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1 Sam Houston State 2013 Football No. 5 Sam Houston vs. No. 2 Eastern Washington Elliott T. Bowers Stadium - Huntsville, Texas Saturday - Sept p.m. FCS NON-CONFERENCE GAME OF THE YEAR The Sports Network, the premiere national FCS news outlet, has labeled Saturday s Sam Houston versus Eastern Washington showdown as the 2013 FCS non-conference Game of the Year. The Eagles won the 2010 FCS national championship. The Bearkats have been FCS national finalists each of the past two years. In Cheney, Wash. last December, Sam Houston defeated EWU to advance to the national championship game. The two teams combined for 1,007 total offense yards and 87 points in their semifinal match-up. The pair both rank among the top five FCS programs in the country with Eastern Washington at No. 2 and SHSU at No. 4. FIRST REGULAR SEASON KATS-EAGLES MEETING Sam Houston and Eastern Washington are meeting in a regular season football game for the first time. Their two previous contests came in unforgettable FCS playoff thrillers, both in Cheney. In the 2004 quarterfinals, Sam Houston came from 20 points behind in the final 14 minutes to win With no time outs and 43 seconds to play, quarterback Dustin Long engineered an eight-play, 75-yard drive to score the game-tying touchdown. Long hit Jason Mathenia for a 7-yard TD with no time left on the clock. Lance Garner kicked the game-winning extra point. Long passed for 478 yards and three TDs. Mathenia caught a school record 13 passes for 226 yards. Last year s semifinal meeting of the Kats and the Eagles was equally fantastic. Sam Houston jumped out to a 35-0 halftime lead, then had to hold off a determined Eastern Washington offense that bounced back for 42 second half points. Dax Swanson s 14th school record career interception stopped a late drive. Timothy Flanders, who rushed for 231 yards, picked up a first down on third-and-three at the EWU 21 to allow the Kats to run out the clock. FCS S LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK The Kats own a 17-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 KATS IN GAMES BOTH TEAMS NATIONALLY RANKED Saturday is the 27th time Sam Houston and its opponent both have come into the contest FCS nationally ranked. The Bearkats are overall and 9-1 at Bowers in those games. The loss was to McNeese in 1991 by a margin. Overall, SHSU owns seven wins over Top 5 FCS ranked foes. Five of those victories came at Bowers including a win over No. 1 Montana by an unranked Bearkat team in The Kats cracked the polls the next week at No. 24 and ended the year No. 3 in the final rankings. 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: Cheney, Wash. Enrollment: 12,123 Stadium: Roos Field Capacity: 8,600/Sprinturf Colors: Red & white Head Coach: Beau Baldwin Alma Mater: Central Wash, 1996 Record at EWU: Career: 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 2 p.m. 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 Central Arkansas Bears Lamar Cardinals Nicholls Colonels Northwestern St. Demons Southeastern La. Lions Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks LAST WEEK Saturday, Sept. 21 Sam Houston 52, UIW 21 Southeastern La 34, Samford 31 Ala-Birmingham 52, NW St 28 Nicholls 42, Langston 22 SFA 52, Montana St. 38 Central Arkansas 17, Missouri St 13 Lamar 53, Bacone 0 McNeese 43, Weber St. 6 Eastern Washington Eagles 2013 Schedule A. 31 at Oregon St. W S. 7 Western Oregon W S. 14 at Toledo L S. 28 at Sam Houston 2 p.m. O. 5 Weber St. 6 p.m. O. 12 at North Dakota 3:30 p.m. O. 19 Southern Utah 7 p.m. O. 26 at Montana 1:30 p.m. N. 2 at Idaho St. 3 p.m. N. 9 Montana St. 1 p.m. N. 16 at Cal Poly 1:30 p.m. N. 23 Portland St. 3:30 p.m. Southland Conference Standings NEXT WEEK Saturday, Sept. 28 Eastern Washington at Sam Houston McNeese State at Northern Iowa Lamar at Grambling Arkansas Tech at Nicholls Langston at Northwestern State Prairie View A&M at SFA 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 SAM HOUSTON VERSUS THE BIG SKY The Bearkats stand 11-8 against teams currently in the Big Sky Conference. Sam Houston is 7-2 in games against the Big Sky in Huntsville at Bowers Stadium. SHSU owns a five-game winning streak against the Big Sky with NCAA playoff wins over Montana State and Montana in 2011 and Cal Poly, Montana State and Eastern Washington in BEARKATS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS The Bearkats stand No. 4 in both the current 2013 Sports Network and NCAA Coaches polls. 