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Bears Sign 23 New Players

Head Coach Clint Conque was an excited man yesterday afternoon while announcing the signing of 23 new players to the Bears football team. Headlining the list were transfer players Austin Haywood and Jacoby Walker. Haywood, a tight end, comes to UCA after two seasons at the University of Oklahoma. He will have two years of [...]

Bears to Announce New Players

The Bears’ football team will welcome over 20 new players today as part of National Signing Day. Head Coach Clint Conque said he is expecting at least 20 and as many as 22 new players to sign letters of intent to play for the Bears next season. Among those signing are Arkansas Razorback transfer quarterback Jacoby [...]

FCS Run Ends in Montana

The FCS playoffs ended in a 41-14 loss for the football Bears yesterday in frigid Montana against the fifth ranked Montana Grizzlies at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The Grizzlies picked up their eighth straight victory while handing the Bears their first loss since September. The hot streak for the Bears was frozen Saturday against a Montana team that’s been to [...]

Bears Play in Second Round

The football Bears (9-3) kickoff the second round of the FCS playoffs at 1 p.m. today in Big Sky country against the fourth- seeded Montana Grizzlies (9-2) at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Mont. UCA is coming off its first ever FCS playoff appearance and win last week against Tennessee Tech. The team has reeled off eight consecutive wins [...]

Bears Make NCAA Playoffs

The football Bears (8-3, 6-1) are headed to the NCAA Division I playoffs for the first time in school history after being selected during the championship selection show yesterday on ESPNU. The Bears made the 20-team bracket and will travel to Cookeville, Tenn., Saturday to face the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in the first round. [...]

Bears Continue Winning Streak

The football Bears (7-3, 6-1) dominated the Northwestern State Demons on the road Saturday en route to a 45-20 victory to earn them their sixth consecutive win. The victory gives the Bears a 6-1 Southland Conference record, tying their best conference record set in 2008. The Bears rallied from a 20-14 halftime deficit to score 31 unanswered points from [...]

Bears Continue Winning Streak

The football Bears (5-3, 4-1) won their fourth consecutive game, all in Southland Conference play, on Saturday with a 38-24 victory on the road against the Lamar Cardinals (3-4, 1-2). The Bears were down 14-0 to start the game before clawing back to tie it 17-17 at the half. Jackie Hinton scored on a one-yard rush [...]

Bears Face Cowboys on TV

The Bears will try to make it three wins in a row when they return home to First Security Field at Estes Stadium to host the McNeese State Cowboys in the fourth annual “Red Beans and Rice Bowl.” Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. The game will be televised by Southland Television. In Conway, it [...]

Bears Win in Dramatic Finish

The football Bears (3-3, 2-1) won their second consecutive game Saturday, 37-31, in an Southland Conference offensive shoot out with Nicholls State (1-5, 0-2) in Thibodaux, La. The game featured 857 yards of offense between the schools but the game was decided by a Bears defensive stop on fourth and goal at the seven yard line with just [...]

Heartbreak in Jonesboro

The UCA football Bears were no match for the Arkansas State Red Wolves Saturday night in Jonesboro and suffered a tough 56-24 loss. The in-state match up, the first since 1997, brought a lot of hype and 27,918 fans, the fourth-highest attendance in ASU history, to its stadium. The game was billed as the “Centennial Shootout” and aired live statewide [...]