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1 Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin 87th Battle of the Piney Woods Reliant Stadium - Houston, Texas Saturday - October 6-3 p.m. FOURTH OLDEST CONTINUOUS RIVALRY IN TEXAS Each year, the Battle of the Piney Woods rivalry game at Reliant Stadium in Houston between Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin just gets bigger and bigger. In 2010, 24,685 fans packed the lower bowl at Reliant Stadium. Last season, 25,145 specators saw the contest. This year, with the Texas Aggies exodus from the Big 12 to the SEC, the Bearkat-Lumberjack rivalry has become the fourth oldest continuous college football rivalry in the state. BATTLE OF THE PINEY WOODS HISTORY The Bearkats versus Lumberjacks series dates back to Sam Houston State holds a edge in the series. During the 1930s, The Battle of the Piney Woods was an annual Thanksgiving Day football game. Prior to 1983, it was the season finale for both teams. The Kats and the Jacks settled on a mid-october date after both moved up to the NCAA Division I Southland Conference. Since 2007, the winner of the Battle of the Piney Woods has earned a 21-pound solid cedar trophy that displays replica pistols from Texas frontier past. The logos from both universities are engraved on the handle of the pistols above name plates that will display the outcomes of the contest for the next two decades. RECORD TEXAS FCS CROWDS AT RELIANT The crowds of 24,685 fans in 2010 and 25,145 spectators last year at Reliant Stadium stand as the largest in Sam Houston-Stephen F. Austin series history. It also was the largest crowd for any Bearkat or Lumberjack game versus an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision opponent. SOUTHLAND TELEVISION NETWORK Saturday s SHSU-SFA 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 12th television appearance in the past two seasons. Overall, Bearkat games have been telecast 40 times since SHSU moved up to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and the Southland Conference. The Kats have won 22 of those games. Location: Huntsville, Texas Enrollment: 18,500 Stadium: Bowers Capacity: 12,976 / RealGrass Pro Colors: Orange & white Head Coach: Willie Fritz Alma Mater: Pittsburg St., nd year at SHSU, 22-8 record overall record in 19 seasons as head coach Sam Houston Bearkats 2012 Schedule (2-2) 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* 3 p.m. O. 13 at Nicholls State* 6 p.m. O. 20 McNEESE STATE* 2 p.m. 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 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Location: Nacogdoches, Texas Enrollment: 12,903 Stadium: Homer Bryce Capacity: 14,575 / Artificial Colors: Purple & White Head Coach: J. C. Harper Alma Mater: Clemson, th year at SFA Schedule (2-3) A. 30 Southwestern Okla. W S. 8 at SMU L 0-52 S. 15 at Montana St. L S. 22 at Texas St. L S. 29 CENTRAL ARKANSAS* W O. 6 ^Sam Houston* 3 p.m. O. 20 NICHOLLS ST.* 3 p.m. O. 27 at McNeese St.* 7 p.m. N. 3 LAMAR* 6 p.m. N. 10 at Southeastern La.* 7 p.m. N. 17 NORTHWESTERN ST.* 6 p.m. *Southland Conference ^Reliant Stadium Southland Conference Standings Team Conference Season Southeastern Louisiana Lions Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Central Arkansas Bears McNeese State Cowboys Nicholls State Colonels Lamar Cardinals Northwestern State Demons Sam Houston State Bearkats 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. Sam Houston Stephen F. Austin For more information contact Paul Ridings, Jason Barfield -- Sam Houston State University Sports Information Office (936) , Fax (936) Press Box (936) Web site: ridings@shsu.edu or jbarfield@shsu.edu

