2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
American college football season
2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 13–55 vs. North Dakota State | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 4 |
FCS Coaches | No. 3 |
Record | 12–2 (8–1 Southland) |
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Cramsey (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Clayton Carlin (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Bowers Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Nicholls State ^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 McNeese State | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by fourth-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 12–2, 8–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they defeated South Dakota in the first round and Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota State.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1[a] | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Richmond* | No. 3 | ESPN3 | W 48–34 | 8,048 | |
September 7 | 6:30 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M* | No. 3 | ESPNU | W 44–31 | 8,465 | |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Nicholls State | No. 3 |
| ESPN3 | W 66–17 | 12,863 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Central Arkansas | No. 3 | ESPN3 | L 30–41 | 11,347 | |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Stephen F. Austin | No. 9 | ESPN3 | W 27–16 | 26,792 | |
October 14 | 3:45 p.m. | Northwestern State | No. 9 |
| ELVN | W 40–36 | 5,229 |
October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Lamar![]() | No. 7 |
| ESPN3 | W 63–27 | 8,031 |
October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | No. 5 | ESPN3 | W 33–23 | 6,027 | |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | W 57–20 | 5,077 |
November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | No. 4 | ESPN3 | W 44–35 | 5,995 | |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | W 53–33 | 6,515 |
December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 South Dakota* | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | W 54–42 | 4,401 |
December 9 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 18 Kennesaw State* | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | W 34–27 | 5,725 |
December 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 5 | ESPN2 | L 13–55 | 18,279 | |
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- ^ Game was originally scheduled for August 27, but postponed and relocated due to Hurricane Harvey.
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Game summaries
Richmond
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@ Prairie View A&M
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Nicholls
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@ Central Arkansas
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Vs. Stephen F. Austin
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Northwestern State
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Lamar
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@ Southeastern Louisiana
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Incarnate Word
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@ Abilene Christian
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Houston Baptist
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FCS Playoffs
South Dakota–Second Round
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Kennesaw State–Quarterfinals
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@ North Dakota State–Semifinals
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 3 (7) | 3 (2) | 3 | 3 (1) | 3 (2) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Coaches | 3 (3) | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
References
- ^ "Football – 2017 Schedule". Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Richmond vs Sam Houston State (Sept 1, 2017)". Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Richmond" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Sam Houston State vs Prairie View (Sept 7, 2017)". Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Prairie View A&M" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Nicholls vs Sam Houston State (Sept 23, 2017)". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Nicholls" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas (Sept 30, 2017)". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Central Arkansas" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Sam Houston State vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 07, 2017)". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Stephen F. Austin" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2017.