Game summaries 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1 game summaries

1.1 incarnate word
1.2 baylor
1.3 #25 central arkansas
1.4 texas southern
1.5 stephen f. austin
1.6 nicholls state
1.7 mcneese state
1.8 lamar
1.9 southeastern louisiana
1.10 northwestern state
1.11 #9 (fbs) texas a&m

game summaries
incarnate word


date: september 8
location: bowers stadium

huntsville, tx
game start: 6:05 pm cst
elapsed time: 2:53
game attendance: 11,061
referee: brian alos
television network: bsn

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the bearkats open season lone non-conference home game against division 2 cardinals. first meeting between bearkats , incarnate word.

sam houston state took brief 6-0 lead timothy flanders 40-yard rushing touchdown , missed point. incarnate word took 7-6 lead 26-yard pass trent rios. bearkats retook lead flanders rushing touchdown in second quarter , held cardinals scoreless rest of game. timothy flanders finished 2 touchdowns , became school s all-time leading rusher. keshawn hill scored 2 rushing touchdowns. trey diller ran touchdown well. j. d. standley , chance nelson added receiving touchdowns. terrance robinson closed out scoring 60-yard punt return touchdown in fourth quarter.

baylor

the bears , bearkats meet each other fourth time in school history. 4 games have been in waco. baylor owns 3-0 advantage.

date: september 15
location: floyd casey stadium

waco, tx
game start: 6:05 pm cst
elapsed time: 3:51
game attendance: 44,856
game weather: 79 °f (26 °c), cloudy skies, winds w @ 6mph
referee: mike defee
tv announcers (fcs central): steve physioc, gary reasons, , emily jones

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#25 central arkansas

the bearkats open slc season against central arkansas bears. seventh meeting overall. winner take overall series lead, @ 3-3. bearkats have won previous 3 meetings.

the game featured top 2 slc favorites, victor win conference title. bearkats go game higher ranking. bears ranked , have home field advantage.

the game close throughout. bearkats jumped out 10-0 lead @ end of first quarter. @ halftime, 10-7, sam houston. central arkansas tied in third quarter. in fourth quarter, sam houston took 20-10 lead 5:24 left in game. bears outcoached , outplayed opponents next 4 minutes pair of touchdowns. sam houston had barely minute left on clock , down 4 had go touchdown. in end, unable end zone 1 final time , central arkansas held on win 24-20.

date: september 22
location: estes stadium

conway, ar
game start: 3:05 pm cst
elapsed time: 3:10
game attendance: 10,157
referee: mike dean
tv announcers (slc tv): randy mcilvoy, shea walker, , erin cofiell

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texas southern

the tigers , bearkats played each other first time since 1997, bearkats looking build on 8-5 record had against tigers. bearkats won recent meeting in 1997 , had won 4 of last 5 , 8 of last 10.

sam houston got on board first 61-yard pass quarterback brian bell chance nelson 12:00 remaining in first quarter, followed kicker miguel antonio s point put score 7-0 sam houston. following interception of tigers quarterback rudy johnson pass sam houston defensive dax swanson, bearkats scored first-quarter touchdown 5:18 remaining on 32-yard run wide receiver trey diller, sam houston leading 14-0. during second quarter, texas southern scored on 16-yard pass quarterback justice jones james davis 12:11 remaining make score 14-6 sam houston, however, tigers extra-point attempt blocked sam houston defensive tackle preston sanders, , defensive kenneth jenkins scooped ball , ran defensive two-point conversion, raising sam houston s lead 16-6. beakats scored on 22-yard pass bell wide receiver stephen williams @ 10:16 minute mark, antonio made 19-yard field goal @ 3:16 , bell made 32-yard scoring pass nelson in closing minute of quarter end sam houston leading 33-6 @ halftime.

sam houston running keyshawn hill made lone score of third quarter, 36-yard rush @ 3:43-minute mark raise sam houston s lead 40-6. 7 seconds fourth quarter, sam houston running ridgeway frank ran in four-yard, putting score @ 47-6 bearkats. antonio made final score of game 39-yard field goal 6:35 left in quarter, final score 50-6 sam houston.

sam houston quarterback brian bell completed 10 of 15 passes 208 yards , had 1 interception, , backup quarterback chris grett made 1 pass 4 yards. texas southern quarterback rudy johnson completed 6 of 11 attempts 39 yards , 1 interception, backup quarterbacks justice jones , jeff anderson made 4 completions out of 7 attempts 67 yards , 1 completion out of 3 attempts 9 yards, respectively. sam houston s keshawn hill rushed 6 times 74 yards, richard sincere carried ball 8 times 65 yards, ridgeway frank held 13 times 63 yards, tim flanders ran 10 times 49 yards, trey diller rushed 1 time 32 yards , chris grett ran 4 times 28 yards. sam houston s chance nelson caught ball 3 times 127 yards, terrance robinson received 3 times 43 yards , stephen williams caught 2 times 32 yards.