2 Sam Houston Football - Page 2 BEARKAT NOTES Walter Payton Award candidate Timothy Flanders already Sam Houston s all-time rushing leader stands 11th in all-time Southland Conference rushing yards with a career total of 2,967 in 29 games. Flanders is 34 yards away from becoming the 10th Southland Conference running back to gain more than 3,000 career yards. The Midwest City, Okla., product ranks fifth in Southland career rushing touchdowns (39) and sixth in league annals in total touchdowns (42) Two more touchdowns will allow Flanders to pass kicker Billy Hayes (258 points on 117 PATs and 47 field goals in ) in all-time Sam Houston scoring. Flanders has scored 252 points. Senior kicking specialist Miguel Antonio stands No. 4 in all-time Bearkat career scoring with 228 points (114 PAT, 38 FG). Wide receiver Trey Diller has shown big-play potential as well this year. He leads Bearkat receiving with 16 catches for 235 yards including a long gain of 41 yards. He also stands 17th nationally in punt returns with a 9.8 average (12 for 499 including a long return of 49 yards) and a 32-yard touchdown run. Quarterback Brian Bell now stands No. 4 in Bearkat career passing with 4,299 yards in the air including 33 TD passes. Dustin Long (2004) is the next target standing No. 3 in the SHSU passing records with 4,588 career yards. Bell also ranks No. 4 in career total offense yards with 4,902. 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 Senior safety Darnell Taylor leads the Sam Houston in tackles this season with 31. He now ranks No. 7 in Bearkat career tackles with 267. KATS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS Sam Houston stands No. 9 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 17 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 the beginning of the national playoffs. Sam Houston has ranked among the FCS top 10 for 14 consecutive weeks. SHSU s highest ranking ever coming into the SFA game was No. 5 in 1991 when the Kats were upset by the Jacks This year s game marks the 16th time one or both of the teams has been nationally ranked coming into the Piney Woods Battle. 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 228 total starts while the defense has totaled 243. Ten Bearkats have totaled more than 20 starts in their careers. BATTLE OF THE PINEY WOODS RESULTS Sam Houston Won 49, Lost 35, Tied H L H L A W H W A W H W A L H W A W H W A T H L H L H L A W H W A W H W A W H W A L H L A L H W A L H W H W H W A W H W A L H W A W H W A W H W A L A W H L A L H L A W H L Sam Houston FCS National Rankings Sports Network 1 North Dakota St Montana St Youngstown St Old Dominion James Madison Wofford Eastern Washington Georgia Southern SAM HOUSTON Illinois State Lehigh Towson Stony Brook New Hampshire Appalachian St Delaware Eastern Kentucky Northern Arizona The Citadel Cal Poly McNeese St Northern Iowa South Dakota St Central Arkansas Harvard A W H L A W H L A L H W N^ T H W A L H W A L H L A W H L A L H W A W H W A W H L A L H W A L H W H L A L H L A W H W A L H L A W H W A W H L A W H W A W A W H W* A L N# L N# W *overtime #Reliant Stadium ^Astrodome NCAA Coaches Poll 1 North Dakota St Montana St Youngstown St Old Dominion Wofford James Madison Eastern Washington Georgia Southern SAM HOUSTON Lehigh Illinois State Towson Stony Brook Appalachian St Delaware Eastern Kentucky New Hampshire McNeese St Cal Poly Central Arkansas Northern Arizona The Citadel Harvard Tennessee St Northern Iowa

3 Sam Houston Football - Page 3 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. LAST YEAR S 14-1 BEARKAT RECORD The Bearkats rolled up 14 consecutive wins to earn the program s first No. 1 national ranking and a berth in the NCAA Division I national championship game in Frisco. North Dakota State defeated SHSU 17-6 in the finals before a sellout crowd of 22,000 at FC Dallas Stadium. Sam Houston was the only FCS team to go 11-0 through the regular season. The Kats chalked up a perfect 7-0 Southland mark, wins over five nationally-ranked FCS opponents and a victory over FBS Mountain West Conference member New Mexico. 