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-
2009 Season Highlights
Todd Whitten enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Sam Houston State.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 3 vs. Western Illinois
28
35
L
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. North Dakota State
48
45
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Tulsa
3
56
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. St. Josephs (IN)
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Nicholls State
44
21
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Southeastern Louisiana
21
37
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Stephen F. Austin
3
42
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs. Northwestern State
34
30
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @ McNeese State
42
63
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Central Arkansas
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Texas State
20
28
L
2009 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 301
Scoring Average 27.4
Points Allowed 371
Defense Average 33.7
Opponents Record 12-11
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 0-5
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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.