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 28 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 24 consecutive polls. 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 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. SOUTHLAND PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Walter Payton Award candidate Timothy Flanders earned leagueoffensive honors after scoring three touchdowns and rushing for 170 yards against Texas A&M. Flanders total was the most by any player against the Aggies in 42 games (since Colt McCoy of Texas in 2009). 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. TOP SCORING & RUSHING OFFENSE IN FCS IN 2013 Sam Houston State ranks as the top scoring offense in FCS competition this fall with 52.3 points per game. The Bearkats stand No. 6 in FCS rushing with yards per contest. RUNNING BACK TIMOTHY FLANDERS All-America running back, Walter Payton Award candidate and twotime Southland Player of the Year Timothy Flanders holds 31 Sam Houston school records and eight Southland Conference marks. The Midwest City, Okla., product stands as the all-time leading rusher for both the Southland Conference and Sam Houston State. He has rushed 820 times for 4,720 yards and 59 touchdowns. He will add a ninth Southland mark on his third carry against EWU Saturday, passing Claude Mathis of Southwest Texas for most career rushing attempts (822 in ). Flanders also owns the league s career marks for rushing TDs (59), total touchdowns (63) and points (378). He stands as the FCS active career rushing leader and is 280 yards away from becoming the 22nd FCS back to total 5,000 career yards on the ground. His 59 rushing TDs rank 14th in the all-time FCS record book. The running back has posted yard rushing performances during his Sam Houston career. Sam Houston FCS National Rankings Sports Network W-L Pts 1 North Dakota St Eastern Washington Towson SAM HOUSTON Northern Iowa South Dakota St Montana Eastern Illinois McNEESE New Hampshire Montana State Coastal Carolina CENTRAL ARKANSAS James Madison Georgia Southern* Fordham Wofford Cal Poly Villanova Bethune-Cookman Lehigh Richmond Tenn-Martin Northern Arizona Garder-Webb OFFENSE Timothy Flanders RB 42 Brian Bell QB 42 Richard Sincere WR 38 Matt Boyles OL 24 Torrance Williams WR 23 Chance Nelson WR 16 Donald Jackson III OL 15 Brandon DeWitt OL 4 Zachary Stevens OL 4 John Trotter OL 4 Shane Young TE 4 Brandon Wilkerson WR 3 Ryan Wilson RB 2 Ridgeway Frank RB Bearkat Career Starts NCAA Coaches Poll W-L Pts 1 North Dakota St Towson Eastern Washington SAM HOUSTON Northern Iowa South Dakota State Montana New Hampshire McNEESE Montana State Coastal Carolina Eastern Illinois CENTRAL ARKANSAS James Madison Wofford Fordham Lehigh Bethune-Cookman Cal Poly Richmond Villanova Northern Arizona Stony Brook Illinois State Youngstown State *Not elibigle for FCS postseason play DEFENSE Bookie Sneed DB 42 Gary Lorance OL 36 Jarrett Brown DE 25 Andrew Weaver DE 22 Jesse Beauchamp LB 16 Forbes Baggett DL 6 Eric Fieilo LB 4 Desmond Fite S 4 Tanner Brock LB 4 Johntel Franklin S 4 Michael Wade S 4 Jeremy Jackson LB 3 DeAntrey Loche CB 3 Shelby Davis CB Sam Houston Football Milestones Timothy Flanders needs three rushing attempts to pass Claude Mathis as all-time Southland Conference leader in career carries 280 yards rushing to become the 22nd back in NCAA FCS history to gain 5,000 or more career rushing yards 1 rushing TD to become the 14th player in FCS history to score 60 or more rushing touchdowns Richard Sincere needs 42 yards rushing to become the 10th Bearkat back to rush for 2,000 or more career yards Brian Bell needs 3 yards to become the second QB to join the Sam Houston 1,000-yard rushing club (David Kubiak totaled 1,528 in ) 202 yards passing to become the 12th Southland Conference quarterback to throw for 7,000 yards in his career 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 ) Torrance Williams needs 209 yards all-purpose yards to reach the 2,000 yard mark in his career

