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: Southland-
2017 Season Highlights
K.C. Keeler enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Sam Houston State.
2017 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 1 vs. Richmond
48
34
W
Thu., Sep. 7 @ Prairie View A&M
44
31
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Nicholls State
66
17
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Central Arkansas
30
41
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Stephen F. Austin
27
16
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Northwestern State
40
36
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Lamar
63
27
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Southeastern Louisiana
33
23
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Incarnate Word
57
20
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Abilene Christian
44
35
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Houston Baptist
53
33
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs. South Dakota
54
42
W
Sat., Dec. 9 vs.
Kennesaw State
34
27
W
Fri., Dec. 15 @ North Dakota State
13
55
L
2017 Season Totals
Record 12-2
Points Scored 606
Scoring Average 43.3
Points Allowed 437
Defense Average 31.2
Opponents Record 12-2
Conference Record 8-1
Home Record 9-0
Away Record 3-2
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2017 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2017 All Southland Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.