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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:
Conference: Conference USA-

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	574-493-35
Winning Pct.	54%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	574-493-35
Winning Pct.	54%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	6
Division Titles	6
Conference Record	102-38-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	348-180-15
Away Record	218-305-19

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	12
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	4-1-0
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	39-17
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

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	11-21 L
Fri., Nov. 29	vs. Liberty	20-18 W
Thu., Dec. 19	vs. Georgia Southern	31-26 W

2024 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Scoring	309-266
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-2

2024 Conference USA Standings
Season		Conference
Jacksonville State	9-5	7-1
Sam Houston State	10-3	6-2
Western Kentucky	8-6	6-2
Liberty	8-3	5-3
Louisiana Tech	5-7	4-4
Florida International	4-8	3-5
Texas El Paso	3-9	3-5
Kennesaw State	2-10	2-6
Middle Tennessee State	3-9	2-6
New Mexico State	3-9	2-6

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	196-88
20 or more	186-53
30 or more	149-15
40 or more	104-5

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	40-0
10 or more	157-108
20 or more	93-101
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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.