SAM HOUSTON STATE FOOTBALL

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1 SAM HOUSTON STATE FOOTBALL BEARKAT GAME NOTES Sam Houston (6-4, 5-1) vs. Houston Baptist (2-7, 1-5) Saturday - November 15, 2014 Husky Stadium 3 p.m. BEARKATS TIED FOR FIRST IN SOUTHLAND With two games left in the regular season, the Kats stand tied for first place in the Southland Conference with defending league champion and preseason favorite Southeastern Louisiana. Both stand 5-1 in league action. The Bearkats travel to Houston to meet Houston Baptist this Saturday, Nov. 15. SHSU ends the regular season with a home matchup with the UCA Bears on Saturday, Nov. 22. SAM HOUSTON FOOTBALL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS The Bearkats return to Houston for the second time this season Saturday. Two Saturdays ago SHSU defeated SFA in the 89th Battle of the Piney Woods at NRG Stadium. The Kats own a five-game winning streak in the Bayou City. Overall, SHSU football is in Houston dating back to their first game against the Rice University freshmen team there in Sam Houston has played at Rice Field, Rice Stadium, Houston Public Schools Stadium, the Astrodome, Robertson Stadium, BBVA and NRG (Reliant) Stadium. SECOND FOOTBALL MEETING WITH HOUSTON BAPTIST Houston Baptist played its inaugural football game against Sam Houston at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium in Huntsville last year. The Bearkats won WINNING OUT EARNS BEARKATS NO WORSE THAN CO-CHAMPIONSHIP Victories in both final two regular season games guarantees the Bearkats no worse than a co-championship. The title would be SHSU s third in the past four seasons. In their 27 years in the league, the Bearkats have earned Southland titles in 1991, 2001, 2004, 2011 and The Bearkats stand 5-1 in Southland play after going 1-3 in non-league action, a schedule that included road losses to No. 2 Eastern Washington and SEC power LSU. KATS SEEKING FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE FCS PLAYOFF BERTH By winning out, Sam Houston could put itself in position to become only the second team in Southland Conference history to earn four consecutive FCS playoff berths. The Cowboys made five consecutive post-season appearances in 1991 through 1995 and four from 2000 to Sam Houston State reached the FCS National Championship Game in 2011 and 2012 and the second round last season. SHSU, North Dakota State and New Hampshire are the only three FCS programs to participate in each of the last three post-season playoffs. The Bearkats and the Cowboys hold the league s top two FCS playoff records. Sam Houston stands 10-7 in post-season play while McNeese is TWO VICTORIES THIS SEASON OVER FCS TOP 25 OPPONENT Sam Houston has wins over two FCS Top 25 teams, defeating McNeese when the Cowboys were No. 4 on Oct. 11 and No. 23 Stephen F. Austin Nov. 1 at the 89th Battle of the Piney Woods at NRG Stadium, the home of the NFL Houston Texans. THE BEARKAT OFFENSE Sam Houston ranks fifth in the Southland Conference with an average of yards total offense per game. The Bearkats have scored 344 points for a mark of 34.4 points per game, seventh in the league. In their six Southland Conference contests, the Kats have averaged total offense yards each game and have out-scored opponents 227 points to 131. SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS Location...Huntsville, Texas Enrollment... 19,719 Stadium... Elliott T. Bowers Capacity...12,593 / RealGrassPro Colors...Orange & White Head Coach... K. C. Keeler Alma Mater...Delaware, 1981 Record...First year at SHSU overall record in 21 seasons as head coach 2014 SAM HOUSTON SCHEDULE Aug. 23 at Eastern Washington L ESPN Aug. 30 ALABAMA STATE W Sept. 6 at LSU L 0-56 SEC-TV Sept. 13 COLORADO ST.-PUEBLO L Sept. 27 at Lamar* W Oct. 11 McNEESE* W SLC TV Oct. 18 at Northwestern St.* L SLC TV Oct. 25 ABILENE CHRISTIAN* W Nov. 1 vs. Stephen F. Austin*^ W SLC TV Nov. 8 at Incarnate Word* W Nov. 15 at Houston Baptist* 3 p.m. Nov. 22 CENTRAL ARKANSAS* 3 p.m. SLC-TV *Southland Conference ^NRG Stadium in Houston HOUSTON BAPTIST HUSKIES Location...Houston, Texas Enrollment...2,910 Stadium... Husky Capacity...5,000 Colors...Royal Blue & Orange Head Coach... Vic Shealy Alma Mater...Richmond, 1984 Record , 5 seasons 2014 HUSKIES SCHEDULE Sept. 6 McMURRY L Sept. 13 at Northern Colorado L Sept. 20 at Texas College W 72-6 Sept. 27 ABILENE CHRISTIAN* L Oct. 4 at Incarnate Word* L 8-31 Oct. 11 at Central Arkansas* L 0-70 Oct. 18 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN* L Oct. 25 NICHOLLS* W Nov. 1 at Lamar* L Nov. 8 at Southeastern La* L 7-76 Nov. 15 SAM HOUSTON* *Southland Conference Sam Houston vs. HBU Football Series Record Year Site Result SH UIW 2013 Huntsville W 74 0 For more information please contact Paul Ridings, Jason Barfield, Kevin Rodriguez -- Sam Houston State University Sports Information Office (936) , Fax (936) Press Box (936) Web site: s: ridings@shsu.edu jbarfield@shsu.edu krodriguez@shsu.edu

