8/ Nicholls State 10/13/ TD... Central Arkansas, 9/17/ McNeese St, 10/20/2012 Longest Catches: 77 TD from Brian Bell... Lamar, 10/29/ TD from Brian Bell... Northwestern St. 11/12/ TD from Brian Bell... Gardner Webb, 9/25/2010 Best Rushing Games: 11 for Montana State, 12/10/ for 137, 1 TD... Southeastern La, 11/5/ for 132, 2 TD... McNeese State, 10/20/ for 111, 2 TD... Stephen F. Austin, 10/8/ for 102, 1 TD... Lamar, 10/29/2011 Best Receiving Games: 3 for 102, 1 TD... Northwestern St. 11/12/2011 Most Catches: 5 for Western Illinois, 9/1/2011 Sam Houston Career All-Purpose Yards Leaders Rec 2012 No Yds TD No Yds Td Incarnate Word at Baylor at Central Ark at Tex Southern SFA at Nicholls McNeese at Lamar Southeastern La at NW St at Texas A&M Cal Poly at Montana St at E Washington No Dakota St Rush Rec 2013 No Yds TD No Yds Td HBU at Texas A&M Texas Southern Incarnate Word E. Washington Player Years Rushing Receiving Return Total Timothy Flanders , ,608 Tony January ,376 1, ,452 Stevie Smith , ,036 James Oliphant , ,494 Matt Dominquez , ,273 McNeil Moore , ,179 Richard Sincere ,056 1, ,170 Charles Harris , ,163

8 HEAD COACH WILLIE FRITZ Pittsburgh State, 1983 Fourth season at Sam Houston Won 35, Lost 11 21st season as head coach Won 171, Lost 63, Tied 1 Willie Fritz has directed Sam Houston State to a record, leading the Kats to the program s first consecutive double-digit win seasons in 97 years. Fritz has produced an overall record of 171 victories, 63 losses and one tie as a head coach. He became the 14th football coach at Sam Houston State University on December 18, With back-to-back Southland Conference titles and NCAA Division I Football Championships finals appearances in 2011 and 2012, Fritz has reaped both regional and national honors. The awards include 2012 Liberty Mutual NCAA FCS national Coach of the Year, 2011 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year and Regional Coach of the Year both in 2011 and 2012 and Southland Conference Coach of the Year in During his tenure as Sam Houston head coach, 28 Bearkats have earned All-Southland Conference honors a total of 49 times, eight players have been named All-America and Kats have won Southland awards for Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. The team s 14-1 record in 2011 and the 11-4 mark in 2012 represent the two highest single season victory totals in Sam Houston history. During his 31-year career, Fritz has been part of programs both as a head coach and an assistant that have rolled up more than 250 wins. The record includes 10 appearances in post-season play (bowl games or playoff appearances) and 11 conference titles. Fritz came to Huntsville from the University of Central Missouri were he stands as the winningest coach in the Mules 114-year football history. He rolled up a record in 13 seasons as Central Missouri head coach. In 11 of those seasons, Central Missouri posted winning records. He is the only Central Missouri head coach to produce eight consecutive seasons of seven or more wins. Fritz served as a graduate assistant for Bearkat squads that went 16-6 in and won the 1985 Gulf Star Conference championship He was the secondary and special teams coach for the Bearkats in 1991 and 1992, helping lead Sam Houston to a Southland Conference championship and starting a special teams success tradition that lasted more than a decade. The block party saw Kat special teams block 80 punts, field goals and extra points in the 14 seasons from 1991 to From 1993 to 1996, Fritz was head coach at Blinn College where turned around a program that had gone in its three previous seasons. In just a short time, he produced a record and two national junior college championships. For his efforts at Blinn, Fritz has been inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame. As head coach at Central Missouri, Fritz led the Mules to their first postseason berth in 32 years when they defeated Minnesota-Duluth in the 2001 Mineral Water Bowl. A year later, Central Missouri earned its first NCAA Division II playoff berth after winning the Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) championship. Fritz coached 152 All-MIAA performers including 41 first team selections and 24 All-Americans. Fritz ranks No. 15 among active NCAA Division II head coach in victories. In his 13 years at UCM, the Mules enjoyed an 84 percent graduation rate with three Academic All-Americans, 14 Academic All-Region and 144 MIAA Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll selections. Fritz was the second member of his family to coach at Central Missouri. His father, the late Harry Fritz, was the Mules head football coach in 1952 and later become executive director of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Fritz played college football at Pittsburg State University. He was a four-year starter as a defensive back and played on two conference title teams. He was a student assistant coach for the Gorillas in 1982 and was an assistant football coach at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Kansas in 1983 and Willis High School in Texas in 1986 and was defensive coordinator at Coffeyville College in Kansas from 1987 to Fritz and his wife Susan have three children, Wesley, Elaine and Brooke. Sam Houston Football - Page 8 AS HEAD COACH - Won 171, Lost 63, Tied 1 Blinn Junior College (39-5-1) Mineral Water Bowl National Champions National Champions Central Missouri (97-47) Mineral Water Bowl NCAA Division II Playoffs MIAA Champions Sam Houston State (35-11) Southland Champions NCAA Division I Finalists Southland Champions NCAA Division I Finalists AS ASSISTANT COACH - Won 84, Lost 26, Tied 4 Pittsburg State Student assistant Conference champions Shawnee Mission NW HS Assistant coach Sam Houston Graduate assistant Gulf Star champions Willis High School Assistant coach Coffeyville C. C. Defensive coordinator Jayhawk Bowl Jayhawk Bowl National Champions Sam Houston Secondary/special teams Southland Champions SAM HOUSTON STATE ASSISTANT COACHES Doug Ruse (Northwest Missouri State, 1986)... Offensive coordinator Mike Collins (Northeast Louisiana, 1983)... Defensive coordinator Ben Beasley (McNeese State, 2002)... Secondary Johnny Jernigan (Stephen F. Austin, 1994)...Defensive line Anthony Johnson (Texas, 2005)... Running backs Bart Tatum (Austin College, 1991)... Offensive line Matt Barrett (North Carolina State, 1999)...Wide Receivers Kyle Segler (Sam Houston, 2006)...Tight Ends Robbie Discher (William Jewell 2009)...Special Teams Matt Mutz (Colorado Mesa 1997)...Cornerbacks

