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2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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American college football season

2016Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Southland Conference champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 7–65 vs.James Madison
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 5
FCS Coaches	No. 5
Record	12–1 (9–0 Southland)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Brad Sherrod (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bowers Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^	9	–	0	12	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^	8	–	1	10	–	3
SE Louisiana	7	–	2	7	–	4
McNeese State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Nicholls State	5	–	4	5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	5	–	6
Houston Baptist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Incarnate Word *	3	–	6	3	–	8
Lamar	3	–	6	3	–	8
Abilene Christian *	2	–	7	2	–	9
Northwestern State	0	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings fromSTATS poll

The2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team representedSam Houston State University in the2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by third-year head coachK. C. Keeler and played their home games atBowers Stadium. They were a member of theSouthland Conference. They finished the season 12–1 overall and 9–0 in Southland play to win the Southland Conference title. They went undefeated during the regular season with a record of 11–0. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeatedChattanooga the second round, only to lose in the quarterfinals toJames Madison.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Oklahoma Panhandle State*	No. 2	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	W 59–21	8,609
September 17	7:00 pm	atLamar	No. 3	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 44–31	8,343
September 24	7:00 pm	atHouston Baptist	No. 2	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	FCS	W 52–16	3,134
October 1	3:00 pm	vs.Stephen F. Austin	No. 2	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	ESPN3	W 63–28	27,411
October 8	6:00 pm	atIncarnate Word	No. 2	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN3/UIWtv	W 63–48	5,322
October 15	3:00 pm	Abilene Christian	No. 2	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	W 48–21	8,314
October 22	3:00 pm	atNicholls State	No. 1	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ASN	W 38–21	7,759
October 29	6:00 pm	Texas Southern*	No. 1	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	W 66–17	8,611
November 5	6:00 pm	McNeese State	No. 1	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	W 56–43	8,025
November 12	6:00 pm	atNorthwestern State	No. 1	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN3	W 48–16	6,421
November 19	2:30 pm	No. 11Central Arkansas	No. 1	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	W 59–23	9,182
December 3	2:00 pm	No. 11Chattanooga*	No. 1	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 41–36	4,897
December 9	6:00 pm	at No. 5James Madison*	No. 1	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN2	L 7–65	15,646
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromSTATS Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time


1	8:03	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 23 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:31	7–0

1	2:40	Sam Houston State	Deo Hutchinson 32 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:53	14–0

1	2:25	Oklahoma Panhandle State	Devyn Williams 90 yard kickoff return (Sterling Claphan kick),Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00	14–7

1	1:17	Sam Houston State	Avery, Corey 15 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:08	21–7

1	0:07	Oklahoma Panhandle State	Andrew Hernandez 69 yard pass from Shane Truelove (Sterling Claphan kick),Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:06	21–14

2	13:15	Sam Houston State	Tre Honshtein 23 yard field goal,Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 1:45	24–14

2	11:04	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 21 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick),Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 0:47	31–14

2	5:05	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 9 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick),Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:48	38–14

3	10:15	Sam Houston State	Jeremiah Briscoe 8 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick),Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 2:55	45–14

4	13:10	Oklahoma Pandle State	Andrew Hernandez 35 yard pass from D.J. Scott (Sterling Claphan kick),Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:10	45–21

4	11:58	Sam Houston State	Coree Compton 23 yard pass from Caleb Griffin (Tre Honshtein kick),Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:03	52–21

4	4:58	Sam Houston State	Jordan Brown 1 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick),Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 1:38	59–21


1	13:32	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 9 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:29	7–0

1	3:32	Lamar	Alex Ball 44 yard field goal,Drive: 18 plays, 54 yards, 7:38	7–3

1	2:07	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 35 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Swimberghe, Luc kick),Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:16	14–3

2	5:27	Sam Houston State	P. J. Hall -8 yard safety,Drive: 2 plays, -8 yards, 0:39	16–3

2	4:54	Sam Houston State	Derrick Dick 35 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:33	23–3

2	1:32	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:10	30–3

3	13:37	Lamar	Zae Giles 56 yard pass from Andrew Allen (Ball, Alex kick),Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:19	30–10

3	3:50	Sam Houston State	Tyler Scott 14 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:38	37–10

3	0:47	Lamar	Brenda Langley 55 yard run (Alex Ball kick),Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:58	37–17

4	6:00	Lamar	Carson Earp 67 yard run (Alex Ball kick),Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 2:56	37–24

4	3:37	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:22	44–24

4	0:48	Lamar	Kendrick King 34 yard pass from Andrew Allen (Alex Ball kick),Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 2:41	44–31