3 Sam Houston Football - Page 3 FLANDERS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER An amazing apspect 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 33 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. QUARTERBACK BRIAN BELL Brian Bell is Sam Houston s all-time winningest quarterback, leading SHSU to 32 victories in 42 starts since The senior from China Spring is the program s all-time leader in passing and total offense with 6,798 yards in the air and 7,791 yards rushing and passing combined. Bell s 62 career touchdown passes also is an SHSU school mark. Bell is three yards away from becoming only the second quarterback in school history to gain 1,000 career yards rushing. The first was David Kubiak (1,528 in ). Bell will be the 32nd member of the SHSU 1,000-yard rushing club. Bell is 202 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 set two career milestones last Saturday vs. UIW and is within striking distance of another. The senior wide receiver, who 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 1,958 rushing yards and 1,002 receiving. Tony January gained 2,376 yards rushing and 1,328 yards receiving in The Galveston Ball product is 42 yards away from becoming the 10th Bearkat back to rush for 2,000 or more yards. His current rushing total is 1,958 yards. 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 71 catches for 1,029 yards and 10 touchdowns. The speedy Waco Connally product has totaled 1,791 all-purpose yards in his career. Williams leads the Southland Conference in punt returns and ranks fourth in pass receiving. He has returned 10 punts for 209 yards with a long return of 50 yards. Williams has 15 catches for 286 yards and five touchdowns this year. 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 six passes for 99 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 one sack (a two-yard loss against A&M) in four games and paving the way for an offense that is averaging yards per contest. LAST YEAR SAM HOUSTON 45, EASTERN WASHINGTON 42 Cheney, Wash - Dec. 15-7,615 Sam Houston jumped out to a 35-0 halftime lead, then had to hold off a determined Eastern Washington offense that bounced back for 42 second half points. Dax Swanson s 14th career interception (a school record) stopped a late Eagle drive. Timothy Flanders, who rushed for 231 yards, picked up a first down on third-and-three at the EWU 21 to allow the Kats to run out the clock. Miguel Antonio s 42-yard field goal provided the game-winning points. Score by Quarters Score Sam Houston State Eastern Washington Q-SH-7:34-Bryan Bell 6 run (Miguel Antonio kick) 9-64, 3:32 1Q-SH-3:08-Robert Shaw 37 int. return (Antonio kick) 2Q-SH-12:56-Bell 72 run (Antonio kick) 3-80, 1:25 2Q-SH-6:44-Keshawn Hill 15 run (Antonio kick) 8-48, 3:53 2Q-SH-3:48-Richard Sincere 6 run (Antonio kick) 3-52, 1:10 3Q-EW-10:29-Greg Herd 31 pass Vernon Adams (Jim Pavel kick) 7-79, 2:11 3Q-EW-2:02-Brandon Kaufman 22 pass Adams (Pavel kick) 6-55, 2:21 3Q-EW-1:05-Ashton Clark 43 pass Adams (Pavel) 3-54, 0:57 4Q-EW-13:08-Kaufman 43 pass Adams (Pavel) 2-72, 0:24 4Q-SH-10:49-Shane Young 4 pass Bell (Antonio) 5-86, 2:19 4Q-EW-9:48-N Edwards 7 pass Adams (Pavel) 4-78, 1:01 4Q-SH-5:33-Miguel Antonio 42 field goal 8-36, 4:15 4Q-EW-3:04-Kaufman 33 pass Adams (Pavel) 2-52, 0:25 SHSU EWU 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 38:21 21:39 RUSHING: SH-Tim Flanders , Vernon Adams PASSING: SH-Brian Bell , Vernon Adams RECEIVING: SH-Shane Young 2-25, Brandon Kaufman 9-215, Ashton Clark SAM HOUSTON VERSUS CURRENT BIG SKY MEMBERS Won 11, Lost 8 (Home 7-2, Road 4-6) CAL POLY Won 1, Lost H-W * EASTERN WASHINGTON Won 2, Lost A-W * A-W * MONTANA Won 2, Lost A-L * A-L H-W A-L * H-W * MONTANA STATE Won 4, Lost H-W A-L H-L A-W H-W * A-W * NORTHERN ARIZONA Won 1, Lost H-W * A-L H-L 3-24 NORTHERN COLORADO Won 1, Lost H-W A-L 3-24 SOUTHLAND PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Date Award Player Opponent Sept. 9 Offense Timothy Flanders Texas A&M Sept. 16 Defense Tanner Brock Texas Southern *NCAA Playoff Game COMCAST SPORTSNET HOUSTON TELECAST Comcast SportsNet Houston (CSN), a partnership between the Houston Astros, Houston Rockets and the NBC Sports Group, will televise Saturday s SHSU-EWU football game. CSN is available in both standard and high definition to local cable, satellite and telco TV providers. For channel locations, visit The game also will be broadcast live on KSAM FM in the Walker County area and on

