2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team

American college football season

2016 Central Arkansas Bears football

FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 14–31 vs. Eastern Washington
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 14
FCS Coaches	No. 16
Record	10–3 (8–1 Southland)
Head coach	Steve Campbell (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Nathan Brown (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Stewart (3rd season)
Home stadium	Estes Stadium
Seasons← 2015 2017 →

2016 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^	9	–	0	12	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^	8	–	1	10	–	3
SE Louisiana	7	–	2	7	–	4
McNeese State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Nicholls State	5	–	4	5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	5	–	6
Houston Baptist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Incarnate Word *	3	–	6	3	–	8
Lamar	3	–	6	3	–	8
Abilene Christian *	2	–	7	2	–	9
Northwestern State	0	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

The 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by third-year head coach Steve Campbell and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–3 overall and 8–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Illinois State in the first round, before losing in the second round to Eastern Washington.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	Houston Baptist		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ASN	W 56–13	9,757
September 10	6:00 pm	Samford*		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	BNN	L 29–35	9,987
September 17	6:00 pm	Northwestern State		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	BNN	W 24–10	8,047
September 24	6:00 pm	at Arkansas State*		Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 28–23	28,012
October 1	2:30 pm	at Abilene Christian		Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	SLDN	W 58–27	4,215
October 15	6:00 pm	at McNeese State	No. 23	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)	ESPN3	W 35–0	9,253
October 22	6:00 pm	Lamar	No. 20	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN3	W 22–12	10,257
October 29	7:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 19	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN3	W 45–10	4,241
November 5	3:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 17	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ASN	W 34–14	10,188
November 12	3:00 pm	Nicholls State	No. 13	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ASN	W 31–24	5,785
November 19	2:30 pm	at No. 1 Sam Houston State	No. 11	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	L 23–59	9,182
November 26	2:00 pm	Illinois State*	No. 14	Estes Stadium Conway, AR (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 31–24	3,165
December 3	3:00 pm	at No. 3 Eastern Washington*	No. 14	Roos Field Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 14–31	6,085
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	3	3	7	13
• Bears	21	21	14	0	56

Date: September 1
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:22
Game attendance: 9,757
Referee: Ross Smith
TV announcers (ASN): Lincoln Rose, Shea Walker, Kamady Rudd

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:52	Central Arkansas	Desmond Smith 3 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:29	7–0

1	5:51	Central Arkansas	Kelton Warren 14 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:28	14–0

1	2:18	Central Arkansas	Hayden Hildebrand 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:24	21–0

2	12:17	Central Arkansas	Tyler Williams 54 yard return of blocked field goal (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 14 plays, 48 yards, 4:56	28–0

2	7:18	Central Arkansas	Brandon Cox 37 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:43	35–0

2	6:32	Central Arkansas	Devin Spurlock 2 yard fumble return (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 2 plays, -18 yards, 0:41	42–0

2	3:34	Houston Baptist	Alec Chadwick 26 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:54	42–3

3	9:09	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 2 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 1:39	49–3

3	4:27	Houston Baptist	Alec Chadwick 32 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:04	49–6

3	1:45	Central Arkansas	Keshawn Ledet 13 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42	56–6

4	6:47	Houston Baptist	David Racine 31 yard pass from Max Staver (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:17	56–13

Samford

Samford at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bulldogs	7	21	7	0	35
Bears	3	7	0	19	29

Date: September 10
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:25
Game attendance: 9,987
Referee: Michael VanderVelde
Television network: BNN

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	6:06	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 35 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 3:25	3–0

1	2:41	Samford	Karel Hamilton 29 yard pass from Devlin Hodges (Reece Everett kick), Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:20	3–7

2	7:48	Central Arkansas	Carlos Blackman 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:14	10–7

2	4:39	Samford	Emmanuel Obajimi 33 yard pass from Devlin Hodges (Reece Everett kick), Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:03	10–14

