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: Willie Fritz Conference: Southland-
2012 Season Highlights
Willie Fritz enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Sam Houston State.
The Bearkats won the Southland Conference Championship.
The Bearkats won the Southland Conference Championship.
2012 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Incarnate Word
54
7
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Baylor
23
48
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @ Central Arkansas
24
27
L
Thu., Sep. 27 @ Texas Southern
50
6
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Stephen F. Austin
51
43
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Nicholls State
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. McNeese State
45
10
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Lamar
56
7
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
70
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Northwestern State
52
17
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Texas A&M
28
47
L
Sat., Dec. 1 vs. Cal Poly
18
16
W
Fri., Dec. 7 @ Montana State
34
16
W
Sat., Dec. 15 @ Eastern Washington
45
42
W
Sat., Jan. 5 North Dakota State
13
39
L
@ Frisco, TX
2012 Season Totals
Record 11-4
Points Scored 604
Scoring Average 40.3
Points Allowed 325
Defense Average 21.7
Opponents Record 19-7
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 6-3
2012 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2012 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2012 All Southland Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.