American college football season
2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
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Ranking |
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STATS | No. 3 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 4 |
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Record | 11–4 (7–2 Southland) |
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Head coach | - K. C. Keeler (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Phil Longo (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Collins (3rd season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Brad Sherrod (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 3–4 |
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Home stadium | Bowers Stadium |
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The 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by second-year head coach K. C. Keeler and played their home games at Bowers Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 11–4 overall and 7–2 in Southland play to finish in a tie for second 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. The 2015 season marked the Bearkats' 100th season of football.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 2:30 pm | at Texas Tech* | No. 3 | | FSN | L 45–59 | 60,073 |
September 19 | 6:00 pm | Lamar | No. 3 | | ASN | L 46–49 | 10,116 |
September 26 | 6:00 pm | Houston Baptist | No. 12 | - Bowers Stadium
- Huntsville, TX
| FCS Central | W 63–14 | 9,014 |
October 3 | 3:00 pm | vs. Stephen F. Austin | No. 12 | | ESPN3[1] | W 34–28 | 26,990 |
October 10 | 6:00 pm | Incarnate Word | No. 11 | - Bowers Stadium
- Huntsville, TX
| FCS Central | W 59–7 | 6,508 |
October 17 | 2:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | No. 9 | | ASN | W 49–21 | 8,763 |
October 24 | 6:00 pm | Nicholls State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 9 | - Bowers Stadium
- Huntsville, TX
| FCS Central | W 37–7 | 5,104 |
October 31 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 (D-II) Texas A&M–Commerce* | No. 8 | - Bowers Stadium
- Huntsville, TX
| FCS Pacific | W 38–24 | 4,862 |
November 7 | 6:00 pm | at No. 9 McNeese State | No. 7 | | ESPN3 | L 10–27 | 10,501 |
November 14 | 2:30 pm | Northwestern State | No. 13 | - Bowers Stadium
- Huntsville, TX
| ESPN3 | W 59–21 | 7,408 |
November 21 | 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | No. 10 | | | W 42–13 | 3,575 |
November 28 | 3:00 pm | No. 17 Southern Utah* | No. 6 | | ESPN3 | W 42–38 | 3,098 |
December 5 | 7:00 pm | at No. 3 McNeese State* | No. 6 | - Cowboy Stadium
- Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I second round)
| ESPN3 | W 34–29 | 13,493 |
December 12 | 11:00 am | Colgate* | No. 6 | - Bowers Stadium
- Huntsville, TX (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
| ESPN3 | W 48–21 | 5,074 |
December 19 | 3:00 pm | at No. 1 Jacksonville State* | No. 6 | | ESPNU | L 10–62 | 23,692 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
@ Texas Tech
Sam Houston State at Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #3 Bearkats | 14 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 45 | • Red Raiders | 14 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 59 | - Date: September 5
- Location: Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX - Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 4:01
- Game attendance: 60,073
- Game weather: 89°F • Wind: SSW 12 • Partly Cloudy
- Referee: Brandon Cruse
- TV announcers (FSN): Mike Morgan, JC Pearson, Steffi Sorensen
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| 1 | 11:54 | Texas Tech | Jakeem Grant 3 yard run (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:06 | 0–7 | | 1 | 8:51 | Sam Houston State | Ridgeway Frank 14 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 3:03 | 7–7 | | 1 | 3:54 | Texas Tech | Devin Lauderdale 64 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:13 | 7–14 | | 1 | 0:53 | Sam Houston State | Donavan Williams 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:32 | 14–14 | | 2 | 13:24 | Texas Tech | Ian Sadler 8 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:29 | 14–21 | | 2 | 7:30 | Sam Houston State | Luc Swimberghe 48 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:16 | 17–21 | | 2 | 7:13 | Texas Tech | Jakeem Grant 94 yard punt return (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 | 17–28 | | 2 | 3:44 | Sam Houston State | Donavan Williams 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:29 | 24–28 | | 2 | 2:23 | Texas Tech | Ian Sadler 53 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:21 | 24–35 | | 2 | 0:52 | Sam Houston State | Davion Davis 29 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:31 | 31–35 | | 2 | 0:14 | Texas Tech | Devin Lauderdale 29 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 0:38 | 31–42 | | 3 | 14:14 | Texas Tech | J.J. Gaines 47 yard interception return (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:46 | 31–49 | | 3 | 9:59 | Texas Tech | Michael Barden 27 yard field goal; Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:53 | 31–52 | | 3 | 1:09 | Texas Tech | Justin Stockton 4 yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:06 | 31–59 | | 4 | 10:06 | Sam Houston State | Donavan Williams 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:14 | 38–59 | | 4 | 1:53 | Sam Houston State | Donavan Williams 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:23 | 45–59 | |
Lamar
Lamar at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Cardinals | 14 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 | #3 Bearkats | 14 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 46 | - Date: September 19
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 4:01
- Game attendance: 10,116
- TV announcers (ASN): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, Chris Mycoskie
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| 1 | 9:20 | Lamar | Reggi Begelton 4 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:53 | 0–7 | | 1 | 7:50 | Sam Houston State | Yedidiah Louis 46 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:30 | 7–7 | | 1 | 4:01 | Lamar | Reggi Begelton 19 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:49 | 7–14 | | 1 | 2:18 | Sam Houston State | Donav Williams 8 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:43 | 14–14 | | 2 | 12:40 | Lamar | Kad Harrington 77 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:01 | 14–21 | | 2 | 5:51 | Lamar | Kad Harrington 5 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:45 | 14–28 | | 2 | 1:29 | Lamar | Devonn Brown 18 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:24 | 14–35 | | 3 | 9:06 | Sam Houston State | Luc Swimberghe 36 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:38 | 17–35 | | 3 | 1:08 | Sam Houston State | Donav Williams 5 yard run (Jared Johnson two-point conv. failed), Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 4:12 | 23–35 | | 4 | 14:55 | Sam Houston State | Team Safety, Drive: 3 plays, -10 yards, 1:07 | 25–35 | | 4 | 9:17 | Lamar | Carl Harris 27 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:04 | 25–42 | | 4 | 7:51 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Thomas 55 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:26 | 32–42 | | 4 | 4:59 | Sam Houston State | Jared Johnson 16 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 2:18 | 39–42 | | 4 | 3:21 | Lamar | Kad Harrington 73 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:27 | 39–49 | | 4 | 0:58 | Sam Houston State | Jared Johnson 6 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:23 | 46–49 | |
Houston Baptist
Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Huskies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | • #12 Bearkats | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 63 | - Date: September 26
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:01
- Game attendance: 9,014
- TV announcers (FCS Central): Randy McIlvoy, Jeff Power, Kara Gold
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| 1 | 11:36 | Sam Houston State | Jared Johnson 86 yard pass complete to Gerald Thomas (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:34 | 7–0 | | 1 | 4:43 | Houston Baptist | Tony Dawson 14 yard pass complete to Wesley Lewis (Christian Guzman kick), Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:48 | 7–7 | | 1 | 2:55 | Sam Houston State | Jared Johnson 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 1:48 | 14–7 | | 2 | 6:12 | Houston Baptist | Terrance Peters 82 yard run (Christian Guzman kick), Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:52 | 14–14 | | 2 | 4:12 | Sam Houston State | LaDarius Brown 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 0 yards, 3:52 | 21–14 | | 2 | 0:15 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Thomas 38 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Carlos Teal kick), Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:53 | 28–14 | | 3 | 11:49 | Sam Houston State | Jared Johnson 2 yard pass complete to LaDarius Brown (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:56 | 35–14 | | 3 | 10:18 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Thomas 25 yard interception return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:31 | 42–14 | | 3 | 8:03 | Sam Houston State | Jalen Overstreet 9 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:20 | 49–14 | | 3 | 0:57 | Sam Houston State | Jared Johnson 10 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:44 | 56–14 | | 4 | 12:10 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Williams 25 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:03 | 63–14 | |
