Southland TV to Televise Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin
FRISCO, Texas - No. 15/11 Sam Houston State will put its perfect 4-0
record on the line Saturday against rival Stephen F. Austin, the defending
two-time Southland Conference champion, in the Toyota Game of the Week on the
Southland Conference Television Network. Coverage starts at 2 p.m., Central,
with kickoff at 2:05 p.m.
The Bearkats are
one of three teams in the Football Championship Subdivision who have not lost a
game this season. Top-ranked Georgia Southern and No. 5/4 North Dakota State
are the other undefeated teams. Sam Houston beat Western Illinois in the season
opener and then opened conference play with a 31-10 win over Central Arkansas.
It then went to New Mexico, out of the FBS' Mountain West Conference, and won
48-45 in overtime. Last week the Bearkats won 22-7 over UTSA, a first-year
program playing as an FCS Independent.
Sam Houston
State is averaging 30.3 points and 405.8 yards per game. That total includes a
conference-best 256.5 yards on the ground thanks to running back Tim Flanders,
who leads the Southland in rushing (126.0 yards per game), all-purpose yardage
(172.5 yards per game) and scoring (10.5 points per game). With 99 carries for
504 yards, he ranks ninth in the FCS in rushing, all-purpose yardage and is
tied for fourth in scoring thanks to seven touchdowns. Sam Houston is ranked
fifth nationally in rushing. Quarterback Brian Bell has completed 35 of 53
passes for 471 yards and four touchdowns and has not thrown an interception.
His passing efficiency rating of 165.59 ranks fourth nationally. Defensively,
the Bearkats boast one of the top units in the FCS and lead all teams against
the run, allowing only 51.8 yards per game and eighth in scoring defense. They
also rank sixth in net punting and 10th in turnover margin (+5).
Stephen F. Austin is 1-4 on the year and
0-1 in league play. The Lumberjacks have not won since beating McMurry 82-6 in
their season opener Sept. 1. They have dropped games to Northern Iowa, Baylor
and Texas State and are coming off a 38-28 loss at Central Arkansas in the
conference opener.
The Lumberjacks have not missed much of a
beat after losing quarterback Jeremy Moses, who won the Walter Payton Award
last year as the top player in the FCS. Stephen F. Austin leads the conference
and ranks sixth in the nation with 330.6 passing yards per game and is 12th
nationally, averaging 438.0 yards of total offense per game. Quarterback Brady
Attaway has taken over for Moses and has completed 131 of 204 passes for 1,400
yards and eight touchdowns. His 279.6 yards per game ranks 14th in the nation.
SFA has the top two receivers in the league in Cordell Roberson and Grayln
Crawford. Roberson leads the Southland with 7.0 receptions per game, which
ranks 13th in the FCS. He is the Lumberjacks leading receiver with 35
receptions for 401 yards and a touchdown and averages 80.2 receiving yards per
game. Crawford has four receiving touchdowns to go with 30 grabs for 305 yards.
He also is the conference leader in kick returns, averaging 28.3 yards per
return. He returned a kick 100 yards for a touchdown against Texas State.
This will be the 86th meeting between the
schools. Sam Houston State has a 45-38-2 lead in the series though Stephen F.
Austin has won the last two, including 31-28 last year in the first of four
games scheduled between the teams at Reliant Stadium. Prior to the Lumberjacks
win in 2009, the Bearkats had won five straight.
Randy McIlvoy, sports director at KPRC-TV
in Houston, will handle football play-by-play duties and will be joined in the
booth by color analyst Shea Walker, a former Texas A&M standout and veteran
broadcaster for the last 17 years. Jane Slater, a reporter for
WFAA-TV and KRLD-AM in Dallas, will serve as the sideline reporter.
As one of the nation's most innovative broadcast
opportunities, the Southland TV Network became a reality in 2008 and has
broadcast nearly 100 events during three-plus years. The network has earned a
College Sports Media Award (2009) and an honorable mention (2010) at the
College Sports Video Summit as well as four prestigious Telly Awards. The network
will deliver programming this fall to over 20 markets, expanding its reach to a
potential 10 million television households.
This list of Texas markets includes Abilene-Sweetwater
on KTXS (12.3); Amarillo on KCPN (19.2); Austin on Time Warner (77); Beaumont-Port
Arthur on KUIL (12.3); Corpus Christi on KIII (3.2); Dallas-Fort Worth on WFAA
(8.3); Houston on KUBE (57.1); Laredo on KTXW (8.2); Lubbock on KMYL (22.2); Midland-Odessa
on KWWT (30.2); Rio Grande Valley on KRGV (5.3); San Antonio on KCWX (2.1);
Tyler-Longview-Lufkin-Nacogdoches on KYTX (19.2); and, Waco-Temple-Bryan on
KCEN (6.2). The list of Louisiana markets includes Baton Rouge on WBTR (41);
Hammond on WSTY (23); Lafayette on KLWB (50.1), Lake Charles on KVHP (29.2);
Morgan City-Houma on KWBJ (22); and, Shreveport-Texarkana on KPXJ (21.1). The
network reaches the Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas, market on KARZ (42.1). The
list of affiliates will vary week to week, so check Southland.org/television for the
carriage list prior to each game.
All Southland TV games will be streamed live and for free
on SLC NOW on conference's website, Southland.org. This week's game will also
be carried live on ESPN3 at WatchESPN.com and on the WatchESPN application for
iPhone, iPad and Android users.
The
game will re-air nationally on Fox College Sports Central, Sunday at 5 p.m.,
Central.
Southland TV Network Affiliate List for
Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin
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LIVE COVERAGE
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Texas
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Abilene-Sweetwater
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KTXS
12.3 (This TV)
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Amarillo
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KCPN
19.2 (MyNetwork)
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Austin
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Time
Warner 77
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Beaumont-Port
Arthur
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KUIL
12.3 (MYTX/MyNetwork)
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Corpus
Christi
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KIII
3.2 (MYTX/MeTV)
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Dallas-Fort
Worth
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WFAA
8.3 (Live Well Network)
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Houston
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KUBE
57.1
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Laredo
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KTXW
8.2 (CW)
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Lubbock
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KMYL
22.2 (MyNetwork)
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Midland-Odessa
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KWWT
30.2 (Retro TV)
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Rio
Grande Valley
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KRGV
5.3 (Retro TV)
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San
Antonio
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KCWX
2.1 (MyNetwork)
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Tyler-Longview
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KYTX
19.2 (MYTX/Retro TV)
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Waco-Temple-Bryan
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KCEN
6.2 (MYTX/This TV)
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Arkansas
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Little
Rock-Pine Bluff
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KARZ
42.1 (MyNetwork)
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Texarkana
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KPXJ
21.1 (CW)
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Louisiana
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Baton
Rouge
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WBTR
41
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Hammond
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WSTY
23 (My Family TV)
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Lafayette
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KLWB
50.1 (MeTV)
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Lake
Charles
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KVHP
29.2 (CW)
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Morgan
City-Houma
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KWBJ
22
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Shreveport
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KPXJ
21.1 (CW)
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Online
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SLC
NOW
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Southland.org
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ESPN3
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WatchESPN.com
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iPhone/iPad/Android
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WatchESPN
app
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TAPE-DELAYED
COVERAGE
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National
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Fox
College Sports Central
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5
p.m. Sunday
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