2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Southland Conference champion
FCS Playoffs
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 Stadium • Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	W 59–21	8,609
September 17	7:00 PM	at Lamar	No. 3	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 44–31	8,343
September 24	7:00 PM	at Houston Baptist	No. 2	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX	FCS	W 52–16	3,134
October 1	3:00 PM	vs. Stephen F. Austin	No. 2	NRG Stadium • Houston, 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 Stadium • San Antonio, TX	ESPN3/UIWtv	W 63–48	5,322
October 15	3:00 PM	Abilene Christian	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 Stadium • Thibodaux, 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 Stadium • Natchitoches, 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 Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN2
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#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	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	0	0	7	21
• #2 Bearkats	21	17	7	14	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:

Scoring summary

1	8:03	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 23 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:31	7–0

1	2:40	Sam Houston State	Deo Hutchinson 32 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:53	14–0

1	2:25	Oklahoma Panhandle State	Devyn Williams 90 yard kickoff return (Sterling Claphan kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00	14–7

1	1:17	Sam Houston State	Avery, Corey 15 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:08	21–7

1	0:07	Oklahoma Panhandle State	Andrew Hernandez 69 yard pass from Shane Truelove (Sterling Claphan kick), Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:06	21–14

2	13:15	Sam Houston State	Tre Honshtein 23 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 1:45	24–14

2	11:04	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 21 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 0:47	31–14

2	5:05	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 9 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:48	38–14

3	10:15	Sam Houston State	Jeremiah Briscoe 8 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 2:55	45–14

4	13:10	Oklahoma Pandle State	Andrew Hernandez 35 yard pass from D.J. Scott (Sterling Claphan kick), Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:10	45–21

4	11:58	Sam Houston State	Coree Compton 23 yard pass from Caleb Griffin (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:03	52–21

4	4:58	Sam Houston State	Jordan Brown 1 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 1:38	59–21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Lamar

Sam Houston State at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #3 Bearkats	14	16	7	7	44
Cardinals	3	0	14	14	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:

Scoring summary

1	13:32	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 9 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:29	7–0

1	3:32	Lamar	Alex Ball 44 yard field goal, Drive: 18 plays, 54 yards, 7:38	7–3

1	2:07	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 35 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Swimberghe, Luc kick), Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:16	14–3

2	5:27	Sam Houston State	P.J. Hall -8 yard safety, Drive: 2 plays, -8 yards, 0:39	16–3

2	4:54	Sam Houston State	Derrick Dick 35 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:33	23–3

2	1:32	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:10	30–3

3	13:37	Lamar	Zae Giles 56 yard pass from Andrew Allen (Ball, Alex kick), Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:19	30–10

3	3:50	Sam Houston State	Tyler Scott 14 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:38	37–10

3	0:47	Lamar	Brenda Langley 55 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:58	37–17

4	6:00	Lamar	Carson Earp 67 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 2:56	37–24

4	3:37	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:22	44–24

4	0:48	Lamar	Kendrick King 34 yard pass from Andrew Allen (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 2:41	44–31

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

@ Houston Baptist

Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Bearkats	21	10	7	14	52
Huskies	0	6	10	0	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]

Scoring summary

1	13:04	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:56	7–0

1	6:23	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 48 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 0:58	14–0

1	2:42	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 13 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:01	21–0

2	13:06	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 8 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:41	28–0

2	10:07	Houston Baptist	Alec Chadwick 21 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:59	28–3

2	7:20	Sam Houston State	Luc Swimberghe 29 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:41	31–3

2	2:13	Houston Baptist	Alec Chadwick 46 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:00	31–6

3	12:16	Houston Baptist	Alec Chadwick 24 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 2:44	31–9

3	5:46	Houston Baptist	Mev Ajdin 12 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:38	31–16

3	3:25	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 17 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:22	38–16

4	14:16	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:31	45–16

4	9:26	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 13 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:23	52–16

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

Stephen F. Austin

Battle of the Piney Woods

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Bearkats	28	14	21	0	63
Lumberjacks	0	7	14	7	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:

Scoring summary

1	9:20	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 37 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 0:44	7–0

1	6:48	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 57 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:40	14–0

1	5:28	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:16	21–0

1	2:39	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 73 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:39	28–0

2	12:13	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 39 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:00	35–0

2	10:23	Stephen F. Austin	Jabralon Allen 18 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:50	35–7

2	7:29	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 17 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:54	42–7

3	12:05	Stephen F. Austin	Justice Liggins 1 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:55	42–14

