SAM HOUSTON 2015 BEARKAT FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

SAM HOUSTON 2015 BEARKAT FOOTBALL GAME NOTES HISTORIC YEAR FCS PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 16 Sam Houston vs. McNeese State Saturday - December 5, 2015-6 p.m. Lake Charles, La. - Cowboy Stadium SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS Location... Huntsville, Texas Enrollment...20,181 Stadium...Elliott T. Bowers Capacity... 12,593 / RealGrassPro Colors...Orange & White Head Coach... K. C. Keeler Alma Mater...Delaware, 1981 Record...Second year at Sam Houston 194-81-1 overall record McNEESE STATE COWBOYS Location:...Lake Charles, La. Enrollment:... 8,900 Stadium:...Cowboy Capacity:...17,610 / Artificial Colors:... Blue & gold Head Coach:... Matt Viator Alma Mater:...McNeese, 1986 Record:... 10th year at McNeese...78-32 record This fall Sam Houston celebrates its 100th season of football. On Oct. 6, 1912, Sam Houston Teachers College and Rice Institute met in Huntsville for both school s inaugural football game. The contest was played on a chalked off gridiron in the outfield at the baseball diamond at Joseph Pritchett Field. Since that first contest, Sam Houston has played 990 games, appearing in contests not only in Texas but traveling to 21 other states covering all four corners of the country from Arizona to Pennsylvania, Washington to Florida. The Bearkats have brought both regional and national recognition to the University through multiple television appearances on the ESPN and FOX families of TV networks as well as ABC. Sam Houston has competed and won championships in four leagues - the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Lone Star Conference, Gulf Star Conference and Southland Conference. Throughout the celebration of the 100th season during the 2015 season fans are invited to sample feature articles, historical memories and pictures from the past at the special Bearkat microsite at www.shsu.edu/centuryseason. 100th Season Facts Total Games Played...991 All-Time Record... Won 496 Lost 459 Tied 36 NCAA Division I Record...Won 193 Lost 152 Tied 3 Southland Conference Record... Won 100 Lost 90 Tied 1 Southland Conference Champions 1991, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014 FCS Playoffs 1986, 1991, 2001 (QF), 2004 (SF), 2011 (F) 2012 (F), 2013 (2R), 2014 (SF), 2015 NINE FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2015 RECORD (Won 9, Lost 3) Sept. 5 at Texas Tech L 45-59. FoxSW Sept. 19 LAMAR* L 46-49 ASN Sept. 26 HOUSTON BAPTIST* W 63-14 FCSC Oct.. 3 vs. Stephen F. Austin* ^ W 34-28 ESPN3 Oct. 10 INCARNATE WORD* W 59-7 FCSC Oct. 17 at Abilene Christian* W 49-21 ASN Oct. 24 NICHOLLS* W 37-7 FCSC Oct. 31 A&M-COMMERCE W 38-24 FCSC Nov. 7 at McNeese State* L 10-27 ESPN3 Nov. 14 NORTHWESTERN STATE* W 59-21 ESPN3 Nov. 21 at Central Arkansas* W42-13 ESPN3 Nov. 28 SOUTHERN UTAH W 42-39 ESPN3 *Southland Conference ^NRG Stadium in Houston 2015 RECORD (Won 10, Lost 0) S. 12 Incarnate Word* W 43-6 S. 19 at Stephen F. Austin* W 28-14 S. 26 Mississippi College W 37-0 O. 3 at Nicholls* W 37-7 O. 10 Southeastern La.* W 21-7 O. 17 at Central Arkansas* W 28-13 O. 24 Northwestern St.* W 47-27 O. 31 at Abilene Christian* W 15-13 N. 7 Sam Houston* W 27-10 N. 21 at Lamar* W 20-14 PLAYOFF REMATCH WITH SOUTHLAND FOE For the second time in the past three seasons, Sam Houston faces an NCAA Division I Football Championship playoff rematch in Louisiana with a Southland Conference foe. Undefeated McNeese State, the 2015 Southland champion, will play host to the Bearkats (2015 league runners-up) at 6 p.m. Saturday at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles. The Cowboys defeated Sam Houston 27-10 three weeks ago. The No. 4 seed in the FCS playoffs, McNeese drew a bye last weekend while the Kats rallied for a 42-39 win over Southern Utah in a thriller in Huntsville. The scenario is similar to Sam Houston s 2013 playoff experience. Southeastern Louisiana downed the Kats 34-21 in Hammond on November 16 and went on to win the league title. After a third place finish in the Southland, Sam Houston dispatched Southern Utah 51-20 in Huntsville as an at-large team. In the rematch with the Lions, the Kats lost a 30-29 heartbreaker. In Sam Houston s regular season game with McNeese, the Bearkats jumped out to a 10-0 lead and were driving for another score when stopped on a 4th-and-one attempt at the Cowboy 36. Quarterback Daniel Sams scored on a 64-yard run with 1:40 before intermission and added a six-yard scoring pass with four seconds on the clock to give the Cowboys a 14-10 lead at half. Fortythree of the 70 yards on the second drive came on penalties. The inability to convert third and fourth downs (6 of 17 third downs, 1 of 4 fourth downs) and miscues on special teams overshadowed a strong performance by the Kat defense which included a second half goal line stand. Sam Houston was penalized 11 times for 136 yards in the tilt. Sams ended the night with 164 yards rushing and 168 yards passing. Wide receiver Kent Shelby, who caught Sams TD throw, was the game s leading receiver. Corey Avery led the Bearkat running game with 22 carries for 107 yards. Jared Johnson passed for 200 yards. P. J. Hall led a Sam Houston defense with 11 tackles including five solo stops and two tackles for losses. Darion Flowers returned an early interception 90 yards for the Kats only touchdown. 1986 1991 2001 2004 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MEDIA RELATIONS For more information please contact Sam Houston Athletic Media Relations Paul Ridings, Associate Athletic Director Telephone: (936) 294-1764 Email: ridings@shsu..edu Jason Barfield, Assistant Athletic Director Telephone: (936) 294-3533 Email: jbarfield@shsu.edu Andrew Pate, Media Services Telephone (936) 294-2692 Email: apate@shsu.edu Web Site: www.gobearkats.com Fax: (936) 294-3538 Press Box: (936) 294-1838 Facebook: Bearkat Athletics Twitter: @BearkatSports SOUTHLAND S FCS PLAYOFF LEADERS Sam Houston and McNeese State stand as the only two Southland Conference members to advance to the FCS playoffs five consecutive seasons. McNeese State made five straight appearances from 1991 to 1995. Four-time defending national champion North Dakota State, Sam Houston and New Hampshire stand as the only teams to appear in each of the last five FCS playoffs. The Bearkats and the Cowboys rank first and second in all-time playoff victories. Sam Houston owns a 14-8 record in FCS post-season play while McNeese is 11-15. Sam Houston has advanced to the national championship game twice (2011 and 2012) and the semi-finals three of the last four years. McNeese reached the FCS finals in 1997 and 2002. This year marks Sam Houston s ninth post-season playoff appearance (1986, 1991, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015). ALL-TIME BEARKATS VERSUS COWBOYS SERIES RECORD McNeese State leads the all-time series with 26 victories to Sam Houston s 10. There has been one tie. The Bearkats own a 5-14 record in Lake Charles. Only two of those victories have come in FCS Southland Conference play. Sam Houston won in Lake Charles in 1999 (20-3) and 2011 (38-14). The other victories came in 1956, 1958 and 1970. TV / RADIO / INTERNET Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Chad Brown (analyst) will call Saturday s game on ESPN3. Since the 2011 season, Sam Houston football games have been televised 51 times regionally and/or nationally. The Bearkats are 34-17 in those telecasts. Kooter Roberson and Leroy