1	13:04	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:56	7–0

1	6:23	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 48 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 0:58	14–0

1	2:42	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 13 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:01	21–0

2	13:06	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 8 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:41	28–0

2	10:07	Houston Baptist	Alec Chadwick 21 yard field goal,Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:59	28–3

2	7:20	Sam Houston State	Luc Swimberghe 29 yard field goal,Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:41	31–3

2	2:13	Houston Baptist	Alec Chadwick 46 yard field goal,Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:00	31–6

3	12:16	Houston Baptist	Alec Chadwick 24 yard field goal,Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 2:44	31–9

3	5:46	Houston Baptist	Mev Ajdin 12 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick),Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:38	31–16

3	3:25	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 17 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:22	38–16

4	14:16	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:31	45–16

4	9:26	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 13 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:23	52–16


1	9:20	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 37 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 0:44	7–0

1	6:48	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 57 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:40	14–0

1	5:28	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:16	21–0

1	2:39	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 73 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:39	28–0

2	12:13	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 39 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:00	35–0

2	10:23	Stephen F. Austin	Jabralon Allen 18 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick),Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:50	35–7

2	7:29	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 17 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:54	42–7

3	12:05	Stephen F. Austin	Justice Liggins 1 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick),Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:55	42–14

3	10:22	Sam Houston State	Collin Rison 16 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:43	49–14

3	7:56	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 21 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:42	56–14

3	6:45	Stephen F. Austin	Tamrick Pace 34 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Storm Ruiz kick),Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:11	56–21

3	1:55	Sam Houston State	Deon Hutchinson 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:50	63–21

4	7:53	Stephen F. Austin	Loren Easly 7 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick),Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 3:54	63–28


1	13:54	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 12 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:06	7–0

1	11:06	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 54 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:09	14–0

1	4:08	Incarnate Word	Kody Edwards 13 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick),Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 6:51	14–7

1	3:23	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 80 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:33	21–7

2	11:45	Incarnate Word	Kody Edwards 44 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick),Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:18	21–14

2	3:47	Incarnate Word	Trent Brittain 2 yard run (Cody Seidel kick),Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:24	21–21

2	2:08	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:35	28–21

2	0:30	Sam Houston State	Nathan Steward 12 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:26	35–21

3	10:54	Incarnate Word	Jamari Gilbert 26 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick),Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:06	35–28

3	8:13	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:33	42–28

3	6:18	Incarnate Word	Broderick Reeves 25 yard run (Cody Seidel kick),Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:45	42–35

3	4:17	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:53	49–35

3	0:00	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 56 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:54	56–35

4	10:48	Sam Houston State	Tyler Scott 5 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:03	63–35

4	6:13	Incarnate Word	Kody Edwards 43 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cyril Clarke rush failed),Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:35	63–41

4	0:48	Incarnate Word	Daryl Brooks 36 yard pass from Taylor Laird (Cody Seidel kick),Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:53	63–48


1	0:27	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 69 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:37	7–0

2	13:30	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 16 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick failed),Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:39	13–0

2	6:45	Sam Houston State	Hayden Cagle 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:17	20–0

2	0:50	Sam Houston State	Tyler Scott 15 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:15	27–0

3	12:04	Abilene Christian	Josh Fink 8 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick),Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:56	27–7

3	10:01	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:03	34–7

3	5:27	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:33	41–7

3	3:29	Sam Houston State	Deon Hutchinson 4 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:10	48–7

4	9:16	Abilene Christian	D.J. Fuller 14 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick),Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:19	48–14

4	3:29	Abilene Christian	D.J. Fuller 59 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick),Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:13	48–21


1	6:52	Sam Houston State	Luc Swimberghe 41 yard field goal,Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:19	3–0

1	0:16	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:04	10–0

2	7:57	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 3 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 3:49	17–0

2	0:48	Sam Houston State	Derrick Dick 40 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:37	24–0

3	9:03	Nicholls	C.J. Okpalobi 16 yard run (David McKey kick),Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:51	24–7

3	4:05	Sam Houston State	Deon Hutchinson 1 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:52	31–7

3	0:18	Nicholls	Chase Fourcade 25 yard run (David McKey kick),Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:47	31–14

4	10:11	Sam Houston State	Deon Hutchinson 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:59	38–14

4	1:17	Nicholls	C.J. Bates 7 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick),Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 0:00	38–21


1	12:43	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 79 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:11	7–0

1	10:13	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 0:51	14–0

1	4:56	Sam Houston State	Alfonzo McMillian 19 yard return of blocked punt (Luc Swimberghe kick)	21–0

