Game Day in the Southland, Oct. 1
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Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011
• 3 p.m., CDT •
Southland TV
Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, La.
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Series: Southeastern leads 4-2
Last Meeting:
2010, Lamar won
29-28
Lamar Notes:
Lamar had an open date last week and has not played since a 45-35 win over
Incarnate Word Sept. 17 ... Saturday's game at Southeastern Louisiana is the
first Southland Conference game since 38-7 loss at McNeese State on Nov. 22,
1986 ... Lamar rolled up 469 yards of total offense against UIW ... Lamar leads
the Southland in scoring, averaging 37.0 points per game ... the Cardinals also
have the league's top defense, limiting opponents to 224.7 yards per game, and
in pass defense with an average yield of 122.0 yards per game ... Lamar ranks
third in the FCS in total defense and fifth in passing defense ... SE J.J.
Hayes needs 35 receiving yards vs. Southeastern to reach the 1,000-yard milestone
in one-plus seasons with the Cardinals ... his 965 yards through 12 games rank
him 13th on Lamar's all-time list, leaving him 277 yards behind No. 12 Chris
Lafferty of the 1986-1989 Cardinals ... in Lamar's 29-28 upset of Southeastern
in Hammond last season, Hayes snared three TD passes, including the 19-yarder
for the game-clinching score ... also last year, QB Andre Bevil completed a
school-record 34 passes (on 55 attempts) for 417 yards and four touchdowns.
Southeastern Louisiana Notes:
The Lions fell 48-27 in their conference opener at McNeese State last Saturday
... Southeastern pulled as close as 24-20 to the Cowboys, but McNeese out-paced
the Lions 24-7 the rest of the way ... DB Tyler Stoddard earned his first
career start at strong safety at McNeese State and recorded 13 tackles ... WR
Simmie Yarborough caught four passes for 41 yards and moved to within 115 yards
of Felton Huggins' school-record of 2,345 yards ... RB Jordan Wells' 67-yard
kickoff return in the fourth quarter was the 10th longest in school history ...
freshman Carl Pearson's 20-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter was the
first of his career ... Brandon Collins' 64-yard TD reception in the third
quarter was the Lions' longest play this season ... Southeastern is averaging
32.3 points and 406.0 total offensive yards per game ... of that, 273.5 is
through the air ... QB Brian Young is 71-of-130 for 841 yards and four TDs ...
Collins is the Lions top receiver with 26 receptions for 287 yards and three
scores ... Southeastern has an open date next weekend and returns to face
conference competition in five of its last six games.
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Lamar
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Team Statistics
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Southeastern Louisiana
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37.0
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Scoring
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32.3
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178.7
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Rushing Offense
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132.5
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163.7
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Passing Offense
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273.5
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342.3
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Total Offense
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406.0
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21.7
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Opponent Scoring
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38.3
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102.7
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Rushing Defense
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208.5
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122.0
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Passing Defense
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173.5
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224.7
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Total Defense
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382.0
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Individual Leaders
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DePaul Garrett (42-198; 5 TD)
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Rushing
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Sam Fairley (41-157; 1 TD)
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Andre Bevil (23-46-1; 373; 2 TD)
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Passing
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Brian Young (71-130-3; 841; 4 TD)
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J.J. Hayes (10-220; 13TD)
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Receiving
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Brandon Collins (26-287; 3 TD)
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Jacody Coleman
(19T; 1.5 TFL; 0 Sack)
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Tackles
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Tay Alford
(32T; 2.0 TFL; 1 Sack)
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No. 25 Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 • 6 p.m., CDT
First Security Field at Estes Stadium •
Conway, Ark.
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Series: UCA leads 3-2
Last
Meeting: 2010, SFA won 30-7
Stephen F. Austin Notes:
The Lumberjacks lost a non-conference game to Texas State, an FCS Independent
this year ... a fourth-quarter comeback by SFA fell short as the Bobcats won
35-26 ... Gralyn Crawford averaged 41.2 yards per kick return Saturday against
the Bobcats, including a 100-yarder for a score ... the 100-yard return was the
fourth kick returned for a score in his career ... Lumberjack receivers
combined to drop seven passes against the Bobcats, including two that would
have gone for scores ... QB Brady Attaway completed 32-of-64 passes for a
career-high 353 yards but no touchdowns ... it is the second consecutive game
that SFA has not recorded a TD pass ... the last time that happened was 2007
... P Drew Nelson averaged 45.6 yards on eight punts, including a long of 58
... he also downed Texas State inside the 20 twice ... the Lumberjacks have
lost three consecutive games for the first time the 2008 season when they lost
their last five ... SFA leads the conference and ranks seventh nationally in
passing offense, averaging 315.8 yards per game ... the Lumberjacks are second
in the league in total offense (425.2).