Stephen F. Austin
Battle of the Piney Woods | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Lumberjacks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 | • #12 Bearkats | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 34 | - Date: October 3
- Location: NRG Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:32
- Game attendance: 26,990
- Game weather: 72°F • Wind: Calm • Indoors
- Referee: Ross Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, Brooke Bentley
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| 2 | 14:54 | Stephen F Austin | De'Quan 21-yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:04 | 0–7 | | 2 | 5:40 | Sam Houston State | Luc Swimberghe 35 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:15 | 3–7 | | 2 | 4:10 | Stephen F Austin | Judah Jones 31 yard pass from Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:30 | 3–14 | | 3 | 13:14 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Thomas 78 yard punt return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:46 | 10–14 | | 3 | 9:16 | Sam Houston State | Donavan Williams 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 2:27 | 17–14 | | 3 | 5:41 | Stephen F Austin | Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 3:35 | 17–21 | | 3 | 3:01 | Sam Houston State | Yedidiah Louis 53 yard punt return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:06 | 24–21 | | 4 | 13:12 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 3:22 | 31–21 | | 4 | 10:39 | Stephen F Austin | Loren Easly 80 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:14 | 31–28 | | 4 | 6:34 | Sam Houston State | Luc Swimberghe 32 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:05 | 34–28 | |
The Sam Houston State Bearkats faced the Stephen F. Austin State Lumberjacks for the 90th time in the two teams history. The Bearkats led the all-time series 52–35–2 going into the game.
The first quarter featured several long drives by both teams but neither managed to get on the scoreboard, including a missed field goal by SHSU kicker Luc Swimberghe. However, the Lumberjacks worked their way down the field before the end of the quarter, culminating in a twenty one yard touchdown scoring pass by SFA quarterback Zach Conque to Lumberjack wide receiver De'Quann Ruffin in the opening seconds of the second quarter. With SFA kicker Mason Juhl's extra point, SFA led 7–0. After some more back and forth between the teams, Sam Houston eventually got on the board with a thirty five yard field goal by Swimberghe with 5:30 remaining in the quarter, narrowing SFA's lead to 7–3. SFA struck back quickly with a thirty one yard touchdown pass from Conque to wide receiver Judah Jones at the 4:10 mark, and with the extra point the teams went to half time with SFA leading 14–3.
On SHSU's first possession of the second half, Bearkats wide receiver Gerald Thomas returned a punt seventy eight yards for a score, and with Swimberge's extra point the Bearkats narrowed the gap to 14–10 at the 13:14 mark. On Sam Houston's next possession, the drive ended with 9:16 remaining in the quarter with a four-yard scoring run by SHSU running back Donovan Williams to but the Bearkats on top 17–14. SFA's next possession ended in a one-yard scoring rush by Conque to put SFA back on top 21–17. SHSU had another long punt return with wide receiver Yedidiah Louis bringing the ball in 53 yards for a score with 3:01 remaining in the quarter, and SHSU retook the lead 24–21. The third quarter ended with SHSU leading 24–21.
SHSU scored again early in the fourth quarter with a one-yard run by running back Corey Avery at the 13:12 mark, lifting the Bearkat lead to 31–21. The Bearkats failed to take advantage of a three-and-out by the Lumberjacks, with a forty seven yard punt return by Louis setting the Kats up in the red zone, but a field goal by Swimberge bounced off the upright. SFA struck back quickly with an eighty-yard scoring rush by Lumberjack running back Lon Easily on the first play of their possession, narrowing the lead to 31–28 Bearkats. Another Bearkat field goal by Swimberge stretched the lead to 34–28, where it stayed through the end of the game.
Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | • #11 Bearkats | 24 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 59 | - Date: October 10
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:10
- Game attendance: 6,508
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- TV announcers (FCS Central): Tom Franklin, Kenneth Moore, Kara Gold
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| 1 | 10:55 | Sam Houston State | Luc Swimberghe 34 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 2:49 | 3–0 | | 1 | 8:13 | Sam Houston State | Jared Johnson 66 yard pass complete to Corey Avery (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:08 | 10–0 | | 1 | 6:53 | Sam Houston State | Jared Johnson 35 yard pass complete to LaDarius Brown (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:06 | 17–0 | | 1 | 6:28 | Sam Houston State | Donavan Williams 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03 | 24–0 | | 2 | 12:53 | Sam Houston State | Jalen Overstreet 3 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:24 | 31–0 | | 2 | 11:51 | Sam Houston State | Collins Okotcha 60 yard interception return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:57 | 38–0 | | 2 | 8:05 | Sam Houston State | Jeremiah Briscoe 35 yard pass complete to LaDarius Brown (Luc Swimberghe kick); Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 1:42 | 45–0 | | 2 | 2:05 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 8 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 4:38 | 52–0 | | 3 | 9:02 | Incarnate Word | Dorland Fields 1 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:52 | 52–7 | | 3 | 1:36 | Sam Houston State | Remus Bulmer 8 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04 | 59–7 | |
@ Abilene Christian
Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #9 Bearkats | 28 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 49 | Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | - Date: October 17
- Location: Shotwell Stadium
Abilene, TX - Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:13
- Game attendance: 8,763
- Game weather: 79°F • SSE 7 • Sunny
- Referee: Kevin Mar
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| 1 | 13:41 | Sam Houston State | LaDarius Brown 64 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19 | 7–0 | | 1 | 8:07 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 9 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:49 | 14–0 | | 1 | 3:53 | Sam Houston State | Collin Rison 24 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 1:26 | 21–0 | | 1 | 0:22 | Sam Houston State | Don King III 9 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:07 | 28–0 | | 2 | 9:44 | Abilene Christian | Dallas Sealey 8 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:30 | 28–7 | | 2 | 1:19 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:04 | 35–7 | | 3 | 9:24 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 10 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:27 | 42–7 | | 3 | 3:01 | Sam Houston State | Davion Davis 13 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:16 | 49–7 | | 4 | 12:47 | Abilene Christian | Adrian Duncan 14 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:08 | 49–14 | | 4 | 4:45 | Abilene Christian | Jamie Walker 7 yard pass from Cody Ennis (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:57 | 49–21 | |
Nicholls (homecoming)
Nicholls at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Colonels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | • #9 Bearkats | 23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 37 | - Date: October 24
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:00
- Game attendance: 5,104
- TV announcers (FCS Central): Tom Franklin, Kenneth Moore, Maya Golden
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| 1 | 13:48 | Sam Houston State | Team Safety, Drive: 4 plays, -25 yards, 1:06 | 2–0 | | 1 | 11:49 | Sam Houston State | Deon Hutchinson 13 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:55 | 9–0 | | 1 | 3:01 | Sam Houston State | Hayden Cagle 3 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:30 | 16–0 | | 1 | 0:47 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 12 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:19 | 23–0 | | 2 | 1:05 | Sam Houston State | Jalen Overstreet 12 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:17 | 30–0 | | 3 | 12:09 | Sam Houston State | Ridgeway Frank 11 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:21 | 37–0 | | 3 | 3:37 | Nicholls | Tuskani Figaro 80 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:18 | 37–7 | |
Texas A&M–Commerce
Texas A&M–Commerce at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Lions | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 | • #8 Bearkats | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 | - Date: October 31
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 6:04 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:11
- Game attendance: 4,862
- Referee: Dan Lewis
- TV announcers (FCS Pacific): Tom Franklin, Kennth Moore, Maya Gold
