2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Conference	Southland Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 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
Abilene Christian*		0	–	0		0	–	0
Central Arkansas		0	–	0		0	–	0
Houston Baptist		0	–	0		0	–	0
Incarnate Word*		0	–	0		0	–	0
Lamar		0	–	0		0	–	0
McNeese State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Nicholls State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Northwestern State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Sam Houston State		0	–	0		0	–	0
SE Louisiana		0	–	0		0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin		0	–	0		0	–	0

$ – Conference champion 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 will represent Sam Houston State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats will be led by third-year head coach K. C. Keeler and will 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^#	Site	TV	Result
September 3	TBA	Oklahoma Panhandle State*	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX		–
September 17	7:00 PM	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	–
September 24	TBA	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX		–
October 1	TBA	vs. Stephen F. Austin	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)		–
October 8	TBA	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX		–
October 15	TBA	Abilene Christian	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX		–
October 22	TBA	at Nicholls State	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA		–
October 29	TBA	Texas Southern*	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX		–
November 5	TBA	McNeese State	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX		–
November 12	TBA	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA		–
November 19	TBA	Central Arkansas	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX		–
*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	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 3
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Lamar

Sam Houston State at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 17
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

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
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 24
Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

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

Stephen F. Austin

Battle of the Piney Woods

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 1
Location: NRG Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

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
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 8
Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX
Game start: TBA CDT
Television network: UIWtv

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–0

2				-

3				–

4				–

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

Abilene Christiane

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 15
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

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

@ Nicholls

Sam Houston State at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 22
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

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
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 29
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

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	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 5
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–26–1	2015	L 10–27

@ Northwestern State

Sam Houston State at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 12
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

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

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 19
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

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

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
Coaches

References

↑ "Football - 2016 Schedule". Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 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

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