Central Arkansas Notes:
The Bears lost 53-24 at Arkansas State last Saturday in the first meeting
between the two in-state rivals as Division I members and first overall since
1997 ... the RedWolves rolled up 646 yards of total offense but opted for six
field goals ... the Bears, who were playing without starting QB Nathan Dick who
was out with a concussion, finished with 322 yards of offense ... backup Wynrick
Smothers completed 16 of 31 passes for 224 yards, with a TD and an interception
... he also caught a 1-yard TD pass from RB Terence Bobo for the team's final
score ... in three games, Dick was leading the conference with an average of
257.3 yards of total offense, including 259.0 passing ... UCA is averaging 28.5
points and 366.8 offensive yards per game ... Bobo has 33 carries for 103 yards
and a score ... Smothers has completed 27-of-52 passes for 364 yards and a TD
in three games ... WR Jesse Grandy has 19 receptions for 327 yards and three
scores ... his 81.8 receiving yards per game leads the league ... UCA returns
to conference play this week against Stephen F. Austin .. it will be the first
home game since beating Henderson State in the opener Sept. 1.
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Stephen F. Austin
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Team Statistics
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Central Arkansas
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32.8
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Scoring
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28.5
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109.5
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Rushing Offense
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81.2
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315.8
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Passing Offense
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285.5
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425.2
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Total Offense
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366.8
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30.8
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Opponent Scoring
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36.5
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196.8
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Rushing Defense
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256.2
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190.2
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Passing Defense
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212.2
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387.0
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Total Defense
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468.5
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Individual Leaders
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Jeremy Barnes (32-187; 0 TD)
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Rushing
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Terence Bobo (33-103; 1 TD)
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Brady Attaway (90-149-7; 1,010; 5 TD)
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Passing
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Wynrick Smothers (27-52-2; 364; 1 TD)
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Cordell Roberson (22-301; 0 TD)
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Receiving
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Jesse Grandy (19-327; 3 TD)
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Ryan Epperson (48T; 1.5 TFL; 1 Sack)
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Tackles
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Seth Allison (34T; 6.5 TFL; 0 Sacks)
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No. 15/18 McNeese State at Northwestern State
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011
• 6 p.m., CDT
Turpin Stadium
• Natchitoches, La.
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Series:
McNeese leads 38-21-1
Last Meeting:
2010, McNeese won 24-7
McNeese State Notes:
McNeese State opened conference play with a 48-27 victory over Southeastern
Louisiana to run its win streak over the Lions to six games ... McNeese is now
28-7 (.800) in conference games since Matt Viator took the reins after four
games of the 2006 season ... the Cowboys had a pair of tailbacks rush for more
than 100 yards for the first time since the 2009 season ... Andre Anderson got
118 yards on 15 carries and a TD, while Marcus Wiltz had 104 yards and two TDs
on 18 carries ... McNeese leads the Southland in total offense, averaging 426.3
yards per game ... its 34.3 points per game ranks second in the league behind
Lamar (37.0) ... QB Cody Stroud has completed 53 of 74 passes for 589 yards and
four TDs ... Anderson is averaging 59.7 rushing yards per game and has scored
three TDs while Wiltz is averaging 50.7 rushing yards per game and 6.1 yards
per carry ... McNeese ranks fourth in the FCS in punt returns, averaging 24.7
yards per return ... Stroud and Riley Dodge rank third and fourth in the league
in passing efficiency with respective ratings of 153.6 and 146.2 ... Darius
Carey is averaging 74.3 receiving yards per game.
Northwestern State Notes:
The Demons found their stride last Saturday in a 34-0 win in the conference
opener at Nicholls State ... the win was the school's 500th all-time victory
... QB Brad Henderson led Demons to season-high 396 yards, including
first-quarter TD passes of 9, 2 and 48 yards ... he completed 13-of-19 passes
for 187 yards to go with 44 yards rushing ... a goal-line stand in the first
half, with the Demons stopping the Colonels at the 3, preserved the first shutout
for Northwestern since a 9-0 victory at Nicholls in 2006, a span of 53 games
... the Demons limited the Colonels to just 104 total yards ... LB Derek Rose
made four solo tackles, recovered a fumble and added an interception ... the
Demons are averaging 17.0 points and 243.0 offensive yards per game ...