with win, sam houston improves 2-2. bearkats lead series 9-5.

date: september 27
location: bbva compass stadium

houston, tx
game start: 7:05 pm cst
elapsed time: 2:50
game attendance: 4,443
game weather: 87 °f (31 °c), partly cloudy
referee: anthony johnson
tv announcers (khou 11.2): nick strong , lamont williams

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stephen f. austin

the battle of piney woods returned reliant stadium third consecutive season. bearkats sought continue 1-game winning streak against lumberjacks , build upon record have against stephen f. austin of 49-35-2.

sam houston worked way down field on first possession had settle 39-yard field goal kicker miguel antonio @ 12:55 minute marker, putting bearkats on board 3-0. stephen f. austin forced turnover late in first quarter , quarterback brady attaway connected wide receiver ryan gambel on 30-yard pass in closing seconds of period put lumberjacks on top 7-3. sam houston fumbled ball again in second quarter, , attaway threw 27-yard scoring pass wide receiver de vante lacy 6 seconds period increase lead 14-3 lumberjacks.

sam houston responded five-yard pass quarterback brian bell tight end k. j. williams 12:21 remaining in half put score 14-10 lumberjacks. later in quarter, sam houston worked way down red zone again, settling 22-yard field goal antonio, score 14-13 lumberjacks. stephen f. austin fought way down red zone, attaway s pass intercepted sam houston cornerback bookie sneed ran ball 92 yards scoring touchdown 3:34 remaining, followed antonio s point put bearkats ahead 20-13. sneed s pick 6 broke sam houston s school record interception return of 90 yards set paul wenzel in 1968 against sul ross. antonio made 42-yard field goal second quarter came close, sam houston leading 23-13 @ halftime.

the lumberjacks opened third quarter 77-yard touchdown pass attaway d.j. ward on second play of drive close gap 23-20 sam houston. bearkats struck @ 12:00-minute mark 31-yard touchdown pass bell wide receiver trey diller, , again faked field goal attempt ended quarterback bell running in one-yard score 7:59 remaining raise sam houston s lead 37-20. 30-yard touchdown pass bell wide receiver torrence williams 5:10 remaining stretched lead 44-20 sam houston. lumberjacks made final score of period 70-yard scoring pass attaway wide receiver cordell roberson, , third quarter came close sam houston leading 44-27.

early in fourth quarter, bell made nine-yard quarterback keeper rush end zone , bearkats extended lead 51-27. lumberjacks launched comeback attempt attaway completed three-yard scoring pass roberson @ 10:56 minute mark, followed successful two-point conversion pass attaway ward. roberson scored third touchdown of game eight-yard pass attaway 5:43 remaining close sam houston s lead 51-43, late drive lumberjacks ended on sam houston s 30-yard line, final score of 51-43 sam houston.

sam houston quarterback brian bell completed 12 of 20 passes total 168 yards, , stephen f. austin quarterback brady attaway completed 39 of 76 attempts career-best 545 yards , 2 interceptions. sam houston s tim flanders rushed 27 times total 125 yards, followed quarterback brian bell ran 8 times 69 yards, richard sincere rushed 12 times 27 yards , ryan wilson carried ball 3 times 8 yards. trey diller caught ball 4 times 97 yards. torrence williams caught once 30 yards , terrance robinson received ball 4 times 29 yards.

with win, sam houston improves 3-2. sam houston leads series 50-35-2.

date: october 6
location: reliant stadium

houston, tx
game start: 3:00 pm cst
elapsed time: 3:44
game attendance: 26,185
game weather: indoors
referee: tom walker
tv announcers (slc tv): randy mcilvoy, shea walker, , brooke bentley

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nicholls state

the bearkats continued road slc schedule, meeting colonels in louisiana nicolls state s homecoming game. going 28th meeting of teams found bearkats 15-11-1 against colonels, having won 6 straight , 7 of past 8.

there no scores in first quarter, however, 8 seconds second quarter, sam houston running tim flanders scored on two-yard run, which, when followed kicker miguel antonio s point, brought score 7-0 sam houston. sam houston quarterback brian bell made five-yard scoring pass wide receiver melvis pride 4:20 remaining, , sam houston led game 14-0 @ halftime.