3	10:22	Sam Houston State	Collin Rison 16 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:43	49–14

3	7:56	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 21 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:42	56–14

3	6:45	Stephen F. Austin	Tamrick Pace 34 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:11	56–21

3	1:55	Sam Houston State	Deon Hutchinson 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:50	63–21

4	7:53	Stephen F. Austin	Loren Easly 7 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 3:54	63–28

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

@ Incarnate Word

Sam Houston State at Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Bearkats	21	14	21	7	63
Cardinals	7	14	14	13	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

Scoring summary

1	13:54	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 12 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:06	7–0

1	11:06	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 54 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:09	14–0

1	4:08	Incarnate Word	Kody Edwards 13 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 6:51	14–7

1	3:23	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 80 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:33	21–7

2	11:45	Incarnate Word	Kody Edwards 44 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:18	21–14

2	3:47	Incarnate Word	Trent Brittain 2 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:24	21–21

2	2:08	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:35	28–21

2	0:30	Sam Houston State	Nathan Steward 12 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:26	35–21

3	10:54	Incarnate Word	Jamari Gilbert 26 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:06	35–28

3	8:13	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:33	42–28

3	6:18	Incarnate Word	Broderick Reeves 25 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:45	42–35

3	4:17	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:53	49–35

3	0:00	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 56 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:54	56–35

4	10:48	Sam Houston State	Tyler Scott 5 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:03	63–35

4	6:13	Incarnate Word	Kody Edwards 43 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cyril Clarke rush failed), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:35	63–41

4	0:48	Incarnate Word	Daryl Brooks 36 yard pass from Taylor Laird (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:53	63–48

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

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State (Homecoming)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	7	14	21
• #2 Bearkats	7	20	21	0	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:

Scoring summary

1	0:27	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 69 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:37	7–0

2	13:30	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 16 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:39	13–0

2	6:45	Sam Houston State	Hayden Cagle 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:17	20–0

2	0:50	Sam Houston State	Tyler Scott 15 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:15	27–0

3	12:04	Abilene Christian	Josh Fink 8 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:56	27–7

3	10:01	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:03	34–7

3	5:27	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:33	41–7

3	3:29	Sam Houston State	Deon Hutchinson 4 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:10	48–7

4	9:16	Abilene Christian	D.J. Fuller 14 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:19	48–14

4	3:29	Abilene Christian	D.J. Fuller 59 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:13	48–21

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

@ Nicholls

Sam Houston State at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Bearkats	10	14	7	7	38
Colonels	0	0	14	7	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:

Scoring summary

1	6:52	Sam Houston State	Luc Swimberghe 41 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:19	3–0

1	0:16	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:04	10–0

2	7:57	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 3 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 3:49	17–0

2	0:48	Sam Houston State	Derrick Dick 40 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:37	24–0

3	9:03	Nicholls	C.J. Okpalobi 16 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:51	24–7

3	4:05	Sam Houston State	Deon Hutchinson 1 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:52	31–7

3	0:18	Nicholls	Chase Fourcade 25 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:47	31–14

4	10:11	Sam Houston State	Deon Hutchinson 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:59	38–14

4	1:17	Nicholls	C.J. Bates 7 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 0:00	38–21

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

Texas Southern

Texas Southern at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	10	0	7	17
• #1 Bearkats	28	17	14	7	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:

Scoring summary

1	12:43	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 79 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:11	7–0

1	10:13	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 0:51	14–0

1	4:56	Sam Houston State	Alfonzo McMillian 19 yard return of blocked punt (Luc Swimberghe kick)	21–0

1	0:57	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 41 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:11	28–0

2	13:29	Texas Southern	Brad Woodard 61 yard run (Eric Medina kick), Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 2:22	28–7

2	11:46	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 18 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:43	35–7

2	3:36	Texas Southern	Eric Medina 45 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:40	35–10

2	2:25	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 40 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:11	42–10

2	0:48	Sam Houston State	Luc Swimberghe 44 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:19	45–10

3	13:52	Sam Houston State	Tyler Scott 6 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:57	52–10

3	10:39	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:30	59–10

4	14:13	Texas Southern	Brad Woodard 1 yard run (Eric Medina kick), Drive: 17 plays, 89 yards, 6:59	59–17

4	7:48	Sam Houston State	Deontay Townsend 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:25	66–17

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

McNeese State

McNeese State at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	9	21	13	43
• #1 Bearkats	14	14	21	7	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:

Scoring summary

1	8:13	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 28 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:22	7–0