Wilkinson and will call the game locally on KSAM 101.7 FM. STATS FCS POLL 1 Jacksonville State 2 North Dakota St 3 McNEESE ST 4 Illinois St. 5 Portland St. 6 SAM HOUSTON 7 Chattanooga 8 James Madison 9 Charleston Southern 10 South Dakota St. Coastal Carolina 12 Richmond 13 William & Mary 14 Fordham 15 Northern Iowa 16 Montana 17 Southern Utah 18 Citadel 19 Harvard 20 Dartmouth 21 Grambling St 22 North Carolina A&T 23 Eastern Washington 24 Eastern Illinois 25 Bethune-Cookman FCS NATIONAL POLLS NCAA COACHES POLL 1 Jacksonville State 2 McNEESE ST 3 North Dakota St. 4 Illinois St. 5 Portland St. 6 James Madison 7 Charleston Southern 8 Chattanooga 9 Coastal Carolina 10 SAM HOUSTON 11 Richmond 12 South Dakota St. 13 William & Mary 14 Northern Iowa 15 Fordham 16 Southern Utah 17 Montana 18 The Citadel 19 Harvard 20 North Carolina A&T 21 Bethune-Cookman 22 Dartmouth 23 Northern Arizona 24 Grambling St 25 Eastern Illinois TEXAS WINNINGEST TEAM SINCE 2011 Sam Houston leads all Texas Division I football teams in victories during the last five seasons (since 2011). The Kats have won 54 games followed by Baylor 49; Houston 45; TCU 44; Texas A&M 42 Texas 35; Texas Tech 32; Rice 31 and Lamar 27. LEAGUE S TOP OFFENSE VERSUS TOP DEFENSE Saturday s Sam Houston versus McNeese State rematch is a classic offense versus defense duel. The Bearkats lead the Southland Conference in scoring offense (43.7 points per game), total offense (547.4 average yards), rushing offense (271.1) and passing offense (216.3). The Cowboys lead the league in scoring defense (11.1), total defense (280.6) and rushing defense (78.4). SAM HOUSTON OFFENSE AMONG BEST IN FCS The Bearkats rank No. 1 nationally in first downs (336), No. 2 in total offense (547.4), No. 3 in scoring (43.7), No. 8 in rushing (271.1), No. 11 in third down conversions (.298), No. 13 in punt returns (14.0) and No. 16 in passing (276.3). RESERVES SPARK 42-39 PLAYOFF VICTORY With two running backs, the starting quarterback and two offensive tackles sidelined and having seen a 14-point lead turn into a 13-point deficit, Sam Houston turned to its reserve players to power the Bearkats to the game s last 16 points in a 42-39 FCS playoff opening round victory over No. 16 Southern Utah (the Big Sky Conference champion) Saturday in Huntsville. Jeremiah Briscoe took over on the final series of the second quarter to pass for 211 yards including a 55-yard pass to Yedidiah Louis for the game s winning tally with 3:44 left to play. Ridgeway Frank (a sixth-year senior) and Remus Bulmer (a freshman) came off the bench to mark only the tenth time in Sam Houston s 100 seasons of football two backs rushed for 100 or more yards in the same game. Frank carried 29 times for 137 yards including two scores. Bulmer added 111 yards on 16 carries. With Sam Houston leading 19-12, Southern Utah scored four consecutive touchdowns to take a 39-26 lead just two minutes into the third quarter. Frank s one-yard touchdown with seven minutes left in the third and a safety on a tackle by Adrian Conteras with 8:36 left in the game accounted for the other points in the Bearkat comeback. All-Southland defensive end P. J. Hall was a beast on defense chalking up four tackles for losses including a quarterback sack, blocking two extra point attempts and intercepting a pass. One of the blocked PATs was returned for a defensive two-point conversion by Alfonzo McMillian (only the third such plays in Bearkat annals).

2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 30TH SEASON AT BOWERS SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE STATISTICS RANKINGS During Sam Houston s 100th season of football the Bearkats are playing their 30th year at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium. Sam Houston owns a 121-44-1 record on the turf at Bowers. The Bearkats have gone 33-2 in their last 35 appearances at home. Known as Bearkat Stadium when the facility opened on Sept 13, 1986, with a 23-6 victory over Montana State, the named was changed in 1989 to honor Dr. Elliott T. Bowers upon his retirement as Sam Houston State University president. The Kats won their first 13 games at Bowers and have posted undefeated home seasons in 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Bowers Stadium Facts Total Games Played...166 All-Time Record... Won 121 Lost 44 Tied 1 KAT PRONUNCIATIONS Mouf Adebo...Moof Uh-dee-bow Eric Agbaroji... Agg buh row gee Bridge Blount... Blunt Remus Bulmer...Bull mer Luis Carreno...Lu-ease Cuh-ree-no Myke Chatman... Mike Davion Davis...Day vee on Tristan Eche... Etch Mikell Everette... Mah kell Lachlan Edwards... Lock-lin Kiel Heidman...Kyle Hide-man Ragan Henderson...Raw gen Trey Honshstein... Hon-steen Kevon Hunter...Kuh von Sione Latu...See-OH-knee Lah-two Yedidiah Louis...Ye duh die uh (or Ye-di) Shyon Motlagh...Shy-on Mott-law Collins Okotcha...Oh cot cha Trenier Orr...Trey near Roby Pennartz...Row-bee Pin-arts Contereze Pierce...Con tair ezz Curtis Riser...Rise ur Collin Rison...Rise un Carter Starcke... Star key Luc Swimberghe...Luke Swim-bear-uh-guh Tyler Tezeno... Tezz no Mitchell Watanabe...Wah tuh nah bee Ryne Yost...Ryan Yost As a team, Sam Houston leads the Southland in scoring offense (43.7), total offense (547.4), rushing offense (271.1), passing offense (276.3), first downs (336), fewest interceptions thrown (4), third down conversion percentage (.467), blocked kicks (4) and passing efficiency (141.72). Defensive end P. J. Hall leads the league in kick blocks (3). Quarterback Jared Johnson stands tops in touchdown passes (18), passing yards (2,200) and passing yards per game (183.3) and is ranked third in total offense (220.9). Sam Houston wide receivers LaDarius Brown and Gerald Thomas rank first and second in receiving touchdowns with six and five, respectively. Yedidiah Louis is seventh in the league with four. The three also rank among the top 10 receiviers in the Southland in both receiving yards per game and catches per game. Corey Avery is second in the Southland in rushing (88.2) and total yards (1,058). QB JARED JOHNSON SOUTHLAND OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR Junior quarterback Jared Johnson is the 2015 Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year. The first team all-league quarterback is the fourth Bearkat to earn the award in Sam Houston s 29 years in the league. Previous Kats to be voted the award include quarterback Chris Chaloupka (1999), running back D. D. Terry (2006) and wide receiver/ Wild Kat Richard Sincere (2011). The South Grand Prairie product ranks second in Sam Houston career total offense (6,918 yards), third in all-time passing (5,336) and 24th in career rushing (1,582). This season Johnson as thrown for 2,200 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed for 451 yards and five more scores. Johnson started all 16 games during last year s championship campaign, setting a school record for the most yards passing by a sophomore (3,054) and the second highest single season total offense production in program history (4,053 yards). DONALD JACKSON III SOUTHLAND OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF YEAR Donald Jackson III, a three-time all-conference selection as an offensive tackle, is the 2015 Southland Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year. A starter in each game this year, Jackson has been a key part of a Sam Houston offense that ranks number two nationally in total offense. The senior from Kilgore, Texas, is a four-year starter for the Bearkats and earned All-America honors last year. FIFTEEN BEARKATS NAMED ALL-SOUTHLAND Special award winners Donald Jackson III and Jared Johnson are two of Sam Houston s five firstteam all-league honorees. Also voted to the first team are running back Corey Avery from Dallas, defensive end P. J. Hall of Seguin and cornerback Trenier Orr from Orlando, Florida. Second team selections from Sam Houston include wide receivers Gerald Thomas from The Colony and Yedidiah Louis from New Orleans, La.; cornerback Mikell Everette from Kent, Washington and punter Lachlan Edwards from Hastings, Victoria in Australia. Louis also was named second team all-purpose player. Honorable mention selections include linemen Zach Stevens and Bridge Blount, defensive linemen James DeLaRosa and Jacobi Hunter and linebacker Myke Chatman. SIX CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 100-YARD RUSHERS A Sam Houston running back has carried for more than 100 yards in each of the past six Bearkat games. Sophomore Corey Avery accounted for four of those performances with 13 carries for 109 yards at UCA, 197 yards on 15 carries including TD runs of 78 and 27 yards versus Northwestern State. 24 carries for 125 yards and three touchdowns against A&M-Commerce and 22 rushes for 107 yards at McNeese. Avery is a transfer from Kansas where he rushed for 631 yards and five TDs as a freshman last year. Sixth-year senior Ridgeway Frank and freshman Remus Bulmer became the 10th backfield duo to post 100-yard rushing performances in the same game Saturday in the win over Southern Utah.. Frank rushed 29 times for 137 yards while Bullmer added 111 yards on 16 carries. Jalen Overstreet became the 35th member of Sam Houston s 1,000-yard career rushing club with a career best 28 carries for 202 yards in the 37-7 win over Nicholls. He just missed a second century mark with 23 carries for 99 yards and a score versus A&M-Commerce. Since transferring from Texas, the Tatum High School product has rushed for 1,582 yards to rank 29th in SHSU rushing. NINE FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1986 1991 2001 2004 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES FCS PLAYOFF SCHEDULE OPENING-ROUND NOV. 28 Chattnooga 50, Fordham 20 at Chattanooga, Tennessee The Citadel 41, Coastal Carolina 38 at Conway, South Carolina Colgate 27, New Hampshire 20 at Durham, New Hampshire Sam Houston 42, Southern Utah 39 at Huntsville, Texas Montana 24, South Dakota State 17 at Missoula, Montana Northern Iowa 53, Eastern Illinois 17 at Cedar Falls, Iowa William & Mary 52, Duquesne 49 at Williamsburg, Virginia Western Illinois 24, Dayton 7 at Dayton, Ohio ROUND OF 16 DECEMBER 5 (All Times Central) Chattanooga (9-3) at #1 Jacksonville St. (10-1) 1 p.m. ESPN3 The Citadel (9-3) at #8 Charleston Southern (9-2) 12 noon ESPN 3 Colgate (8-4) at #5 James Madison (9-2) 12 noon ESPN 3 Sam Houston (9-3) at #4 McNeese State (10-0) 6 p.m. ESPN3 Montana (8-4) at #1 North Dakota State (9-2) 2:30 p.m. ESPN3 Northern Iowa (8-4) at #6 Portland State (9-2) 8 p.m. ESPN3 William & Mary (9-3) at #7 Richmond (8-3) 11 a.m. ESPN3 Western Illinois (6-5) at #2 Illinois State (9-2) 1 p.m. ESPN3 QUARTERFINALS December 11-12 P. J. HALL ADDING TO HIS DEFENSIVE TOTALS Sophomore P. J. Hall, last year s Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and a third place finisher in the 2014 voting for the Jerry Rice award as the top freshman nationally, made his presence known with a string of impressive performances during the second half of the season. Listed on the 2015 STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year watch list, Hall is the Bearkats leader in total tackles (52 with 37 solo stops), tackles for loss (17 for 69 yards), sacks (8 for 43 yards) and blocked kicks (3). He also has two interceptions, 10 pass break-ups, a fumble recovery and a caused fumble to his credit. In only his second season as a Bearkat, Hall ranks second in both Sam Houston career tackles for loss (47) and sacks (20). Andre Finley, who earned All-Southland honors in 1986-89, holds both career marks with 49 tackles for losses and 36 quarterback sacks. Last year Hall totaled 30 tackles for losses, one short of the school record. OTHER BEARKAT DEFENSIVE LEADERS Other big names in the Sam Houston defense this year include junior linebacker Myke Chatman (51 tackles, eight for lossses), cornerbacks Adrian Contreras (50 tackles and a safety) and Mikell Everette (team leader in interceptions with three) and linebacker A. J. Davis (47 stops). Sam Houston has totaled 96 tackles for 281 yards in losses in 12 games. The Bearkats have created 28 turnovers with 16 interceptions and 12 fumble recoveries. The defensive unit also has picked up a pair of safeties and had a defensive two point conversion after a blocked extra point. The defense has provided points on three interceptions for touchdown with cornerback Darion Flowers 90-yard return at McNeese, linebacker Collins Okotcha s 60-yard run-back versus Incarnate Word and Tyrel Stokes 25-yard return against Houston Baptist. In 12 games this year, the defense has forced 55 three-and-out series ending with a punt. WIDE RECEIVERS MOVING UP ON STAT CHARTS Three wide receivers are piling up impressive career totals in the Sam Houston record book. Yedidiah Louis stands No. 11 in the all-time standings with 1,496 career yards. A New Orleans native who moved to the Dallas area after Hurricane Katrina, he walked on at Sam Houston after playing at Richardson Berkner High School. LaDarius Brown has climbed to No. 13 in Sam Houston career receiving annals with 1,441 yards. The TCU transfer s standout performances this season include four catches for 115 yards and a pair of 35-yard touchdowns in the victory over Incarnate Word and six grabs for 108 yards including a 64-yard score at Abilene Christian. Gerald Thomas moved up to the No. 16 spot in the career receiving club with 1,387 yards. His 164 yards on eight receptions in the HBU victory included an 86-yard touchdown, the ninth longest passing play in Kat annals. Thomas is a transfer from the University of Colorado. Thomas made 18 receptions for 171 yards as a true freshman at Colorado in 2012. PUNT RETURN SUCCESS Sam Houston ranks No. 2 in the Southland and No. 13 in the nation in punt returns with a 13.0 average per return. The Bearkats set a school record with 195 yards and two touchdowns on punt returns in the 34-28 victory over Stephen F. Austin Oct. 3. Gerald Thomas and Yedidiah Louis both returned punts for touchdowns in the come-frombehind win against the Jacks. Thomas runback was for 78 yards and Louis scoring dash was for 53. RECORD SET IN PLAYOFF VICTORY SEMIFINALS December 18-19 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL January 9 at Frisco, Texas Sam Houston ran 118 plays in the victory over Southern Utah Saturday, the most in any game in the Bearkats 100 seasons for football. The old record was 105 against Alabama State last year. Defensive end P. J. Hall tied a school record held by five other players with his two kick blocks (both PAT attempts). Hall now has eight career kick blocks to rank second in Bearkat annals. The alltime record is 12 by Trey Woods (1992-95) who was inducted into the Sam Houston athletic Hall of Honor this month. With his eight catches for 138 yards and the game-winning 55-yard reception, Yedidiah Louis now holds the school record for career catches in FCS playoff action. In five playoff games the past two seasons, Louis has 27 catches forr 308 yards.

2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES SOUTHLAND STANDINGS BEARKAT CAREER TOTALS Team Conference Season McNeese State...9-0 10-0 SAM HOUSTON...7-2 9-3 Central Arkansas...7-2 7-4 Incarnate Word...5-4 6-5 Lamar...4-5 5-6 Stephen F. Austin...4-5 4-7 Northwestern State...4-5 4-7 Abilene Christian...3-6 3-8 Nicholls...3-6 3-8 Southeastern Louisiana...3-6 4-7 Houston Baptist...0-8 1-9 SERIES RECORD Sam Houston vs. McNeese State Overall Record: Won 10, Lost 26, Tied 1 In Huntsville: Won 6, Lost 11, Tied 1 In Lake Charles: Won 4, Lost 15 Recent Results: 2015 Away L 10 27 2014 Home W 38 22 2013 Away L 23 31 2012 Home W 45 10 2011 Away W 38 14 2010 Home L 28 33 2009 Away L 42 63 2008 Home L 17 38 2007 Away L 21 31 2006 Home L 18 31 2005 Away L 26 31 2004 Home W 52 47 2003 Away L 37 56 2002 Home L 110 47 2001 Away L 23 35 2000 Home L 17 31 1999 Away W 20 3 1998 Home L 13 35 1997 Away L 21 28 1996 Home W 30 25 1995 Away L 0 20 1994 Home L 6 30 1993 Away L 14 37 JARED JOHNSON Rushing Att Yds TD Long 2013 30 132 0 18 2014 214 999 6 73 2015 96 451 5 24 Total 340 1,582 11 73 Passing Com Att Int Yds TD 2013 5 17 0 82 0 2014 260 453 12 3,054 21 2015 165 285 1 2,200 18 Total 430 755 13 5,336 39 Total GP Rush Pass Total 2013 10 132 82 214 2014 16 999 3054 4,053 2015 12 451 2200 2,651 Total 38 1,582 5,336 6,918 JALEN OVERSTREET Rushing GP Att Yds TD Long 2014 16 106 729 7 52 2015 11 134 738 7 51 Total 27 240 1,467 14 52 LACHLAN EDWARDS Punting No. Yards Avg. Long 2013 31 1,311 42.3 70 2014 80 3,525 44.1 59 2015 61 2,486 40.8 62 Total 172 7,322 42.57 70 LaDARIUS BROWN Receiving Att Yds TD Long 2014 45 807 7 66 2015 41 634 6 64 Total 86 1,441 13 66 YEDIDIAH LOUIS Receiving Att Yds TD Long 2014 71 803 1 48 2015 48 693 4 63 Total 119 1,496 5 63 GERALD THOMAS Receiving Att Yds TD Long 2013 25 389 1 40 2014 20 265 6 39 2015 42 733 5 86 Total 87 1,387 12 55 P. J. HALL Defense TFL Yds Sacks Yds 2014 30 118 12 68 2015 17 69 8 43 Total 47 187 20 111 BEARKAT FOOTBALL NOTES Sam Houston has compiled a 14-8 overall record in its eight appearances in the NCAA Division I Championship playoffs. That mark leads the Southland Conference. Sam Houston is 9-0 in FCS playoff action at Elliott T. Bowers in Huntsville. Australian punter Lachlan Edwards earned FCS All-America and All-Southland Conference honors last year after leading the league and ranking No. 15 nationally with a 43.1 average. Edwards stands as Sam Houston s all-time punting leader with an average of 43.05 yards per punt. With Sam Houston rated No. 6 in the STATS FCS poll and McNeese No. 2 in the NCAA Coaches poll, Saturday s game marks the 39th time that the Bearkats and their foe have entered a game both ranked among the nation s top 25. SHSU is 21-18 in those games. KAT STAT RANKINGS TEAM RANKINGS Total NCAA SLC OFFENSE (Per Game) Scoring 43.7 3rd 1st Rushing 271.1 8th 1st Passing 276.3 16th 1st Total Offense 547.4 2nd 1st 3rd Down Pct..467 11th 1st First Downs 336 1st 1st Punt Returns 14.0 13th 2nd With 12 catches for 103 yards and a TD at Texas Tech, wide receiver Davion Davis from Hutto totaled the most catches ever by a Kat freshman in one game. The total was one short of the school record of 13 catches held by Jason Mathenia and Torrance Williams. Five of Sam Houston s all-time top single game total offense performances have come in the past two seasons: 823 yards vs. HBU in 2014, 709 this year against the Huskies, 688 versus Northwestern State this month, 685 in the 2014 home opener against Alabama State and 637 yards in the 2015 in Lubbock against Texas Tech. Mikell Everette became the fourth Bearkat to earn Southland Conference Player of the Week honors after the victory over Central Arkansas in the regular season finale. Everette intercepted two passes against the Bears, returning one for 58 yards. Weekly winners have been quarterback Jared Johnson (offense vs. Abilene Christian), Gerald Thomas (special teams vs. SFA) and running back Donavan Williams (offense vs. Texas Tech).

2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL BASEBALL GAME NOTES PLAYOFF HISTORY Year Opponent Result 1986 1R at Arkansas State L 7-48 1991 1R at Middle Tennessee L 19-20 ot 2004 1R NORTHERN ARIZONA W 34-31 QF at Montana L 24-49 2011 2R STONY BROOK W 34-27 QF MONTANA STATE W 49-13 SF MONTANA W 31-18 F* North Dakota State L 6-17 2012 2R CAL POLY W 18-16 QF at Montana State W 34-16 SF at Eastern Washington W 45-42 F* North Dakota State L 13-39 2013 1R SOUTHERN UTAH W 51-20 2R at Southeastern Louisiana L 29-30 2014 1R SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W 21-17 2R at Jacksonville State W 37-26 QF at Villanova W 34-31 SF at North Dakota State L 3-35 2015 1R SOUTHERN UTAH W 42-39 *National Championship Game in Frisco, Texas WINS OVER FCS TOP 25 FOES Year Rank Team Score SH Rank 2004 #1 Montana 41-29 --- 2012 #2 Montana St. 34-16 #5 2013 #2 Eastern Washington 49-34 #4 2004 #3 Western KY 54-24 #9 2014 #3 Jacksonville St. 37-26 #19 1986 #4 Nicholls 41-38 --- 1996 #4 SFA 14-10 --- 2012 #4 Eastern Washington 45-42 #5 2014 #4 McNeese St. 38-22 --- 2011 #5 Montana 31-28 #1 2014 #5 Villanova 34-31 #19 1997 #7 SFA 33-28 --- 2011 #7 Montana St. 49-13 #1 2014 #9 Southeastern La. 21-17 #19 1994 #12 Alcorn St. 48-24 --- 1989 #12 NW St. 26-3 --- 2004 #12 SFA 31-28 #7 2012 #12 Cal Poly 18-16 #5 2004 #14 Eastern WA 35-34 #9 1991 #15 Northeast LA 27-15 #6 1997 #15 Nicholls St. 24-17 --- 2001 #15 Northern AZ 34-31 #13 2015 #16 Southern Utah 42-39 #6 2000 #18 NW St. 27-13 --- 2011 #18 Central Arkansas 31-10 --- 1987 #19 Western IL 42-18 --- 2001 #19 SFA 24-21 #15 2003 #21 NW St. 29-24 --- 2012 #21 McNeese St. 45-10 #6 2011 #22 Stony Brook 34-27 #1 2013 #22 Southern Utah 51-20 #14 2002 #23 SFA 10-7 --- 2014 #23 SFA 49-39 --- 2000 #24 SFA 52-41 --- 2011 #24 McNeese