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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: K.C. Keeler
Conference: Conference USA-

Sam Houston State

Team Timeline
First Team: 2023

Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021
Division Championships
2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021

Team Records
Overall Record	571-492-35
Winning Pct.	54%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	571-492-35
Winning Pct.	54%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	6
Division Titles	6
Conference Record	98-37-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	347-180-15
Away Record	217-304-19

By The Numbers
Seasons	113
Winning Seasons (#1)	63
Losing Seasons (#1)	44
Most Wins in A Season	14 (2011)
Most Loses in A Season	10 (1977)
10 Win Seasons	11
Most Points Scored in a Game	83 (10/15/1949)
Most Points Scored in a Season	644 (2016)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	80 (9/17/2005)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	450 (2014)
Largest Margin of Victory	83 (10/15/1949)
Largest Margin of Defeat	77 (9/27/1919)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	111 (10/8/2016)
Last Shutout	10/19/2019
Last Time Shutout	9/2/2023
Shutouts All-Time	134
Been Shutout All-Time	113

Streaks
Longest Win	22 (11/23/2019-12/4/2021)
Longest Losing	10 (11/12/2022-10/25/2023)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	3-1-0
Rose	0-0-0
Cotton	0-0-0
Orange	0-0-0
Fiesta	0-0-0
Sugar	0-0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	36-16
2010-19	99-37
2000-09	59-54
1990-99	51-56
1980-89	51-58
1970-79	37-67-2
1960-69	50-39-6
1950-59	61-32-4
1940-49	27-36-3
1930-39	44-43-7
1920-29	37-36-8

Next Game
11/16/2024 (Sat) @ Kennesaw State in a Conference Game
Last Time: Sam Houston State won 24-21 in 2023.
All-Time:
Sam Houston State vs. Kennesaw State	2-0-0	100.0%

2024 Season

Sat., Aug. 31	@ Rice	34-14 W
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Central Florida	14-45 L
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Hawaii	31-13 W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. New Mexico State	31-11 W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Texas State	40-39 W
Thu., Oct. 3	@ Texas El Paso	41-21 W
Sat., Oct. 12	OPEN
Wed., Oct. 16	vs. Western Kentucky	14-31 L
Tue., Oct. 22	@ Florida International	10-7 W
Tue., Oct. 29	vs. Louisiana Tech	9-3 W
Sat., Nov. 9	OPEN
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Kennesaw State
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Jacksonville State
Fri., Nov. 29	vs. Liberty

2024 Season Totals
Record	7-2
Scoring	224-184
Conference Record	2-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-1

2024 Conference USA Standings
Season		Conference
Florida International	3-6	2-1
Jacksonville State	5-3	2-0
Liberty	5-2	2-1
Louisiana Tech	3-5	2-1
Sam Houston State	7-2	2-1
Western Kentucky	6-2	2-0
Kennesaw State	1-7	1-1
Middle Tennessee State	3-6	1-1
New Mexico State	2-6	1-1
Texas El Paso	1-8	1-2

Longest Running Rivalry
Sam Houston State & Stephen F. Austin have played 96 games.
Sam Houston State has won 59 games.
Stephen F. Austin has won 35 games.
with 2 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	1-20
10 or more	193-87
20 or more	183-53
30 or more	148-15
40 or more	104-5

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	40-0
10 or more	154-107
20 or more	92-100
30 or more	36-79
40 or more	11-37

Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).