Photo GalleryHOUSTON – Sam Houston State had three running backs each top 100 yards as the Bearkats rushed for 601 yards in a 76-0 victory over HBU in the Huskies' season finale Saturday afternoon at Husky Stadium.
Redshirt freshman running back
B.J. Kelly carried 12 times for 70 yards for the Huskies (2-9, 1-7 SLC). Redshirt freshman quarterback
Ka'Darius Baker was 7-for-22 for 42 yards with a pair of interceptions, while senior wide receiver
Darian Lazard made three catches.
Freshman safety
Jonathan Buffin led HBU with 11 tackles, redshirt freshman safety
Taylor Thompson made nine tackles and redshirt freshman linebacker
Cody Moncure had eight tackles. Freshman linebacker
Corey Hayes recorded a sack.
Donavan Williams carried 13 times for 212 yards and three touchdowns on runs of 80, 24 and 56 yards for SHSU (7-4, 6-1). Cory Idlebird had 138 yards on 14 carries and scored twice, the second one coming on a 59-yard run. Jalen Overstreet had eight carries for 130 yards and a pair of touchdowns on runs of 38 and 48 yards. Jared Johnson completed 6-of-10 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns, while Don King III completed 8-of-12 passes for 121 yards. Kiel Heidman led SHSU with nine tackles, while Trenier Orr and Alfonzo McMillian each had an interception.
SHSU opened the scoring when Johnson threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Thomas, and he also later added a 12-yard pass to LaDarius Brown for a score. Overstreet had two touchdowns in the first quarter, and Williams' 80-yard run put the Bearkats ahead, 35-0, at the end of the first.
Williams had two more touchdowns in the second and Luc Swimburghe added a pair of field goals from 35 and 27 yards, respectively, as SHSU led 55-0 at the half.
Idlebird scored on a two-yard run in the third, the De'Chaar Greer had an 11-yard touchdown run, before Idlebird capped the game's scoring with a 59-yard run.
HBU closed out its first official season in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and the Southland Conference.
