Highlights
8 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: SHSU 68% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 17 PTS
Scoring plays
11 SCORES
Darnell Holland 13 Yd Run (Justin Thompson Kick)
7-0
Nathan Stewart 61 Yd pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein Kick)
7-7
Yedidiah Louis 16 Yd pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein Kick)
7-14
Tre Honshtein 22 Yd Field Goal
7-17
Corey Avery 1 Yd Run (Tre Honshtein Kick)
7-24
Justin Thompson 28 Yd Field Goal
10-24
Justin Thompson 34 Yd Field Goal
13-24
Tre Honshtein 21 Yd Field Goal
13-27
Chandler Burks 4 Yd Run (Justin Thompson Kick)
20-27
Yedidiah Louis 15 Yd pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein Kick)
20-34
TJ Reed 23 Yd pass from Chandler Burks (Justin Thompson Kick)
27-34
What happened
ESPN RECAPSam Houston State hangs on to advance to FCS semifinals
(STATS) -- Critics have considered Sam Houston State overrated so often in recent years that the Bearkats are probably underrated these days. All Sam Houston does is win, though, and the No. 6 seed in the FCS playoffs is returning to the semifinals after holding off Kennesaw State 34-27 in a quarterfinal Saturday night at Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. Sam Houston (12-1) will visit No. 2 seed North Dakota State (12-1) Friday night. The Bison routed Wofford 42-10 in a quarterfinal earlier Saturday. NDSU (26) and Sam Houston (16) have the most playoff wins in the FCS this decade. While the host Bison will appear in their FCS-record seventh consecutive semifinal, the Bearkats will be there for the third time in coach K.C. Keeler's four years at the helm and the fifth time in seven years.
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Team stats
KENN · SHSUELLIOTT T. BOWERS STADIUM, HUNTSVILLE · ATTENDANCE 5,725
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