Sam Houston State vs. Lamar

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1 Sam Houston State vs. Lamar NCAA Division I Football Provost Umphrey Stadium - Beaumont, Texas Saturday - October 27, p.m. FOUR GAME WINNING STREAK Sam Houston takes a four-game winning streak and a No. 5 national ranking to Beaumont to take on the Lamar Cardinals Saturday. The Kats own a 3-1 record to stand in third place in the Southland football race. Southeastern Louisiana (3-0) and Central Arkansas (4-1), the league s first and second place teams duel in Hammond this weekend in another big Southland contest. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TV NETWORK GAME Saturday s game will be telecast to a four-state audience by the Southland Television Network. The KUBE in Houston (Channel 15 on SuddenLink in Huntsville) is the local area outlet. Sam Houston will be making its 14th television appearance in the past two seasons. Overall, Bearkat games have been telecast 42 times since SHSU moved up to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and the Southland Conference. The Kats have won 24 of those games. SERIES WITH LAMAR Sam Houston leads the all-time football series between the Kats and the Cardinals with 23 victories to Lamar s nine wins. There has been one tie between the pair. The Bearkats are 11-7 against the Cardinals in Beaumont. BEARKAT RADIO KSAM FM will broadcast all Sam Houston games home and away again. The broadcast also may be heard anywhere in the world online at Streaming video of home games at Bowers Stadium is also available at a modest rate. KATS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS Sam Houston stands No. 5 in both the Sports Network Poll and the NCAA FCS Coaches national rankings this week. SHSU has been in the top 25 in the FCS polls a total of 20 consecutive weeks since debuting in the national poll on Sept. 9, During an 11-0 regular season, the Kats rose all the way to No. 1 at just before the national playoffs. Sam Houston has ranked among the FCS top 10 for 17 consecutive weeks. SHSU AMONG NATION S STATISTICS LEADERS The Sam Houston offense ranks No. 4 nationally in scoring (40.6), No. 6 in rushing (272.4) and No. 8 in total offense (473.0). The defense s national rankings include No. 3 in rushing defense (64.4), No. 20 in total defense (320.6). Sam Houston leads the Southland in rushing offense and defense, scoring and rushing defense. Location: Huntsville, Texas Enrollment: 18,500 Stadium: Bowers Capacity: 12,976 / RealGrass Pro Colors: Orange & white Head Coach: Willie Fritz Alma Mater: Pittsburg St., rd year at SHSU, 25-8 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, rd year at Lamar, Sam Houston Bearkats 2012 Schedule (5-2) S. 8 INCARNATE WORD W 54-7 S. 15 at Baylor L S. 22 at Central Arkansas* L S. 27 #Texas Southern W 50-6 O. 6 ^Stephen F. Austin* W O. 13 at Nicholls State* W 41-0 O. 20 McNEESE STATE* W O. 27 at Lamar* 3 p.m. N. 3 SOUTHEASTERN LA* 2 p.m. N. 10 at Northwestern St.* 6 p.m. N. 17 at Texas A&M TBA *Southland Conference #BVAA Compass Stadium in Houston ^Reliant Stadium in Houston Southland Conference Standings Team Conference Season Southeastern Louisiana Lions Central Arkansas Bears Sam Houston State Bearkats Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Northwestern St. Demons McNeese St. Cowboys Lamar Cardinals Nicholls Colonels LAST WEEK Sam Houston 45, McNeese 10 Central Arkansas 24, Lamar 14 Stephen F. Austin 44, Nicholls 10 Overall: Won 23, Lost 9, Tied 1 In Huntsville: Won 12, Lost 1, Tied 1 In Beaumont: Won 11, Lost 7 Lamar Cardinals 2012 Schedule (3-5) S. 15 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 0-40 S. 8 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W 31-0 S. 15 at Hawaii L 2-54 S. 22 LANGSTON W 31-0 S. 29 SOUTHEASTERN LA. * L O. 6 at Northwestern St.* L O. 13 McMURRY W O. 20 at Central Arkansas* L O. 27 SAM HOUSTON* 3 p.m. N. 3 at Stephen F. Austin* 6 p.m. N. 10 NICHOLLS* 3 p.m. N. 17 at McNeese St.* 7 p.m. THIS WEEK Sam Houston at Lamar, 3 p.m. Nicholls St. at Northwestern St., 6 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at McNeese St., 7 p.m. Central Arkansas at Southeastern La., 7 p.m. Sam Houston Record vs. Lamar Recent Meetings: 1986 Home W Away W Home W Away L Away W Home W 66 0 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 LAST WEEK S STARS IN McNEESE VICTORY Southland 2011 Offensive Player of the Year Richard Sincere (who was slowed early in the season with a nagging injury) exploded back on to the scene Saturday with 12 carries for 132 yards including TD scampers of 44 and 65 yards. The junior produced 155 all-purpose yards for Kat offense rolled up 348 yards rushing and 541 total offense against the nation s No. 2 rushing