2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
2019 Sam 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. 14 Nicholls +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Southeastern 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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The 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach K. 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 at Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas.
Preseason
Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Bearkats were picked to finish in fourth place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Nicholls | 200 (20) |
2 | Central Arkansas | 154 |
3 | Incarnate Word | 150 (1) |
4 | Sam Houston State | 146 |
5 | Lamar | 123 |
6 | McNeese State | 114 |
7 | Abilene Christian | 112 (1) |
8 | Southeastern Louisiana | 71 |
9 | Stephen F. Austin | 63 |
10 | Northwestern State | 56 |
11 | Houston Baptist | 21 |
Preseason All–Southland Teams
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 |
Post season All–Southland Teams
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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Schedule
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. | at New 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. | at North 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. | at McNeese 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 17–20 3OT | 4,047 |
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 9 Nicholls![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 17–0 | 3,953 | |
October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Central Arkansas | No. 21 | ESPN+ | L 25–29 | 9,363 | |
November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Abilene 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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Source:[4][5]
Game summaries
At New Mexico
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 23 Bearkats | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
Lobos | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 39 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 25 Bearkats | 42 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 77 |
At North Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 24 Bearkats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
Fighting Hawks | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
Incarnate Word
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Bearkats | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
At McNeese State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bearkats | 0 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 28 |
Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Vs. Stephen F. Austin
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bearkats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Lamar
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 |
Nicholls
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 9 Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bearkats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
At Central Arkansas
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 |
At Abilene Christian
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bearkats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Wildcats | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Northwestern State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demons | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Bearkats | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Houston Baptist
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Bearkats | 20 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
Ranking movements
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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 |
References
- ^ "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Bylaw 17.10.5.1: Number of Contests, Maximum Limitations—Institutional" (PDF). 2018–19 NCAA Division I Manual. NCAA. July 2018. p. 273. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Football 2019 Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.