St. 38-14 #12 2007 #25 Nicholls St. 16-13 --- 2015 #25 Central Arkansas 42-13 #10 WHEN BOTH TEAMS RANKED Sam Houston Won 21, Lost 18 SHSU Year Rank Opponent (Rank) Result 1986 #11 Arkansas St. (#2) L 7-48 1991 #6 Northeast La. (#15) W 27-15 1991 #8 McNeese (#19) L 17-19 1991 #12 Middle Tenn. (#9) L 19-20 1994 #18 Stephen F. Austin (#24) L 6-18 2001 #15 Stephen F. Austin (#19) W 24-21 2001 #12 McNeese (#17) L 12-23 2001 #13 Northern Arizona (#15) W 34-31 2001 #13 Montana (#1) L 24-49 2004 #7 Stephen F. Austin (#12) W 31-28 2004 #3 Northwestern St. (#19) L 27-45 2004 #9 Western Kentucky (#3) W 54-24 2004 #9 Eastern Washington (#14) W 35-34 2004 #9 Montana (#7) L 13-34 2007 #14 North Dakota St. (#4) L 38-41 20011 #12 McNeese (#24) W 38-14 2011 #1 Stony Brook (#22) W 34-27 2011 #1 Montana St. (#7) W 49-13 2011 #1 Montana (#5) W 31-28 2012 #1 North Dakota St. (#2) L 6-17 2012 #3 Central Arkansas (#21) L 20-24 2012 #6 McNeese (#21) W 45-10 2012 #5 Cal Poly (#12) W 18-16 2012 #5 Montana St. (#2) W 34-16 2012 #5 Eastern Washington (#4) W 45-42 2013 #5 North Dakota St. (#1) L 13-39 2013 #4 Eastern Washington (#2) W 49-34 2013 #2 McNeese (#9) L 23-31 2013 #4 Southeastern La. (#14) L 21-34 2013 #14 Southern Utah (#22) W 51-20 2013 #14 Southeastern La. (#7) L 29-30 2014 #17 Eastern Washington (#1) L 35-56 2014 #19 Southeastern La. (#9) W 21-17 2014 #19 Jacksonville St. (#3) W 37-26 2014 #19 Villanova (#5) W 34-31 2014 #19 North Dakota St. (#2) L 3-35 2015 #7 McNeese State (#5) L 10-27 2015 #10 Central Arkansas (#25) W 42-13 2015 #6 Southern Utah (#16) W 42-39 BEARKAT TEAM STATISTICS - 2015 GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSE First Downs Rushing No Yds Passing Com Att HI Yds Total Offense Pen. Punts No.-Avg. Fumbles Lost Times Sacked Down Conv. 3rd 4th Poss. Time Texas Tech 34 46 317 36 52 2 320 98 637 5-81 4-47.2 2-3 2-7 9-15 0-1 31:59 Lamar 30 49 194 24 43 0 366 92 560 9-89 9-42.2 0-1 2-13 10-22 1-1 31:22 HBU 33 37 245 31 41 1 464 78 709 5-38 3-35.0 0-0 0-0 8-12 0-1 26:01 SFA 23 50 195 21 36 0 253 86 448 13-105 4-46.8 1-1 0-0 11-21 0-1 31:26 UIW 32 51 293 18 24 0 303 86 596 6-55 3-37.0 2-3 3-23 10-16 0-1 32:22 ACU 27 44 247 20 30 0 281 74 528 3-29 3-43.7 0-0 1-8 8-13 1-1 26:17 Nicholls 19 55 298 7 17 0 63 72 361 4-40 10-38.8 0-3 0-0 4-15 0-1 31:36 TAMC 31 63 288 23 38 0 267 101 555 4-25 4-47.8 2-2 2-14 8-19 5-6 35:23 McNeese 15 36 180 12 30 0 200 66 380 11-136 7-39.0 2-3 0-0 4-15 0-3 22:26 NW St. 36 44 384 22 33 0 284 77 668 2-27 1-43.0 1-1 0-0 4-8 1-1 23:36 UCA 25 50 268 16 31 0 280 81 548 6-56 7-37.9 1-1 3-20 8-17 1-2 31:01 So Utah 31 72 344 15 46 1 235 118 579 5-28 8-37.2 1-2 2-11 10-26 2-4 34:32 DEFENSE First Downs Rushing No Yds Passing Com Att HI Yds Total Offense Pen. Punts No.-Avg. Fumbles Lost Times Sacked Down Conv. 3rd 4th Poss. Time Texas Tech 29 31 174 34 57 1 437 88 611 10-69 5-47.0 0-1 0-0 9-16 0-1 28:01 Lamar 20 41 328 14 25 0 223 66 551 11-105 7-40.3 0-2 0-0 4-13 1-1 28:38 HBU 11 40 208 9 18 3 88 58 296 10-65 8-42.2 0-1 4-19 4-14 0-1 33:59 SFA 18 46 336 8 22 0 125 68 461 7-83 9-38.7 1-2 1-8 4-14 0-1 28:34 UIW 11 51 293 15 36 3 126 61 177 8-56 12-40.8 0-0 3-14 1-14 1-1 27:38 ACU 21 37 118 18 28 2 205 65 323 4-29 6-34.0 0-1 4-30 6-14 0-0 33:43 Nicholls 9 49 135 6 20 1 36 69 171 5-40 10-40.0 2-6 2-13 2-17 1-4 28:24 TAMC 19 16 41 23 47 1 432 63 473 7-49 6-35.2 0-0 2-15 4-13 0-1 24:37 McNeese 27 53 305 14 36 1 168 89 473 3-32 4-61.2 0-0 0-0 6-17 1-4 37:34 NW St. 25 54 250 15 25 0 165 79 415 4-47 6-34.0 1-1 3-20 7-16 1-3 36:34 UCA 13 42 184 18 36 2 196 78 380 3-38 6-36.2 1-1 0-0 4-15 0-3 28:59 So Utah 18 26 156 33 58 2 379 84 535 4-36 9-35.3 1-2 3-21 3-18 3-5 25:28 NINE FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1986 1991 2001 2004 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL BASEBALL FCS PLAYOFF GAME NOTES RECORDS TEAM SINGLE GAME First Downs 31, Southern Utah, 2015 28, Western Kentucky, 2004 Rushing Yards 428, Montana State, 2011 418, Eastern Washington, 2012 Passing Yards 483, Eastern Washington, 2004 375, Montana, 2004 Pass Completions 39, Eastern Washington, 2004 35, North Dakota State, 2013 Total Offense 579, Southern Utah, 2015 521, Eastern Washington, 2004 Total Plays 118, Southern Utah, 2015 86, Western Kentucky, 2004 Points 54, Western Kentucky,, 2004 51, Southern Utah, 2013 Interceptions By 3, Eastern Washington, 2012 Fumbles Recovered 2, three games Quarterback Sacks 6, Eastern Washington, 2012 5 Montana State, 2012 INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME LONGEST RUN Player Opponent Year Yards Brian Bell Eastern Wash. 2012 72 (TD) Timothy Flanders Montana 2011 69 (TD) Keshawn Hill Southern Utah 2013 60 Keshawn Hill Southeastern La. 2013 57 Torrance Williams Montana State 2011 56 LONGEST PASS Rank Player Opponent Year Yards Brian Bell-Trey Diller Stony Brook 2011 80 (TD) Dustin Long-Jason Mathenia Eastern Washington 2004 69 (TD) Jared Johnson-LaDarius Brown Villanova 2014 66 (TD) Josh McCown-Jonathan Cooper Montana 2001 64 Josh McCown-Matt Buss Northern Arizona 2001 58 LONGEST FIELD GOAL Rank Player Opponent Year Yards 1. Joey Price Northern Arizona 2001 42 Miguel Antonio Eastern Washington 2012 42 3. Lance Garner Montana 2004 40 4. Miguel Antonio North Dakota State 2013 38 5. Lance Garner Montana 2004 37 OTHER LONGEST PLAYS Punt 70, Lachlan Edwards, Southeastern Louisiana, 2013 Punt Return 31, Gerald Thomas, Southern Utah, 2015 Punt Block Return 37, Vincent Dotson, Cal Poly, 2012 Kickoff Return 82 (TD), Brandon Closner, Montana St., 2011 Interceptionn Return 41, Mark Hughes, Northern Arizona, 2001 NET YARDS RUSHING Player Opponent Year No. Yards TD Timothy Flanders Montana St. 2011 26 287 1 Timothy Flanders Eastern Washington 2012 34 231 0 Timothy Flanders Southern Utah 2013 22 176 2 Richard Sincere Montana St. 2011 11 