Sam Houston State Football Team History
Sam Houston State Bearkats
Sam Houston State
Huntsville, TX
Founded: 1879 Stadium: Elliot T. Bowers Stadium Capacity: 14,000 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Todd Whitten Conference: Southland-
2005 Season Highlights
Todd Whitten enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Sam Houston State.
2005 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 1 vs. Bacone (OK)
77
7
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Houston
10
31
L
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Texas Tech
21
80
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Northwestern State
6
10
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @ Nicholls State
17
37
L
Thu., Oct. 20 vs. Stephen F. Austin
52
24
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @ McNeese State
26
31
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
35
18
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Northern Colorado
3
24
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Texas State
23
26
L
2005 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 270
Scoring Average 27.0
Points Allowed 288
Defense Average 28.8
Opponents Record 26-12
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 0-6
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2005 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2005 All Southland Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.