4 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 eight turnovers in four games (five interceptions and three fumble recoveries). CORNERBACK BOOKIE SNEED Cornerback Bookie Sneed snapped a Sam Houston record that had stood since 1968 with his 92-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter of the 2012 SFA victory. Paul Wenzel returned an interception 90 yards against Sul Ross for the Kat mark that stood for 44 years. Sneed picked off four interceptions last year and eight in his career. He is tied for eighth in career interceptions at SHSU. LINEBACKING CORPS LEADING DEFENSE Three-year letterman Jesse Beauchamp earned honorable mention All-Southland honors and was the team s second leading tackler with 94 stops in Seniors Eric Fieilo and Tanner Brock lead the team in tackles. Fieilo has 28 stops including two for losses. He picked off a Johnny Manziel pass for an interception in the A&M game. Brock, a transfer from TCU, has 25 stops this year including two sacks against Texas Southern. 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 two in 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 Bearkats three 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. BIG SKY FOES DRAW CROWDS AT BOWERS Three of Sam Houston s largest seven crowds at Bowers Stadium have come in games against Big Sky Conference opponents including the record audience of 12,367 that viewed the 2011 semifinal matchup with Montana. Sam Houston Football - Page 4 PREVIOUS BEARKAT GAMES WITH BOTH TEAMS NATIONALLY RANKED 1986 SHSU (11) Arkansas St.* (2) Away Lost SHSU (6) Northeast La. (15) Home Won SHSU (8) McNeese St. (19) Home Lost SHSU (12) Middle Tenn.* (9) Away Lost SHSU (20) Stephen F. Austin (24) Away Won SHSU (15) Stephen F. Austin (19) Home Won SHSU (12) McNeese St. (17) Away Lost SHSU (13) Northern Arizona* (15) Home Won SHSU (13) Montana* (1) Away Lost SHSU (7) Stephen F. Austin (12) Away Won SHSU (3) Northwestern St. (19) Away Lost SHSU (9) Western Kentucky* (3) Home Won SHSU (9) Eastern Washington* (14) Away Won SHSU (9) Montana* (7) Away Lost SHSU (14) North Dakota St. (4) Away Lost SHSU (12) McNeese State (24) Away Won SHSU (1) Stony Brook* (22) Home Won SHSU (1) Montana St. *(7) Home Won SHSU (1) Montana* (5) Home Won SHSU (6) North Dakota St.* (2) Frisco Lost SHSU (3) Central Arkansas (21) Away Lost SHSU (6) McNeese State (21) Home Won SHSU (5) Cal Poly* (12) Home Won SHSU (5) Montana State* (2) Away Won SHSU (5) Eastern Washington* (4) Away Won SHSU (5) North Dakata St.* (1) Frisco Lost *NCAA playoff game ALL SHSU VICTORIES OVER NATIONALLY-RANKED FOES 2004 #1 Montana #2 Montana St #3 Western KY #4 Nicholls #4 SFA #4 Eastern Washington #5 Montana #7 SFA #7 Montana St #12 Alcorn St #12 NW St #12 SFA #14 Eastern WA #15 Northeast LA BEARKAT PRONUNCIATIONS 1997 #15 Nicholls St #15 NW St #15 Northern AZ #18 NW St #18 Central Arkansas #19 Western IL #19 SFA #21 NW St #21 McNeese St #22 Stony Brook #23 SFA #24 SFA #24 McNeese St #25 Nicholls St 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 Named to 10 All-America squads the past two years First team All-Southland three consecutive years, leading the league in rushing each season Holds Southland record for career rushing TDs and total TDs 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 44 4, , SOUTHLAND RUSHING CAREER YARDS Player Years Yds Timothy Flanders, SHSU ,720 Claude Mathis, SWT ,694 SOUTHLAND RUSHING ATTEMPTS Player Years Yds Claude Mathis, SWT Timothy Flanders, SHSU SOUTHLAND CAREER TOUCHDOWNS Player Years TD Timothy Flanders, SHSU Brent Grimes, UCA SOUTHLAND RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Player Years TD Timothy Flanders, SHSU Charles McDaniel, LTU SOUTHLAND CAREER POINTS Player Years TD Timothy Flanders, SHSU Jose Larios, McNeese FCS