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. SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY A Great Name in Texas Education, Sam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and stands today as the third-oldest public university in Texas. Created to train school teachers, today s Sam Houston State University offers a broad range of academic programs leading to bachelor s master s and doctoral degrees. The University boasts a record Fall 2011 enrollment of 17,618 and looks for growth to 20,000 by The University is named for General Sam Houston, the only man in United State history to be governor of two states (Tennessee and Texas). He led Texas to independence with the victory over Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto in 1836, He was the first president of the Republic of Texas, senator from the State of Texas as well as the state s governor. He is buried in Huntsville not far from the campus of the University named in his honor. Sam Houston Team Statistics Rankings Offense Total NCAA Southland Defense Total NCAA Southland Rushing th 1st Passing nd 4th Total th 2nd Points th 3rd Pass Eff th 4th Rushing th 2nd Passing th 4th Total th 3rd Points th 2nd Pass Eff th 3rd Sam Houston Individual Statistics Rankings Statistic Player Mark NCAA Southland Rushing Tim Flanders th 2nd Scoring Miguel Antonio th 2nd Punt Returns Trey Diller th 3rd OFFENSE Kaleb Hopson OL 39 Timothy Flanders RB 27 Brian Bell QB 27 Richard Sincere WR 26 Riley Smith OL 19 Torrance Williams WR 17 Matt Boyles OL 16 J. D. Standley TE 15 T. J. Jones TE 14 Dan Jenkins OL 12 Chris Rogers OL 7 Joey White OL 4 Chance Nelson WR 2 Ryan Wilson RB 1 Ridgeway Frank RB 1 Melvis Pride WR Bearkat Career Starts DEFENSE Darnell Taylor DB 38 Kenneth Jenkins DB 33 J. T. Cleveland DL 30 Gary Lorance DL 27 Bookie Sneed DB 27 Dax Swanson DB 27 Robert Shaw DB 19 Andrew Weaver DE 11 Jarrett Brown DE 10 Preston Sanders DE 8 Darius Taylor LB 7 Michael Littleton DB 3 Jesse Beauchamp LB Sam Houston Games In Houston (Won 7, Lost 26, Tied 2) Year Site Opponent Result 1920 Rice Field Rice Freshmen T Rice Field Rice L Rice Field Rice L Rice Field Rice L Rice Field Rice L Rice Field Rice L Rice Field Rice L Rice Field Rice L Rice Field Rice L Rice Field Rice L Rice Field Rice L Rice Field Rice L Rice Field Rice W Rice FIeld Rice L Houston Public School Houston W Houston Public School Houston L Rice Field Rice L Astrodome Texas Southern L Astrodome Texas Southern L Astrodome Texas Southern L Astrodome Stephen F. Austin T Astrodome Lamar L Astrodome Southwest Texas L Astrodome Texas A&I L Robertson Texas Southern W Astrodome Houston L Rice Stadium Rice L Rice Stadium Rice L Robertson Texas Southern W Robertson Houston L Robertson Texas Southern W Roberston Houston L Reliant Stephen F. Austin L Reliant Stephen F. Austin W BBVA Compass Texas Southern W 50-6

4 Sam Houston Football - Page 4 Last Year Piney Woods Game SAM HOUSTON 45, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 10 Houston, Texas - Oct. 8-25,145 Richard Sincere rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns and caught three passes for 30 more yards to lead No. 1 Sam Houston State to a victory over Stephen F. Austin Saturday. The victory gave the Bearkats their first win in the Battle of the Piney Woods rivalry in three years before a crowd of 25,083 fans at Reliant Stadium. The crowd was the largest in the series 86-year history. Sincere ran for touchdowns of four and nine yards in the second quarter as Sam Houston remained unbeaten 5-0 for the season and 2-0 in Southland Conference play. Sam Houston took advantage of five Lumberjack turnovers including four interceptions. Linebacker Darius Taylor was responsible for two of the picks. The SFA defense held Southland Conference rushing leader Tim Flanders to 42 yards on 19 carries but the sophomore running back still scored two touchdowns on runs of nine and eight yards and caught three passes for 14 yards. Brian Bell found wide receiver Torance Williams open for a 49-yard touchdown pass with 3:22 to play and the Bearkats never looked back. Bell completed 16 of 23 passes for 214 yards. He also threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Keith Blanton. Box Score (Final) Score by Quarters Score Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Scoring Summary: 2nd Quarter 6:43 SFA Wiggs, Jordan 41 yd field goal, :16 3:22 SH Torrance Williams 49 yd pass from Brian Bell (Miguel