defense. With Sincere gaining 132 yards rushing and Timothy Flanders picking up his 19th 100-yard performance with 105 yards, the game marked the fifth time in SHSU history the Kats have had two 100-yard rushers in the same game. Defensive tackle J. T. Cleveland led a Bearkat defense that allowed McNeese State just 210 yards total offense and 79 yards rushing. After a field goal with 9:47 in the second quarter, the Kats shut out the Cowboys the rest of the game. McNeese netted just three yards on the ground and only 90 yards total offense in the second half. Cleveland totaled three tackles for losses including back-to-back QB sacks on a fourth quarter drive. He ended the night with seven tackles. Wide receiver Trey Diller totaled 135 all-purpose yards, returning a 44-yard kickoff return that set up the Bearkats go-ahead touchdown drive in the second quarter. His 20-yard punt return set up the first SHSU TD drive. Diller had caught three passes and fielded five Mc- Neese punts in traffic to help SHSU win the field position war. BEARKAT NOTES Sam Houston s victory over McNeese marked the first time in the Kats have defeated the Cowboys in back-to-back calendar years. The win was SHSU s ninth over McNeese in 34 meetings. The 35-point margin also was a record in series history. Saturday s game marked just Sam Houston s second game at home at Bowers Stadium this season and the Kats first home game since the opener Sept. 8. The Bearkats played before 10,155 fans Saturday. Walter Payton award candidate Timothy Flanders now ranks as the 9th all-time leading rusher in Southland history Saturday. Flanders career total now stands at 3,264 yards. Claude Mathis who gained 4,694 yards rushing from at Southwest Texas State is the alltime Southland career leader. Flanders now stands No. 5 in Southland career rushing TDS (43) and tied for 4th in career total TDS (with Todd Pendland of McNeese) with 46. Flanders chalked up his 19th career 100-yard rushing performance Saturday vs. McNeese with 19 carries for 105 yards and a TD. Junior quarterback Brian Bell threw his 39th career TD pass Saturday vs. Nicholls to tie previous all-time leader Dustin Long (39 TD passes in 2004) for the school record. Bell, now with 4,840 yards, ranks behind Rhett Bomar (5,964 yards in ) and Arthur Louis (4,902 yards in ) in SHSU career passing. Bell stands No. 2 in all-time SHSU career total offense with a total of 5,569 yards now. Bomar rolled up the school record of 6,160. Senior kicking specialist Miguel Antonio is closing in on a school career record. His 256 points (130 PAT 42 FG) is two points behind alltime leader Billy Hayes (258 points in ). Senior safety and last year s Southland Defensive Player of the Year Darnell Taylor totaled six solo and two assisted tackles in the McNeese victory to become only the fourth Bearkat defender to chalk up more than 200 career solo stops. Taylor has 205 solo tackles. The school career record is 215 by Stan Blinka ( ) Wide receiver Trey Diller has shown big-play potential as well this year. The senior leads the Bearkats in both all-purpose yards ( per game), receiving (30 catches for 453 yards), punt returns (11.0 per return) and kickoff returns (31.1 average) Junior cornerback Bookie Sneed snapped Sam Houston record that had stood since 1968 with his 92-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter of the SFA game Saturday. Paul Wenzel returned an interception 90 yards against Sul Ross for the Kat mark that stood for 44 years. Sam Houston FCS National Rankings Sports Network 1 Eastern Washington Georgia Southern North Dakota St Montana St SAM HOUSTON Old Dominion Wofford Lehigh James Madison Stony Brook Cal Poly New Hampshire Northern Arizona CENTRAL ARKANSAS Indiana St Appalachian St Illinois St Eastern Kentucky Villanova Delaware Tennessee St Youngstown St Towson Albany Richmond NCAA Coaches Poll 1 Eastern Washington Georgia Southern North Dakota St Montana St SAM HOUSTON Lehigh Old Dominion Wofford Stony Brook James Madison Cal Poly New Hampshire Northern Arizona CENTRAL ARKANSAS Appalachian St Delaware Illinois St Eastern Kentucky Indiana St Albany Tennessee St Youngstown St Villanova Harvard Towson Sam Houston Team Statistics Rankings Offense Total NCAA Southland Defense Total NCAA Southland Rushing th 1st Passing th 5th Total th 2nd Points th 1st Pass Eff th 1st Rushing rd 1st Passing th 7th Total th 2nd Points nd 2nd Pass Eff th 2nd Sam Houston Individual Statistics Rankings Statistic Player Mark NCAA Southland Rushing Tim Flanders st 1st Total Off. Brian Bell nd 2nd Receiving Trey Diller th 2nd Scoring Miguel Antonio th 2nd Punt Returns Trey Diller th 3rd KO Returns Trey Diller th 1st All-Purpose Trey Diller th 2nd OFFENSE Kaleb Hopson OL 41 Timothy Flanders RB 29 Brian Bell QB 29 Richard Sincere WR 28 Riley Smith OL 21 Matt Boyles OL 18 Torrance Williams WR 17 T. J. Jones TE 16 J. D. Standley TE 15 Dan Jenkins OL 12 Chris Rogers OL 9 Joey White OL 5 Chance Nelson WR 4 Donald Jackson OL 1 Ryan Wilson RB 1 Ridgeway Frank RB 1 Melvis Pride WR Bearkat Career Starts DEFENSE Darnell Taylor DB 40 Kenneth Jenkins DB 35 J. T. Cleveland DL 32 Gary Lorance DL 29 Bookie Sneed DB 29 Dax Swanson DB 29 Robert Shaw DB 21 Jarrett Brown DE 12 Andrew Weaver DE 11 Preston Sanders DE 10 Darius Taylor LB 9 Jesse Beauchamp LB 5 Michael Littleton DB Bearkat Block Party Opponent Player Kick Baylor Preston Sanders FG TSU Preston Sanders PAT Vincent Dotson Punt SFA Dax Swanson FG

3 Sam Houston Football - Page 3 Senior cornerback Dax Swanson intercepted passes against Baylor and Texas Southern to up his career total to 12 interceptions. Ronnie Choate ( ) holds the SHSU career interception record with 13. Gary Kimble ( ) and Mark Hughes ( ) also picked off 12 career interceptions. Junior Preston Sanders blocked a field goal and an extra point to move into fourth place in career blocks with five. Four of the five blocks have been field goals, a school mark. Senior Kenneth Jenkins picked up Sanders PAT block after Texas Southern s only TD and returned it for a defensive PAT return, only the second in SHSU school history. The first was by Courtney Boston against Mississippi Valley State in SOUTHLAND PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Sam Houston players have received weekly Southland Conference Player of the Week honors six times this year. WildKat back Richard Sincere and defensive tackle J. T. Cleveland were the league s offensive and defensive selections, respectively, after the win over No. 21 McNeese. Sincere produced 155 all-purpose yards and scored two rushing TDs while Cleveland posted seven tackles including three for losses. Linebacker Jesse Beauchamp won the defensive honor after a 41-0 shutout at Nicholls State. Beauchamp recovered two fumbles, both of which set up SHSU touchdowns, and totaled seven tackles including two for losses. Sam Houston State swept the weekly Southland Conference football player of the week honors after its win over SFA. Junior quarterback Brian Bell was the offensive player of the week, junior cornerback Bookie Sneed won defensive honors and senior punter Matt Foster was the special teams player of the week after the Kats win over rival Stephen F. Austin Oct. 6. Bell picked up 22nd career victory as starting quarterback for Sam Houston against SFA, directing the offense to 51 points. Sneed returned an interception 92 yards for touchdown that put SHSU in the lead, 20-14, with 5:55 remaining in 2nd quarter.. Foster helped Sam Houston win the field position battle with a 45.1 average, including long of 61 yards. The senior from Melbourne, Australia, landed three punts inside the 20. SAM HOUSTON PRESEASON SOUTHLAND PICK Sam Houston is the favorite to repeat as Southland Conference champions according to the 2012 preseason poll of the league s head coaches. The Bearkats 2011 Southland football championship was their fourth in the program s 25 years in the league. However, the first three were co-championships, making the 2011 title the Bearkats first undisputed league crown. EXPERIENCED BEARKATS Sam Houston has 29 players with at least one start in the lineup. Bearkat offensive players have combined for 248 total starts while the defense has totaled 265. Ten Bearkats have totaled more than 20 starts in their careers. SEVEN ALL-AMERICANS Seven Bearkat players were named to at least one NCAA Division I FCS All-America squad this season -- Tim Flanders (6 selections); Darnell Taylor (5); Travis Watson (3); Dax Swanson and Chris Crockett (2 each) and Richard Sincere and J. T. Cleveland (1 each). All but Crockett and Watson return. PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Eighteen Sam Houston players have been named to the 2012 preseason All-Southland squad voted upon by the league s coaches. Tim Flanders and Richard Sincere, the league s player of the year and offensive player of the year, respectively, along with Darnell Taylor, the reigning defensive player of the year, head the list. Other SHSU first-team selections include defensive linemen J.T. Cleveland, Andrew Weaver and Gary Lorance and defensive backs Taylor, Kenneth Jenkins and Daxton Swanson. Second team picks include tight end T. J. Jones, offensive lineman Matt Boyles, defensive lineman Preston Sanders, linebacker Darius Taylor, defensive backs Bookie Sneed and Robert Shaw and punter Matt Foster. Flanders, Sincere and Darnell Taylor both are on the preseason watch lists for the 2012 Walter Payton (offense) and Buch