9 Sam Houston Football - Page 9 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2013 FOOTBALL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Timothy Flanders Richard Sincere Steven Hicks Keshawn Hill Brian Bell Jared Johnson Ryan Wilson Cory Idlebird Don King III Torrance Williams Gerald Thomas Ragan Henderson TEAM Total Opponents PASSING G Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Brian Bell Don King III Jared Johnson Total Opponents RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Torrance Williams Chance Nelson Richard Sincere Shane Young Rickey Smith Timothy Flanders Ragan Henderson Shyon Motlagh Gerald Thomas Josh Lyons Stephen Williams Total Opponents FIELD GOALS M-A Pct Lg Blk Luc Swimberghe PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Timothy Flanders Torrance Williams Luc Swimberghe Brian Bell Keshawn Hill Richard Sincere Steven Hicks Ryan Wilson Josh Lyons Ragan Henderson Cory Idlebird De Antrey Loche Shane Young Shelby Davis Chance Nelson Don King III Tristan Eche TEAM Brad Dunavant Total Opponents INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Eric Fieilo Shelby Davis De Antrey Loche Johntel Franklin Tristan Eche Andre Moseley RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATT. 8/31 Houston Baptist W ,246 9/7 at Texas A&M L /14 Texas Southern W ,403 9/21 Incarnate Word W ,789 9/28 Eastern Washington W ,621 TEAM STATISTICS SHSU FOES SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 7 7 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 20 9 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 13 9 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 30:27 29:33 3RD-DOWN Conversions 29/60 29/78 3rd-Down Pct 48% 37% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/6 4/9 4th-Down Pct 67% 44% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (22-24) 92% (15-17) 88% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (21-24) 88% (13-17) 76% PAT-ATTEMPTS (34-36) 94% (17-19) 89% SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Sam Houston State Opponents

10 Sam Houston Football - Page 10 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Lachlan Edwards Brad Dunavant PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Torrance Williams Johntel Franklin James DeLaRosa Gerald Thomas Total Opponents KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Keshawn Hill Richard Sincere Shane Young Ragan Henderson Chance Nelson Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR Tot Avg/G Timothy Flanders Torrance Williams Richard Sincere Keshawn Hill Steven Hicks Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Brian Bell Timothy Flanders Richard Sincere Steven Hicks Keshawn Hill Total Opponents BLOCKED KICKS Opponent Player Kick HBU Eric Humphrey Punt James DeLaRosa Punt EWU Andrew Weaver PAT SAM HOUSTON STATE 2013 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Tanner Brock Eric Fieilo Johntel Franklin Michael Wade Bookie Sneed Desmond Fite Sione Latu Mouf Adebo De Antrey Loche Andrew Weaver Jesse Beauchamp Shelby Davis Eric Humphrey Tyrel Stokes James DeLaRosa Andre Moseley Forbes Baggett Tristan Eche Jarrett Brown Myke Chatman Jeremy Jackson Kevin Jackson Luis Carreno Tevin Creeks Sammy Webb Steve York Jacorey Washington