2 SAM HOUSTON FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2 RUNNING BACK KESHAWN HILL SHSU S OFFENSIVE SENIOR LEADER For a senior running back who has started only 10 games in his four years, Keshawn Hill has amassed an amazing number of career marks in the Sam Houston football record book. Hill ranks No. 2 in career touchdowns (34), No. 3 in rushing TDs (32), No. 5 in total points (228), No. 6 in career all-purpose yards (3,457) and No. 10 in rushing yards (2,153). This season, the Klein product ranks No. 6 in FCS scoring (10.8 points) and No. 16 nationally in rushing touchdowns (16). He stands No. 5 this season in the Southland with all-purpose yards per game and ranks as the league s fourth leading rusher (75.7). Hill posted a career best 198 yards rushing on 17 carries in the Northwestern State game. The total included touchdown runs of 74, 66 and 3 yards. The 198 yards ranked as the 13th best single game performance by a Bearkat. In the victory over SFA, Hill rushed 14 times for 154 yards. He became only the fourth SHSU running back to score four TDs in a game. PLENTY OF NEW FACES ON THE 2014 BEARKAT FOOTBALL SQUAD When Sam Houston opened the 2014 season August 23 at Eastern Washington, there were 18 players in the starting lineup who did not start in the spring game. Only seven players who started during the 9-5 campaign in 2013 returned this year. In the Bearkats four Southland Conference game, only two seniors have started -- running back Keshawn Hill on offense and safety Michael Wade on defense. In the four league games, four freshmen and eight sophomores have been among the starting 22. Several transfers from FBS programs joined the team this fall including LaDarius Brown (WR-TCU), Derrick Edwards (WR-Texas Tech), Josh Hunt (LB-Wake Forest), Jacobi Hunter (DT- California), Jarrell Oliver (RB-Utah), Trenier Orr (CB-Cincinnati), Jalen Overstreet (RB-Texas), Ernest Payton (CB-Missouri) and Xavier Smith (CB-Missouri). SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK JARED JOHNSON Sophomore Jared Johnson is the starting quarterback for the Kats this fall after serving as a back-up in 2013 to All-Southland Conference quarterback Brian Bell (Sam Houston s all-time passing and total offense leader). The South Grand Prairie product ranks third in the Southland Conference in total offense with 2,638 yards (263.8 average). He stands as the league s No. 5 passer (170 of 306 passes for 1,952 yards) and No. 6 in rushing with 127 carries for 686 yards. Johnson was Southland and FCS national offensive player of the week after accounting for 382 yards of total offense and four touchdowns in a victory over No. 4 ranked McNeese State. He set an SHSU single game school record for most yards rushing by a QB (190). Included in the total were touchdown runs of 73 and 67 yards. Johnson also threw for 193 yards with touchdown passes of 22 and nine yards. OTHER KEY FIGURES IN BEARKAT OFFENSE Texas transfer Jalen Overstreet has has 60 rushes for 409 yards and is averaging 5.4 yards per carry. Transfer Donavan Williams from ASA College has 73 carries for 357 yards. LaDarius Brown, a transfer from TCU, has 25 catches for 349 yards. Donald Jackson III, Zachary Stevens and Brandon DeWitt all were starters in the offensive line last year. Jackson both is a preseason All-Southland and All-America selection. DeWitt was a freshman All-America selection in TWO BEARKATS ON JERRY RICE WATCH LIST Two Sam Houston redshirt freshmen - wide receiver Yedidiah Louis and defensive lineman P. J. Hall - are included on the watch list for the Jerry Rice Award presented annually to the top FCS freshman by The Sports Network. Louis leads the Bearkats with 45 catches for 547 yards. The New Orleans native stands as one of only 3 freshmen in the FCS national top 80 with 4.5 receptions per game. His longest gain this year has been a 48-yard catch-and-run at LSU. Hall ranks No. 25 in FCS tackles for losses with 17 for 62 yards. The Seguin product has 56 total tackles including five sacks. He is one of only two