early in third quarter, flanders ran in 25-yard touchdown, , later made one-yard score 4:54 remaining in quarter, bringing score 28-0 sam houston. in closing seconds of quarter, bell threw 18-yard pass chance nelson, point attempt kicker james french failed, bringing sam houston s lead 34-0. bearkats running ridgeway frank made last score of game five-yard rush 6:21 remaining in fourth quarter, bringing final score 41-0 sam houston.

sam houston quarterback brian bell completed 15 of 19 passes total 180 yards, , nicholls state quarterback landry klann completed 20 of 39 attempts 238 yards. sam houston s richard sincere rushed 6 times total 74 yards, followed tim flanders ran 15 times 67 yards , ryan wilson rushed 10 times 32 yards. sincere received ball 1 time 25 yards total 99 offensive yards. trey diller caught ball 7 times 72 yards , chance nelson received ball 3 times 35 yards.

with win, sam houston improves 4-2. sam houston leads series 16-11-1.

date: october 13
location: john l. guidry stadium

thibodaux, la
game start: 6:00 pm cst
elapsed time: 2:54
game attendance: 5,632
game weather: 82 °f (28 °c), scattered clouds, winds se 14mph
referee: ross smith

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mcneese state

this bearkats celebrated homecoming while trying gain rare occurrence when faced mcneese state goal of winning 2 consecutive on cowboys (the other time has happened 1958 , 1970). 29th meeting between 2 schools cowboys leading overall series 22-6 going game.

the cowboys struck first 32-yard pass quarterback cody stroud kelvin bennett @ 9:39 mark in first quarter , point kicker josh lewis put score 7-0. beakats responded in final minute of first quarter 14-yard pass quarterback brian bell chance nelson, followed point miguel antonio tie 7-7. during second quarter, 44-yard field goal lewis put cowboys on top 10-7, after sam houston controlled game, 44-yard touchdown run richard sincere @ 7:28 minute mark , 12-yard run tim flanders @ 2:12 minute mark, sam houston leading @ half time 21-10.

during third quarter, bell made one-yard quarterback keeper 8:24 remaining in period, followed 22-yard field goal antonio bring score 31-10 sam houston @ end of quarter. sincere made 65-yard scoring run in fourth quarter, , bearkat backup quarterback chris grett ran in seven-yard score late in game, final score 45-10 sam houston.

sam houston quarterback brian bell completed 16 of 25 passes total 193 yards , 1 interception, , mcneese quarterback cody stroud had 10 complete passes out of 26 attempts 119 yards , interception. sam houston s richard sincere rushed 12 times total 132 yards, followed tim flanders held ball 19 times 105 yards , keshawn hill ran 3 times 51 yards. sincere received ball 3 times 23 yards total 155 offensive yards. chance nelson received ball 5 times 75 yards, followed trey diller caught 3 times 49 yards.

with win, sam houston improves 5-2. mcneese leads series 22-7.

date: october 20
location: bowers stadium

huntsville, tx
game start: 7:06 pm cst
elapsed time: 3:14
game attendance: 10,151
game weather: 82 °f (28 °c), scattered clouds
referee: reggie smith
tv announcers (csn houston): dave saltzman, eddie robinson jr., , bart enis

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lamar

the 19th meeting between cardinals , bearkats gave sam houston state back-to-back games in state of texas. bearkats owned 10-7-1 series advantage of success having occurred in recent years, having won 7 of last 8 meetings.

sam houston got on scoreboard late in first quarter seven-yard run running tim flanders, , point kicker miguel antonio brought 7-0 sam houston. flanders scored again 12:29 remaining in second quarter, , bearkats wide receiver trey diller caught 48-yard pass quarterback brian bell @ 1:16-minute mark, sam houston leading 21-0 @ halftime.

flanders struck again in third quarter 59-yard scoring run @ 13:54 marker raise score 28-0 sam houston, , scored fourth touchdown on 10-yard run 4 minutes later total 35-0 sam houston. later in quarter, running keshawn hill scored on six-yard run, bringing score 42-0 sam houston. on next play, lamar wide receiver kevin johnson ran 89-yard kickoff return put cardinals on scoreboard 42-7 sam houston. in fourth quarter, sam houston wide receiver richard sincere, in quarterback, threw 42-yard scoring pass receiver brandon wilkerson, raising score 49-7 sam houston. sam houston s cody morgan made final score of game, three-yard run 4:41 remaining, final score of 56-7 sam houston.

