American college football season
2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
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Record | 6–5 (5–4 Southland) |
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Head coach | - K. C. Keeler (5th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Ryan Carty (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread option |
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Defensive coordinator | Clayton Carlin (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–2–5 |
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Home stadium | Bowers Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by fifth-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 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.
Preseason
Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Bearkats having seven players at nine positions selected.[1]
Offense 1st team Davion Davis – Sr. WR Nathan Stewart – Jr. WR Mitchell Watanabe – Sr. OL Eric David – Jr. OL Tristan Wendt – Sr. OL Davion Davis – Sr. all purpose player | Defense 1st team Davion Davis – Sr. PR 2nd team Chris Stewart – Sr. DL Zyon McCollum – So. DB |
Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Bearkats selected as the favorites to win the conference.[2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Sam Houston State | 187 (10) |
2 | Nicholls State | 173 (6) |
3 | Central Arkansas | 170 (5) |
4 | McNeese State | 159 (1) |
5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 119 |
6 | Stephen F. Austin | 90 |
7 | Abilene Christian | 89 |
8 | Northwestern State | 86 |
9 | Incarnate Word | 53 |
10 | Lamar | 52 |
11 | Houston Baptist | 32 |
Award watch lists
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M* | No. 4 | | ESPN+ | W 41–32 | 9,571 |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | North Dakota* | No. 5 | - Bowers Stadium
- Huntville, TX
| ESPN3 | L 23–24 | 5,373 |
September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Nicholls State | No. 11 | | ESPN+ | L 7–27 | 5,025 |
September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 13 Central Arkansas | No. 21 | - Bowers Stadium
- Huntsville, TX
| ESPN3 | W 34–31 OT | 7,598 |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Stephen F. Austin | No. 17 | | ESPN3 | W 54–21 | 26,548 |
October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | No. 15 | | CST/ESPN3 | W 42–28 | 5,125 |
October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | at Lamar | No. 14 | | ESPN+ | L 23–41 | 7,227 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 23 | - Bowers Stadium
- Huntsville, TX
| ELVN | W 28–25 | 10,098 |
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | No. 21 | | ESPN3 | L 26–43 | 5,643 |
November 10 | 2:30 pm | Abilene Christian | | - Bowers Stadium
- Huntsville, TX
| ELVN/SLC Digital | L 10–17 | 6,914 |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | | | SLC Digital | W 42–20 | 2,002 |
- *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
Prairie View A&M
Prairie View A&M at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Panthers | 9 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 32 | • No. 4 Bearkats | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 41 | - Date: September 8
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:35
- Game attendance: 9,571
- Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: SW 2
- Referee: Eddie Kelley
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, Matt Pedersen
Sources:[8][9][10] |
North Dakota
North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Fighting Hawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 | No. 5 Bearkats | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 | - Date: September 15
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:07
- Game attendance: 5,373
- Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: ESE 4
- Referee: Kevin Boitmann
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, Sarah Merrifield
Sources:[11][12][13] |
At Nicholls State
Sam Houston State at Nicholls State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 11 Bearkats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • No. 18 Colonels | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 | - Date: September 22
- Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA - Game start: 6:24 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 2:52
- Game attendance: 5,025
- Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Rainy, Overcast • Wind: SE 6
- Referee: M. Vandervelde
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Kooter Roberson, E.P. Garth, Brian Adams
Sources:[14][15][16] |
Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | No. 13 Bears | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 | • No. 21 Bearkats | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 | - Date: September 29
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 3:05 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:52
- Game attendance: 7,598
- Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Drizzly & Overcast • Wind: ESE 4
- Referee: Mike Defee
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker
Sources:[17][18][19] |
vs Stephen F. Austin
Battle of the Piney Woods | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Lumberjacks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | • No. 17 Bearkats | 21 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 54 | Sources: |
At Northwestern State
Sam Houston State at Northwestern State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 15 Bearkats | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 42 | Demons | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | Sources: |
At Lamar
Sam Houston State at Lamar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 14 Bearkats | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 23 | • Cardinals | 10 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 41 | Sources:[20][21] |
Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State (homecoming) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 25 | • No. 23 Bearkats | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 | - Date: October 27
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 1:05 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:23
- Game attendance: 10,098
- Game weather: Clear Temp: 76 Wind: WSW 8mph
- Referee: Dan Lewis
- Television network: ELVN
Sources:[22] |
At Incarnate Word
Sam Houston State at Incarnate Word | 1 | 2 | Total | No. 21 Bearkats | | | 0 | Cardinals | | | 0 | Sources: |
Abilene Christian
Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | Bearkats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | - Date: November 10
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 2:30 pm CST
- Television network: ELVN/SLC Digital
Sources: |
At Houston Baptist
Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Bearkats | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 | Lions | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | - Date: November 17
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Television network: SLC Digital
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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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 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | |
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Coaches | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 22 | RV | — | — | |
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References
- ^ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". southland.org. Southland Conference. July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Sam Houston State Voted To Top Spot In 2018 Football Preseason Poll". southland.org. Southland Conference. July 19, 2018.
- ^ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Football – 2018 Schedule". Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Prairie View vs Sam Houston State (Sep 08, 2018)". gobearkats.com. Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Kats take down Panthers, 41–32 - GoBearkats.com - Sam Houston State Athletics". gobearkats.com. Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M vs. Sam Houston State - Game Summary - September 8, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN. ESPN. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "North Dakota vs Sam Houston State (Sep 15, 2018)". gobearkats.com. Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "UND Snaps Kats' Home Win Streak - GoBearkats.com - Sam Houston State Athletics". gobearkats.com. Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "North Dakota vs. Sam Houston State - Game Summary - September 15, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN. ESPN. September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Sam Houston State vs Nicholls State (Sep 22, 2018)". gobearkats.com. Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Kats Fall At Nicholls - GoBearkats.com - Sam Houston State Athletics". gobearkats.com. Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Sam Houston State vs. Nicholls State - Game Summary - September 22, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN. ESPN. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Central Arkansas vs Sam Houston State (Sep 29, 2018)". gobearkats.com. Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. September 29, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ "Kats Outlast Bears In 34–31 Overtime Victory - GoBearkats.com - Sam Houston State Athletics". gobearkats.com. Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. September 29, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ "Central Arkansas vs. Sam Houston State - Game Summary - September 29, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN. ESPN. September 29, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ "Scoring Summary (Final) 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkat Football Sam Houston State vs Lamar (Oct 20, 2018 at Beaumont, Texas)". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Lamar rolls on the ground to upset Sam Houston St. 41-23". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Scoring Summary (Final) 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkat Football Southeastern La. vs #23 Sam Houston State (Oct 27, 2018 at Huntsville, Texas) Southeastern La. (3-6,3-4) vs. Sam Houston State (5-3,4-2)". Sam Houston State Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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