freshman in top 50 in FCS tackles for loss this season. His 17 TFLs rank as the 10th highest single season total in Bearkat history. Hall intercepted a pass at Northwestern State and has two blocked kick to his credit. He is a two-time Southland Defensive Player of the Week winner. He earned the honor for his play in Sam Houston s league victories at Lamar and over No. 4 ranked McNeese State. Southland Conference Team Conference Season Southeastern Louisiana Sam Houston Central Arkansas McNeese State Stephen F. Austin Lamar Northwestern State Abilene Christian Incarnate Word Houston Baptist Nicholls Southland Schedule Saturday, November 15 Sam Houston at Houston Baptist... 3 p.m. McNeese State at Southeastern La... 3 p.m. Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin... 3 p.m. Incarnate Word at Lamar... 6 p.m. Nicholls at Northwestern State... 6 p.m. TV / RADIO/ INTERNET Kooter Roberson, Leroy Wilkinson and Jason Barfield will call the game locally on KSAM FM. The broadcast also will be streamed live on the internet at PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS SOUTHLAND NATIONAL Offense Offense 10/13 - Jared Johnson 10/13 - Jared Johnson The Sports Network Defense 9/29 - P. J. Hall 11/3 - Keshawn Hill 10/13 - P. J. Hall College Sporting News Special Teams 10/13 - Luc Swimberghe BEARKATS 2014 BREAKDOWN 2013 Season Record...Won 9, Lost 5 Conference Record/Finish / 3rd Post Season...FCS Second Round Lettermen Returning / Lost...53 / offense, 23 defense, 4 specialists Starters Returning / Lost... 9 / 13 6 offense / 3 defense Basic Offense...Multiple Basic Defense...Multiple First Year of Football All-Time Record / 98 seasons NCAA FCS Record / 28 seasons Southland Titles , 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012 Gulf Star Conference Titles , 1986 Lone Star Conference Titles , 1955, , 1964 SAM HOUSTON FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES:

3 SAM HOUSTON FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 3 THE BEARKAT DEFENSE Senior safety Michael Wade and sophomore tackle Sione Latu are the only two starters this season who were in the starting line-up last year. Wade, a preseason All-Southland selection, leads the Bearkats with 73 tackles (43 solo) and has two interceptions this season. His interceptions versus Alabama State and Northwestern State give him five career picks. He is two tackles away from moving into the top 10 in SHSU career annal with225 stops in four years. Latu has 23 stops including two sacks this fall. Linebackers Tristan Eche and Myke Chatman have made 60 and 59 tackles, respectively. Cornerback Trenier Orr, a transfer from Cincinnati, returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown in the Eastern Washington game. He also set up a score with an interception in the Incarnate Word victory. He has 51 tackles. In his first collegiate start against Abilene Christian, freshman linebacker A. J. Davis led Sam Houston with 8 tackles. He returned a fumble 27 yards for a TD and had 2 tackles for losses. Davis has 40 tackles to his credit this year. Junior safety Eric Agbarogi returned an interception 28 yards for a score in the ACU win. The Kats limited the No. 5 ranked McNeese Cowboys to 298 total yards. McNeese passed for only 89 yards and gained just 209 on the ground. Sam Houston allowed McNeese only one score through the first three quarters as the Bearkats built a 35-7 lead. WINNING THE TURNOVER BATTLE In Sam Houston s six Southland Conference games, the Bearkat defense has created 14 turnovers (7 fumble recoveries, 7 interceptions) while the SHSU offense has given up 10. The Bearkats intercepted three passes at Northwestern State. Sam Houston recovered three Abilene Christian fumbles. The Wildcats had not lost a fumble in its first eight games AUSTRALIAN LACHLAN EDWARDS HAVING OUTSTANDING SEASON AS PUNTER Junior Lachlan Edwards from Hastings, Victoria in Australia ranks No. 7 in FCS punting with a 44.3 average. He has 20 punts of more than 50 yards this season with a long of 59. Results of his punts have included 22 fair catches and 25 inside the 20. With a 43.6 average in his two seasons at SHSU, he stands No. 2 in all-time punting average, trailing only Ryan Klaus, a Bearkat Hall-of-Honor member with a 44.8 average in Edwards set a school record with his 49.8 average on five punts at Northwestern State. The previous record of 49.5 yards by Kluas stood for 16 years. Edwards punts against the Demons covered 39, 49, 53, 51 and a then season best 57 yards. SOPHOMORE KICKER LUC SWIMBERGHE All-Southland Conference kicker Luc Swimberghe is one of only four kickers in FCS play still perfect in their field goal attempts this fall. Swimberge is 11-of-11. Swimberghe has totaled 74 points on 41 of 43 PATs and 11 field goals. The sophomore from Tyler earned Southland Special Teams Player of the Week honors after the McNeese victory. He kicked a season-best 44-yard field goal (the second longest of his career) and was 5-of-5 on PATs against the Cowboys. Swimberghe is climbing in the SHSU career scoring standings. He now ranks No. 6 all-time with 171 career kicking points and No. 3 in PATs (95) DEFENSE PLAYS 41 MINUTES IN TWO-TOUCHDOWN VICTORY VERSUS SFA Sam Houston s defense was on the field for 41 minutes in the two-touchdown victory over No. 23 SFA. The Lumberjacks ran 96 plays as compared to SHSU s 54. Yet an outstanding effort by the Kat defense, quick strikes by the offense and relatively error free play spelled Sam Houston s fourth consecutive victory in the Battle of the Piney Woods at NRG Stadium. The Kats averaged 9.0 yards per play while SFA managed 5.4. SHSU s touchdowns included runs of 59, 31, 32 (by Keshawn Hill) and 52 (by Jalen Overstreet. The Lumberjacks had to drive 85, 86 and 74 for their three offensive touchdowns. The Jacks were forced to punt nine times. PLAYING CLEAN Coach K. C. Keeler has preached to his young Bearkat squad about eliminating penalties. The Kats have played clean the last two Saturdays with one penalty for 15 yards in the victory over No. 23 ranked Stephen F. Austin and four penalties for 28 yards in the win at UIW. SHSU SINGLE SEASON TOUCHDOWNS Player...Years TDs 1 Timothy Flanders Luther Turner KESHAWN HILL SHSU SINGLE SEASON POINTS Player...Years Points 1 Timothy Flanders Miguel Antonio Luther Turner KESHAWN HILL Jonathan Cooper Timothy Flanders Lance Garner D. D. Terry LUC SWIMBERGHE Luther Turner Timothy Flanders SHSU SINGLE SEASON RUSHING TDs Player...Years TDS 1 Timothy Flanders Luther Turner Timothy Flanders KESHAWN HILL SHSU SINGLE SEASON KICK SCORING Player...Years Points 1 Miguel Antonio Lance Garner LUC SWIMBERGHE Billy Hayes Miguel Antonio Billy Hayes Taylor Wilkins Taylor Wilkins Miguel Antonio Craig Alaniz LUC SWIMBERGHE SHSU SEASON POINTS AFTER TD (PAT) Player...Years PAT 1 Miguel Antonio LUC SWIMBERGHE Lance Garner Billy Hayes LUC SWIMBERGHE Taylor Wilkins SHSU SINGLE SEASON PUNTING AVERAGE Minimum 50 punts Player...Years Avg. 1 Ryan Klaus Bart Bradley LACLAND EDWARDS SHSU SEASON TACKLES FOR LOSSES Player...Year No. Yards 1 Andre Finley Michael Bankston Willie Lacy Bubba Thompson Greenwood Horn John Solomon Bubba Thompson Duane Granger P. J. HALL Darius Taylor SAM HOUSTON FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES:

4 SAM HOUSTON FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 4 SAM HOUSTON S TOP CAREER RUSHERS Player...Years Yards 1 Timothy Flanders ,664 2 Charles Harris ,688 3 McNeil Moore ,578 4 Tony January ,376 5 Curtis Thomas ,285 6 Richard Sincere ,274 7 James Oliphant ,263 8 Joe Rauls ,255 9 Fred Reese , KESHAWN HILL ,153 SHSU CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Player...Years Yards 1 Timothy Flanders ,293 2 Tony January ,452 3 Stevie Smith ,036 4 Richard Sincere ,887 5 James Oliphant ,494 6 KESHAWN HILL ,457 SHSU CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Player...Years TDS 1 Timothy Flanders Luther Turner KESHAWN HILL SHSU CAREER TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS Player...Years TDS 1 Timothy Flanders KESHAWN HILL McNeil Moore Luther Turner SHSU CAREER TOTAL POINTS Player...Years Points 1 Timothy Flanders Miguel Antonio Billy Hayes McNeil Moore KESHAWN HILL SHSU CAREER KICKING POINTS Player...Years Points 1 Miguel Antonio Billy Hayes Marcus Hajdik Joey Price Taylor Wilkins LUC SWIMBERGHE SHSU CAREER POINTS AFTER TD (PAT) Player...Years PAT 1 Miguel Antonio Billy Hayes LUC SWIMBERGHE SHSU CAREER PUNTING AVERAGE Minimum 50 career punts Player...Years Avg. 1 Ryan Klaus LACLAN EDWARDS Bart Bradley Matt Foster SHSU CAREER TACKLES 1 Stan Blinkka Lish Adams Pete Garner Keith Davis Darnell Taylor Dedrick Manigo Darryl Harrison Anthony Miller Marcus Mikulec Michael Bankston MICHAEL WADE BEARKATS CAREER TOTALS JARED JOHNSON Rushing GP TC Yards Avg. TD Long Total Passing Com Att Int Yds TD Long , Total KESHAWN HILL Rushing GP Att Yds Avg TD Long Total All-Purpose GP Rush Rec Ret Total Ave , Total 52 2, , Offense Donald Jackson III OL 35 Zachary Stevens OL 24 Brandon DeWitt OL 23 Chance Nelson