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| 1 | 12:07 | Sam Houston State | Cory Avery 3 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 2:53 | 7–0 | | 1 | 10:12 | Texas A&M–Commerce | Kristov Martinez 31 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 1:48 | 7–3 | | 1 | 4:28 | Sam Houston State | Cory Avery 4 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:53 | 14–3 | | 2 | 13:11 | Sam Houston State | Jalen Overstreet 2 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 3:00 | 21–3 | | 2 | 9:45 | Texas A&M–Commerce | Darby Smith 55 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Kristov Martinez kick), Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:09 | 21–10 | | 2 | 0:00 | Sam Houston State | Tre Honshtein 22 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 4:21 | 24–10 | | 3 | 10:10 | Texas A&M–Commerce | Derrick Macon 10 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Kristov Martinez kick), Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:08 | 24–17 | | 3 | 5:07 | Texas A&M–Commerce | Lance Evans 39 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Kristov Martinez kick), Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 2:26 | 24–24 | | 3 | 2:14 | Sam Houston State | Cory Avery 1 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:53 | 31–24 | | 4 | 9:19 | Sam Houston State | Jared Johnson 24 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:37 | 38–24 | |
@ McNeese State
Sam Houston State at McNeese State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #7 Bearkats | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | • #9 Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 | - Date: November 7
- Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 2:58
- Game attendance: 10,501
- Game weather: 64°F • NNE 13 • Overcast with rain
- Referee: Dan Romeo
- Television network: ESPN3
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| 1 | 9:38 | Sam Houston State | Darion Flowers 90 yard interception return (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:22 | 7–0 | | 1 | 0:54 | Sam Houston State | Tre Honshtein 20 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:06 | 10–0 | | 2 | 1:40 | McNeese State | Daniel Sams 64 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:37 | 10–7 | | 2 | 0:04 | McNeese State | Kent Shelby 6 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:06 | 10–14 | | 3 | 3:48 | McNeese State | Jean Breaux 23 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:53 | 10–17 | | 4 | 5:20 | McNeese State | Jean Breaux 27 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:09 | 10–20 | | 4 | 5:11 | McNeese State | Ryan Ross 20 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:09 | 10–27 | |
Northwestern State
Northwestern State at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Demons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | • #13 Bearkats | 14 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 59 | - Date: November 14
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 2:30 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 3:03
- Game attendance: 7,408
- Referee: Carl McNeil
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| 1 | 13:29 | Sam Houston State | Yedidiah Louis 24 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:31 | 7–0 | | 1 | 3:51 | Northwestern State | Chris Jones 19 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:04 | 7–7 | | 1 | 1:10 | Sam Houston State | Yedidiah Louis 24 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:32 | 14–7 | | 2 | 11:42 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 27 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:32 | 21–7 | | 2 | 7:06 | Sam Houston State | Yedidiah Louis 9 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 2:59 | 28–7 | | 2 | 5:27 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Thomas 15 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:56 | 35–7 | | 2 | 2:03 | Northwestern State | Ed Eagan 22 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:22 | 35–14 | | 3 | 12:01 | Northwestern State | De'Mard Llorens 15 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:53 | 35–21 | | 3 | 9:52 | Sam Houston State | Jalen Overstreet 8 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:09 | 42–21 | | 3 | 5:23 | Sam Houston State | Tre Honshtein 31 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:51 | 45–21 | | 4 | 12:54 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 78 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:10 | 52–21 | | 4 | 2:23 | Sam Houston State | Ridgeway Frank 11 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:20 | 59–21 | |
@ Central Arkansas
Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #10 Bearkats | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 | Bears | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | - Date: November 21
- Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR - Game start: 7:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 3:21
- Game attendance: 3,575
- Referee: D. Alvarez