Antonio kick), :16 0:35 SH Miguel Antonio 30 yd field goal, 5-5 0:52 3rd Quarter 12:27 SH Keith Blanton 55 yd pass from Brian Bell (Antonio kick), :27 7:19 SH Tim Flanders 9 yd run (Antonio kick), :51 5:51 SH Tim Flanders 8 yd run (Antonio kick), 1-8 0:05 4th Quarter 14:56 SH Richard Sincere 4 yd run (Miguel Antonio kick), :15 7:39 SH Richard Sincere 9 yd run (Miguel Antonio kick), :01 3:05 SFA Corde Roberson 7 yd pass from Brady Attaway (Wiggs, Jordan kick), :28 SHSU SFA FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 32:23 22:56 RUSHING: SH-Richard Sincere SFA-Jeremy Barnes PASSING: SH-Brian Bell SFA-Brady Attaway RECEIVING: SH-Ryan Wilson SFA-Graly Crawford BATTLE OF THE PINEY WOODS RESULTS WHEN ONE OR BOTH TEAMS NATIONALLY RANKED Year Site SH Rank SFA Rank Winner Score 1988 Huntsville --- #14 SFA Nacogdoches --- #4 SFA Nacogdoches #5 --- SFA Huntsville #13 SFA Nacogdoches #18 #24 SFA Huntsville --- #4 SFA Nacogdoches --- #4 Sam Houston Huntsville --- #7 Sam Houston Nacogdoches --- #24 Sam Houston Huntsville #16 #19 Sam Houston Nacogdoches --- #23 Sam Houston Nacogdoches #8 #13 Sam Houston Nacogdoches --- #15 SFA Houston --- #4 SFA Houston # Sam Houston PAST BATTLE OF THE PINEY WOODS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES Most Yards Rushing By A Bearkat Curtis Thomas 20 carries for 218 yards 1990 SHSU 23, SFA 3 Benny Boles 17 carries for 175 yards 1954 SHSU 42, SFA 25 Jason Godfrey 16 carries for 164 yards 2005 SHSU 52, SFA 24 Most Yards Passing By A Bearkat Chris Chaloupka 33 of 51 for 497 yards 1999 SFA 45, SHSU 31 Dustin Long 20 of 36 for 361 yards 2004 SHSU 31, SFA 28 Dave Evans 15 of 29 for 350 yards 1981 SHSU 18, SFA 17 Chad Schramek 24 of 40 for 350 yards 1997 SHSU 33, SFA 28 Most Yards Receiving By A Bearkat Matt Dominquez 11 catches for 224 yards 2000 SHSU 52, SFA 41 Jason Mathenia 6 catches for 184 yards 2004 SHSU 31, SFA 28 Claude Stewart 5 catches for 176 yards 1992 SHSU 34, SFA 23 Most Yards Rushing By A Lumberjack Karon Coleman 18 carries for 218 yards 1999 SFA 45, SHSU 31 Andy Hopkins 30 carries for 205 yards 1969 SFA 38, SHSU 28 Derrick Blaylock 28 carries for 204 yards 2000 SHSU 52, SFA 41 Most Yards Passing By A Lumberjack Todd Hammel 25 of 40 for 534 yards 1989 SFA 45, SHSU 7 Jeremy Moses 57 of 85 for 449 yards 2007 SHSU 34, SFA 31 ot Jeremy Moses 24 of 38 for 418 yards 2010 SFA 31, SHSU 28 Most Yards Receiving By A Lumberjack Chance Dennis 14 catches for 194 yards 2005 SHSU 52, SFA 24 Mikhael Ricks 6 catches for 186 yards 1997 SHSU 33, SFA 28 Ronnie Hawthorne 11 catches for 182 yards 1978 SHSU 30, SFA 28 BEARKAT-LUMBERJACK RIVALRY FACTS Sixty-four athletes who went on to play in the National Football League and 53 NCAA Division I All-Americans have participated in past Battle of the Piney Woods games. The winner of the Piney Woods showdown has gone on to become conference champion 167times. Since the rivalry began in 1923, Sam Houston and SFA have competed in three conferences together - the Lone Star, Gulf Star and Southland Conferences. The Bearkats have won nine of the last 12 meetings in the Battle of the Piney Woods. Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States the last time there was a shutout in the Battle of the Piney Woods. The Kats blanked the Jacks 6-0 in During the 1930s, The Battle of the Piney Woods was an annual Thanksgiving Day football game. Fifteen times since 1988, one or both teams have come into the Piney Woods shootout ranked among the nation s top 25 NCAA Division I FCS teams. Seven of the last 11 Battles of the Piney Woods have been decided by a touchdown or less including the thriller. The average weight of the players who participated in the first Battle of the Piney Woods football game in 1923 was 151 pounds. The longest winning streak by either Sam Houston or SFA in The Battle of the Piney Woods was the Bearkats six consecutive wins from 1938 to Saturday marks the fourth time the Battle of the Piney Woods has been held in Houston. The Kats and the Jacks battled to a tie in the Astrodome in 1976 and have met in Reliant twice.