WR 21 John Trotter OL 19 Shane Young TE 14 Jared Johnson QB 11 Keshawn Hill RB 10 Yedidiah Louis WR 10 Bridge Blount OG 10 LaDarius Brown WR 10 Derreck Edwards WR 8 Casey Devries OT 6 Regan Henderson TE 5 Gerald Thomas WR 5 Kiante Griffin WR 4 Deon Hutchinson TE 2 Gerald Thomas WR 2 Jalen Overstreet RB 1 Stephen Williams WR 1 Ridgeway Frank RB BEARKATS CAREER STARTS Defense Gary Lorance OL 38 Michael Wade S 24 Sione Latu DL 16 Desmond Fite S 14 Darion Flowers DB 11 Tristan Eche DB 10 Trenier Orr CB 10 Mikell Everette CB 10 Mouf Adebo DE 9 Myke Chatman LB 9 P. J. Hall DE 9 Eric Agbaroiji WS 8 Jacobi Hunter DL 7 James Delarosa DL 5 Darron Harris DL 1 A. J. Davis LB 1 Luis Carreno DE 1 Steve York DE 1 Tyrel Stokes DB LACHLAN EDWARDS Punting No. Yards Avg. Long TB I , , Total 97 4, LUC SWIMBERGHE Scoring PAT FG Long Points Total

5 SAM HOUSTON FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 5 K. C. Keeler was named as Sam Houston s 15th head football coach on January 23, In 21 seasons as a head coach at the college level, Keeler owns an overall record of His teams have made 13 NCAA tournament appearances and eight trips to national championship games. Keeler s 2003 Delaware squad won the FCS national championship in The Blue Hens reached the FCS Championship Game in 2007 and Delaware compiled an 11-3 record in NCAA playoff competition. During his 11 seasons at Delaware, the Blue Hens rolled up an record. Keeler s teams won Atlantic 10 titles in 2003 and 2004 and the Colonial Athletic Association championship in 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 was a four-sport letterman at Emmaus, Pa., High School. He earned allleague 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. 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 (1993, 1995, 1997, 2001) and finished as runner-up in the league twice in Keeler s nine seasons. His teams won the Lambert Cup eight times and were named ECAC Team of the Year nine seasons. Keeler coached five NFL draft picks at Delaware including Super Bowl XLVII MVP quarterback Joe Flacco. He has tutored 71 All-America players and 21 student-athletes who have earned either national or district CoSIDA Academic All- America honors. 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. Phil Longo Offensive coordinator Phil Petitte Defensive line SAM HOUSTON STATE ASSISTANT COACHES Mike Collins Co-Defensive coordinator Matt Powledge RBs and Special teams Brad Sherrod Co-Defensive coordinator Bart Tatum Offensive line Terence Archer Wide Receivers Kyle Segler Tight ends Dan Lanning Defensive secondary Rodrique Wright Defensive ends Overall Record: Won 180, Lost 77, Tied 1 SAM HOUSTON Southland Conference Year W-L Conference Post Season 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 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 SAM HOUSTON FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES:

6 SAM HOUSTON TWO-DEEP LINE-UP 6 BEARKAT OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP QB 15 Jared Johnson So Grand Prairie 8 Don King III So Waxahachie RB 3 Keshawn Hill Sr Klein 10 Jalen Overstreet So Tatum 24 Donavan Williams Jr Belton SLOT 9 Yedidiah Louis Fr Richardson 82 Stephen Williams Jr Round Rock LWR 19 Gerald Thomas Jr Plano 87 Josh Reynolds Jr Axtell RWR 85 LaDarius Brown Jr Waxahachie 86 Jeffrey Thomas Fr Duncanville TE 44 Deon Hutchinson So Giddings 88 Ragan Henderson So Rice LT 74 Donald Jackson III Jr Kilgore 71 Connor Keeton Jr Corpus Christi LG 55 John Trotter Sr Rusk 64 Parker Murry So Plano C 56 Zachary Stevens Jr Cypress 78 Roby Pennartz Fr Floresville RG 52 Bridge Blount So Huntsville 75 Forest Reedy Fr Huntsville RT 70 Casey Devries Jr Dalhart 65 Ryne Yost So Lawton, Okla BEARKAT DEFENSIVE TWO-DEEP H 90 Mouf Adebo Sr Mansfield 91 Luis Carreno So Coppell NT 98 Jacobi Hunter Fr Houston 93 Diamonte Wheeler Sr Grand Prairie DT 96 Sione Latu So Euless 68 James DeLaRosa So Fort Worth E 92 P. J. Hall Fr Seguin 94 Steve York So Huntsville WLB 11 Myke Chatman So Sealy 46 A. J. Davis Fr Kilgore MLB 22 Tristan Eche Jr Waco 32 Lance Duran Jr Austin B 40 Darion Flowers So Tyler 21 Desmond Fite Sr Tatum BC 7 Trenier Orr So Orlando, Fla. 13 Ernest Payton Jr College Station FC 6 Mikell Everette Jr Covington, Wa. 29 Andre Moseley Jr Wylie WS 23 Eric Agbarogi Jr Midlothian 41 Tyrel Stokes So Killeen FS 2 Michael Wade Sr Arp 28 Alfonzo McMillian Fr Oklahoma City, Ok. BEARKAT PRONUNCIATIONS BEARKAT SPECIALISTS P 49 Lachlan Edwards Jr Hastings, Victoria K 18 Luc Swimberghe So Tyler 59 Daniel Gomez So Spring H 8 Don King III So Waxahachie DS 42 Trent Williams Jr Houston PR 19 Gerald THomas Jr Plano KR 1 Ridgeway Frank Sr Spring 31 Demartie Allen Fr Baytown 24 Donavan Williams Jr Belton Mouf Adebo... Moof Uh-dee-bow Eric Agbarogi...Agg buh row gee 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 Mikell Everette... Mah kell Lachlan Edwards...Lock-lin Kiel Heidman...Kyle Hide-man Ragan Henderson...Raw gen Keshawn Hill...Key-shawn Cory Idlebird... EYE-dell-bird Sione Latu...See-OH-knee Lah-two Dustin Moehlig... Moe-ligg Shyon Motlagh...Shy-on Mott-law Trenier Orr...Trey near Contereze Pierce...Con tair ezz Luc Swimberghe...Luke Swim-bear-uh-guh