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| 1 | 12:20 | Central Arkansas | Jace Denker 45 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:22 | 0–3 | | 1 | 11:01 | Sam Houston State | Jalen Overstreet 13 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:11 | 7–3 | | 1 | 6:49 | Central Arkansas | Jace Denker 35 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:05 | 7–6 | | 1 | 2:39 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 45 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:07 | 14–6 | | 2 | 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 3 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:10 | 21–6 | | 2 | 1:37 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Thomas 50 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:41 | 28–6 | | 2 | 0:21 | Sam Houston State | LaDarius Brown 3 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:21 | 35–6 | | 3 | 11:42 | Sam Houston State | Jalen Overstreet 30 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:57 | 42–6 | | 3 | 2:00 | Central Arkansas | Jatavious Wilson 28 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:14 | 42–13 | |
FCS playoffs
First round – Southern Utah
Southern Utah at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #17 Thunderbirds | 6 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 39 | • #6 Bearkats | 16 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | - Date: November 28
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 3:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 3:50
- Game attendance: 3,098
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| 1 | 13:01 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 3 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:00 | 7–0 | | 1 | 12:21 | Southern Utah | Brady Measom 69 yard pass from Ammon Olsen (Keita Calhoun kick blocked), Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34 | 7–6 | | 1 | 12:21 | Sam Houston State | Alfonzo McMillian Defensive PAT Conversion, Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34 | 9–6 | | 1 | 9:44 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 31 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:09 | 16–6 | | 2 | 14:02 | Sam Houston State | Tre Honshtein 29 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 46 yards, 3:10 | 19–6 | | 2 | 12:04 | Southern Utah | Malik Brown 4 yard run (two-point conv. failed), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:53 | 19–12 | | 2 | 8:06 | Sam Houston State | Ridgeway Frank 2 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:58 | 26–12 | | 2 | 7:47 | Southern Utah | Ty Rutledge 61 yard run (Keita Calhoun kick), Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:12 | 26–19 | | 2 | 4:11 | Southern Utah | Mike Sharp 36 yard pass from Ammon Olsen (Keita Calhoun kick), Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:52 | 26–26 | | 2 | 2:08 | Southern Utah | Mike Sharp 34 yard pass from Ammon Olsen (Keita Calhoun kick blocked), Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 0:41 | 26–32 | | 3 | 12:58 | Southern Utah | Mike Sharp 9 yard pass from Ammon Olsen (Keita Calhoun kick), Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 0:40 | 26–39 | | 3 | 7:00 | Sam Houston State | Ridgeway Frank 1 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:05 | 33–39 | | 4 | 8:36 | Sam Houston State | Team Safety, Drive: 2 plays, -6 yards, 0:44 | 35–39 | | 4 | 3:44 | Sam Houston State | Yedidiah Louis 55 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:14 | 42–39 | |
Second round – McNeese State
Sam Houston State at McNeese State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #6 Bearkats | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 34 | #3 Cowboys | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | - Date: December 5
- Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 3:33
- Game attendance: 13,493
- Game weather: 57°F • ENE 3 • Fair, 45% humidity
- Referee: Jeremy Parker
- Television network: ESPN3
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| 1 | 11:58 | McNeese State | Jean Breaux 43 yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:23 | 0–3 | | 1 | 4:08 | Sam Houston State | LaDarius Brown 54 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick) Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:04 | 7–3 | | 1 | 0:39 | McNeese State | Kent Shelby 15 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick) Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:29 | 7–10 | | 2 | 13:32 | McNeese State | David Bush 4 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick) Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:34 | 7–17 | | 2 | 9:38 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 1 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick) Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:54 | 14–17 | | 2 | 4:30 | Sam Houston State | Yedidiah Louis 22 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick) Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 3:11 | 21–17 | | 2 | 0:00 | Sam Houston State | Tre Honshtein 47 yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 1:58 | 24–17 | | 3 | 9:01 | Sam Houston State | Tre Honshtein 24 yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:31 | 27–17 | | 3 | 2:22 | McNeese State | Zach Hetrick 3 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick blocked) Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:58 | 27–23 | | 3 | 1:21 | Sam Houston State | Yedidiah Louis 28 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick) Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:01 | 34–23 | | 4 | 11:20 | McNeese State | Tavarious Battiste 43 yard pass from Daniel Sams (two-point conv. failed) Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:33 | 34–29 | |
