NCAAF Game Recap
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Northwestern State at Sam Houston StateSat Nov 16, 2019 1:00 PM EST
LSU |
58 |
Miss |
37 |
F |
OSU |
56 |
Rut |
21 |
F |
Wake |
3 |
Clem |
52 |
F |
Bama |
38 |
MissSt |
7 |
F |
UGA |
21 |
Aub |
14 |
F |
Ariz |
6 |
Oreg |
34 |
F |
MIN |
19 |
Iowa |
23 |
F |
UCLA |
3 |
Utah |
49 |
F |
Ind |
27 |
PSU |
34 |
F |
Okla |
34 |
Bayl |
31 |
F |
Fla |
23 |
MIZ |
6 |
F |
MSU |
10 |
Mich |
44 |
F |
Wisc |
37 |
Neb |
21 |
F |
Navy |
20 |
ND |
52 |
F |
Cin |
20 |
SoFL |
17 |
F |
Mem |
45 |
Hou |
27 |
F |
NM |
9 |
Boise |
42 |
F |
Tex |
21 |
IASt |
23 |
F |
Kans |
13 |
OkSt |
31 |
F |
E Mi |
42 |
Akr |
14 |
F |
WestMI |
37 |
Ohio |
34 |
F OT |
NIU |
31 |
Toled |
28 |
F |
BGSU |
3 |
MiaOH |
44 |
F |
Buff |
27 |
Kent |
30 |
F |
UNC |
27 |
Pitt |
34 |
F OT |
LT |
10 |
Marsh |
31 |
F |
Fres |
7 |
SDSU |
17 |
F |
Tul |
21 |
Temp |
29 |
F |
TCU |
33 |
TxTch |
31 |
F |
UMass |
6 |
NW |
45 |
F |
AlaSt |
12 |
FlaSt |
49 |
F |
VMI |
6 |
Army |
47 |
F |
NWSt |
31 |
SamHu |
28 |
F |
UTEP |
10 |
UAB |
37 |
F |
Troy |
63 |
TxSt |
27 |
F |
CoCar |
27 |
ArkSt |
28 |
F |
ULMon |
29 |
GaSo |
51 |
F |
IdSt |
10 |
BYU |
42 |
F |
C Mi |
45 |
Ball |
44 |
F |
Rich |
6 |
JMU |
48 |
F |
KY |
38 |
Vand |
14 |
F |
WVU |
24 |
K St |
20 |
F |
VaTec |
45 |
GATec |
0 |
F |
(N/A) |
28 |
NMS |
41 |
F |
Hawaii |
21 |
UNLV |
7 |
F |
Wyo |
21 |
UtSt |
26 |
F |
Syr |
49 |
Duke |
6 |
F |
Stan |
22 |
WaSt |
49 |
F |
Rice |
31 |
MidTN |
28 |
F |
ULLaf |
37 |
SoAl |
27 |
F |
SMiss |
36 |
UTSA |
17 |
F |
AF |
38 |
ColSt |
21 |
F |
App |
56 |
GASt |
27 |
F |
AzSt |
34 |
OreSt |
35 |
F |
SCar |
6 |
TxAM |
30 |
F |
Lou |
34 |
NCSt |
20 |
F |
USC |
41 |
Cal |
17 |
F |
E Mi |
45 |
NIU |
17 |
F |
Ohio |
66 |
BGSU |
24 |
F |
Northwestern State 31, Sam Houston State 28
Nov 16, 2019, 1:00 PM EST
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
T |
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Northwestern State (3-8) |
7 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
31 |
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Sam Houston State (6-5) |
21 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Shelton Eppler passed for 306 yards and ran for the winning score as Northwestern State came from 14 points down to upset Sam Houston State 31-28 on Saturday.
The loss knocked the Bearkats (6-5, 5-3) out of a four-way tie for first in the Southland Conference.
Donovan Williams scored two early touchdowns, and a 23-yard interception return by Dwayne Williams staked Sam Houston to a 21-7 lead after a quarter.
Northwestern State (3-8, 3-5) turned the tables with a 17-point momentum swing in the second quarter. Eppler passed to Quan Shorts for a 78-yard pass play, Daniel Justino added a 43-yard field goal and Shemar Bartholomew returned an interception 96 yards for a 24-21 halftime lead.
The teams traded TD rushes in the third quarter with Eppler running in the game-winner from 5 yards out. The Bearkats were held to four punts and were intercepted on their final five possessions.
Sam Houston State's five losses have all been by a touchdown or less.
Passing
Rushing
NWSt | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
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S. Anderson | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 |
S. Eppler | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 10 | 1 |
SamHu | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
D. Williams | 23 | 152 | 6.6 | 20 | 3 |
I. Adeyi | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
NWSt | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Price Jr. | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 67 | 1 |
A. Davis | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 42 | 0 |
SamHu | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
C. Harvin | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 49 | 0 |
B. Tibbs | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 28 | 0 |
Returning
NWSt | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
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K. Hester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | |
R. Reed | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SamHu | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
J. Thomas | 3 | 23.0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
R. Humphries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 |
Punting
NWSt | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pastorello | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | 52 |
SamHu | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
M. McRobert | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 55 |
Takeaways
NWSt | Int | Yds | InTD |
---|---|---|---|
J. Yarber | 1 | 2 | 0 |
W. Hooper | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SamHu | Int | Yds | InTD |
D. Williams | 1 | 23 | 1 |
Team Stats Comparison
NWSt | SamHu | |
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Points For | 31 | 28 |
Total Yards | 380 | 359 |
Rushing Yards | 74 | 135 |
Passing Yards | 306 | 224 |
Passing Completions / Attempts | 26/42 | 17/36 |
Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
Interceptions Thrown | 1 | 4 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1/0 | 1/0 |
First Downs | 21 | 19 |
Penalties - Yards | 3/40 | 6/44 |
Time Of Possession | 51:51 | 43:43 |
Third Down Conversions/Attempts | 5/16 | 5/14 |
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts | 1/3 | 1/1 |
Punts - Average Yards | 7/43 | 7/46 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter | NWSt | SamHu | |||
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SamHu | 02:54 | TD | Donovan Williams 13 yd run (Hunter Pinegar kick) | 0 | 7 |
NWSt | 05:12 | TD | Kendrick Price 67 yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Daniel Justino kick) | 7 | 7 |
SamHu | 08:22 | TD | Donovan Williams 1 yd run (Hunter Pinegar kick) | 7 | 14 |
SamHu | 08:58 | TD | Dwayne Williams 23 yd interception return (Hunter Pinegar kick) | 7 | 21 |
2nd Quarter | NWSt | SamHu | |||
NWSt | 07:33 | TD | Quan Shorts 1 yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Daniel Justino kick) | 14 | 21 |
NWSt | 12:08 | FG | Daniel Justino 43 yd FG | 17 | 21 |
NWSt | 14:41 | TD | Shemar Bartholomew 96 yd interception return (Daniel Justino kick) | 24 | 21 |
3rd Quarter | NWSt | SamHu | |||
SamHu | 05:03 | TD | Donovan Williams 10 yd run (Hunter Pinegar kick) | 24 | 28 |
NWSt | 06:57 | TD | Shelton Eppler 5 yd run (Daniel Justino kick) | 31 | 28 |
4th Quarter | NWSt | SamHu | |||
No scores this quarter |
Game Information
Stadium: Elliot T. Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, Texas |
Attendance: 0 |
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