Henderson has completed 55-of-80 passes for 548 yards and four TDs ... the
Demons rank second in opponent fourth-down conversions, allowing just 2 of 13
... Northwestern leads the conference with a +4 turnover margin, an average of
one per game ... Northwestern returns home to Turpin Stadium to face McNeese
State ... four of its remaining six conference games will be at home.
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McNeese State
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Team Statistics
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Northwestern State
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34.3
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Scoring
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17.0
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170.7
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Rushing Offense
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92.5
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255.7
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Passing Offense
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150.5
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426.3
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Total Offense
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243.0
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28.7
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Opponent Scoring
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28.0
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167.3
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Rushing Defense
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125.2
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193.3
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Passing Defense
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265.5
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360.7
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Total Defense
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390.8
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Individual Leaders
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Andre Anderson (44-179; 3 TD)
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Rushing
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D.J. Palmer (19-120; 1 TD)
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Cody Stroud (53-74-1; 589; 4 TD)
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Passing
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Brad Henderson (55-80-1; 548; 4 TD)
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Darius Carey (18-223; 1 TD)
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Receiving
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Justin Aldredge (13-203; 1 TD)
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Malcolm Bronson
(22T; 1.5 TFL; 0 Sack)
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Tackles
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Brashar Booker
(22T; 1.0 TFL; 0 Sacks)
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Nicholls State at Texas State
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011
• 6 p.m., CDT
Bobcat Stadium • San
Marcos, Texas
Live Stats
Series: Nicholls leads 16-13
Last Meeting:
2010, Nicholls won 47-45
Nicholls State Notes:
The Colonels lost for the third straight game Saturday, dropping its conference
opener to Northwestern State, 34-0 ... P Cory Kemps ranks eighth in the FCS,
averaging 45.4 yard per punt ... he has 23 punts for 1,044 yards with eight
inside the 20 and eight of more than 50 yards ... against Northwestern State,
he had four punts for 184 yards, including one inside the 20 ... CB Bobby
Felder picked off his ninth career pass and second of the season when
Northwestern State's D.J. Palmer tried a halfback pass in the second quarter
... he moved into a ninth-place tie with Gary Barbaro and Glenn Magee on the
career interception list at Nicholls ... RB Jesse Turner made his 2011 debut
against Northwestern, returning from MCL and PCL tears in his knee during the
spring ... he had three carries for seven yards ... the Colonels average 17.5
points and 261.0 yards of offense per game ... Nicholls will try to snap a
three-game losing streak in a non-conference game at Texas State on Saturday
... Nicholls and Texas State compete in the "Battle for the Paddle," a
traveling trophy that has been won six times each since it was created in 1998
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UTSA at No. 18/16 Sam Houston State
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 • 6
p.m., CDT
Elliot T. Bowers Stadium
• Huntsville, Texas
Live Stats | Watch
Series:
First Meeting
Last Meeting:
First Meeting
Sam Houston State Notes:
The Bearkats picked up a 48-45 overtime win at New Mexico, a member of the FBS'
Mountain West Conference ... the victory was Sam Houston's third over an FBS
opponent in 25 games vs. FBS foes since Bearkats moved up to FCS play in 1986
... the victory also was just the second overtime win for Sam Houston in seven
games ... RB Tim Flanders has posted triple digit rushing totals in each of his
three games this year, running his career total of 100-yard performances to 10,
one short of the school record of 11 100-yard performances set by Charles
Harris in 1991-94 ... Flanders ran 30 times for a career-high 194 yards against
the Lobos, which was the 11th highest single game rushing total in school
history ... his five rushing TDs in the game was a school record ... Flanders
ranks No. 1 in the Southland and No. 3 nationally with 151.7 yards rushing per
game ... Sam Houston's 373 rushing yards are the most rushing yards for the
Bearkats since 1991 ... Sam Houston is 3-0 for only the 11th time in its 97
football seasons ... the last time the Bearkats started the year with three
consecutive victories was in 1994.
Next Week's Schedule
Saturday, Oct. 8
Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin*1, 2 p.m. (Southland TV)
Central Arkansas at Nicholls State*, 2 p.m.
Northwestern State at Lamar*, 6 p.m.
Texas State at McNeese State, 7 p.m.
1 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas