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Football Hosts Sam Houston State in Season Finale

Huskies wrap up first official season at home Saturday.

Sam Houston State Bearkats (6-4, 5-1 SLC) at HBU Huskies (2-8, 1-6 SLC)
Saturday, Nov. 15 – 3 p.m.
Husky Stadium – Houston
 
FOX Sports Southwest (Brett Dolan/Jeff Power)
Audio (Lonnie King/Alonzo Williams)
Live Stats
Game Notes

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Gameday Information

 
HOUSTON - HBU hosts Sam Houston State in the season finale to the Huskies' first official season, which will be Senior Day and Battle Blue Day, in Southland Conference football Saturday at 3 p.m. at Husky Stadium. For Battle Blue, all HBU fans are encouraged to wear blue to the game.

Redshirt freshman running back B.J. Kelly leads HBU (2-8, 1-6 SLC) with 665 rushing yards and three touchdowns, while redshirt freshman Larry Day has 320 yards and four touchdowns. Senior tight end Kenneth Bibbins has made 22 catches for 354 yards and five touchdowns, while freshman wide receiver D'Angelo Wallace has 17 catches for 140 yars and three scores.

Redshirt freshman linebacker Garrett Dolan anchors the Huskies' defense with 77 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble. Sophomore cornerback Eric Amoako has made 55 tackles and recovered a fumble, while junior defensive end Josh Jones leads the team with 5.5 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles. Redshirt freshman safety Taylor Thompson has a team-best three interceptions.

Quarterback Jared Johnson paces the SHSU (6-4, 5-1) offense, completing 55.6 percent of his passes for 1,952 yards, 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions, while rushing for 686 yards and five touchdowns. Running back Keshawn Hill has 757 yards and 16 touchdowns, while Yedidiah Louis is the team's leading receiver with 45 catches for 547 yards. Gerald Thomas leads the Bearkats with four touchdown receptions.

On defense, freshman defensive end P.J. Hall has 56 tackles, including 17 for losses, 6.0 sacks, an interception and a forced fumble. Michael Wade leads SHSU with 73 tackles and has a pair of interceptions, while Trenier Orr has a team-leading three picks.

The FOX Sports Southwest broadcast with Brett Dolan and Jeff Power will be streamed live on FSSW's website and later shown the network on tape delay, while the Legacy Sports Network audio broadcast with Lonnie King and Alonzo Williams can be heard on HBUHuskies.com, beginning with the pregame show at 2:30 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Kenneth Bibbins

#85 Kenneth Bibbins

TE
6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Larry Day

#33 Larry Day

RB
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Garrett Dolan

#40 Garrett Dolan

LB
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
B.J. Kelly

#5 B.J. Kelly

RB
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Taylor Thompson

#24 Taylor Thompson

DB
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
D

#16 D'Angelo Wallace

WR
5' 9"
Freshman
Josh Jones

#46 Josh Jones

DE
6' 3"
Junior
Eric Amoako

#14 Eric Amoako

CB
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kenneth Bibbins

#85 Kenneth Bibbins

6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
TE
Larry Day

#33 Larry Day

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
RB
Garrett Dolan

#40 Garrett Dolan

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
LB
B.J. Kelly

#5 B.J. Kelly

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
RB
Taylor Thompson

#24 Taylor Thompson

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
DB
D

#16 D'Angelo Wallace

5' 9"
Freshman
WR
Josh Jones

#46 Josh Jones

6' 3"
Junior
DE
Eric Amoako

#14 Eric Amoako

5' 11"
Sophomore
CB