FCS Playoffs 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1 fcs playoffs

1.1 #12 cal poly – fcs playoffs second round
1.2 #2 montanta state- fcs quarterfinals
1.3 #4 eastern washington- fcs semifinals
1.4 #1 north dakota state- fcs championship game

fcs playoffs
#12 cal poly – fcs playoffs second round

the bearkats postseason began home game against fellow at-large qualifier cal poly of big sky conference. first meeting of 2 schools.

the first quarter defensive standoff, both teams keeping each other scoreless. sam houston final got on scoreboard @ 13:28 mark of second quarter when sam houston special teams member vincent dotson blocked punt attempt cal poly punter marco tavecchio bowl rolling end zone. 2 sam houston special teams member both chased ball score defensive touchdown, collided while diving ball, sending ball rolling out of endzone safety, resulting in 2-0 sam houston score. sam houston kicker miguel antonio scored 2 field goals during period, 20-yard kick near middle of quarter , 32-yard goal in final minute, giving sam houston 8-0 lead @ halftime.

cal poly struck in third quarter, kicker bobby zalud scoring 23-yard field goal @ 9:44 minute mark , again @ 3:48 mark bring score 8-6 sam houston. sam houston scored touchdown of game in final 30 seconds of quarter 18-yard pass quarterback brian bell running keshawn hill, raising sam houston s lead 15-6. cal poly scored next during fourth quarter 48-yard field goal zalud @ 9:25-minute mark narrow sam houston s lead 15-9. sam houston responded 3:23 remaining 26-yard field goal antonio, spreading lead 18-9 sam houston. cal poly drove down field next possession, , mustangs quarterback andre broadous lateraled wide receiver ryan taylor in turn connected wide receiver wille tucker on 50-yard scoring pass 1:34 remaining. point zalud brought cal poly within 2 points of sam houston. cal poly attempted onside kick, sam houston wide receiver trey diller recovered kick , bearkats ran out remaining time taking knee, final score 18-16 sam houston.

sam houston quarterback brian bell completed 9 of 19 passes total 88 yards. mustangs quarterback andre broadus had 6 complete passes out of 12 attempts 113 yards , interception. sam houston s tim flanders rushed 17 times total 101 yards, followed richard sincere carried ball 7 times 39 yards , keshawn hill rushed 5 times 15 yards. sam houston s chance nelson caught ball 3 times 38 yards, hill received once 18 yards.

date: december 1
location: bowers stadium

huntsville, tx
game attendance: 7,073

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#2 montanta state- fcs quarterfinals

this first meeting between 2 schools since sam houston state s victory on montana state in 2011 fcs quarterfinals.

with of brian bell s 254 passing yards , 3 touchdowns, sam houston state cruised yet quarterfinal victory on montana state final score of 36-14. difference maker in matchup proved sam houston s 17 unanswered points scored in second quarter bring score 20-3. montana state cut sam houston s lead 20-9 start second half, bobcat turnover in third quarter stopped potential comeback sam houston controlled game point on. sam houston state created 2 turnovers, 5 sacks, , allowed under 300 yards montana state offense. victory, sam houston secured spot in semifinals.

date: december 7, 2012
location: bobcat stadium

bozeman, mt
game attendance: 16,076
television network: espn2

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#4 eastern washington- fcs semifinals

the previous meeting between these 2 teams in 2004 fcs quarterfinals, sam houston defeated eastern washington 35-34.

this fcs semifinals game proved instant classic in game saw combined 87 points, on 1 thousand yards of combined offense, , tale of 2 halves.

the game began blowout in favor of sam houston state, bearkats piled on touchdowns en route 35-0 first half. third quarter eastern washington , eagles cut down lead 35-21. first score of fourth quarter yet eagle passing touchdown, brought score 35-28. sam houston stopped bleeding touchdown pass brian bell 10 minutes left in fourth quarter sam houston extended lead 42-28. eastern washington didn t take long strike back, took eagles 1 minute , 1 second score 5th touchdown in second half, cut bearkat lead 7 points. sam houston scored field goal make 2 score game 5 minutes remaining. however, eagles not done. passing touchdown eastern washington brought eagles within 3 three minutes left. bearkats ran out remaining clock of running timothy flanders sam houston state wins 45-42 in thriller.

eastern washington s quarterback vernon adams finished 364 yards , 6 touchdowns , receiver brandon kaufman had 3 touchdowns 215 yards. sam houston state s running timothy flanders ran 231 yards in game.

date: december 15, 2012
location: roos field

cheney, wa
game start: 4 pm est
game attendance: 7,615
television network: espnu

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#1 north dakota state- fcs championship game

sam houston state , north dakota state play each other in fcs national championship game second year in row. north dakota state won 17-6 in 2011 national championship game.

date: january 5, 2013
location: fc dallas stadium

frisco, tx
game start: 1 pm est
game attendance: 21,411
television network: espn2

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