CAREER RUSHING Player Yards Adrian Peterson, Ga. So ,559 Charles Roberts, Sac St ,553 Jerry Azumah, NH ,193 Scott Phaydavong, Drake ,830 Eric Breitenstein, Wofford ,730 Jordan Scott, Colgate ,621 Matt Cannon, So Utah ,489 Reggie Greene, Siena ,415 Jermaine Austin, Ga So ,411 Marcel Shipp, UMass ,383 Thomas Haskins, VMI ,355 Louis Ivory, Furman ,353 Frank Hawkins, Nevada ,333 Steve Baylark, Umass ,332 Rick Sarille, Wagner ,290 Kenny Gamble, Colgate ,220 Markus Thomas, E Ky ,149 Charles Anthony, Tenn St ,057 David Sinisi, Monmouth ,049 Trevyn Smith, Weber ,025 Doc Chapman, UT-Martin ,017 Clifton Dawson, Harvard ,841 Erik Marsh, Lafayette ,834 Charles Dunn, Portland St ,831 Kevin Richardson, App St ,804 Timothy Flanders, SHSU ,720 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 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 ( ) l Rushing attempts ( ) l All-purpose yards... 5,328 ( ) 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 (32-10) 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 , 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 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: 11 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 45 1, , 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 ,958 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 Player Years Rushing Receiving Return Total Timothy Flanders , ,328 Tony January ,376 1, ,452 Stevie Smith , ,036 James Oliphant , ,494 Matt Dominquez , ,273 McNeil Moore , ,179 Charles Harris , ,163 Richard Sincere ,958 1, ,072 Clay Lowry , ,975

8 HEAD COACH WILLIE FRITZ Pittsburgh State, 1983 Fourth season at Sam Houston Won 34, Lost 11 21st season as head coach Won 170, 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 170 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 170, 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 (34-11) 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 Steven Hicks Keshawn Hill Richard Sincere Jared Johnson Ryan Wilson Brian Bell Cory Idlebird Don King III Torrance Williams Gerald Thomas Ridgeway Frank 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 Shyon Motlagh Gerald Thomas Josh Lyons Ragan Henderson 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 Luc Swimberghe Torrance Williams Brian Bell Keshawn Hill Steven Hicks Shelby Davis Don King III Tristan Eche Chance Nelson Ryan Wilson Cory Idlebird Richard Sincere Ragan Henderson Josh Lyons Shane Young TEAM Brad Dunavant Total Opponents INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Eric Fieilo Tristan Eche Shelby Davis Andre Moseley Johntel Franklin Total Opponents 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 TEAM STATISTICS SHSU FOES SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 6 6 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 16 7 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 11 6 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 30:54 29:06 3RD-DOWN Conversions 24/50 22/64 3rd-Down Pct 48% 34% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/5 2/7 4th-Down Pct 60% 29% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (19-20) 95% (13-15) 87% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (18-20) 90% (11-15) 73% PAT-ATTEMPTS (27-29) 93% (13-14) 93% 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 Bl Lachlan Edwards Brad Dunavant Total Opponents PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Torrance Williams Johntel Franklin James DeLaRosa Gerald Thomas Total Opponents KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Richard Sincere Keshawn Hill Shane Young Ragan Henderson 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 Steven Hicks Keshawn Hill Richard Sincere Total Opponents BLOCKED KICKS Opponent Player Kick HBU Eric Humphrey Punt James DeLaRosa Punt 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 Eric Fieilo Tanner Brock Johntel Franklin Michael Wade Bookie Sneed Desmond Fite De Antrey Loche Sione Latu Andrew Weaver Mouf Adebo Tyrel Stokes Andre Moseley Shelby Davis James DeLaRosa Jesse Beauchamp Eric Humphrey Tristan Eche Jarrett Brown Forbes Baggett Myke Chatman Jeremy Jackson Kevin Jackson Sammy Webb Keshawn Hill Luis Carreno Jacorey Washington