Buchanan (defense) awards. BLOCK PARTY RETURNS A Bearkat tradition established by head coach Willie Fritz when he was an assistant at Sam Houston in the early 1990s has returned. The SHSU Block Party produced six blocks last season and three this year. Preston Sanders has a PAT and FG block while Vincent Dotson blocked a punt against Texas Southern. The school record for blocks in one season is five by Trey Woods (1993) and DeJuan Davis (2002). After Fritz started the Block Party in 1991, Sam Houston blocked 80 punts, field goals and extra points in the 14 seasons up to WILLIE FRITZ WINS AFCA COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD Sam Houston head coach Willie Fritz was named as American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division I FCS Coach of the Year, the Southland Conference Coach of the Year and American Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year. LAST YEAR S BEARKATS VERSUS CARDINALS GAME SAM HOUSTON 66, LAMAR 0 Sophomore Richard Sincere rushed for 102 yards and a 40-yard touchdown and caught a 77-yard pass for another TD to lead Sam Houston to a 66-0 shutout of the Lamar Cardinals at Eliott T. Bowers Stadium. The 66 points represented the second highest score for the Bearkats in a Southland Conference game. Sam Houston scored 69 against Nicholls in The Bearkat offense rolled up 559 yards including 382 rushing and 177 passing. Keyshawn Hill rushed 14 times for 135 yards and a touchdown, all in the second half. Tim Flanders, the Southland Conference s leading rusher, carried 13 times for 53 yards for three touchdowns in the first half. Brian Bell completed 5 of 8 passes for 160 yards. His 77-yard strike to Sincere came on the opening offensive play of the game. The Bearkat defense created four turnovers. Three came on interceptions, two by Dax Swanson and one by Michael Wade. Swanson returned one pick 64 yards. Lamar Sam Houston State Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 14:48 SH - Richard Sincere 77 yd pass from Brian Bell (Craig Alaniz kick), :12 11:47 SH - Ryan Wilson 1 yd pass from Brian Bell (Craig Alaniz kick), :00 1:13 SH - Tim Flanders 1 yd run (Craig Alaniz kick), 1-1 0:00 2nd Quarter 7:07 SH - Richard Sincere 40 yd run (Craig Alaniz kick), :10 3:53 SH - Tim Flanders 7 yd run (Craig Alaniz kick), :57 2:20 SH - Tim Flanders 2 yd run (Craig Alaniz kick), :21 3rd Quarter 8:03 SH - Ryan Wilson 17 yd run (Craig Alaniz kick), :48 3:28 SH - Ryan Wilson 3 yd run (Craig Alaniz kick), :19 0:53 SH - Keyshawn Hill 28 yd run (Craig Alaniz kick), :22 4th Quarter 3:47 SH - Craig Alaniz 25 yd field goal, :27 LU SHSU FIRST DOWNS 8 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Possession Time 24:43 35:17 RUSHING: Lamar-Prewitt, Doug 7-23; SH -Keyshawn Hill PASSING: Lamar-Prewitt, Doug ; SHS-Brian Bell

4 Sam Houston Football - Page 4 SAM HOUSTON STATE FOOTBALL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS TIMOTHY FLANDERS SCHOOL RECORDS (20) SINGLE GAME (4) Touchdowns 5 New Mexico, 2011 Rushing TDs 5 New Mexico, 2011 Points 30 New Mexico, 2011 Yards Rushing 287 Montana, 2011 SINGLE SEASON (11) Touchdowns Rushing TDs Points Yards Rushing 1, Rushing Attempts All-Purpose Yards 2, Yd Games Frosh Rushing Yds Soph Rushing Yds 1, Frosh 100 Yd Games Soph 100 Yd Games CAREER (5) Touchdowns Rushing TDs Points Yd Games Yards Rushing 3, Rushing Attempts CAREER & SEASON RUSHING TOTALS Year GP Att. Yards TD LG Frosh (2010) Soph (2011) Jr (2012) Career SAM HOUSTON CAREER TOTAL CARRIES LEADERS Player Years Rush Tim Flanders Charles Harris James Oliphant Curtis Thomas Tony January SAM HOUSTON CAREER SCORING LEADERS Player Years TDs PAT FG Points Timothy Flanders Billy Hayes Miguel Antonio McNeil Moore Luther Turner TOP INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME PERFORMANCES Opponent Year Att. Yards TD LG Montana New Mexico McNeese St Career total 100-yard rushing games: 19 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CAREER RUSHING LEADERS Player Team Years Att Yds TD Claude Mathis SWT , Henry Field McN , Buford Jordan McN , Leonard Harris SFA , Tony Taylor NW St , Derrick Jensen UTA , Tony Citizen McN , Scotty Caldwell UTA , Karrington Bush SWT , Tim Flanders SHSU , Randy Rogers JSU , SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Player Team Years TD Charles McDaniel Lamar Brent Grimes UCA Jordan Buford McN Claude Mathis SWT Tim Flanders SHSU SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CAREER TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS Player Team Years TD Brent Grimes UCA Charles McDaniel Lamar Claude Mathis SWT Todd Pendland McN Tim Flanders SHSU TIM FLANDERS CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Year Rush Rec Punt KO Total Freshman (2010) Sophomore (2011) Junior (2012) Career Total SHSU CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS LEADERS Player Years Rush Rec Ret Total Tony January ,375 1, Stevie Smith , , Tim Flanders , Matt Dominguez , RICHARD SINCERE CAREER RUSHING Year GP Att. Yds TD LG Freshman (2010) Sophomore (2011) Junior (2012) Career Total CAREER RECEIVING Year GP No. Yds TD LG Freshman (2010) Sophomore (2011) Junior (2012) Career Total TOP RUSHING GAMES Opponent Year Rushs Yards TD Montana St Southeastern La Career total 100-yard rushing games: 5 TOP RECEIVING GAME Opponent Year Att. Yards TD Northwestern St

