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Bulldogs Down Bears in OT

A weekend full of fantastic finishes in college football extended to Ruston, La., Saturday night with the UCA football Bears (1-1) losing 48-42 in overtime to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (1-1). The game featured career highs for the Bears’ quarterback Nathan Dick in both passing attempts, 52, and yards, 372, and a career best four touchdowns. On the opposite [...]

Bears Start Spring Practice

The Bears kicked off their 2011 football season yesterday with the first day of spring practice at Estes Stadium. Even though the players were in shorts and helmets, they looked energized and ready to play football. The defensive linemen worked on press and sled drills while the running backs and receivers worked on their timing with the [...]

Bears Sign 23 Players for 2011

Bears head coach Clint Conque announced the 23 players who have signed to join the team for the upcoming season Wednesday at the annual National Signing Day reception in the Hall of Fame Room at Estes Stadium.  The class includes 14 players from Texas, four from Mississippi, two from Arkansas and one each from Kansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Four of [...]

Last Football Game Tonight

The UCA football Bears face the McNeese State Cowboys in the annual Red Beans and Rice Bowl in Estes Stadium at 3 p.m. today.   Although UCA is out of playoff contention, this is an important game to close out the season. The Red Beans and Rice Bowl and its unique trophy were created two seasons [...]

Bears Run Wild Against Bobcats

The UCA football Bears, 6-3,  found their running legs this past weekend in a 49-17 blowout road victory against the Texas State Bobcats, 4-5. UCA had been averaging a mediocre 84 yards of rushing the past four games before exploding on the Bobcat defense for 246 yards on 44 attempts. Four Bears were responsible for the [...]

Bears Win Homecoming

The UCA football Bears won the Homecoming game yesterday against the Southeastern Lousiana Lions, 30-23. The win gives the Bears a 5-3 record for the season overall and 2-2 in the Southland Conference. The Lions drop to 2-6 overall. It was the defense and special teams that came up big for the Bears again this week and [...]

Bears in 3-Game Losing Streak

The UCA football Bears, 3-3, have fallen to 0-2 in Southland Conference play after a 30-7 lose Saturday against Stephen F. Austin University, 5-1 .  The Bears, now on three-game losing streak, scored a season low seven points in the televised event and were never able to capitalize on any opportunity. Errors showed up as UCA finished the game [...]

Bears Game Televised Tomorrow

The UCA football Bears, 3-2, take on the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, 4-1, at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas, in a Southland Conference game. The game was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. but was moved to 2 p.m. so the Southland Conference Television Network could broadcast the event. The Bears have lost two consecutive games [...]

Bears Lose Heartbreaker

The UCA football Bears, 3-2, lost 24-19 to Northwestern State, 2-4, in a game that took every second to decide the outcome. The hopes the Bears had of starting Southland Conference play 1-0 ended as time expired and as the offense frantically tried to reach the line of scrimmage to spike the football. The Bears have lost two [...]

Injuries Hobble Football Team

The UCA football Bears, 3-1, were beaten up more than just on the scoreboard last Saturday night in their loss to Tulsa. The Bears saw a combination of 10 starters and reserves leave the field with injuries during the game. Among the starters injured were starting quarterback Nathan Dick with a left shoulder injury, leading UCA tackler Frank Newsome with a concussion, defensive [...]