2	3:13	Samford	Ahmad Gooden 28 yard fumble return (Reece Everett kick), Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:26	10–21

2	1:04	Samford	Kelvin McKnight 46 yard pass from Devlin Hodges (Reece Everett kick), Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:37	10–28

3	3:53	Samford	Tonne Osaigbovo 57 yard interception return (Reece Everett kick), Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:22	10–35

4	12:24	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 3 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 6:29	16–35

4	8:49	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 3 yard run (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:07	22–35

4	2:11	Central Arkansas	Desmond Smith 18 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:59	29–35

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	7	0	3	10
• Bears	0	14	10	0	24

Date: September 17
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 8,047
Referee: Stephen Baron
Television network: BNN

Sources:

Scoring summary

2	14:11	Central Arkansas	Jatavious Wilson 49 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:36	7–0

2	5:52	Central Arkansas	Desmond Smith 5 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:45	14–0

2	4:46	Northwestern State	Shakeir Ryan 25 yard pass from Joel Blumenthal (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:06	14–7

3	9:55	Central Arkansas	Hayden Hildebrand 12 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 3:02	21–7

3	3:55	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 33 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:38	24–7

4	14:55	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 44 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:32	24–10

@ Arkansas State

Central Arkansas at Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	7	6	3	12	28
Red Wolves	16	0	7	0	23

Date: September 24
Location: Centennial Bank Stadium
Jonesboro, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:33
Game attendance: 28,012
Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind NE 3.5 mph (5.6 km/h) • Mostly sunny
Referee: Jeff Hilyer
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	12:15	Arkansas State	J.D. Houston 33 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:17	0–3

1	8:42	Central Arkansas	Tremon Smith 47 yard punt return (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:23	7–3

1	8:02	Arkansas State	Kendall Sanders 5 yard pass from Justice Hansen (J.D. Houston kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 0:39	7–9

1	3:21	Arkansas State	Warren Wand 48 yard pass from Justice Hansen (J.D. Houston kick), Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:26	7–16

2	1:44	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 29 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:38	10–16

2	0:00	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 43 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 0:32	13–16

3	6:06	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 25 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 5:56	16–16

3	5:16	Arkansas State	Cameron Echols-Luper 58 yard pass from Justice Hansen (J.D. Houston kick), Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:44	16–23

4	13:12	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 3 yard run (Matt Cummins kick failed), Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:23	22–23

4	6:26	Central Arkansas	Brandon Cox 18 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:13	28–23

@ Abilene Christian

Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	9	28	14	7	58
Wildcats	7	6	7	7	27

Date: October 1
Location: Shotwell Stadium
Abilene, TX
Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:27
Game attendance: 4,215
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind SSE 8 mph (13 km/h) • Sunny
Referee: Vidal Jones
Television network: ASN

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:54	Central Arkansas	Team Safety, Drive: 2 plays, -1 yard, 0:29	2–0

1	7:05	Abilene Christian	De'Andre Brown 1 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 3:17	2–7

1	4:37	Central Arkansas	Jatavious Wilson 32 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:23	9–7

2	14:48	Central Arkansas	Hayden Hildebrand 80 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:09	16–7

2	9:53	Abilene Christian	Nik Grau 21 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:08	16–10

2	6:12	Central Arkansas	Kelton Warren 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:31	23–10

2	3:54	Abilene Christian	Nik Grau 34 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 2:13	23–13

2	1:12	Central Arkansas	Keshawn Ledet 4 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42	30–13

2	0:53	Central Arkansas	George Odum 18 yard interception return (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:19	37–13

3	8:20	Central Arkansas	Keshawn Ledet 7 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:28	44–13

3	4:48	Abilene Christian	Tracy James 1 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:28	44–20

3	4:33	Central Arkansas	Dwayne Smith 93 yard kickoff return (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00	51–20

4	11:01	Central Arkansas	Jarvis Cooper 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:00	58–20