1	0:57	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 41 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:11	28–0

2	13:29	Texas Southern	Brad Woodard 61 yard run (Eric Medina kick),Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 2:22	28–7

2	11:46	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 18 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:43	35–7

2	3:36	Texas Southern	Eric Medina 45 yard field goal,Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:40	35–10

2	2:25	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 40 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:11	42–10

2	0:48	Sam Houston State	Luc Swimberghe 44 yard field goal,Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:19	45–10

3	13:52	Sam Houston State	Tyler Scott 6 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:57	52–10

3	10:39	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:30	59–10

4	14:13	Texas Southern	Brad Woodard 1 yard run (Eric Medina kick),Drive: 17 plays, 89 yards, 6:59	59–17

4	7:48	Sam Houston State	Deontay Townsend 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:25	66–17


1	8:13	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 28 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:22	7–0

1	5:27	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 52 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 1:37	14–0

2	11:04	McNeese State	Gunnar Raborn 41 yard field goal,Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:16	14–3

2	9:36	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 45 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:23	21–3

2	6:33	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:34	28–3

2	1:29	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 4 yard pass from James Tabary (two-point run conv. failed),Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:04	28–9

3	12:39	McNeese State	Justin Pratt 39 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick),Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:21	28–16

3	10:13	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 11 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:17	35–16

3	9:02	McNeese State	Darious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick),Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:05	35–23

3	5:39	Sam Houston State	Collin Rison 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:18	42–23

3	3:25	McNeese State	Kylon Highshaw 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick),Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14	42–30

3	0:54	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 35 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:24	49–30

4	11:25	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 11 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked),Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:24	49–36

4	6:57	McNeese State	Tavarious Battiste 55 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick),Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:11	49–43

4	5:42	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:09	56–43

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	0	0	7	21
•#2 Bearkats	21	17	7	14	59

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•#3 Bearkats	14	16	7	7	44
Cardinals	3	0	14	14	31

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•#2 Bearkats	21	10	7	14	52
Huskies	0	6	10	0	16

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•#2 Bearkats	28	14	21	0	63
Lumberjacks	0	7	14	7	28


1	11:09	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 5 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:30	7–0

1	10:06	Northwestern State	Bobby Chan-Chan 79 yard pass from J.D. Almond (Eric Piccione kick),Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 0:56	7–7

1	7:52	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 14 yard run (Eric Piccione kick blocked),Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:01	7–13

1	4:38	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 10 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 3:08	14–13

1	0:37	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 4 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick failed),Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:33	20–13

2	12:29	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 33 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 0:59	27–13

2	9:53	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:17	34–13

2	3:22	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 13 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 3:33	41–13

3	3:41	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 39 yard field goal,Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:03	41–16

4	14:25	Sam Houston State	Tyler Scott 3 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:06	48–16


1	12:23	Sam Houston State	Parker Murry 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37	7–0

1	6:42	Sam Houston State	Luc Swimberghe 23 yard field goal,Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 3:42	10–0

1	4:11	Sam Houston State	Collin Rison 3 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:02	17–0

2	11:21	Central Arkansas	Desmond Smith 14 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick),Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:00	17–7

2	8:11	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 40 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:28	24–7

2	4:00	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 21 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:42	31–7

2	1:46	Sam Houston State	Jaylen Harris 55 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:13	38–7

2	0:05	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 33 yard field goal,Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 1:32	38–10

3	10:24	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 46 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:10	45–10

3	6:24	Central Arkansas	Jarvis Cooper 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick failed),Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:00	45–16

3	3:24	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 10 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:05	52–16

4	11:45	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 17 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:31	59–16

4	0:19	Central Arkansas	Chandler Dexter 10 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick),Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:16	59–23


1	14:05	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 31 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 0:55	7–0

1	11:04	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 6 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:02	14–0

2	14:40	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 0:55	21–0

2	6:18	Chattanooga	Derrick Craine 1 yard run (Henrique Ribeiro kick),Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:28	21–7

2	5:21	Chattanooga	Nakevion Leslie 14 yard interception return (Henrique Ribeiro kick),Drive: 3 plays, -6 yards, 0:47	21–14

3	11:58	Chattanooga	Xavier Borishade 18 yard pass from Alejandro Bennifield (Henrique Ribeiro kick),Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:02	21–21

3	6:39	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 35 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:19	28–21

3	2:57	Chattanooga	Henrique Ribeiro 43 yard field goal,Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:42	28–24

3	0:08	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 23 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:49	35–24

4	14:29	Chattanooga	Derrick Craine 15 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed),Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:39	35–30

