2019_Sam_Houston_State_Bearkats_football_team
2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
American college football season
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.
| 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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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]
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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
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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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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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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 |
- "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.