7 SAM HOUSTON FOOTBALL ROSTER 7 1 Ridgeway Frank... RB Sr-3L Spring / Spring 2 Michael Wade...S Sr-3L Arp / Arp 3 Keshawn Hill... RB Sr-3L Klein/ Klein 4 Derreck Edwards... WR Jr-Tr Brenham / Brenham (Texas Tech) 5 Kiante Griffin...LB So-Tr Carrollton / Hebron (Baylor) 6 Mikell Everette... CB Jr-Tr Covington, Wa. / Kentwood (Pima CC) 7 Trenier Orr... CB Jr-Tr Orlando, Fla. / Ocoee (Cincinnati) 8 Don King III...QB So-1L Waxahachie / Waxahachie 9 Yedidiah Louis... WR Fr-RS New Orleans, La. / Berkner 10 Jalen Overstreet... RB So-Tr Tatum / Tatum (Texas) 11 Myke Chatman...LB So-Sq Sealy / Sealy (Baylor) 12 John Roderique...QB Fr-RS Webb City, Mo. 13 Ernest Payton... CB Jr-Tr College Station / A&M Conso. (Missouri) 14 Dustin Moehlig... WR Sr-1L Alvin / Alvin 15 Jared Johnson...QB So-1L Grand Prairie / South Grand Prairie 16 Rickey Smith... WR Sr-3L College Station / A&M Consolidated 17 Grant Finney... WR Fr-HS Allen / Allen 18 Luc Swimberghe... K So-1L Tyler / Lindale 19 Gerald Thomas... WR Jr-1L The Colony / Colony 20 Xavier Smith... CB Sr-Tr Edmond, Okla. / North (Missouri) 21 Desmond Fite...S Sr-3L Tatum / Tatum 22 Tristan Eche...LB Jr-2L Waco / Waco 23 Eric Agbaroji...S Jr-Sq Midlothian / Midlothian (Boise) 24 Donavan Williams... RB Jr-Tr Belton / Belton (ASA) 25 Jarrell Oliver... RB Jr-Tr Sugar Land / Dulles (Utah) 26 Cory Hamlett...S Sr-2L Jacksonville / Jacksonville 27 Contereze Pierce...S Jr-Tr Jonesboro, Ga. / Jonesboro (Highland, Kan.) 28 Alfonzo McMillian...S Fr-HS Oklahoma City, Ok. / Millwood 29 Andre Moseley...S Jr-Sq Wylie / Wylie 30 Sammy Webb IV... CB So-1L Benbrook / Arlington Hts. 31 Demartie Allen... WR So-Sq Baytown / Goose Creek 32 Lance Duran...LB Jr-Tr Austin / West Lake (Blinn) 33 Jacorey Washington... DE So-1L Aldine / Aldine 34 Brad Dunavant...P Sr-1L Rockwall / Heath (Toledo) 35 Montria Brown... CB Fr-HS Fresno / Hightower 36 Jaylen Fails... WR Fr-HS Grand Prairie / Grand Prairie 38 Alfred Pinkney... CB Fr-RS Wharton / Wharton 39 De Chaar Greer... RB Fr-RS Waco / Midway 40 Darion Flowers... CB So-1L Tyler / John Tyler 41 Tyrel Stokes...S So-1L Killeen / Harker Heights 42 Trent Williams... DS Sr-1L Houston / Westfield (Texas Tech) 43 Josh Hunt...LB Jr-Tr Duncanville / Duncanville (Wake Forest) 44 Deon Hutchinson...TE So-1L Giddings / Giddings (Lon Morris) 45 Jeremy Forsberg...S Jr-Tr Dickinson / Dickinson 46 A. J. Davis...LB Fr-RS Kilgore / Kilgore 47 Josh Lyons...TE Jr-1L Copperas Cove / Copperas Cove (Navarro) 48 Braden King... DS So-Sq Longview / Longview 49 Lachlan Edwards...P Jr-1L Hastings, Victoria / Mornington 50 Kiel Heidman...LB Jr-Tr Houston / Clear Lake (Blinn) 51 Jarrod Hudgens... DT Sr-Sq Montgomery / Montgomery 52 Bridge Blount... OL So-1L Huntsville / Huntsville 53 Kevin Jackson...LB Jr-2L Cypressl / Tomball 55 John Trotter... OL Sr-3L Rusk / Rusk 56 Zachary Stevens... OL Jr-2L Cypress / Fairbanks 57 Austin Campbell...LB So-1L Tyler / Lee 58 Eric Humphrey... DT Sr-1L Dallas / Parish Episcopal (Oklahoma) 59 Daniel Gomez... K Fr-HS Spring / Klein Collins 64 Parker Murry... OL So-1L Plano / Plano West 65 Ryne Yost... OL So-Sq Lawton, Okla. / Senior 66 Gary Lorance... DT Sr-3L New Boston / New Boston 68 James DeLaRosa... DT So-1L Fort Worth / Brewer 70 Casey Devries... OL Jr-2L Dalhart/ Dalhart 71 Conner Keaton... OL Jr-Tr Corpus Christi / Carroll (Canyons) 72 Wyatt Pennington... OT Fr-HS Tulsa, Okla. / Catoosa 73 Brandon DeWitt... OL So-1L Lawton, Okla. / Lawton 74 Donald Jackson III... OL Jr-2L Kilgore / Kilgore 75 Forrest Reedy... OL Fr-RS Huntsville / Huntsville 76 Dorian Brown... OL Fr-HS Mansfield / Timberview 78 Roby Pennartz... DL Fr-RS Floresville / Floresville 79 Samuel Spencer... OL Fr-HS Dallas / Samuell 80 Shyon Motlagh... WR So-1L Rockwall / Rockwall-Heath 81 Chance Nelson... WR Jr-2L Baytown / Sterling (Texas A&M) 82 Stephen Williams... WR