Sam Houston (TX) FBS G5 : C-USA G5

Location
Huntsville TX

Spirit Name
Bearkats

Mascot
Sammy Bearkat

Stadium:
Bowers: FCS Rank 57
Capacity: 14,000
Surface: Artificial

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year	Annual Record	Coach	Head Coach Record	Overall Record	Total Win Rank / Winning %	Returning Letterman	Returning Starters	Attendance
2010	6-5	Willie Fritz	@ SHSU 6-5 Winning Percentage 54.55	449-442-34 Winning Percentage 50.38	Total Win Rank 58 Winning Percentage Rank 79	Total 35 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 3 Defense 6	6,337 Increase FCS Rank 77
2010	5-6	Todd Whitten	@ SHSU 27-28 Winning Percentage 49.09	443-437-34 Winning Percentage 50.33	Total Win Rank 57 Winning Percentage Rank 80	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 7 Defense 3	5,370 FCS Rank 72
2011	14-1	Willie Fritz	@ SHSU 20-6 Winning Percentage 76.92	463-443-34 Winning Percentage 51.06	Total Win Rank 56 Winning Percentage Rank 73	Total 46 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 3 Defense 6	8,083 Increase FCS Rank 58
2012	11-4	Willie Fritz	@ SHSU 31-10 Winning Percentage 75.61	474-447-34 Winning Percentage 51.47	Total Win Rank 52 Winning Percentage Rank 67	Total 50 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 8* Defense 8	8,782 Increase FCS Rank 44
2013	9-5	Willie Fritz	@ SHSU 40-15 Winning Percentage 72.73	483-452-34 Winning Percentage 51.60	Total Win Rank 52 Winning Percentage Rank 68	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	7,040 Decrease FCS Rank 62
2014	11-5	K.C. Keeler	@ SHSU 11-5 Winning Percentage 68.75	494-457-34 Winning Percentage 51.88	Total Win Rank 47 Winning Percentage Rank 62	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	10,004 Increase FCS Rank 24
2015	11-4	K.C. Keeler	@ SHSU 22-9 Winning Percentage 70.97	505-461-34 Winning Percentage 52.20	Total Win Rank 44 Winning Percentage Rank 61	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	6,398 Decrease FCS Rank 69
2016	12-1	K.C. Keeler	@ SHSU 34-10 Winning Percentage 77.27	517-462-34 Winning Percentage 52.71	Total Win Rank 43 Winning Percentage Rank 59	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	7,940 Increase FCS Rank 43
2017	12-2	K.C. Keeler	@ SHSU 46-12 Winning Percentage 79.31	529-464-34 Winning Percentage 53.16	Total Win Rank 41 Winning Percentage Rank 55	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	6,986 Decrease FCS Rank 59
2018	6-5	K.C. Keeler	@ SHSU 52-17 Winning Percentage 75.36	535-469-34 Winning Percentage 53.18	Total Win Rank 42 Winning Percentage Rank 53	Total Offense Defense NA ST	Offense NA Defense NA	7,911 Increase FCS Rank 44
2019	7-5	K.C. Keeler	@ SHSU 59-22 Winning Percentage 72.84	542-474-34 Winning Percentage 53.24	Total Win Rank 43 Winning Percentage Rank 51	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	4,478 Decrease FCS Rank 81
2020	10-0	K.C. Keeler	@ SHSU 69-22 Winning Percentage 75.82	552-474-34 Winning Percentage 53.86	Total Win Rank 37 Winning Percentage Rank 49	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	Covid 19
2021	11-1	K.C. Keeler	@ SHSU 80-23 Winning Percentage 77.67	563-475-34 Winning Percentage 54.10	Total Win Rank 38 Winning Percentage Rank 49	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	7,283 Increase FCS Rank 45
2022	5-4	K.C. Keeler	@ SHSU 85-27 Winning Percentage 75.89	568-479-34 Winning Percentage 51.10	Total Win Rank 38 Winning Percentage Rank 47	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	7,611 Increase FCS Rank 45
2023	3-9	K.C. Keeler	@ SHSU 88-36 Winning Percentage 70.97 RK 14	571-488-34 Winning Percentage 53.80	Total Win Rank 84 (FBS) Winning Percentage Rank 72	Total 40 Offense 17 Defense 21 S.T. 2	Offense 7* Defense 9	8,298 Increase FBS Rank 132
2024	10-3	K.C. Keeler	@ SHSU 98-39 Winning Percentage 70.97 RK 11	581-491-34 Winning Percentage 55.07	Total Win Rank 80 (FBS) Winning Percentage Rank 74	Total Offense 17 Defense 19 S.T. 4	Offense 8 Defense 4	10,983 Increase FBS Rank 130
2025	2-10	Phil Longo	@ SHSU 2-10 Winning Percentage 16.67 RK 130	583-501-34 Winning Percentage 53.67	Total Win Rank 80 (FBS) Winning Percentage Rank 75	Total 22 Offense 12 Defense 8 S.T. 2	Offense 5 Defense 3	4,773 Increase FBS Rank 135
2026	0-0	Phil Longo	@ SHSU 2-10 Winning Percentage 16.67 RK 130	583-501-34 Winning Percentage 53.67	Total Win Rank 80 (FBS) Winning Percentage Rank 75	247 Recruiting RK: 126	Offense 4 Defense 3	TBD
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2026)

Season Year >

FBS G5 : C-USA G5

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Record 2026

Overall: W:0 L:0 T:0
Conf: W:0 L:0 T:0
Division: W:0 L:0 T:0

Game Date

Home VS Away

Score

Game Stats

Sep-05 2026

Troy (AL)
-VS-
Sam Houston (TX)

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Troy (AL)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Houston (TX)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

BYE WEEK!

Sep-19 2026

Sam Houston (TX)
-VS-
Tulsa (OK)

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Sam Houston (TX)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tulsa (OK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sep-19 2026

Sam Houston (TX)
-VS-
Nicholls State (LA)

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Sam Houston (TX)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nicholls State (LA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sep-26 2026

Texas Tech
-VS-
Sam Houston (TX)

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Houston (TX)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The Raiders & Bearkats have-got-it-on twice in their long histories / TT has won both games / 1st played in 2015, TTU outscored SHS,59-45 / Last Played: in 2025, an 80-21, blasting / Both games were played @ Lubbock's Jones AT&T Stadium / Sma Houston State is now a member of C-USA (left the FCS ranks & the Western Athletic-ASUN combo conference, after the 2022 season) / SHSU, as a member of C-USA (Note: an FBS Conference or 85, now 105 scholarship sundivision) has gone, 3-9 in 2023, 10-3 in 2024 & 2-10 in 2025