Bearkats roped up by Cowboys
The McNeese Cowboys torch the Bearkats for 608 yards of total offense, as the Bearkats fall to 4-5
Mike Silva - Staff Reporter
Issue date: 11/10/09 Section: Sports
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Saturday night's loss drops Sam Houston's record to 4-5 overall and 2-3 in the Southland Conference. The Bearkat defense surrendered a season-high 63 points and allowed 608 yards, including 418 yards on the ground. The defense also gave up six plays of 30 or more yards and allowed McNeese to convert six of eight third down conversions.
The defense had no answer for McNeese State running back Todd Pendland. The Southland Conference's leading rusher ran wild on the Bearkat defense with 20 carries for 171 yards and four touchdowns. Cowboys quarterback Derrick Fourroux also ran the ball 10 times for 118 yards and completed eight of 16 passes for 191 yards with two total touchdowns.
"This was McNeese's best effort of the year," Head Coach Todd Whitten said. "They're very explosive offensively. I think their quarterback's a wonderful player and what can you say about their running back?
"We're young defensively and we know that. We've got some things to work on. The big play has been our thing all year. When they got in the open field, we couldn't catch them."
Led by quarterback Blake Joseph, the Bearkat offense played well and kept pace with the Cowboys for much of the game. Joseph completed 20 of 28 passes for 300 yards and four touchdowns, leading Sam Houston to its fourth game of the season with 40 or more points.
Jason Madkins and Chris Lucas were major forces in the passing game. Madkins caught six passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Lucas caught a game-high seven passes for 112 yards and a touchdown.
With James Aston out for the game with a knee injury, Chris Poullard led the rushing attack. Poullard had 20 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown and also caught five passes for 38 yards and a touchdown.
"I felt like our offense played well tonight," said Joseph. "It was one of those things where we would trade scores back and forth. I felt that our offensive line and our receivers played well. We moved up and down the field pretty easily."
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