2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Southland Conference champion
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 1
FCS Coaches No. 1
2016 record 12–0 (9–0 Southland)
Head coach K. C. Keeler (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Phil Longo (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Brad Sherrod (2nd year)
Home stadium Bowers Stadium
(Capacity: 12,593)
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Sam Houston State $^   9 0         12 0  
#11 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
  • *Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represents Sam Houston State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats are led by third-year head coach K. C. Keeler and play their home games at Bowers Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the season 11–4, 7–2 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 2nd place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Southern Utah, McNeese State, and Colgate to advance to the Semifinals where they lost to Jacksonville State.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM Oklahoma Panhandle State* No. 2 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX ESPN3 W 59–21   8,609
September 17 7:00 PM at Lamar No. 3 Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX ESPN3 W 44–31   8,343
September 24 7:00 PM at Houston Baptist No. 2 Husky StadiumHouston, TX FCS W 52–16   3,134
October 1 3:00 PM vs. Stephen F. Austin No. 2 NRG StadiumHouston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods) ESPN3 W 63–28   27,411
October 8 6:00 PM at Incarnate Word No. 2 Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX ESPN3/UIWtv W 63–48   5,322
October 15 3:00 PM Abilene Christiandagger No. 2 Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPN3 W 48–21   8,314
October 22 3:00 PM at Nicholls State No. 1 Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, 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 at Northwestern State No. 1 Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA ESPN3 W 48–16   6,421
November 19 2:30 PM No. 11 Central Arkansas No. 1 Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPN3 W 59–23   9,182
December 3 2:00 PM No. 11 Chattanooga* No. 1 Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 41–36   4,897
December 9 6:00 PM at No. 5 James Madison* No. 1 Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) ESPN2      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source:[1]

Game summaries

Oklahoma Panhandle State

Oklahoma Panhandle State at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Aggies 14 007 21
#2 Bearkats 21 17714 59
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 8,609
  • Game weather: 89°F • NE 4 • Mostly cloudy, warm
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

@ Lamar

Sam Houston State at Lamar
1 234Total
#3 Bearkats 14 1677 44
Cardinals 3 01414 31
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 8,343
  • Game weather: 92°F • Hot and humid
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
26–10–1 2015 L 46–49

@ Houston Baptist

Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
#2 Bearkats 21 10714 52
Huskies 0 6100 16
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 3,134
  • Game weather: 85°F • ESE 6 • Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: FCS

Sources:[2]

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 W 63–14

Stephen F. Austin

Battle of the Piney Woods
1 234Total
#2 Bearkats 28 14210 63
Lumberjacks 0 7147 28
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: NRG Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 27,411
  • Game weather: Indoors • 79°F outside • Calm
  • Referee: Mike Vandervelde
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
52–35–2 2015 W 34–28

@ Incarnate Word

Sam Houston State at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
#2 Bearkats 21 14217 63
Cardinals 7 141413 48
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 5,322
  • Game weather: 78°F • 9 mph • Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • Television network: ESPN3, UIWtv

Sources: Box Score

Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2015 W 59–7

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State (Homecoming)
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 0714 21
#2 Bearkats 7 20210 48
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 8,319
  • Game weather: 88°F • S 9 • Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Boutmann
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
9–12 2015 W 49–21

@ Nicholls

Sam Houston State at Nicholls
1 234Total
#1 Bearkats 10 1477 38
Colonels 0 0147 21
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:09
  • Game attendance: 7,759
  • Game weather: 70°F • Slight wind • Nice
  • Referee: Mike Vandervelde
  • Television network: ASN

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
19–10–1 2015 W 37–7

Texas Southern

Texas Southern at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Tigers 0 1007 17
#1 Bearkats 28 17147 66
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 8,611
  • Game weather: 84°F • SSE 6 • Clear
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
9–5 2012 W 50–6

McNeese State

McNeese State at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 92113 43
#1 Bearkats 14 14217 56
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 8,025
  • Game weather: 68°F • N 4 • Overcast
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
11–26–1 2015 FCS Playoffs W 34–29

@ Northwestern State

Sam Houston State at Northwestern State
1 234Total
#1 Bearkats 20 2107 48
Demons 13 030 16
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 6,421
  • Game weather: 71°F • SSE 7 • Calm and cool
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
18–20 2015 W 59–21

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
#11 Bears 0 1067 23
#1 Bearkats 17 21147 59
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:42
  • Game attendance: 9,182
  • Game weather: 61°F • N 7 • Sunny and clear
  • Referee: Brad Van Vark
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–5 2015 W 42–13

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Chattanooga

Chattanooga at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
#11 Mocs 0 141012 36
#1 Bearkats 14 7146 41
  • Date: December 3
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 4,897
  • Game weather: 49°F • NE 8 • Overcast and drizzly
  • Referee: Chris La Mange
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Quarterfinals–James Madison

Sam Houston State at James Madison
1 234Total
#1 Bearkats 0 000 0
#5 Dukes 0 000 0
  • Date: December 9
  • Location: Bridgeforth Stadium
    Harrisonburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Television network: ESPN2

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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)  
Coaches 2 3–T 3 2 2 2 2 1 (21) 1 (23) 1 (22) 1 (22) 1 (21) 1 (22)  
FCS Playoffs Not released 2 5 5 Not released

References

  1. "Football - 2016 Schedule". Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. "Sam Houston State (3–0 , 2–0) -VS- Houston Baptist (2–2 , 1–2)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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