Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (4-2, 1-1 SLC) at HBU Huskies (1-5, 0-3 SLC)Saturday, Oct. 18 – 7 p.m.Husky Stadium – Houston, Texas TV: Fox Sports Soutwest (Brett Dolan/Jeff Power)
Audio (Lonnie King/
Alonzo Williams)
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Gameday Information HOUSTON - HBU is back home after two weeks on the road to host Stephen F. Austin in Southland Conference football presented by Memorial Hermann Southwest Saturday at 7 p.m. at Husky Stadium. The FOX Sports Southwest broadcast with Brett Dolan and Jeff Power will be streamed live and shown later on tape delay. The Legacy Sports Network audio broadcast with Lonnie King and
Alonzo Williams is available on HBUHuskies.com, beginning with the pregame show at 6:30 p.m.
The Huskies (1-5, 0-3 SLC) are led by redshirt freshman running back
B.J. Kelly, who has rushed for 321 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Senior tight end
Kenneth Bibbins has 17 catches for 222 yards and three touchdowns, while redshirt freshman wide receiver
Wesley Lewis has 17 catches for 170 yards and a touchdown.
Redshirt freshman linebacker
Garrett Dolan anchors the HBU defense, ranking fourth in the Southland with 53 tackles and also has 2.5 sacks. Sophomore cornerback
Eric Amoako has made 35 tackles and recovered a fumble, while junior defensive end
Josh Jones leads the team with 4.0 sacks.
SFA running back Gus Johnson leads the conference and ranks sixth nationally with 853 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. Quarterback Zach Conque leads the Lumberjacks (4-2, 1-1 SLC), completing 116-of-193 passes for 1,393 yards, five touchdowns and six interceptions, while adding 249 rushing yards and eight rushing scores. Wide receiver Tyler Boyd has caught 36 passes for 377 yards and two touchdowns, while Aaron Thomas has 23 catches for 377 yards.
Linebacker Collin Garrett leads the league with 60 tackles and also has two interceptions for SFA. Justin Owens is the team's second-leading tackler with 33, including 4.0 for losses and a pair of sacks. Ishmiah Miles leads the Lumberjacks with 4.0 sacks, and Keavon Madison is tied with Garrett with two picks.
Last week, HBU suffered a 70-0 loss to Central Arkansas in Conway, Ark. True freshman quarterback
Isaiah Hall rushed for 47 yards and led the Huskies on a pair of solid drives. SFA was tied with Nicholls, 7-7, at halftime and led 14-13 midway through the third quarter, but went on to a 42-20 victory over the Colonels in Thibodaux, La. Johnson ran for 202 yards and three touchdowns for the Lumberjacks.
The Huskies play their only back-to-back home games of the season, as they will return to action and host Nicholls for Homecoming next Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. at Husky Stadium. Their only remaining home game following Homecoming will be in the season finale against Sam Houston State on Nov. 15 at 3 p.m.