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Conference USA·Huntsville, TX

SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS

Elliott T. Bowers Stadium · FBS since 2023 · First bowl of the box-score era in 2024 · 15–22 across three scored seasons

BOOMBLÄT All-Time Score
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No. 120 of 138 scored programs · three FBS seasons, era-decayed · schedule-strength dampened (2 of 3 Sam Houston seasons below the FBS mean)
Beyond the Bearkats
C-USA Avg50▼ −9 vs conferenceC-USA Rank8thof 10 membersFBS Rank120thof 138 scored
Season ScoresFBS seasons only · older seasons fade with era decay
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2021FCS
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2022FCS
36
20233–976
2024New Orleans Bowl24
20252–10
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2026In progress
Season scores are percentile ranks vs every scored FBS team-season. The all-time score reads lower than the bars because each season's contribution is dampened for schedule strength (see below). Sam Houston joined FBS in 2023; earlier seasons were FCS and are not scored.
Schedule StrengthOpponents' avg win% · FBS mean 0.508 (tick) · contribution multiplier right
2023
.476× 0.95
2024
.429× 0.88
2025
.510× 1.00
Game and season scores never change for schedule strength — a dominant game is a dominant game. Only the all-time score weighs a season by who it was played against: seasons below the FBS mean count for less (floor × 0.85); seasons above it are never boosted.
Most Recent Repläy
Sam Houston 14–49 Texas Tech · Sep 26, 2026 →
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Recent GamesLast 10 · BOOMBLÄT game score right
Conference ContextConference USA →
Championship HistorySince 1998
No BCS or CFP National Championship appearances. Sam Houston's history before 2023 came at the FCS level, outside BOOMBLÄT's scope.
Quick Stats
2026 Record
1–2
Best Season
2024 · 76 BANG
PTS For · 2026
97
PTS Against · 2026
47
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Stadium
Elliott T. Bowers Stadium
About the Program
The Bearkats play at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, TX, in the Conference USA. The program moved up from FCS in 2023. Across three scored seasons they are 15–22, peaking at 76 BANG in 2024 — every game since 2020 scored from the box score on BOOMBLÄT.