| 2019Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (6–3 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ryan Carty (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread option |
| Defensive coordinator | Clayton Carlin (3rd season season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Bowers Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14Nicholls +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11Central Arkansas +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19Southeastern Louisiana ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team representedSam Houston State University as a member of theSouthland Conference during the2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coachK. C. Keeler, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Southland. Sam Houston State played home games atBowers Stadium inHuntsville, Texas.
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Bearkats were picked to finish in fourth place.[1]
The Bearkats placed six players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]
Offense 1st team Nathan Stewart – WR 2nd team Woody Brandom – TE/HB | Defense 1st team Zyon McCollum – DB 2nd team Erick Fowler – DL Hunter Brown – LB Royce See – LB |
Offense 1st team Woody Brandom – TE/HB 2nd team Nathan Stewart – WR | Defense 1st team Royce See – LB Zyon McCollum – DB 2nd team Erick Fowler – DL Hunter Brown – LB
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Sam Houston State has scheduled 12 games in the 2019 season instead of the 11 normally allowed for FCS programs. Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS teams are allowed to schedule 12 regular-season games in years in which the period starting with Labor Day weekend and ending with the last Saturday of November contains 14 Saturdays.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | atNew Mexico* | No. 23 | LOBOTV | L 31–39 | 13,749 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Oklahoma Panhandle State* | No. 25 | ESPN+ | W 77–0 | 4,942 | |
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | atNorth Dakota* | No. 24 | Pluto | L 23–27 | 8,697 | |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word |
| ESPN3 | W 45–6 | 8,196 | |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | atMcNeese State | ESPN+ | W 28–17 | 9,107 | ||
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | vs.Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+ | W 31–20 | 24,008 | ||
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Lamar | No. 25 |
| ESPN+ | L 17–203OT | 4,047 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 9Nicholls![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 17–0 | 3,953 | |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 12Central Arkansas | No. 21 | ESPN+ | L 25–29 | 9,363 | |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | atAbilene Christian | ESPN+ | W 24–10 | 6,491 | ||
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Northwestern State |
| ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 4,280 | |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist |
| ESPN+ | W 37–14 | 3,849 | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 23 Bearkats | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| Lobos | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 39 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 25 Bearkats | 42 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 77 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 24 Bearkats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| Fighting Hawks | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Bearkats | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bearkats | 0 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 28 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bearkats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| No. 25 Bearkats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bearkats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 21 Bearkats | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| No. 12 Bears | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bearkats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Demons | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Bearkats | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bearkats | 20 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 23 | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 21 | RV | ||||
| Coaches | 22 | 22 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 25 | RV | ||||