2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football team
American college football season
2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 3–1 (1–0 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brad Cornelsen (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Skyler Cassity (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Bowers Stadium |
Seasons ← 2023 2025 → |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State* | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 6, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football team will represent Sam Houston State University in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearkats are led by K. C. Keeler in his eleventh year as the head coach. The Bearkats will play home games at Bowers Stadium, located in Huntsville, Texas.[1]
Offseason
C | Center | CB | Cornerback | DB | Defensive back | DE | Defensive end[a] | |||
DL | Defensive lineman | DT | Defensive tackle | FB | Fullback | FS | Free safety | |||
G | Guard[b] | K | Kicker[c] | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker | |||
LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker[d] | OT | Offensive tackle | OL | Offensive lineman | |||
OLB | Outside linebacker[a] | NT | Nose tackle | P | Punter | PR | Punt returner | |||
QB | Quarterback | RS | Return specialist | RB | Running back | S | Safety | |||
SS | Strong safety | TE | Tight end | WR | Wide receiver |
- ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
- ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
- ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
- ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Departures
Name | Position | New school | New position |
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Additions
Name | Position | Previous school | Previous position |
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Players drafted into the NFL
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Rice* |
| ESPN+ | W 34–14 | 17,298 |
September 7 | 5:30 p.m. | at UCF* | ESPN+ | L 14–45 | 43,807 | |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Hawaii* | ESPN+ | W 31–14 | 15,134 | |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico State |
| ESPN+ | W 31–11 | |
September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Texas State* |
| ESPN+ | ||
October 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at UTEP |
| CBSSN | ||
October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| ESPN2 | ||
October 22 | 6:30 p.m. | at FIU | ESPNU | |||
October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| ESPNU | ||
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State | ESPN+ | |||
November 23 | 11:00 a.m. | at Jacksonville State | CBSSN | |||
November 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Liberty |
| CBSSN | ||
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Game summaries
at Rice
Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) vs Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bearkats | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
Game information |
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Statistics | Sam Houston | Rice |
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First downs | 20 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 73–407 | 62–274 |
Rushes–yards | 46–178 | 18–47 |
Passing yards | 229 | 227 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 16–27–0 | 27–44–2 |
Time of possession | 35:20 | 24:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Sam Houston | Passing | Hunter Watson | 16/27, 229 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Hunter Watson | 14 carries, 57 yards | |
Receiving | Qua'Vez Humphreys | 3 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD | |
Rice | Passing | E.J. Warner | 27/44, 227 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Dean Connors | 12 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Matt Sykes | 6 receptions, 74 yards |
at UCF
Game Two – Sam Houston Bearkats (1–0) vs UCF Knights (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bearkats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Knights | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
- Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 43,807
- Referee: Henry Johns
- TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)
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Statistics | SHSU | UCF |
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First downs | 12 | 29 |
Total yards | 287 | 554 |
Rushing yards | 68 | 384 |
Passing yards | 219 | 170 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9-13-2 | 12-15 |
Time of possession | 25:57 | 34:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Sam Houston | Passing | Hunter Watson | 9/13, 82 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Zach Hrbacek | 8 carries, 25 yards | |
Receiving | Simeon Evans | 3 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD | |
UCF | Passing | KJ Jefferson | 12/15, 169 yards |
Rushing | RJ Harvey | 19 carries, 126 yards, 4 TD | |
Receiving | Kobe Hudson | 5 receptions, 104 yards |
vs. Hawaii
Game Three – Sam Houston Bearkats (1–1) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
Bearkats | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | HAW | SHSU |
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First downs | 15 | 22 |
Total yards | 308 | 422 |
Rushing yards | 56 | 257 |
Passing yards | 252 | 165 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 25:38 | 34:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 21/42, 252 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Cam Barfield | 5 rushes, 24 yards | |
Receiving | Pofele Ashlock | 8 receptions, 84 yards, TD | |
Sam Houston | Passing | Hunter Watson | 15/23, 165 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jay Ducker | 15 rushes, 148 yards | |
Receiving | Qua'Vez Humphreys | 4 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD |
vs. New Mexico State
Game Four – New Mexico State Aggies (1–2) vs Sam Houston Bearkats (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX
- Date: September 21, 2024
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- TV: ESPN+
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Statistics | NMSU | SHSU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico State | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Sam Houston | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
vs. Texas State
Game Five – Texas State Bobcats (2–1) vs. Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 28
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | TXST | SHSU |
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Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas State | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Sam Houston | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at UTEP
Game Six – Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) vs. UTEP Miners (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
- Date: October 3
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
- TV: CBSSN
Game information |
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Statistics | SHSU | UTEP |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Receiving | |||
UTEP | Passing | ||
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Receiving |