4	7:01	Abilene Christian	Cody Ennis 2 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:00	58–27

@ McNeese State

Central Arkansas at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #23 Bears	7	7	14	7	35
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 15
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 9,253
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind SSE 8 mph (13 km/h) • Partly cloudy, 62% humidity
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	5:52	Central Arkansas	Kelton Warren 4 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:15	7–0

2	7:57	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 10 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:34	14–0

3	12:06	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 8 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:54	21–0

3	9:20	Central Arkansas	Jatavio Wilson 33 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:48	28–0

4	8:01	Central Arkansas	Roman Gordon 83 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:32	35–0

Lamar (homecoming)

Lamar at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	3	0	6	12
• #20 Bears	0	10	9	3	22

Date: October 22
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 10,257
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind SSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Sunny
Referee: Brad Van Vark
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	10:50	Lamar	Juan Carranco 30 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:10	0–3

2	13:46	Central Arkansas	Keshawn Ledet 7 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:55	7–3

2	8:00	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 19 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:46	10–3

2	1:41	Lamar	Juan Carranco 26 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 3:27	10–6

3	10:29	Central Arkansas	Team 1 yard safety	12–6

3	9:15	Central Arkansas	Kelton Warren 20 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:12	19–6

4	9:51	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 38 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:19	22–6

4	5:28	Lamar	Andrew Allen 2 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 4:19	22–12

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #19 Bears	0	24	14	7	45
Lions	0	3	7	0	10

Date: October 29
Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:08
Game attendance: 4,241
Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind ENE 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Clear
Referee: Ross Smith
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

2	13:16	Central Arkansas	Hayden Hildebrand 4 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 3:57	7–0

2	9:54	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 47 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:27	10–0

2	8:56	Central Arkansas	Tyler Williams 32 yard interception return (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:58	17–0

2	5:13	Southeastern Louisiana	Jonathon Tatum 31 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 3:43	17–3

2	0:11	Central Arkansas	Cody Dauksch 7 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 1:03	24–3

3	8:14	Central Arkansas	Scott Matiaha 6 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:36	31–3

3	4:51	Central Arkansas	Desmond Smith 7 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:42	38–3

3	1:09	Southeastern Louisiana	Jacorey Fuller 25 yard return of blocked punt (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:31	38–10

4	11:15	Central Arkansas	Jakari Dillard 0 yard fumble recovery (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:49	45–10

@ Stephen F. Austin

Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #17 Bears	14	10	0	10	34
Lumberjacks	7	7	0	0	14

Date: November 5
Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
Nacogdoches, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:23
Game attendance: 10,188
Game weather: About 60 °F (16 °C) • Cloudy
Referee: Michael VanderVelde
Television network: ASN

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	10:54	Stephen F. Austin	Zach Conque 8 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:34	0–7

1	5:42	Central Arkansas	Cody Dauksch 30 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:10	7–7

1	2:11	Central Arkansas	Desmond Smith 57 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:45	14–7

2	14:56	Stephen F. Austin	Zach Conque 6 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:09	14–14

2	11:02	Central Arkansas	Carlos Blackman 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:48	21–14

2	0:21	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 31 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 4:03	24–14

4	10:20	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:24	31–14

4	3:53	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 22 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:06	34–14

Nicholls

Nicholls at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	7	7	10	24
• #13 Bears	0	10	7	14	31

Date: November 12
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:41
Game attendance: 5,785
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
Television network: ASN

Sources:

Scoring summary

2	7:51	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 32 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:35	3–0

2	4:44	Nicholls	C.J. Bates 45 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:07	3–7

2	0:30	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:05	10–7

3	11:15	Nicholls	Kyran Irvin 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:45	10–14

3	2:09	Central Arkansas	Carlo Blackman 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:01	17–14

4	11:42	Nicholls	C.J. Bates 80 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards, 0:14	17–21

4	11:16	Central Arkansas	Carlo Blackman 15 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:17	24–21

4	8:15	Central Arkansas	Jaylon Lofton 79 yard interception (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:56	31–21

4	5:09	Nicholls	David McKey 46 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:00	31–24

@ Sam Houston State

Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Bears	0	10	6	7	23
• #1 Bearkats	17	21	14	7	59

Date: November 19
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 2:30 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:42
Game attendance: 9,182
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind N 7 mph (11 km/h) • Sunny and clear
Referee: Brad Van Vark
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	12:23	Sam Houston State	Parker Murry 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37	0–7

1	6:42	Sam Houston State	Luc Swimberghe 23 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 3:42	0–10

1	4:11	Sam Houston State	Collin Rison 3 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:02	0–17

2	11:21	Central Arkansas	Desmond Smith 14 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:00	7–17

2	8:11	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 40 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:28	7–24

2	4:00	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 21 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:42	7–31

2	1:46	Sam Houston State	Jaylen Harris 55 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:13	7–38

2	0:05	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 33 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 1:32	10–38

3	10:24	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 46 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:10	10–45

3	6:24	Central Arkansas	Jarvis Cooper 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick failed), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:00	16–45

3	3:24	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 10 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:05	16–52

4	11:45	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 17 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:31	16–59

4	0:19	Central Arkansas	Chandler Dexter 10 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:16	23–59

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Illinois State

Illinois State at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	10	7	0	7	24
• #14 Bears	0	7	0	24	31

Date: November 26
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 2:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 3,165
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind SW 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Overcast
Referee: J. Crowley
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:35	Illinois State	DeMarco Corbin 31 yard run (Sean Slattery kick), Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:34	0–7

1	6:05	Illinois State	Sean Slattery 43 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:29	0–10

2	9:51	Central Arkansas	Desmond Smith 1 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 4:02	7–10

2	5:45	Illinois State	Anthony Warrum 4 yard pass from Jake Kolbe (Sean Slattery kick), Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:56	7–17

4	14:06	Central Arkansas	Jakari Dillard 4 yard return of blocked punt (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:13	14–17

4	9:51	Central Arkansas	Desmond Smith 2 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:51	21–17

4	8:04	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 28 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:43	24–17

4	6:22	Illinois State	Anthony Warrum 55 yard pass from Jake Kolbe (Sean Slattery kick), Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:38	24–24

4	1:28	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 4 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:43	31–24

Second Round–Eastern Washington

Central Arkansas at Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Bears	0	14	0	0	14
• #3 Eagles	0	21	3	7	31

Date: December 3
Location: Roos Field
Cheney, WA
Game start: 2:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:31
Game attendance: 6,085
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind SW 16 mph (26 km/h) • Cloudy
Referee: Drew Myers
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

2	14:28	Central Arkansas	Carlos Blackman 4 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 4:37	7–0

2	9:49	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 2 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:42	14–0

2	4:47	Eastern Washington	Gage Gubrud 1 yard run (Roldan Alcobendas kick), Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:02	14–7

2	3:48	Eastern Washington	Cooper Kupp 19 yard pass from Gage Gubrud (Roldan Alcobendas kick), Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:59	14–14

2	0:14	Eastern Washington	Cooper Kupp 6 yard pass from Gage Gubrud (Roldan Alcobendas kick), Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 1:33	14–21

3	0:25	Eastern Washington	Roldan Alcobendas 20 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:27	14–24

4	1:18	Eastern Washington	Shaq Hill 2 yard run (Roldan Alcobendas kick), Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:05	14–31

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	23	20	19	17	13	11	14	14
Coaches	—	RV	—	—	RV	24	22	18–T	18	17	13	12	16	16
FCS Playoffs	Not released									10	9	7	Not released

References

v t e Central Arkansas Bears football
Venues	Estes Stadium (1939–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1937 Charity Bowl 1947 Kickapoo Bowl McNeese State: Red Beans and Rice Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

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