160 0 Ridgeway Frank Southern Utah 2015 29 137 2 NET YARDS PASSING Player Opponent Year C-A Yards TD Dustin Long Eastern Washington 2004 38-61 478 3 Dustin Long Montana 2004 35-53 375 0 Josh McCown Montana 2001 30-50 344 2 Dustin Long Western Kentucky 2004 31-44 327 5 Jared Johnson Villanova 2014 22-27 303 3 PASS RECEIVING Player Opponent Year No. Yards TD Jason Mathenia Eastern Washington 2004 13 226 2 LaDarius Brown Villanova 2014 6 174 2 Yedidiah Louis Southern Utah 2015 8 138 1 Matt Buss Northern Arizona 2001 6 129 0 Jonathan Cooper Montana 2009 9 117 1 OTHER SINGLE GAME BESTS Touchdowns 3, Curtis Thomas, Middle Tennessee, 1991 Touchdown Passes 5, Dustin Long, Western Kentucky, 2004 Touchdown Catches 2, Jason Mathenia, Eastern Washington, 2004 Chance Nelson, Montana St., 2012 LaDarius Brown, Jacksonville State & Villanova, 2014 Field Goals 3, Miguel Antonio, Cal Poly, 2012 Points After TD (PAT) 7, Craig Alaniz, Montana St., 2011 Punt Average 47.6, Matt Foster, Stony Brook, (5-238), 2011 Total Punts 8, Bart Bradley, Arkansas State, (325 yards), 1986 Lachlan Edwards, Southern Utah (298 yards), 2015 Kick Return Yards 110, Stevie Smith, Eastern Washington (5 returns), 2004 Punt Return Yards 53, Brandon Closner, North Dakota St., (6 returns), 2011 Interceptions 2, Robert Shaw, Montana St., 2011 Sacks 2, Michael Saumell-Baston, Eastern Washington, 2004 Darius Taylor and Andrew Weaver, Montana St., 2012 Jesse Beauchamp, Eastern Washington, 2012 Tackles for Loss 6, P. J. Hall, Southeastern La., 2014 Kick Blocks 2, P. J. Hall, Southern Utah, 2015 CAREER RUSHING YARDS Player Years GP No. Yards TD Timothy Flanders 2011-13 10 222 1,260 5 Richard Sincere 2011-13 10 73 469 2 Keshawn Hill 2012-14 9 65 411 3 Brian Bell 2011-13 10 79 350 7 Jared Johnson 2013-15 7 86 281 1 NET YARDS PASSING Player Years GP C-A Yards TD Brian Bell 2011-13 10 104-199 1,335 14 Dustin Long 2004 3 104-158 1,180 8 Jared Johnson 2013-15 7 70-130 834 6 Josh McCown 2001 2 49-88 597 3 PASS RECEIVING YARDS Player Years GP No. Yards TD LaDarius Brown 2014-15 5 19 384 4 Jason Mathenia 2004 3 23 372 2 Trey Diller 2011-12 8 20 344 3 Yedidiah Louis 2014-15 5 27 308 1 Jarrod Fuller 2004 3 25 272 1 PASS RECEPTIONS Player Years GP No. Yards TD Yedidiah Louis 2014-15 5 27 308 1 Jarrod Fuller 2004 3 25 272 1 Jason Mathenia 2004 3 23 372 2 Trey Diller 2011-12 8 20 344 3 LaDarius Brown 2014-15 5 19 384 4 OTHER CAREER BESTS Touchdowns 5, Timothy Flanders, 2011-13 4, Keshawn Hill, 2012-14 4, Richard Sincere, 2011-13 4, Trey Diller, 2011-12 4, LaDarius Brown, 2014 Touchdown Passes 14, Brian Bell, 2011-13 Touchdown Catches 4, LaDarius Brown, 2014 3, Trey Diller, 2011-12 3, Chance Nelson, 2012-13 Punting Average 42.3, Matt Foster (35 punts, 1,481 yards) 41.3, Lachlan Edwards (26 punts, 1,076 yards) Punt Returns 10 for 70, Brandon Closner 2011 Kickoff Returns 10 for 229, Stevie Smith 2004 Field Goals 8, Miquel Antonio, 2012 5, Luc Swimberghe, 2013-14 Points After TD (PAT) 20, Luc Swimberghe,, 2013-14 Interceptions 3, Robert Shaw, 2011-12 Tackles 70, Michael Wade, 2011-14 Sacks 5, Mouf Adebo, 2013-14 Tackles for Loss 14, P. J. Hall, 2014-15 NINE FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1986 1991 2001 2004 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL BASEBALL GAME HISTORY NOTES CAREER RUSHING Player...Years Yards 1 Timothy Flanders...2010-13 5,664 2 Charles Harris...1991-94 2,688 3 McNeil Moore...1951-53 2,578 4 Keshawn Hill...2011-14 2,546 5 Tony January...1978-82 2,376 6 Curtis Thomas...1988-91 2,285 7 Richard Sincere...2010-12 2,274 8 James Oliphant...1973-76 2,263 9 Joe Rauls...1998-01 2,255 10 Fred Reese...1968-71 2,160 11 Joe Vickers...1971-74 2,132 12 Jason Godfrey...2002-05 1,990 13 Luther Turner...1985-87 1,925 14 Bennie Boles...1952-55 1,792 15 Bennie Wylie...1994-97 1,773 16 Billy Arlen...1964-66 1,717 17 Eugene Lewis...1969-71 1,693 18 Chris Poullard...2006-09 1,685 19 Jack Kyle...1949-51 1,676 20 Joe Ed Lynn...1963-65 1,669 21 Bobby Grisham...1954-57 1,655 22 Stevie Smith...2002-05 1,629 23 James Shorts...1985-88 1,617 24 JARED JOHNSON... 2013-15 1,582 25 Bobby Baldwin...1953-55 1,534 26 Brian Bell...2010-13 1,529 27 David Kubiak...1967-70 1,527 28 Wayne Coleman...1993-96 1,521 29 JALEN OVERSTREET... 2014-15 1,467 30 James Aston...2008-09 1,452 31 D. D. Terry...2003-06 1,328 32 J. J. Middleton...1984-87 1,292 32 Robby Robinson...1975-78 1,289 34 Elmore Armstrong...1995-98 1,182 35 Roger Wiley...1982 1,079 CAREER PASSING Player...Years Yards 1 Brian Bell...2010-13 8,655 2 Rhett Bomar...2007-08 5,564 3 JARED JOHNSON... 2013-15 5,336 4 Arthur Louis...1977-80 4,902 5 Dustin Long...2004 4,588 6 Reggie Lewis...1984-87 4,269 7 Ashley Van Meter...1989-92 3,869 8 Lanny Dycus...1984-85 3,843 9 Don Gottlob...1950-52 3,832 10 Albert Bradley...1996-00 3,713 CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE Player...Years Yards 1 Brian Bell...2010-13 10,184 2 JARED JOHNSON... 2013-15 6,918 3 Rhett Bomar...2007-08 6,160 4 Reggie Lewis...1984-87 5,150 5 Arthur Louis...1977-80 4,933 6 Dustin Long...2004 4,576 7 Don Gottlob...1950-52 4,200 CAREER PASS RECEIVING Player...Years Yards 1 Matt Dominguez...1997-00 3,273 2 Clay Lowry...1976-79 2,833 3 Jonathon Cooper...1998-01 2,617 4 Jason Mathenia...2002-04 2,106 5 Jarod Fuller...2003-04 2,011 6 Torrance Williams...2010-13 1,707 7 Catron Houston...2006-08 1,706 8 Kevin Pesak...1994-97 1,682 9 Keith Willis...1984-87 1,667 10 Ricky Eggleston...1985-88 1,555 11 YEDIDIAH LOUIS...2014-15 1,496 12 Vincent Cartwright...2001-04 1,449 13 LaDARIUS BROWN...2014-15 1,441 14 Jason Madkins...2008-09 1,392 15 Blake Martin...2004-07 1,388 16 GERALD THOMAS...2013-15 1,387 17 Tony January...1978-82 1,328 18 Justin Wells...2005-08 1,278 19 Blake Vincent...1991-94 1,242 20 Richard Sincere...2010-13 1,215 20 Richard Sincere...2010-13 1,215 21 Trey Diller...2011-12 1,190 22 Sam Moore...1981-82 1,152 23 Chris Lucas...2007-09 1,149 24 Claude Stewart...1989-92 1,122 25 Keith Heinrich...1998-01 1,050 26 Frankie Reescano...1978-80 1,015 27 Corey Roberts...2002-05 1,006 CAREER SCORING Player...Years Points 1 Timothy Flanders...2010-13 420 2 Miguel Antonio...2010-12 324 3 LUC SWIMBERGE... 2013-15 272 4 Billy Hayes...1985-88 258 CAREER KICKING POINTS Player...Years Points 1 Miguel Antonio...2010-12 324 2 LUC SWIMBERGHE... 2013-14 272 3 Billy Hayes...1985-88 258 4 Marcus Hajdik...1992-96 194 5 Joey Price...2001-04 177 CAREER PATS Player...Years PATs 1 LUC SWIMBERGHE... 2013-14 179 2 Miguel Antonio...2010-12 171 3 Billy Hayes...1985-88 117 4 Lance Garner...1992-96 88 5 Joey Price...2001-04 87 CAREER PUNTING (Minimum 60 punts)...years Avg. 1 LACHLAN EDWARDS... 2013-15 42.57 2 Ryan Klaus...1995-98 42.15 3 Bart Bradley...1986-89 41.21 4 Matt Foster...2010-12 40.72 CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS Player...Years TFL 1 Andre Finley...1986-89 49 2 P. J. HALL...2014-15 47 3 Michael Bankston...1988-91 41 4 Reginald Reddick...1998-01 36 Will Henry...2008-11 36 6 Bubba Thompson...1997-99 35 7 Dedrick Manigo...1994-96 33 8 Darius Taylor...2008-11 32 CAREER TACKLES QB SACKS Player...Years Sacks 1 Andre Finley...1986-89 36 2 P. J. HALL...2014-15 20 3 Michael Bankston...1988-91 19 4 Stan Blinka...1975-78 17 Lish Adams...1986-88 17 Andrew Weaver...2011-13 17 7 Eric January...1988-91 15 Greenwood Horn...1988-92 15 SINGLE GAME RECORDS FIRST DOWNS Year Total Northwestern St. 2015 36 Texas State 2008 34 at Nicholls 2008 34 Alabama State 2014 34 Houston Baptist 2014 34 TOTAL OFFENSE Year Plays Yards at Houston Baptist 2014 76 823 Houston Baptist 2015 78 709 Alabama State 2014 105 685 Northwestern State 2015 77 668 Texas Tech 2015 98 637 TOTAL PLAYS Year Plays Yards Southern Utah 2015 118 579 Alabama State 2014 105 685 Southeastern La. 2008 102 588 Central Arkansas 2013 98 488 Texas Tech 2015 98 637 RUSHING YARDS Year Yards Houston Baptist 2014 601 Tarleton State 2008 501 Eastern Washington 2013 450 East Texas 1970 443 Montana State 2011 428 PASSING YARDS Year Yards McNeese State 2004 577 Stephen F. Austin 1999 546 Southeastern La. 2008 506 Eastern Washington 2004 483 North Dakota St. 2009 482

2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL BASEBALL GAME HISTORY NOTES BEARKAT RANKING SUMMARY Date Rank After Next Game August 6 3rd Preseason Poll Texas Tech Sept. 7 1st Texas Tech Open Date Sept. 14 3rd Open Date Lamar Sept. 21 12th Lamar HBU Sept. 28 12th Houston Baptist SFA Oct. 5 11th SFA UIW Oct. 12 9th UIW Abilene Christian Oct. 19 9th Abilene Christian Nicholls Oct. 26 8th Nicholls A&M-Commerce Nov. 2 7th A&M-Commerce McNeese Nov. 9 13th McNeese NW St. Nov. 16 10th NW St. UCA Nov. 23 6th UCA Southern Utah WEEKLY HONORS Southland Conference Player of the Week Offense Donavan Williams Sept 7 4 TDs vs. Texas Tech Special Teams Gerald Thomas Oct. 5 78 yd punt return TD, 124 all-purpose yards vs. SFA Offense Jared Johnson Oct. 19 5 TD passes vs. Abilene Christian Defense Mikell Everette Nov. 23 2 interceptions vs. UCA ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE First-Team Offense QB Jared Johnson 6-1 215 Jr. RB Corey Avery 5-10 190 So OL Donald Jackson III 6-2 290 Sr. First-Team Defense DL P.J. Hall 6-1 270 So. DB Trenier Orr 5-11 180 Sr. Second-Team Offense WR Gerald Thomas 5-10 183 Sr WR Yedidiah Louis 5-8 187 So AP Yedidiah Louis 5-8 187 So Second-Team Defense DB Mikell Everette 5-11 185 Sr. P Lachlan Edwards 6-5 214 Sr. Honorable Mention OL Zach Stevens 6-1 290 Sr OL Bridge Blount 5-10 290 Jr DL James DeLaRosa 6-1 280 Jr DL Jacobi Hunter 6-1 320 So LB Myke Chatman 6-2 230 Jr THE LAST TIME Kickoff Returned for a Touchdown By SHSU Brandon Closner 82 yards vs. Montana State, 2011 By Foe Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech 94 yards, 2015 Punt Returned for a Touchdown By SHSU Yedidiah Louis 53 yards vs. SFA, 2015 By Foe Perrish Fox, Oklahoma St.ate 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 Kenneth Jenkins 60 yards vs. Southeastern La. 2012 Interception for a Touchdown By SHSU Darion Flowers 90 yards vs. McNeese State 2015 By Foe J. J. Gaines, Texas Tech 47 yards, 2015 Fumble Returned for a Touchdown By SHSU A. J. Davis 27 yards vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 By Foe Robert Torgerson 39 yards, Southern Utah, 2013 Defensive Two-Point Conversion By SHSU Alfonzo McMillian vs. Southern Utah 2015 Kenneth Jenkins vs. Texas Southern, 2012 Courtney Boston vs. Miss Valley, 2001 By Foe Mike Ryan, Montana St., 1991 Blocked Point-After-TD Attempt By SHSU P. J. Hall vs. Southern Utah, 2015 By Foe Omar Tebo, Lamar, 2015 Team Held Scoreless By SHSU Sam Houston 76, Houston Baptist 0, 2014 By Foe LSU 56, Sam Houston 0, 2014 Two or More Running Backs Gain 100 Yards By SHSU Ridgeway Frank (137) Remus Bulmer (111) Safety Scored By SHSU vs. Southern Utah 2015 By Foe vs. McNeese State, 2002 BEARKAT BREAKDOWN 2014 Season Record...Won 11, Lost 5 Conference Record/Finish...7-1 / 1st Lettermen Returning / Lost... 54 / 13 28 offense, 24 defense, 2 specialists returning Starters Returning / Lost...21 / 4 9 offense, 10 defense, 2 specialists returning Basic Offense... Multiple Basic Defense... Multiple SAM HOUSTON OVERTIMES 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 Murfreesboro, Tenn. Middle Tennessee 20, Sam Houston 19 1 Score at end of regulation - 13-13 Started OT on offense Oct. 11, 1997 Troy, Alabama Troy St. 13, Sam Houston 10 1 Score at end of regulation - 7-7 Started OT on offense Nov. 19, 2005 San Marcos, Texas Texas State 26, Sam Houston 23 1 Score at end of regulaton - 20-20 Started OT on offense Nov. 1, 2008 Huntsville, Texas Sam Houston 