Jr-2L Round Rock/ Stoney Point 83 Tyler Scott... WR Fr-RS Red Oak / Red Oak 85 LaDarius Brown... WR Jr-Tr Waxahachie / Waxachie (TCU) 86 Jeffrey Thomas... WR Fr-Tr Duncanville / Duncanville (Colorado) 87 Josh Reynolds... WR Jr-Sq Axtell / Axtell 88 Ragan Henderson...TE So-1L Rice / Rice 89 Shane Young...TE Sr-3L Lago Vista / Lago Vista 90 Mouf Adebo... DE So-1L Mansfield / Mansfield 91 Luis Carreno... DE So-1L Coppell / Coppell 92 P. J. Hall... DE Fr-RS Seguin / Seguin 93 Diamonte Wheeler... DT Sr-1L Grand Prairie / Bowie (Oklahoma State) 94 Steve York... DE So-1L Huntsville / Huntsville 95 Quinten Jackson... DE Fr-HS Houston / Eisenhower 96 Sione Latu... DT So-1L Euless / Trinity 98 Jacobi Hunter... DT Fr-Tr Houston / Cy Falls (California) 99 Darron Harris... DE Fr-HS Arlington / Arlington

8 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2014 FOOTBALL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Keshawn Hill Jared Johnson Jalen Overstreet Donavan Williams Yedidiah Louis Ridgeway Frank De Chaar Greer Don King III Rickey Smith Josh Lyons Total Opponents PASSING G Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Jared Johnson Don King III Donavan Williams Total Opponents RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Yedidiah Louis LaDarius Brown Derreck Edwards Keshawn Hill Jeffrey Thomas Gerald Thomas Rickey Smith Jalen Overstreet Josh Reynolds Kiante Griffin Donavan Williams Shane Young Ragan Henderson Stephen Williams Deon Hutchinson Total Opponents FIELD GOALS M-A Pct Lg Blk Luc Swimberghe PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Keshawn Hill Luc Swimberghe Jared Johnson Gerald Thomas Donavan Williams Jalen Overstreet Shane Young Eric Agbaroji Trenier Orr Zachary Stevens A. J. Davis Josh Reynolds Rickey Smith Jeffrey Thomas Derreck Edwards Total Opponents INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Trenier Orr Mikel Everette Michael Wade P. J. Hall Eric Agbaroji Total Opponents PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I Blkd Lachlan Edwards Total Opponents RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATT. 8/23 at Eastern Washington L ,335 8/30 Alabama State W ,551 9/6 at LSU L ,330 9/13 Colorado St.-Pueblo L ,621 9/27 at Lamar* W ,342 10/11 McNeese* W ,438 10/18 at Northwestern State* L ,827 10/25 Abilene Christian* W ,038 11/1 vs. Stephen F. Austin* W ,788 11/8 at Incarnate Word W ,476 TEAM STATISTICS SHSU FOES SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 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 27:32 32:28 3RD-DOWN Conversions 59/153 67/161 3rd-Down Pct 39% 42% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/13 5/12 4th-Down Pct 46% 42% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 3 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (31-35) 89% (35-41) 85% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (23-35) 66% (26-41) 63% PAT-ATTEMPTS (41-43) 95% (36-38) 95% SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Sam Houston State Opponents

9 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2014 FOOTBALL STATISTICS PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Gerald Thomas Trenier Orr Total Opponents KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Keshawn Hill Demartie Allen Ridgeway Frank Jalen Overstreet De Chaar Greer Deon Hutchinson Donavan Williams Gerald Thomas Josh Lyons Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR Tot Avg/G Keshawn Hill Jared Johnson Yedidiah Louis Jalen Overstreet Donavan Williams Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Jared Johnson Keshawn Hill Jalen Overstreet Donavan Williams Don King III Total Opponents BLOCKED KICKS Opponent Player Kick Lamar P. J. Hall Field Goal UIW P. J. Hall PAT 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 Michael Wade Tristan Eche Myke Chatman P. J. Hall Mikel Everette Trenier Orr A. J. Davis Eric Agbaroji Mouf Adebo Darion Flowers Sione Latu Desmond Fite Jacobi Hunter Lance Duran James DeLaRosa Tyrel Stokes Darron Harris Alfonzo McMillian Jarrell Oliver Grant Finney Dustin Moehlig Xavier Smith Steve York Gary Lorance Diamonte Wheeler Cory Hamlett Luis Carreno Stephen Williams Kevin Jackson Josh Lyons Total Opponents

