2023 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

The 2023 Sam Houston Bearkats football team will represent Sam Houston State University in Conference USA during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearkats are expected to be led by K.C. Keeler in his tenth year as head coach. They play their home games at Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. They are ineligible for a bowl game, the conference championship, or the College Football Playoff due to rules governing transitions from FCS to FBS.[1]

2023 Sam Houston Bearkats football
ConferenceConference USA
Record0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Cornelsen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorClayton Carlin (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJoe Morris (3rd season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
(capacity: 12,593)
2023 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
FIU  0 –0   0 –0  
Jacksonville State*  0 –0   0 –0  
Liberty  0 –0   0 –0  
Louisiana Tech  0 –0   0 –0  
Middle Tennessee  0 –0   0 –0  
New Mexico State  0 –0   0 –0  
Sam Houston*  0 –0   0 –0  
UTEP  0 –0   0 –0  
Western Kentucky  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 2023
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of May 13, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
See also: 2022 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

The Bearkats finished with a 5–4 record. While Sam Houston played in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), it had begun its transition from FCS to FBS in advance of the 2022 season, rendering it ineligible for the FCS playoffs and WAC Championship.

Offseason

Outgoing
Player Position Destination
Kamryn Alexander CB UTSA
Erick Conley DL None

Incoming
Player Position Previous Team
Akeem Smith DL Georgia State
Xavier Ward QB Washington State
Jaden Phillips DL New Mexico
John Gentry RB Utah State

[2]

Schedule

Sam Houston and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 2at BYU*
September 9vs. Air Force*
September 23at Houston*
September 28Jacksonville State
October 5at Liberty
October 11at New Mexico State
October 18FIU
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
October 25UTEP
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
November 4Kennesaw State*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
November 11at Louisiana Tech
November 18at Western Kentucky
November 25Middle Tennessee
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

Game summaries

At BYU
See also: 2023 BYU Cougars football team
1 234Total
SHSU 0 000 0
BYU 0 000 0
StatisticsSHSUBYU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
BYUPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SHSU BYU
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. SHSU 0 BYU 0

Air Force
See also: 2023 Air Force Falcons football team
1 234Total
AFA 0 000 0
SHSU 0 000 0
StatisticsAFASHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Air ForcePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP AFA SHSU
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. AFA 0 SHSU 0

At Houston
See also: 2023 Houston Cougars football team
1 234Total
SHSU 0 000 0
HOU 0 000 0
StatisticsSHSUHOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
HoustonPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SHSU HOU
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. SHSU 0 HOU 0

Jacksonville State
See also: 2023 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
1 234Total
JSU 0 000 0
SHSU 0 000 0
StatisticsJSUSHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Jacksonville StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP JSU SHSU
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. JSU 0 SHSU 0

At Liberty
See also: 2023 Liberty Flames football team
1 234Total
SHSU 0 000 0
LU 0 000 0
StatisticsSHSULU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
LibertyPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SHSU LU
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. SHSU 0 LU 0

At New Mexico State
See also: 2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team
1 234Total
SHSU 0 000 0
NMS 0 000 0
StatisticsSHSUNMS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
New Mexico StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SHSU NMS
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. SHSU 0 NMS 0

FIU
See also: 2023 FIU Panthers football team
1 234Total
FIU 0 000 0
SHSU 0 000 0
StatisticsFIUSHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FIUPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP FIU SHSU
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. FIU 0 SHSU 0

UTEP
See also: 2023 UTEP Miners football team
1 234Total
UTEP 0 000 0
SHSU 0 000 0
StatisticsUTEPSHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UTEPPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UTEP SHSU
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. UTEP 0 SHSU 0

Kennesaw State
See also: 2023 Kennesaw State Owls football team
1 234Total
KSU 0 000 0
SHSU 0 000 0
StatisticsKSUSHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Kennesaw StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP KSU SHSU
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. KSU 0 SHSU 0

At Louisiana Tech
See also: 2023 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
1 234Total
SHSU 0 000 0
LATECH 0 000 0
StatisticsSHSULATECH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana TechPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SHSU LATECH
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. SHSU 0 LATECH 0

At Western Kentucky
See also: 2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
1 234Total
SHSU 0 000 0
WKU 0 000 0
StatisticsSHSUWKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Western KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SHSU WKU
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. SHSU 0 WKU 0

Middle Tennessee
See also: 2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
1 234Total
MTSU 0 000 0
SHSU 0 000 0
StatisticsMTSUSHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Middle TennesseePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MTSU SHSU
0 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. MTSU 0 SHSU 0

References
  1. Becton, Stan (October 24, 2022). "Making sense of FCS conference realignment". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  2. "2023 Sam Houston State Bearkats Football Transfers". on3.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  3. "2023 Sam Houston Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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