1	5:27	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 52 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 1:37	14–0

2	11:04	McNeese State	Gunnar Raborn 41 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:16	14–3

2	9:36	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 45 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:23	21–3

2	6:33	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:34	28–3

2	1:29	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 4 yard pass from James Tabary (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:04	28–9

3	12:39	McNeese State	Justin Pratt 39 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:21	28–16

3	10:13	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 11 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:17	35–16

3	9:02	McNeese State	Darious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:05	35–23

3	5:39	Sam Houston State	Collin Rison 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:18	42–23

3	3:25	McNeese State	Kylon Highshaw 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14	42–30

3	0:54	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 35 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:24	49–30

4	11:25	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 11 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:24	49–36

4	6:57	McNeese State	Tavarious Battiste 55 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:11	49–43

4	5:42	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:09	56–43

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

@ Northwestern State

Sam Houston State at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Bearkats	20	21	0	7	48
Demons	13	0	3	0	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:

Scoring summary

1	11:09	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 5 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:30	7–0

1	10:06	Northwestern State	Bobby Chan-Chan 79 yard pass from J.D. Almond (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 0:56	7–7

1	7:52	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 14 yard run (Eric Piccione kick blocked), Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:01	7–13

1	4:38	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 10 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 3:08	14–13

1	0:37	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 4 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick failed), Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:33	20–13

2	12:29	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 33 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 0:59	27–13

2	9:53	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:17	34–13

2	3:22	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 13 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 3:33	41–13

3	3:41	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 39 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:03	41–16

4	14:25	Sam Houston State	Tyler Scott 3 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:06	48–16

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

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Bears	0	10	6	7	23
• #1 Bearkats	17	21	14	7	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:

Scoring summary

1	12:23	Sam Houston State	Parker Murry 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37	7–0

1	6:42	Sam Houston State	Luc Swimberghe 23 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 3:42	10–0

1	4:11	Sam Houston State	Collin Rison 3 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:02	17–0

2	11:21	Central Arkansas	Desmond Smith 14 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:00	17–7

2	8:11	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 40 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:28	24–7

2	4:00	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 21 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:42	31–7

2	1:46	Sam Houston State	Jaylen Harris 55 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:13	38–7

2	0:05	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 33 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 1:32	38–10

3	10:24	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 46 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:10	45–10

3	6:24	Central Arkansas	Jarvis Cooper 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick failed), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:00	45–16

3	3:24	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 10 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:05	52–16

4	11:45	Sam Houston State	Remus Bulmer 17 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:31	59–16

4	0:19	Central Arkansas	Chandler Dexter 10 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:16	59–23

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

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Chattanooga

Chattanooga at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Mocs	0	14	10	12	36
• #1 Bearkats	14	7	14	6	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:

Scoring summary

1	14:05	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 31 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 0:55	7–0

1	11:04	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 6 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:02	14–0

2	14:40	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 0:55	21–0

2	6:18	Chattanooga	Derrick Craine 1 yard run (Henrique Ribeiro kick), Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:28	21–7

2	5:21	Chattanooga	Nakevion Leslie 14 yard interception return (Henrique Ribeiro kick), Drive: 3 plays, -6 yards, 0:47	21–14

3	11:58	Chattanooga	Xavier Borishade 18 yard pass from Alejandro Bennifield (Henrique Ribeiro kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:02	21–21

3	6:39	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 35 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:19	28–21

3	2:57	Chattanooga	Henrique Ribeiro 43 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:42	28–24

3	0:08	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 23 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:49	35–24

4	14:29	Chattanooga	Derrick Craine 15 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:39	35–30

4	9:42	Chattanooga	Henrique Ribeiro 37 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:46	35–33

4	9:02	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 26 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick failed), Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:34	41–33

4	4:36	Chattanooga	Henrique Ribeiro 29 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:26	41–36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Quarterfinals–James Madison

Sam Houston State at James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
#5 Dukes	0	0	0	0	0

Date: December 9
Location: Bridgeforth Stadium
Harrisonburg, VA
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
Television network: ESPN2

Sources:

Scoring summary

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2				–

3				–

4				–

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

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

Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Venues	Bowers Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Piney Woods (Stephen F. Austin)

Culture & lore	Sammy Bearkat "Bearkat Fight Song" Bearkat Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2016 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Cal Poly Central Arkansas Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison Lehigh New Hampshire North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Saint Francis (PA) Samford Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Villanova Weber State Wofford Youngstown State

Champion – TBD

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