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Certainly some unfinished business for Bears..........we let ourselves get into a last drive situation.........EKU is good........note they nearly beat Troy who ripped A-State......Bears have to play much better than they did at EKU....we will miss Dre if he is really out for season but Rochel was back on Sat vs Griffons...........Go Bears!!

SFA 24
EKU 6

Looks like SFA played tough all four quarters, ran the ball very effectively and their defense was dominating.

SFA EKU
Total Yards 362 214
Pass Yards 124 184
Rushing Yards 238 30
Penalty Yards 4-40 0-0
1st Downs 16 13
3rd Downs 4-12 2-17
4th Downs 0-1 3-4
TOP 28:27 31:33

https://ekusports.com/news/2020/11/7/football-eku-falls-to-stephen-f-austin.aspx

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky suffered a 24-6 loss to Stephen F. Austin on Saturday at Roy Kidd Stadium.

The Colonels will play at No. 11 Central Arkansas next Saturday before returning to Roy Kidd Stadium on Nov. 21 for the 2020 Opportunity Bowl against Western Carolina University.

The Lumberjacks jumped out to a 14-0 lead with a pair of first quarter touchdowns. Quarterback Trae Self scored on a 7-yard run with 8:20 left in the opening quarter. Self then found Xavier Gipson from 30 yards out with 26 seconds on the clock.

The Colonel defense pitched a shutout in the second quarter and the offense got on the board when Alexander Woznick made a 30-yard field goal with 4:51 to go before halftime. The field goal capped a 13-play, 80-yard drive that chewed up 6:27. Dakota Allen found Jackson Beerman for 36 yards to the SFA 38 yard line. On 4th-and-2, Alonzo Booth picked up the first down with a 2-yard run.

On the opening drive of the second half, EKU moved 64 yards in 12 plays and Woznick kicked another field goal, this time from 28 yards to get the Colonels within eight, 14-6, with 10:04 left in the third.

The Lumberjacks put the game out of reach when Zach Nwachukwu returned a blocked punt 22 yards for a touchdown with 3:07 left in the third quarter. On SFA's next possession, a 24-yard field goal by Chris Campos made it 24-6 with 12:45 to go in the fourth.

Booth finished with 41 yards on 11 carries for Eastern Kentucky (2-5). Allen was 14-for-36 for 158 yards. Beerman caught four passes for 65 yards.

JaQuarion Turner led the Stephen F. Austin (5-3) offense with 208 rushing yards on 21 carries. Self was 12-for-18 for 124 yards. The Lumberjacks held a 238 to 30 advantage in rushing.

Played uninspired football and the defense was on roller skates for 3 quarters last meeting. Hopefully the MO Western game and the extra week gets the bears back in focus. I'm hoping for a SMOOTH start (because we all know we won't start fast) with few mistakes that yields to a dominating performance up front.

Let's get to 5 wins and hope for the ball to bounce our way in Lafayette

Pass the ball UP the field.

The SFA run game showed what it takes beat them.

Hope our OC is back up in the booth again.