Quarterfinals–Colgate
Colgate at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Raiders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 | • #6 Bearkats | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 48 | - Date: December 12
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 11:00 AM CST
- Elapsed time: 3:01
- Game attendance: 5,074
- Television network: ESPN3
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| 1 | 12:01 | Sam Houston State | Corey Avery 1 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:59 | 7–0 | | 1 | 7:59 | Sam Houston State | Davion Davis 26 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 2:36 | 14–0 | | 2 | 14:58 | Colgate | James Holland 3 yard run (Jonah Bowman kick), Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:55 | 14–7 | | 2 | 8:51 | Sam Houston State | Yedidiah Louis 8 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 2:47 | 21–7 | | 2 | 5:57 | Sam Houston State | LaDarius Brown 18 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:13 | 28–7 | | 2 | 0:48 | Colgate | Alex Greenawalt 31 yard pass from Jake Melville (Jonah Bowman kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:09 | 28–14 | | 2 | 0:00 | Sam Houston State | Tre Honshtein 23 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 0:40 | 31–14 | | 3 | 11:01 | Sam Houston State | Tre Honshtein 21 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:23 | 34–14 | | 3 | 7:20 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Thomas 32 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:15 | 41–14 | | 4 | 11:57 | Sam Houston State | LaDarius Brown 25 yard pass from Jalen Overstreet (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 2:12 | 48–14 | | 4 | 4:08 | Colgate | Jake Melville 13 yard run (Jonah Bowman kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:42 | 48–21 | |
Semifinals–Jacksonville State
Sam Houston State at Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #6 Bearkats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | • #1 Gamecocks | 17 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 62 | - Date: December 19
- Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL - Game start: 3:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 3:26
- Game attendance: 23,692
- Game weather: 52°F • WNW 5 • Sunny
- Referee: Tom Stapleton
- Television network: ESPNU
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| 1 | 13:25 | Jacksonville State | Eli Jenkins 1 yard run (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:35 | 0–7 | | 1 | 9:42 | Jacksonville State | Troymaine Pope 62 yard run (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:40 | 0–14 | | 1 | 6:51 | Jacksonville State | Connor Rouleau 36 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:52 | 0–17 | | 2 | 13:43 | Jacksonville State | Miles Jones 3 yard run (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:36 | 0–24 | | 2 | 7:46 | Jacksonville State | Ruben Gonzalez 12 yard pass from Eli Jenkins (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 5:00 | 0–31 | | 2 | 5:37 | Sam Houston State | LaDarius Brown 0 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:09 | 7–31 | | 2 | 1:24 | Jacksonville State | Connor Rouleau 22 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:13 | 7–34 | | 2 | 0:59 | Jacksonville State | Troymaine Pope 7 yard run (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:05 | 7–41 | | 2 | 0:08 | Sam Houston State | Tre Honshtein 51 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 0:51 | 10–41 | | 3 | 11:34 | Jacksonville State | Ruben Gonzalez 8 yard pass from Eli Jenkins (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:41 | 10–48 | | 3 | 4:56 | Jacksonville State | Miles Jones 3 yard run (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:20 | 10–55 | | 4 | 9:29 | Jacksonville State | Christian LeMay 13 yard run (Cade Stinnett kick), Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:17 | 10–62 | |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 3 | 1 (31) | 3 (38) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
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Coaches | 4 | 4 (2) | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9–T | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
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References
- ^ "Southland Conference Announces Week Five TV Selections". Southland Conference. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ "Sam Houston vs Texas Tech". Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Lamar vs Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015 at Huntsville, Texas)" (PDF). Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ "Houston Baptist vs Sam Houston State (Sep 26, 2015)". Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ "Scoring Summary (Final) A&M-Commerce vs Sam Houston State (October 31, 2015 at Huntsville, TX)" (PDF). Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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