5 Sam Houston Football - Page 5 SAM HOUSTON STATE FOOTBALL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS BRIAN BELL DEFENSE CAREER PASSING Year Com Att HI Yards TD Freshman (2010) Sophomore (2011) Junior (2012) Career Total CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASS LEADERS Player Years TD Dustin Long Brian Bell Rhett Bomar Arthur Louis Don Gottlob Josh McCown Reggie Lewis CAREER PASSING LEADERS Player Years Com. Att. TD Yards Rhett Bomar Arthur Louis Brian Bell Dustin Long Reggie Lewis CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS Player Years Rush Pass Yards Rhett Bomar ,564 6,160 Brian Bell ,840 5,569 Arthur Louis ,902 4,933 Reggie Lewis ,269 4,740 Dustin Long ,588 4,576 Don Gottlob ,832 4,200 TOP PASSING GAMES Opponent Year Com Att Yds TD McNeese St Baylor Texas Southern SHSU CAREER TACKLES LEADERS Player Years Solo Ast Total Stan Blinka Lish Adams Pete Garner Keith Davis Dedrick Manigo Darryl Harrison Darnell Taylor Marcus Mikulec Michael Bankston SHSU CAREER INTERCEPTIONS Player Years Int Ronnie Choate Dax Swanson Gary Kimble Mark Hughes Bobby Coleman SPECIAL TEAMS SHSU CAREER KICK SCORING Player Years PAT FG Points Billy Hayes Miquel Antonio Marcus Hajdik PREVIOUS BEARKAT GAMES WITH BOTH TEAMS NATIONALLY RANKED 1986 SHSU (11) Arkansas St. (2) Lost SHSU (6) Northeast La. (15) Won SHSU (8) McNeese St. (19) Lost SHSU (12) Middle Tenn (9) Lost SHSU (20) Stephen F. Austin (24) Won SHSU (15) Stephen F. Austin (19) Won SHSU (12) McNeese St. (17) Lost SHSU (13) Northern Arizona (15) Won SHSU (13) Montana (1) Lost SHSU (24) Montana (1) Won SHSU (7) Stephen F. Austin (12) Won SHSU (3) Northwestern St. (19) Lost SHSU (9) Western Kentucky (3) Won SHSU (9) Eastern Washington (14) Won SHSU (9) Montana (7) Lost SHSU (14) North Dakota St. (4) Lost SHSU (12) McNeese State (24) Won SHSU (1) Stony Brook (22) Won SHSU (1) Montana St. (7) Won SHSU (1) Montana (5) Won SHSU (6) North Dakota St. (2) Lost SHSU (3) Central Arkansas (21) Lost 20-24

6 HEAD COACH WILLIE FRITZ Pittsburgh State, 1983 Third season at Sam Houston Won 25, Lost 7 20th season as head coach Won 161, Lost 59, Tied 1 Willie Fritz directed Sam Houston State to a 20-5 record in his first two seasons as Bearkat head football coach. The 20 wins rank as Sam Houston s most victories in a two-year span. Fritz earned Southland Conference Coach of the Year and American Football Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year honors after Sam Houston State ran off 14 consecutive victories to earn the Southland Conference championship and a berth in NCAA Division I National Championship game. The 14 victories stand as the most in one season in Sam Houston s 96 years of football. Combined with a pair of wins at the end of the 2010 schedule, the Bearkats 16-game winning streak is the longest in school history and was the longest current streak in FCS play going into the national championship final. Fritz, who has produced an overall record of 157 victories, 57 losses and one tied as a head coach, became the 14th head football coach at Sam Houston State University on December 18, In his two seasons, he has taken a program that went 5-6 the year before his hiring to a 14-1 mark, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I playoffs and a No. 2 final national ranking in Sam Houston s 14 victories included a perfect 7-0 Southland record to give the Bearkats their first undisputed Southland title. During his 30-year career, Fritz has been part of programs both as a head coach and an assistant that have rolled up an overall record of 240 wins, 84 losses and five ties. The record includes nine appearances in post-season play (bowl games or playoff appearances) and 10 conference titles. Fritz came to Huntsville from the University of Central Missouri were he ranked as the winningest coach in the Mules 113-year football history. Fritz 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 post-season 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 where he was a four-year starter as a defensive back and played on two conference championship 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 at Willis High School in Texas in 1986 and was defensive coordinator at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas from 1987 to Fritz and his wife Susan have three children, Wesley, Elaine and Brooke. Sam Houston Football - Page 6 AS HEAD COACH - Won 161, Lost 59, 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 (25-7) 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 St. 1986)...Offensive Coordinator Scott Stoker (Northwestern St. 1990)...Defensive Coordinator Ben Beasley (McNeese St. 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 St. 1999)...Wide Receivers Robby Discher... Special Teams Assistant Kyle Segler...Tight Ends Weston Glaser... Defensive Assistant

