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Northwestern State rallies to upend Sam Houston State 31-28

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.

Leaders
Passing Yards:	S. Eppler	2948
Passing TDs:	S. Eppler	24
Rushing Yards:	J. West	415
Rushing TDs:	J. West	8
Receiving Yards:	Q. Shorts	850
Receiving TDs:	Q. Shorts	9
Interceptions:	None

Schedule 2019
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
8/29	at UT Martin	L 20 - 42
9/7	vs. Midwestern State	L 7 - 33
9/14	at 4 LSU	L 14 - 65
9/21	at Houston Baptist	L 21 - 48
9/28	vs. Southeastern Louisiana	L 27 - 44
10/12	at Nicholls	L 35 - 45
10/19	vs. Central Arkansas	L 30 - 31
10/26	at UIW	W 44 - 41
11/2	at McNeese	L 20 - 30
11/9	vs. Lamar	W 34 - 13
11/16	at Sam Houston State	W 31 - 28
11/21	vs. Stephen F. Austin	4:00 PT5:00 MT6:00 CT7:00 ET12:00 GMT8:00 北京时间5:00 MST6:00 CST7:00 EST

Southland
	Conference	Overall
23 Southeastern Louisiana	6-2	7-3
24 Nicholls State	6-2	7-4
14 Central Arkansas	6-2	8-3
Sam Houston State	5-3	6-5
McNeese State	4-4	6-5
UIW	4-4	5-6
Abilene Christian	4-5	5-6
Northwestern State	3-5	3-8
Houston Baptist	2-5	5-6
Stephen F. Austin	2-6	2-9
Lamar	2-6	4-7

Offense (FCS Rank)
Yards:	3801 (57)
Passing Yards:	2977 (14)
Rushing Yards:	824 (120)
Points per game:	25.2 (77)
Yards per game:	380.1 (67)
Touchdowns:	34 (54)
Field Goals:	6 (94)

Defense (FCS Rank)
Yards:	4268 (99)
Passing Yards:	2661 (108)
Rushing Yards:	1607 (73)
Points per game:	39.2 (122)
Yards per game:	426.8 (95)
Touchdowns:	44 (109)
Field Goals:	15 (121)

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