sam houston quarterback brian bell completed 9 of 13 passes total 84 yards , richard sincere completed 2 of 2 passes 46 yards. lamar quarterback caleb berry had 12 complete passes out of 24 attempts 96 yards , interception. sam houston s tim flanders rushed 16 times total 131 yards, followed keshawn hill carried ball 7 times 89 yards, brian bell ran 4 times 29 yards, , ryan wilson rushed 7 times 40 yards. sam houston s trey diller caught ball 6 times 80 yards, brandon wilkerson received 2 times 40 yards , terrence robinson caught 1 pass 12 yards.

with win, sam houston improves 6-2. sam houston leads series 11-7-1.

date: october 27
location: provost umphrey stadium

beaumont, tx
game start: 3:05 pm cst
elapsed time: 2:54
game attendance: 9,042
game weather: 62 °f (17 °c), sunny , windy, winds 20 mph
referee: ross smith
tv announcers (slc tv): randy mcilvoy, shea walker, , brooke bentley

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southeastern louisiana

the 13th meeting between lions , bearkats provided sam houston final home game of regular season. bearkats looked improve on 8-4 record have against lions.

sam houston running tim flanders scored on 14-yard run 9:00 remaining in first quarter, , fellow running richard sincere ran in eight-yard score @ 2:50 minute mark sam houston leading 14-0 @ end of period. in second quarter, lions attempted field goal, kick blocked sam houston defensive robert shaw , fellow defensive kenneth jenkins recovered ball , ran 60 yards defensive score, , miguel antonio point score 21-0 sam houston. sam houston running ryan wilson scored on 10-yard rush @ 8:16 minute mark, , bearkats quarterback brian bell connected on 70-yard pass wide receiver chance nelson shortly after bring score 35-0 sam houston. in closing minute of quarter, brian bell made 23-yard scoring pass wide receiver torrance williams, , sam houston lead @ halftime 42-0.

the start of third quarter delayed 90 minutes due lightning strikes, , remainder of game played in rain. in opening seconds of second half, flanders scored on 71-yard run, raising sam houston s lead 49-0. backup quarterback chris grett took on during period , made four-yard quarterback keeper in final minute of third quarter bringing score 56-0 sam houston. bearkats running keyshawn hill scored twice in fourth quarter on eight-yard , 55-yard rushes, respectively, , final score 70-0 sam houston.

sam houston quarterback brian bell completed 8 of 9 passes total 170 yards. lions quarterback nathan stanley had 11 complete passes out of 27 attempts 106 yards , interception, , fellow quarterback jordan barnett had 1 pass 13 yards. sam houston s tim flanders rushed 9 times total 146 yards, followed keshawn hill carried ball 15 times 132 yards, ryan wilson rushed 7 times 37 yards, chris grett ran 6 times 28 yards , brian bell ran 4 times 23 yards. sam houston s trey diller caught ball 6 times 80 yards, brandon wilkerson received 2 times 40 yards , terrence robinson caught 1 pass 12 yards. sam houston s chance nelson caught ball twice 97 yards, torrance williams once 23 yards, richard sincere once 22 yards , trey diller twice 19 yards.

with win, sam houston improves 7-2. sam houston leads series 9-4.

date: november 3
location: bowers stadium

huntsville, tx
game start: 2:00 pm cst
elapsed time: 4:01
game attendance: 6,844
game weather: 61 °f (16 °c), rain, winds
referee: dan romero

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northwestern state

the bearkats end regular conference season when head louisiana face demons. overall, demons lead series against bearkats 12-17.

the first score of game timothy flanders 56-yard rush, followed kickoff return northwestern s ed eagan. following bearkat field goal, sam houston state began pour on points during 31-point second quarter led qb brian bell s 3 touchdowns , db bookie sneed s 11-yard interception return. bearkats score 45 unanswered points before northwestern got on board in middle of fourth quarter. victory sam houston state s seventh straight.

running timothy flanders gained 138 yards on 17 carries 2 touchdowns. quarterback brian bell had 239 yards 3 touchdowns, of scored in third quarter. receiver trey diller gained 119 yards on 7 receptions , score. bearkat offense outgained demons 509 yards 183.

date: november 10
location: harry turpin stadium

natchitoches, la
game start: 3:05 pm cst
game attendance: 7256
game weather: 75°f

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#9 (fbs) texas a&m

the bearkats end regular season on road when visit texas a&m. 2 schools first met in 1919.

date: november 17
location: kyle field

college station, tx
game start: 2:30 pm cst
game attendance: 87,101
game weather: 78°f, sunny
television network: fssw ppv

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