7 Sam Houston Football - Page 7 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2012 FOOTBALL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Tim Flanders Richard Sincere Keshawn Hill Brian Bell Ridgeway Frank Ryan Wilson Chris Grett Torrance Williams Trey Diller Brandon Wilkerson Terrance Robinson Stephen Williams Cody Morgan Chance Nelson TEAM Total Opponents PASSING G Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Brian Bell Chris Grett Richard Sincere Total Opponents RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Trey Diller Chance Nelson Terrance Robinson Tim Flanders Richard Sincere Brandon Wilkerson T. J. Jones Torrance Williams Stephen Williams K. J. Williams J. D. Standley Melvis Pride Shane Young Ridgeway Frank Ryan Wilson Brian Bell Total Opponents FIELD GOALS M-A Pct Lg Blk Miguel Antonio PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Miguel Antonio Tim Flanders Chance Nelson Brian Bell Trey Diller Keshawn Hill Ridgeway Frank Richard Sincere K. J. Williams J. D. Standley Stephen Williams Torrance Williams Terrance Robinson Bookie Sneed Melvis Pride Chris Grett Kenneth Jenkins James French Total Opponents RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATT. 9/8 Incarnate Word ,016 9/15 at Baylor ,856 9/22 at Central Arkansas ,157 9/27 at Texas Southern ,443 10/6 Stephen F. Austin ,185 10/13 at Nicholls /20 McNeese State ,151 TEAM STATISTICS SHSU FOES SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 22 3 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 33:12 26:48 3RD-DOWN Conversions 46/99 28/99 3rd-Down Pct 46% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/9 4/12 4th-Down Pct 56% 33% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 65 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (28-31) 90% (12-18) 67% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (19-31) 61% (9-18) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (33-35) 94% (16-17) 94% SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Sam Houston State Opponents

8 Sam Houston Football - Page 8 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Darnell Taylor Bookie Sneed Dax Swanson J. T. Cleveland Robert Shaw Desmond Fite Total Opponents PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Matt Foster Brian Bell Total Opponents PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Trey Diller Terrance Robinson Torrance Williams Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR Tot Avg/G Trey Diller Tim Flanders Richard Sincere Terrance Robinson Chance Nelson Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Brian Bell Tim Flanders Richard Sincere Keshawn Hill Ridgeway Frank Total Opponents KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Terrance Robinson Trey Diller Keshawn Hill J. D. Standley Total Opponents SAM HOUSTON STATE 2012 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 Darnell Taylor Darius Taylor Jesse Beauchamp Kenneth Jenkins Robert Shaw Bookie Sneed Mike Littleton J. T. Cleveland Dax Swanson Gary Lorance Jarrett Brown Preston Sanders Michael Wade Jeremy Jackson Andrew Weaver Desmond Fite Vincent Dotson Forbes Baggett Shelby Davis Eche, Tristan Total Opponents

9 BEARKAT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING No-Yds/TD UIW BU UCA TSU SFA NICH McN Flanders, Tim / / / / / / / /1 Sincere, Richar /2 2-8/0 5-9/0 6-51/0 8-65/ /0 6-74/ /2 Hill, Keshawn /3 4-47/2 3-14/0 4-22/0 6-74/ /0 Bell, Brian /4 8-31/ /1 8-36/0 3-12/0 8-69/2 5-24/ /1 Frank, Ridgeway / /0 3-18/0 1--1/ /1-4-11/1 2-2/0 Wilson, Ryan 21-82/0 6-31/ / /0 2-11/0 Grett, Chris 9-70/1 1-3/ /0-3-32/0 1-7/1 Williams, Torra 2-63/0 1-35/0 1-28/ Diller, Trey 1-50/ / Wilkerson, Bran 1-33/ / Robinson, Terra 4-24/0-1--4/0 1-5/ /0 - Williams, Steph 2-23/ / /0 Morgan, Cody 6-21/0 3-14/ / Nelson, Chance 2-12/0-1-12/0 1-0/ TEAM 4--27/ / /0 2--2/0 - RECEIVING No-Yds/TD UIW BU UCA TXSOFB SFA NICH MCN Diller, Trey /1 2-28/0 5-66/ /0-4-97/1 7-72/0 3-49/0 Nelson, Chance /5 3-49/1 2-50/0 1-20/ /2 1-1/0 3-35/1 5-75/1 Robinson, Terra /0 3-23/0 4-47/0 