34, Stephen F. Austin 31 2 Score at end of regulation - 24-24 Started OT on offense Nov. 15, 2008 Huntsville, Texas Southeastern Louisiana 30, Sam Houston 27 1 Score at end of regulation - 24-24 Started OT on offense Nov. 22, 2008 Huntsville, Texas Texas State 48, Sam Houston 45 1 Score at end of regulation - 42-42 Started OT on offense Oct. 30, 2010 Natchitoches, La. Northwestern St. 23, Sam Houston 20 2 Score at end of regulaton - 10-10 Started OT on defense Sept. 24, 2011 Albuquerque, NM Sam Houston 48, New Mexico 45 1 Score at end of regulation - 42-42 Started OT on defense BEARKAT COMEBACKS 21 points Sam Houston 32, Southwest Texas 31 Huntsville, 11-22-1986 Bearkats trailed by 21 points with 13:29 to play Sam Houston 36, Montana State 23 Bozeman, Montana 9-7-1991 Bearkats trailed by 21 just 9:24 into first quarter 20 points Sam Houston 24, A&M-Kingsville 23 Huntsville, 9-23-1995 Bearkats trailed by 20 points at halftime Sam Houston 35, Eastern Washington 34 Cheney, Wash., 12-4-2004 Bearkats trailed by 20 with 14:54 to play 18 points Sam Houston 29, Texas State 28 San Marcos, 11-15-2007 Bearkats trailed by 18 points with 9:00 to play NINE FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1986 1991 2001 2004 2011 2012 2013 2014 201

Phil Longo Offensive coordinator Rowan, 1992 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Mike Collins Co-Defensive coordinator Northeast Louisiana, 1983 HEAD COACH K. C. KEELER OVERALL RECORD 194-81-1 Wins rank No. 20 among 597 head coaches at all NCAA levels (FBS, FCS, DII, DIII) Ranks No. 78 in career victories in the history of college football Only football coach to take 3 different programs to an NCAA Final Four Won 34, Lost 11 in NCAA post-season playoff games (14-4 in FCS playoffs) Most National Championship game appearances by any current football coach (8) His teams have made 11 Final Four appearances in his 21 seasons Highest number of NCAA post-season wins among all active FCS head coaches Highest playoff winning percentage by any current FCS head coach Coached nine conference championship teams In his first season as head coach at Sam Houston State University, K. C. Keeler directed the Bearkats to an 11-5 record, the Southland Conference championship and the program s third NCAA FCS playoff semi-finals appearance in the past four seasons. During 21 years as a head football coach, Keeler has produced a record of 194 victories, only 81 losses and one tie. His teams at Rowan University, Delaware and Sam Houston State have combined for 12 NCAA post-season playoff appearances, eight conference championships and played in eight national championship games. Keeler was named as Sam Houston s 15th head football coach on January 23, 2014. He has coached five National Football League draft picks including Super Bowl XLVII MVP quarterback Joe Flacco. He has tutored 76 All-America players and 21 student-athletes who have earned either national or district CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. As head coach at Delaware, Keeler rolled up an 86-52 record in 11 seasons from 2002 to 2012. His Fightin Blue Hens won the FCS national championship in 2003 and reached the national championship game in 2007 and 2010. His squads won Atlantic 10 Conference titles in 2003 and 2004 and the Colonial Athletic Association championship in 2010. Delaware went 11-3 in the program s four trips to the FCS playoffs. At Rowan University in Glassboro, N. J., Keeler produced an 88-21-1 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 began his coaching career as an assistant at Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1981, then moved to Rowan University in 1986. He was named head coach at Rowan in 1993. The Profs won four New Jersey Athletic Conference championships and finished as runner-up in the league twice in Keeler s nine seasons. Keeler was a four-sport letterman at Emmaus, Pa., High School. He earned all-league 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. 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. SAM HOUSTON STATE ASSISTANT COACHES Brad Sherrod Co-Defensive coordinator Duke, 1993 Bart Tatum Offensive Line Austin College, 1991 Terence Archer Wide Receivers Monmouth, 2001 ROWAN UNIVERSITY New Jersey Athletic Conference Year W-L Conference Post Season 1993 11-2 1st Div. III Championship Game 1994 6-3 1995 10-3-1 1st Div. III Championship Game 1996 10-3 Div. III Championship Game 1997 11-1 1st Div. III Semifinals 1998 10-3 Div. III Championship Game 1999 12-2 4-1 2nd Div. III Championship Game 2000 7-2 5-1 2nd 2001 11-2 5-1 1st Div. III Semifinals Record at Rowan: Won 88, Lost 21, Tied 1 DELAWARE Atlantic 10 Conference 2002 6-6 4-5 6th 2003 15-1 8-1 1st FCS National Champions 2004 9-4 7-1 1st FCS Quarterfinals 2005 6-5 3-5 3rd 2006 5-6 4-5 4th Colonial Athletic Association 2007 11-4 5-3 3rd FCS Championship Game 2008 4-8 2-6 5th 2009 6-5 4-4 4th 2010 12-3 6-2 1st FCS Championship Game 2011 7-4 5-3 5th 2012 5-6 2-6 8th Record at Delaware: Won 86, Lost 52 SAM HOUSTON Southland Conference Year W-L Conference Post Season 2014 11-5 7-1 1st FCS Semifinals 2015 9-3 7-2 2nd FCS Playoffs Record at Sam Houston: Won 20, Lost 8 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 - 2003 NCAA FCS National Finalists - 2003, 2007, 2010 FCS Playoff Appearances - 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010 Division III National Finalists - 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 Division III Playoffs - 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Patrick Toney Defensive secondary Southeastern La., 2013 Phil Petitte Defensive Line Glassboro State, 1971 Matt Powledge Running Backs/Special Teams Sam Houston, 2009 Rodrique Wright Defensive Ends Texas, 2006 Kyle Segler Tackles/Tight Ends Sam Houston, 2006