10 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2014 FOOTBALL STATISTICS BEARKAT TEAM STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME First Rushing Passing Total Punts Fumbles Times Down Conv. Poss. OFFENSE Downs No Yds Com Att HI Yds Offense Pen. No.-Avg. Lost Sacked 3rd 4th Time EWU :12 Ala. St :08 LSU :57 CSUP :05 Lamar :48 McNeese :22 NW St :14 ACU :55 SFA :34 UIW :34 First Rushing Passing Total Punts Fumbles Times Down Conv. Poss. DEFENSE Downs No Yds Com Att HI Yds Offense Pen. No.-Avg. Lost Sacked 3rd 4th Time EWU :48 Ala. St :52 LSU :03 CSUP :02 Lamar :12 McNeese :38 NW St :19 ACU :05 SFA :26 UIW :26 BEARKAT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING No-Yds/TD EWU ALST LSU CSUP LU McN NWSt ACU SFA UIW Hill, Keshawn RB / / /1 5-3/ /1 6-16/1 4-15/ / / / /2 Johnson, Jared QB / /1 7-16/ / / / / / / / /0 Overstreet, Jal RB / /0 5-17/0 1-1/ / /0 7-40/0 5--3/0 5-64/1 6-22/0 Williams, Donav RB /3 3-16/ /1 9-29/0 1-7/0 9-36/ /0 8-50/0 4-31/0 2-7/ /0 Louis, Yedidiah WR 3-29/0-2-28/ /0 - - Frank, Ridgeway RB 13-27/0 1--1/0 7-14/0 3-17/ /0 1-4/ Greer, De Chaar RB 5-15/0-1-4/ / /0 - - King, Don III QB 20-7/0-1-0/ /0 8-28/0 2-8/ /0 Lyons, Josh TE 1-4/ /0 - - Smith, Rickey WR 1-4/0-1-4/ RECEIVING No-Yds/TD EWU ALST LS CSUP LU MCN NWLA ACU SFA UIW Louis, Yedidiah WR / /0 3-15/ /0 4-23/0 5-43/0 5-65/1 2-25/0 8-82/0 1-44/0 3-59/0 Brown, LaDarius WR /1 3-45/0 6-65/0 1-16/0 3-47/0 1-10/0 4-63/1 1-13/0 3-41/0 1-30/0 2-19/0 Hill, Keshawn RB /2 2-10/ /1 3-24/0 6-42/1-1-1/0 2-12/0-1-13/0 - Edwards, Derrec WR /1 4-65/1 3-21/0-1-6/0 4-52/0 1-6/0 2-13/0 4-29/0 1-30/0 - Thomas, Jeffrey WR /1 2-16/0 5-78/1-1-5/0 1-6/ /0-3-50/0 Thomas, Gerald WR /4-1-5/ /1-1-22/0 3-40/1 1-1/0 4-47/2 Overstreet, Jal RB 7-105/0 1-15/0 1-4/ /0 2-49/ /0 - Smith, Rickey WR 9-77/1 1-4/0 6-53/1 1-14/0 1-6/ Young, Shane TE 4-38/1 3-33/ / Reynolds, Josh WR 6-37/ / /0-1-13/1 Williams, Steph WR 3-27/ /0 - - Henderson, Raga TE 3-27/0-1-12/0-1-9/0 1-6/ Griffin, Kiante WR 5-27/0 2-14/0 3-13/ Williams, Donav RB 5-25/0 2-26/ /0 1-3/ Hutchinson, Deo TE 2-12/ / Motlagh, Shyon WR 1-4/0-1-4/ Frank, Ridgeway RB 1-0/0 1-0/ PASSING #15 Johnson, Jared Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Eastern Washington ALST LSU Colorado St-Pueblo TOTALS Lamar McNEESE Abilene Christian Stephen F. Austin Incarnate Word TOTALS #8 King, Don III Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds ALST LSU Colorado St-Pueblo Lamar Incarnate Word TOTALS

11 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2014 FOOTBALL STATISTICS TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT EWU ALST LS CSUP LU MCN NWSt ACU SFA Wade, Michael Eche, Tristan LB Chatman, Myke LB Hall, P. J. DE Everette, Mikel CB Orr, Trenier CB Davis, A. J. LB Agbaroji, Eric S Adebo, Mouf DE Flowers, Darion CB Fite, Desmond S Latu, Sione DT Hunter, Jacobi DT Duran, Lance LB DeLaRosa, James DT Stokes, Tyrel S Harris, Darron DE McMillian, Alfo Oliver, Jarrell Finney, Grant Moehlig, Dustin Smith, Xavier CB York, Steve DE Wheeler, Diamon DT Lorance, Gary DL BEARKAT STARTING LINE-UP GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSE WR/TE OT OG C OG OT QB RB WR/RB WR WR EWU Griffin Devries Jackson Stevens Blount DeWitt Johnson Hill Brown L Thomas G Louis Ala. St. Griffin Devries Jackson Stevens Blount DeWitt Johnson Overstreet Brown L Thomas G Louis LSU Griffin Devries Jackson Stevens Blount DeWitt Johnson Hill Brown L Edwards Louis CSUP Griffin Devries Jackson Stevens Blount DeWitt Johnson Hill Brown L Edwards Louis Lamar Thomas Devries Jackson Stevens Blount DeWitt Johnson Hill Brown L Edwards Louis McNeese Young Jackson Trotter Stevens Blount DeWitt Johnson Hill Brown L Edwards Louis NW St Hutchison Jackson Trotter Stevens Blount DeWitt Johnson Hill Brown L Edwards Louis ACU Thomas Jackson Trotter Stevens Blount DeWitt Johnson Hill Brown L Edwards Louis SFA Hutchison Jackson Trotter Stevens Blount DeWitt Johnson Hill Brown L Edwards Louis UIW Thomas Jackson Trotter Stevens Blount Devries Johnson Hill Brown L Edwards Louis DEFENSE H NT DT DE LB LB CB CB CB WS FS EWU Adebo Lorance Latu York Chatman Eche Flowers Orr Everette Fite Wade Ala. St. Adebo Lorance Latu Hall Chatman Eche Flowers Orr Everette Stokes Wade LSU Adebo Hunter Latu Hall Chatman Eche Flowers Orr Everette Agbarogi Wade CSUP Adebo Hunter Latu Hall Chatman Eche Flowers Orr Everette Agbarogi Wade Lamar Adebo Hunter DeLaRosa Hall Chatman Eche Flowers Orr Everette Agbarogi Wade McNeese Adebo Harris Latu Hall Chatman Eche Flowers Orr Everette Agbarogi Wade NW St Adebo Hunter Latu Hall Chatman Eche Flowers Orr Everette Agbarogi Wade ACU Adebo Hunter Latu Hall Davis AJ Eche Flowers Orr Everette Agbarogi Wade SFA Adebo Hunter Latu Hall Chatman Eche Flowers Orr Everette Agbarogi Wade UIW Carreno Hunter Latu Hall Chatman Eche Flowers Orr Everette Agbarogi Wade