2-21/0 3-43/0 4-29/0-1-7/0 Sincere, Richar 6-84/0 1-30/ /0 1-25/0 3-23/0 Flanders, Tim 7-71/1-3-56/1 1-2/0 2-6/0-1-7/0 - Wilkerson, Bran 5-47/0-1-9/0 1-5/ /0 1-11/0 Williams, Torra 3-47/1-2-17/ /1 - - Jones, T.J. 4-42/0-2-29/0 1-9/0 1-4/ Williams, Steph 3-37/ / /0 Williams, KJ 2-25/1 1-20/ /1 - - Young, Shane 1-24/ /0 - Standley, J.D. 2-23/1 1-3/ /0 Frank, Ridgeway 1-11/0-1-11/ Pride, Melvis 2-9/1 1-4/ /1 - Wilson, Ryan 1-3/ /0 Bell, Brian 1-1/ / Sam Houston Football - Page 9 SAM HOUSTON 2012 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS GAME BY GAME TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT UIW BU UCA TXSOFB SFA NICH MCN Taylor, Darnell Taylor, Darius Beauchamp, Jess Jenkins, Kennet Shaw, Robert Sneed, Bookie Littleton, Mike Swanson, Dax Cleveland, J.T Lorance, Gary Brown, Jarrett Sanders, Presto Weaver, Andrew Jackson, Jeremy Wade, Michael Fite, Desmond Dotson, Vincent Baggett, Forbes Eche, Tristan Davis, Shelby Williams, Jvant Hamlett, Cory PASSING #11 BRIAN BELL Opponent Att Com HI Yards TD LG Sack Incarnate Word Baylor Central Arkansas Texas Southern Stephen F. Austin Nicholls State McNeese State

10 Sam Houston Football - Page 10 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 Inc. Word :32 Baylor :37 UCA :01 TSU :24 SFA :39 Nicholls :58 McNeese :32 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 Inc. Word :37 Baylor :23 UCA :59 TSU :36 SFA :21 Nicholls :02 McNeese :28 BEARKAT STARTERS GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSE TE/WR OT OG C OG OT WR QB RB WR WR Inc. Word Standley Smith Boyles Rogers White Hopson Diller Bell Flanders Williams Sincere Baylor Jones Smith Boyles Rogers White Hopson Diller Bell Flanders Williams Sincere UCA Jones Smith Boyles Rogers White Hopson Diller Bell Flanders Nelson Sincere TSU Jones Smith Boyles Rogers White Hopson Diller Bell Flanders Nelson Sincere SFA Jones Smith Boyles Rogers Jackson Hopson Diller Bell Flanders Nelson Sincere Nicholls Jones Smith White Rogers Jackson Hopson Diller Bell Flanders Nelson Sincere McNeese Jones Smith White Rogers Jackson Hopson Diller Bell Flanders Nelson Sincere DEFENSE DE DL DL DE LB LB WS CB CB SS FS Inc. Word Weaver Lorance Cleveland Sanders Beauchamp Ds Taylor Sneed Swanson Dn Taylor Shaw Jenkins Baylor Weaver Lorance Cleveland Sanders Beauchamp Ds Taylor Sneed Swanson Dn Taylor Shaw Jenkins UCA Sanders Lorance Cleveland Brown Beauchamp Ds Taylor Sneed Swanson Dn Taylor Shaw Jenkins TSU Sanders Lorance Cleveland Brown Beauchamp Ds Taylor Sneed Swanson Dn Taylor Shaw Jenkins SFA Sanders Lorance Cleveland Brown Beauchamp Ds Taylor Sneed Swanson Dn Taylor Shaw Jenkins Nicholls Sanders Lorance Cleveland Brown Beauchamp Ds Taylor Sneed Swanson Dn Taylor Shaw Jenkins McNeese Sanders Baggett Cleveland Brown Beauchamp Ds Taylor Sneed Swanson Dn Taylor Shaw Jenkins SHSU Overtime History Overall: 2-5 Home: 1-2 Away 1-3 First full season of overtime in NCAA Division I college football in 1996 Date Final Score OTs Nov. 30, 1991 Middle Tennessee 20, Sam Houston 19 1 Murfreesboro, Tenn. Score at end of regulation (Started OT on offense) Oct. 11, 1997 Troy St. 13, Sam Houston 10 1 Troy, Ala. Score at end of regulation (Started OT on offense) Nov. 19, 2005 Texas State 26, Sam Houston 23 1 San Marcos, Tex. Score at end of regulaton (Started OT on offense) Nov. 1, 2008 Sam Houston 34, Stephen F. Austin 31 2 Huntsville, Tex. Score at end of regulation (Started OT on offense) Date Final Score OTs Nov. 15, 2008 Southeastern Louisiana 30, Sam Houston 27 1 Huntsville, Tex. Score at end of regulation (Started OT on offense) Nov. 22, 2008 Texas State 48, Sam Houston 45 1 Huntsville, Tex. Score at end of regulation (Started OT on offense) Oct. 30, 2010 Northwestern St. 23, Sam Houston 20 2 Natchitoches, La. Score at end of regulaton (Started OT on defense) Sept. 24, 2011 Sam Houston 48, New Mexico 45 1 Albuquerque, NM Score at end of regulation (Started OT on defense).

11 SAM HOUSTON 54, INCARNATE WORD 7 Huntsville, Texas - Bowers Stadium - 11,016 - Sept. 8, Football Game Summaries Sam Houston Football - Page 11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 24, SAM HOUSTON 20 Sept Conway, Arkansas - Estes Stadium - 10,157 Timothy Flanders rushed 15 times for 120 yards to become the all-time leading rushing in Kat football history. The junior running back broke the old mark of 2,688 yards set by Charles Harris ( ) on a 10-yard third quarter run. An SHSU regular season opener record crowd of 11,016 watched the Kats outgain Incarnate Word 484 total yards to 88 in the 54-7 victory. Keshawn Hill scored twice on runs of 11 and 27 yards. Chance Nelson added an 11-yard score on a pass from Brian Bell and Terrance Robinson returned a punt 60 yards for a Bearkat