4	9:42	Chattanooga	Henrique Ribeiro 37 yard field goal,Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:46	35–33

4	9:02	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 26 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick failed),Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:34	41–33

4	4:36	Chattanooga	Henrique Ribeiro 29 yard field goal,Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:26	41–36


1	10:16	James Madison	Khalid Abdullah 14 yard run (Tyler Gray kick),Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:57	0–7

1	5:23	James Madison	Bryan Schor 1 yard run (Tyler Gray kick),Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:44	0–14

1	3:57	James Madison	Rashard Davis 72 yard punt return (Tyler Gray kick),Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:26	0–21

2	13:15	James Madison	Bryce Maginley 20 yard return of blocked punt (Tyler Gray kick),Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:16	0–28

2	10:40	James Madison	Jonathan Kloosterman 10 yard pass from Bryan Schor (Tyler Gray kick),Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:58	0–35

2	0:36	James Madison	Khalid Abdullah 1 yard run (Tyler Gray kick),Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:59	0–42

3	12:11	James Madison	Trai Sharp 20 yard run (Tyler Gray kick),Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:49	0–49

3	6:35	James Madison	TeamSafety,Drive: 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:04	0–51

3	3:59	James Madison	Trai Sharp 4 yard run (Tyler Gray kick),Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:36	0–58

3	3:13	James Madison	Khalid Abdullah 6 yard run (Tyler Gray kick),Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:08	0–65

4	11:49	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 15 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick),Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:34	7–65

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	1(113)	1(120)	1(102)	1(113)	1(108)	1(111)	5
Coaches	2	3–T	3	2	2	2	2	1(21)	1(23)	1(22)	1(22)	1(21)	1(22)	5
FCS Playoffs	Not released									2	5	5	Not released

v t e Sam Houston Bearkats football
Venues	Pritchett Field (1912–1985) Bowers Stadium (1986–2024, 2026-) Shell Energy Stadium (2025)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 2024 New Orleans Bowl Stephen F. Austin:Battle of the Piney Woods Texas State
Culture & lore	Sammy Bearkat "Bearkat Fight Song" Bearkat Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Southland Conference football champions
College Division	Lamar Tech (1964) Lamar Tech (1965) Arlington State &Lamar Tech (1966) UT Arlington (1967) Arkansas State (1968) Arkansas State (1969) Arkansas State (1970) Lamar,Louisiana Tech, &Trinity (1971) Louisiana Tech (1972)
Division II	Louisiana Tech (1973) Louisiana Tech (1974)
Division I	Arkansas State (1975) McNeese State (1976) Louisiana Tech (1977)
Division I-A	Arkansas State &Louisiana Tech (1978) McNeese State (1979) McNeese State (1980) UT Arlington (1981)
Division I-AA/FCS	Louisiana Tech (1982) North Texas State &Northeast Louisiana (1983) Louisiana Tech (1984) Arkansas State (1985) Arkansas State (1986) Northeast Louisiana (1987) Northwestern State (1988) Stephen F. Austin (1989) Northeast Louisiana (1990) McNeese State &Sam Houston State (1991) Northeast Louisiana (1992) McNeese State (1993) North Texas (1994) McNeese State (1995) Troy State (1996) McNeese State &Northwestern State (1997) Northwestern State (1998) Stephen F. Austin &Troy State (1999) Troy State (2000) McNeese State &Sam Houston State (2001) McNeese State (2002) McNeese State (2003) Northwestern State &Sam Houston State (2004) Nicholls State &Texas State (2005) McNeese State (2006) McNeese State (2007) Central Arkansas (2008) McNeese State &Stephen F. Austin (2009) Stephen F. Austin (2010) Sam Houston State (2011) Central Arkansas &Sam Houston State (2012) Southeastern Louisiana (2013) Sam Houston State &Southeastern Louisiana (2014) McNeese State (2015) Sam Houston State (2016) Central Arkansas (2017) Incarnate Word &Nicholls (2018) Central Arkansas &Nicholls (2019) Sam Houston State (2020) Incarnate Word (2021) Incarnate Word &Southeastern Louisiana (2022) Nicholls (2023) Incarnate Word (2024) Stephen F. Austin (2025)
National championships in bold

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Schedule

Game summaries

Oklahoma Panhandle State

@ Lamar

@ Houston Baptist

Stephen F. Austin

@ Incarnate Word

Abilene Christian

@ Nicholls

Texas Southern

McNeese State

@ Northwestern State

Central Arkansas

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Chattanooga

Quarterfinals–James Madison

Ranking movements

References