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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 564-490-35
 Winning Pct. 54%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 564-490-35
 Winning Pct. 54%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 6
 Division Titles 6
 Conference Record 96-36-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 343-179-15
 Away Record 214-303-19
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 113
 Winning Seasons (#1) 62
 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  29-14
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
@ Rice in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Sam Houston State lost 13-14 in 1993.
All-Time:
 Sam Houston State vs. Rice 1-16-0 5.9% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Rice
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Central Florida
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Hawaii
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. New Mexico State
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Texas State
 Thu., Oct. 3  @ Texas El Paso
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Wed., Oct. 16  vs. Western Kentucky
 Tue., Oct. 22  @ Florida International
 Tue., Oct. 29  vs. Louisiana Tech
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Kennesaw State
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Jacksonville State
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Liberty
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Conference USA  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Florida International 0-0
Jacksonville State 0-0
Kennesaw State 0-0
Liberty 0-0
Louisiana Tech 0-0
Middle Tennessee State 0-0
New Mexico State 0-0
Sam Houston State 0-0
Texas El Paso 0-0
Western Kentucky 0-0
 
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 0-20
 10 or more 187-85
 20 or more  178-53
 30 or more 143-15
 40 or more 102-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 38-0
 10 or more 149-105
 20 or more 90-98
 30 or more 35-77
 40 or more 11-36
 
  
 
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

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.