touchdown. Incarnate Word Sam Houston State Scoring Summary: 1st 11:15 SH - Tim Flanders 40 run (kick failed), :45 5:13 IW - Trent Rios 18 pass Zach Rhodes (Jake Wilcox kick), :52 0:33 SH - Tim Flanders 8 run (Miguel Antonio kick), :35 2nd 4:29 SH - Trey Diller 18 run (Miguel Antonio kick), :11 3rd 12:37 SH - Keshawn Hill 11 run (Antonio kick), :23 6:57 SH - J. D. Standley 3 pass Brian Bell (run failed), :15 5:30 SH - Keshawn Hill 27 run (Antonio kick), :38 4th 11:26 SH - Chance Nelson 11 pass Brian Bell (Antonio kick), :07 10:13 SH - Terrance Robinson 60 punt return (Antonio kick) UIW SHSU FIRST DOWNS 7 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Lost 0 0 Possession Time 28:37 31:23 RUSHING: SH-Tim Flanders ; IW-Zach Rhodes 4-8 PASSING: SH-Brian Bell ; IW-Zach Rhodes RECEIVING: SH-Chance Nelson 3-49; IW-Andrew Mocio 8-51 BAYLOR 48, SAM HOUSTON 23 Sept Waco, Texas - Floyd Casey Stadium - 44,856 Sam Houston won the first half but Baylor rallied to win the game in the second in Waco. Miquel Antonio kicked three field goals, Timothy Flanders totaled 117 all-purpose yards and Brian Bell threw for 285. Four turnovers proved to be the difference despite a strong effort against an FBS foe. Dax Swanson picked off his 11th career interception. Preston Sanders produced his fourth career kick block, knocking down a late field goal attempt. Sam Houston State Baylor Scoring Summary: 1Q 13:00 BU Aaron Jones 33 yd FG, :00 5:02 SH Miguel Antonio 31 yd FG, :26 2Q 14:01 SH Miguel Antonio 23 yd FG, :04 12:52 BU Terrance Williams 22 pass from N Florence (Jones kick), :09 10:00 SH Brian Bell 1 run (Antonio kick), :52 01:30 SHSU Tim Flanders 26 pass Bell (Antonio kick), :07 3Q 14:10 BU Jordan Najvar 9 pass Florence (Jones kick), 1-9 0:05 6:17 BU T. Williams 18 yd pass from Florence (Jones kick), :13 4Q 11:17 SHSU Miguel Antonio 28 yd field goal, :41 10:33 BU Glasco Martin 5 run (Jones kick), :44 8:48 BU Jones 26 field goal, 4-3 1:45 2:10 BU L. Seastrunk 15 run (Jones kick), :05 0:12 BU Darius Jones 73 interception (Jones kick) SHSU BU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumbles-Lost Possession Time 34:37 25:23 Quarterback Wyrick Smothers directed touchdown drives of 72 and 75 yards in the final five minutes as the 21-ranked Bears upset No. 3 Sam Houston in the opening Southland game for both teams. Sam Houston had taken a lead with 5:24 to play with four quarter drives for a TD and field goal. After the game-winning score, SHSU drove to the UCA 24 before the Bears intercepted a pass in the end zone on the final play. Box Score (Final) Sam Houston State Central Arkansas Scoring Summary: 1Q - 8:21 SH - Miguel Antonio 35 FG, :22 1:41 SH - Tim Flanders 39 run (Antonio kick), :42 2Q - 10:05 - UCA Terence Bobo 30 pass Smothers (Camara kick), :20 3Q - 2:03 UCA Eddie Camara 22 field goal, :10 4Q 12:41 SH Flanders 11 run (Antonio kick) :17 5:24 SH - Antonio 26 field goal, :03 3:18 UCA Smothers 17 run (Camara kick), :06 0:57- UCA Dominique Croom 26 pass Smothers (Camara kick), :14 SHSU UCA FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Possession Time 32:01 27:59 RUSHING: SH-Tim Flanders UCA-Jackie Hinton PASSING: SH-Brian Bell UCA-Wynri Smothers RECEIVING: SH-Trey Diller UCA-Dominique Croom SAM HOUSTON 50, TEXAS SOUTHERN 6 Sept Houston, Texas - BBVA Compass Stadium Sam Houston scored early and often in a 50-6 non-conference win over Texas Southern at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Bearkats rolled up 558 yards total offense while holding the Tigers to 165. Dax Swanson picked off his 12th career interception and Kenneth Jenkins scored only the second defensive PAT return in SHSU history, picking up an extra point attempt blocked by Preston Sanders after TSU s only touchdown Box Score (Final) Sam Houston State Texas Southern Scoring Summary: 1Q 12:00 SH - Chance Nelson 61 pass from Bell (Antonio kick), :50 5:18 SH - Trey Diller 32 run (Antonio kick), :48 2Q 12:11 TS - James Davis 16 pass from Justice Jones (kick blockd), :57 12:11 SH - Kenneth Jenkins PAT return 10:16 - Stephen Williams 22 pass from Bell (Antonio kick), :48 3:16 SH - Antonio 19 yd FG, :52 0:49 SH - Nelson 32 pass from Bell (Antonio kick), :57 3Q 3:43 SH - Keshawn Hill 36 yd run (Antonio kick) :29 4Q 14:53 SH - Ridgeway Frank 4 yd run (Antonio kick), :25 6:35 SH - Antonio 39 yd FG, :27 SHSU TSU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punts (Number-Avg) Possession Time 31:12 28:48 RUSHING: SH-Keshawn Hill 6-74; TSU Perkins Loving PASSING: SH-Brian Bell ; TSU Rudolph Johnson RECEIVING: SH-Chance Nelson 3-127; TSU-James Davis 3-37 RUSHING: SH-Flanders 16-84; Baylor-Jarred Salubi PASSING: SH-Brian Bell Baylor-Nick Florence RECEIVING: SH -Trey Diller 5-66; BU Terrance Williams, T