Cal Poly Mustangs @ Sam Houston State Bearkats

NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SECOND ROUND

9-3, 4-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Cal Poly CP	0	0	6	10	16
Sam Houston SHSU	0	8	7	3	18

Sam Houston State BearkatsSam HoustonSHSU

9-3, 5-0 Home

Sam Houston St. 18, Cal Poly 16

Updated: Dec 1, 2012, 10:30 pm

HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- Tim Flanders rushed for 101 yards and Vincent Dotson blocked a punt to help led Sam Houston State to an 18-16 win over Cal Poly in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs on Saturday.

Sam Houston State (9-3) will play Montana State (11-1) next week in the quarterfinals. The game will be played in Bozeman, Mont. Montana State beat Stony Brook 16-10 on Saturday.

On Saturday, the Bearkats were outgained 387-241 but they forced three turnovers.

Sam Houston senior Vincent Dotson blocked a Cal Poly punt early in the second quarter, and the ball bounced through the end zone for a safety. Miguel Antonio tacked on field goals of 20 and 32 yards before the end of the first half, and the Bearkats led 8-0 at the break.

The Mustangs (9-3) closed the gap on two field goals by Bobby Zalud in the third quarter. Sam Houston quarterback Brian Bell then threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Keshawn Hill late in the third quarter.

Antonio kicked a 26-yard field goal with 3:23 left to put the Bearkats up 18-9. Cal Poly receiver Ryan Taylor threw a 50-yard TD pass to Willie Tucker with 1:34 left, but Sam Houston recovered the ensuing onside kick and held on.

Cal Poly rushed for 224 yards on 56 carries.

Game Information

Huntsville, TX

ESPN3

FCS

Big Sky Conference	CONF	OVR
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Montana	7-1	13-2
UC Davis	6-2	9-4
Sacramento State	5-3	7-5
Idaho State	5-3	6-6
Northern Arizona	4-4	7-5
Eastern Washington	4-4	5-7
Northern Colorado	2-6	4-8
Cal Poly	2-6	4-8
Idaho	2-6	4-8
Weber State	2-6	4-8
Portland State	1-7	1-11

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