5 Sam Houston Football - Page 5 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 Yd Games Yards Rushing 2, 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 Charles Harris James Oliphant Curtis Thomas Tony January Tim Flanders 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 Jordan Buford 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 SAM HOUSTON CAREER SCORING LEADERS Player Years TDs PAT FG Points Billy Hayes Timothy Flanders McNeil Moore Miguel Antonio Luther Turner TOP INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME PERFORMANCES Opponent Year Att. Yards TD LG Montana New Mexico McNeese St Career total 100-yard rushing games: 17 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 , Randy Rogers JSU , Tim Flanders SHSU , 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: 4 TOP RECEIVING GAME Opponent Year Att. Yards TD Northwestern St

6 Sam Houston Football - Page 6 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 Rhett Bomar Arthur Louis Brian Bell Don Gottlob Josh McCown Reggie Lewis CAREER PASSING LEADERS Player Years Com. Att. TD Yards Rhett Bomar Arthur Louis Dustin Long Brian Bell Reggie Lewis CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS Player Years Rush Pass Yards Rhett Bomar ,564 6,160 Reggie Lewis ,269 4,740 Arthur Louis ,902 4,933 Brian Bell ,299 4,902 Dustin Long ,588 4,576 Don Gottlob ,832 4,200 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 TOP PASSING GAMES Opponent Year Com Att Yds TD McNeese St Baylor Texas Southern 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).

7 HEAD COACH WILLIE FRITZ Pittsburgh State, 1983 Third season at Sam Houston Won 22, Lost 7 20th season as head coach Won 158, 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 7 AS HEAD COACH - Won 157, 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 (22-7) 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

8 Sam Houston Football - Page 8 Sam Houston State Bearkats Two-Deep BEARKAT OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP QB 11 Brian Bell Jr China Spring 5 Chris Grett Fr Conroe / Oak Ridge RB 20 Timothy Flanders Jr Midwest City, Okla. 26 Keshawn Hill So Klein WR 18 Trey Diller Sr Spring / College Park 9 Brandon Wilkerson Fr LaGrange WR 81 Chance Nelson So Baytown / Sterling 82 Stephen Williams Fr Round Rock WR 6 Richard Sincere Jr Galveston / Ball 80 Terrance Robinson Sr Klein Oak TE 83 T. J. Jones Sr Tyler / Lee 46 J. D. Standley Sr Madisonville RT 67 Riley Smith Sr Huntsville 70 Daniel Jenkins Sr Gilmer RG 76 Matt Boyles So Southlake / Carroll 72 Joey White So Wimberley C 57 Chris Rogers Sr Littleton, Colo. 56 Zach Stevens Fr Cypress / Fairbanks LG 74 Donald Jackson Fr Kilgore 72 Joey White So Wimberley LT 77 Kaleb Hopson Sr Early 70 Daniel Jenkins Sr Gilmer BEARKAT DEFENSIVE TWO-DEEP DE 91 Preston Sanders Jr Red Oak 92 Andrew Weaver Jr Waco N 66 Gary Lorance Jr New Boston 99 Forbes Baggett Jr Huntsville T 59 J. T. Cleveland Sr Baytown / Lee 93 Diamonte Wheeler So Arlington / Bowie DE 97 Jarrett Brown So Arlington 34 Casey Devries Fr Dalhart WLB 43 Jesse Beauchamp Jr Klein/Collins 37 Jeremy Jackson So Bellville MLB 36 Darius Taylor Sr Mesquite 42 Brandon Durant Fr Copperas Cove CB 17 Bookie Sneed Jr Conroe 39 DeAntrey Loche Jr Diboll CB 7 Daxton Swanson So Waco 3 Shelby Davis Fr Lovelady WS 38 Darnell Taylor Sr Mesquite 27 Mike Littleton Sr Galveston / Ball SS 23 Robert Shaw Sr Converse / Judson 16 Desmond Fite So Tatum FS 32 Kenneth Jenkins Sr Galveston/Ball 31 Michael Wade Fr Arp BEARKAT SPECIALISTS K 2 Miguel Antonio Jr Lovelady 41 James French Fr China Spring P 12 Matt Foster Jr Melbourne H 11 Brian Bell Jr China Spring DS 63 Ken Jones Jr Spring 56 Zach Stevens Fr Cypress / Fairbanks PR 18 Trey Diller Sr Spring 80 Terrance Robinson Sr Klein Oak KOR 80 Terrance Robinson Sr Klein Oak 26 Keshawn Hill So Klein BEARKAT PRONUNCIATIONS Deantrey Loche... Lock Richard Lolohea... Lo lo he uh Sione Latu... See oh nee Lah two Dustin Moehlig... Moe lig Chuks Orabuchi... Chewks Or uh boo chee Bookie Sneed...Boo key The Last Time Kickoff Returned for a Touchdown By SHSU Brandon Closner, 82 yards vs. Montana State, 2011 By Foe Deon Long, New Mexico, 98 yards, 2011 Punt Returned for a Touchdown By SHSU Terrance Robinson, 60 yards vs. Incarnate Word, 2012 By Foe Perrish Fox, Oklahoma St., 49 yards, 2007 Blocked Punt for a Touchdown By SHSU Robert Shaw, 16 yards vs. McNeese State, 2011 By Foe Robert Killebrew, Texas, 2006 Blocked Field Goal for a Touchdown By SHSU DeJuan Davis 52 yards vs. Nicholls State, 2002 Interception for a Touchdown By SHSU Darnell Taylor 23 yards vs. Northwestern State, 2011 By Foe Jeremy Hayes 45 yards, McNeese, 2008 Fumble Returned for a Touchdown By SHSU Victor Carmichael 21 yards vs. Western Illinois, 2009 By Foe Anthony Gilbert 0 yards vs. Northwestern State, 2011 Defensive Two-Point Conversion By SHSU Kenneth Jenkins vs. Texas Southern, 2012 Courtney Boston vs. Mississippi Valley, 2001 By Foe Mike Ryan, Montana St., 1991 Blocked Point-After-TD Attempt By SHSU -- Will Henry vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2011 By Foe -- Marion Smith, UTSA, 2011 Team Held Scoreless By SHSU -- Sam Houston 66, Lamar 0, 2011 By Foe -- Western Illinois 31, Sam Houston 0 at Macomb, Ill., 2000 Two Running Backs Gain 100 Yards By SHSU -- Tim Flanders (119) & Richard Sincere (107) vs. Central Ark., 2011 By Foe -- Derrick Johnese (252) & Shelton Sampson (104), NW St., 2004

9 Sam Houston Football - Page 9 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2012 FOOTBALL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Tim Flanders Keshawn Hill Richard Sincere Ridgeway Frank Brian Bell Torrance Williams Trey Diller Brandon Wilkerson Chris Grett Ryan Wilson Cody Morgan Stephen Williams Chance Nelson Terrance Robinson TEAM Total Opponents PASSING G Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Brian Bell Richard Sincere Chris Grett Total Opponents RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Trey Diller Terrance Robinson Chance Nelson Tim Flanders T. J. Jones Stephen Williams Torrance Williams Brandon Wilkerson Richard Sincere K. J. Williams Ridgeway Frank Melvis Pride J. D. Standley 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 Keshawn Hill Chance Nelson Trey Diller Stephen Williams Ridgeway Frank J. D. Standley Brian Bell Terrance Robinson Kenneth Jenkins James French Total Opponents INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Dax Swanson Robert Shaw Bookie Sneed J. T. Cleveland Total Opponents PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Matt Foster Brian Bell 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 TEAM STATISTICS SHSU FOES SSCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 7 6 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 11 3 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 6 7 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 32:18 27:42 3RD-DOWN Conversions 25/56 16/56 3rd-Down Pct 45% 29% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/6 1/5 4th-Down Pct 33% 20% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (14-17) 82% (10-11) 91% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (7-17) 41% (7-11) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (16-17) 94% (10-11) 91% SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Sam Houston State Opponents

10 Sam Houston Football - Page 10 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Trey Diller Terrance Robinson Torrance Williams Total Opponents KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Terrance Robinson Keshawn Hill Trey Diller J. D. Standley Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Brian Bell Tim Flanders Keshawn Hill Richard Sincere Ridgeway Frank Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Tim Flanders Trey Diller Terrance Robinson Chance Nelson Keshawn Hill 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 Mike Littleton Gary Lorance J. T. Cleveland Bookie Sneed Dax Swanson Jeremy Jackson Jarrett Brown Preston Sanders Andrew Weaver Michael Wade Desmond Fite Shelby Davis Forbes Baggett Cory Hamlett Eche, Tristan Vincent Dotson Riley Smith Diamond Wheeler Ryan Morris Brandon Durant Jyvante Williams Total Opponents

11 BEARKAT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME Sam Houston Football - Page 11 RUSHING No-Yds/TD UIW BU UCA Flanders, Tim RB / / / /2 Hill, Keshawn RB 11-83/2 4-47/2 3-14/0 4-22/0 Sincere, Richar 13-68/0 2-8/0 5-9/0 6-51/0 Williams, Torra WR 2-63/0 1-35/0 1-28/0 - Bell, Brian QB 29-56/1 8-31/ /1 8-36/0 Frank, Ridgeway RB 14-40/ /0 3-18/0 1--1/0 Wilkerson, Bran WR 1-33/ /0 Wilson, Ryan RB 6-31/0 6-31/0 - - Morgan, Cody RB 3-14/0 3-14/0 - - Nelson, Chance WR 2-12/0-1-12/0 1-0/0 Grett, Chris QB 1-3/0 1-3/0 - - Robinson, Terra WR 2-1/0-1--4/0 1-5/0 PASSING #11 BRIAN BELL Opponent Att Com HI Yards TD LG Sack Incarnate Word Baylor Central Arkansas Texas Southern RECEIVING No-Yds/TD UIW BU UCA Diller, Trey WR /0 2-28/0 5-66/ /0 Nelson, Chance WR 6-119/1 3-49/1 2-50/0 1-20/0 Robinson, Terra WR 9-91/0 3-23/0 4-47/0 2-21/0 Flanders, Tim RB 4-58/1-3-56/1 1-2/0 Jones, T.J. TE 3-38/0-2-29/0 1-9/0 Sincere, Richar 1-30/0 1-30/0 - - Williams, KJ TE 1-20/0 1-20/0 - - Williams, Torra WR 2-17/0-2-17/0 - Wilkerson, Bran WR 2-14/0-1-9/0 1-5/0 Frank, Ridgeway RB 1-11/0-1-11/0 - Pride, Melvis WR 1-4/0 1-4/0 - - Standley, J.D. TE 1-3/1 1-3/1 - - Bell, Brian QB 1-1/ /0 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2012 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS GAME BY GAME TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT UIW BU UCA TSU Taylor, Darnell DB Taylor, Darius LB Beauchamp, Jess LB Jenkins, Kennet DB Shaw, Robert DB Littleton, Mike DB Lorance, Gary DL Sneed, Bookie DB Cleveland, J.T. DL Swanson, Dax DB Jackson, Jeremy LB Brown, Jarrett DE Weaver, Andrew DE Sanders, Presto DL Wade, Michael DB Fite, Desmond DB Baggett, Forbes DL Davis, Shelby Hamlett, Cory DB Dotson, Vincent Eche, Tristan DB

12 Sam Houston Football - Page 12 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 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 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 DEFENSE DE DL DL DE LB LB WS CB CB SS FS Inc. Word Weaver Lorance Cleveland Sanders Fieilo 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 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).