Central Arkansas beat Nicholls State 34-14 on “the stripes” in Conway to earn its second Southland Conference victory in week six. The Bearkats and Northwestern State each got their first conference victories of the season. The Bearkats won the Battle of the Piney Woods 51-43 while Northwestern State got past Lamar 30-23. Southeastern Louisiana dropped a non-conference game at UAB.

Sam Houston State 51, Stephen F. Austin 43
HOUSTON, Texas – Sam Houston State quarterback Brian Bell passed for 168 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for two other scores to lead the Bearkats to a 51-43 Southland Conference victory over Stephen F. Austin Saturday before a record crowd of 26,185 at Reliant Stadium.  |  READ MORE  |  Stephen F. Austin Recap

Central Arkansas 34, Nicholls State 14
CONWAY, Ark. – Central Arkansas scored 24 unanswered points and its defense pitched a second-half shutout on another soggy Saturday night in a 34-14 win over the Nicholls State Colonels at First Security Field at Estes Stadium.  | READ MORE | Nicholls State Recap

Northwestern State 30, Lamar 23
NATCHITOCHES, La. – Robert Walker ran for 106 yards, including a key 3-yard touchdown with 6:46 remaining after Lesley Deamer’s sack, strip and fumble recovery at the Lamar 5-yard line as Northwestern State outlasted visiting Lamar 30-23 in a Southland Conference football game Saturday night at Turpin Stadium.  READ MORE  |  Lamar Recap

UAB 52, Southeastern Louisiana 3
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Redshirt freshman Austin Brown completed 16-of-22 passes for 266 yards and a touchdown and UAB scored on four of its first five offensive drives in the first half while adding a defensive score to take a 31-3 lead at halftime and defeat Southeastern Louisiana, 52-3, Saturday afternoon at Legion Field.  | READ MORE