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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

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 572-492-35
 Winning Pct. 54%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 572-492-35
 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 218-304-19
 
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  37-16
 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
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Jacksonville State in a Conference Game
Last Time: Sam Houston State lost 28-35 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Sam Houston State vs. Jacksonville State 6-6-0 50.0% 
 
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  23-17 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Jacksonville State  
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Liberty  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Scoring247-201
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-1
 
2024 Conference USA  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Jacksonville State 7-33-0
Florida International 3-72-1
Liberty 7-22-1
Louisiana Tech 4-62-2
Sam Houston State 8-22-1
Texas El Paso 2-82-2
Western Kentucky 7-32-1
Kennesaw State 1-91-2
Middle Tennessee State 3-71-2
New Mexico State 2-81-2
 
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 194-87
 20 or more  184-53
 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 155-107
 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

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.