2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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.

2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record12–2 (8–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorClayton Carlin (1st season as DC, 2nd overall season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
(Capacity: 12,593)
2017 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1[lower-alpha 1]6:00 p.m.No. 7 Richmond*No. 3
ESPN3W 48–348,048
September 76:30 p.m.at Prairie View A&M*No. 3
ESPNUW 44–318,465
September 236:00 p.m.Nicholls StateNo. 3
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN3W 66–1712,863
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 11 Central ArkansasNo. 3
ESPN3L 30–4111,347
October 71:00 p.m.vs. Stephen F. AustinNo. 9
ESPN3W 27–1626,792
October 143:45 p.m.Northwestern StateNo. 9
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ELVNW 40–365,229
October 213:00 p.m.LamardaggerNo. 7
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN3W 63–278,031
October 287:00 p.m.at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 5
ESPN3W 33–236,027
November 41:00 p.m.Incarnate WordNo. 5
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN3W 57–205,077
November 116:00 p.m.at Abilene ChristianNo. 4
ESPN3W 44–355,995
November 181:00 p.m.Houston BaptistNo. 5
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN3W 53–336,515
December 22:00 p.m.No. 16 South Dakota*No. 5
ESPN3W 54–424,401
December 97:30 p.m.No. 18 Kennesaw State*No. 5
ESPN3W 34–275,725
December 157:00 p.m.at No. 4 North Dakota State*No. 5
ESPN2L 13–5518,279
  1. Game was originally scheduled for August 27, but postponed and relocated due to Hurricane Harvey.

Source:[1]

Game summaries

Richmond
See also: Richmond Spiders football and 2017 Richmond Spiders football team
Richmond at Sam Houston State[2][3]
1 234Total
No. 7 Spiders 6 1477 34
• No. 3 Bearkats 6 3570 48
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: McLane Stadium
    Waco, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:50
  • Game attendance: 8,048
  • Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C) • S 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) • Fair skies
  • Referee: Dan Romeo
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Mike Couzens Analysis: John Congemi
Sources:[2][3]

@ Prairie View A&M
See also: Prairie View A&M Panthers football and 2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Sam Houston State at Prairie View A&M[4][5]
1 234Total
• No. 3 Bearkats 17 1377 44
Panthers 3 1477 31
  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
    Prairie View, TX
  • Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:29
  • Game attendance: 8,468
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Sunny
  • Referee: Eddie Kelley
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Play-By-Play: Eric Clemons Analysis: Jay Walker
Sources:[4][5]

Nicholls
See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2017 Nicholls State Colonels football team
Nicholls at Sam Houston State[6][7]
1 234Total
Colonels 0 3014 17
• No. 3 Bearkats 14 24217 66
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 12,863
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • S 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Calm • Clear and sunny
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy • Analysis: Shea Walker
Sources:[6][7]

@ Central Arkansas
See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas[8][9]
1 234Total
No. 3 Bearkats 7 1076 30
• No. 11 Bears 14 1737 41
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:44
  • Game attendance: 11,347
  • Referee: Brandon Cruise
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy • Analysis: Shea Walker • Sideline: Tatum Everett
Sources:[8][9]

Vs. Stephen F. Austin
See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football, 2017 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, and Battle of the Piney Woods
Battle of the Piney Woods[10][11]
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 1303 16
• No. 9 Bearkats 17 307 27
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: NRG Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 26,792
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy • Analysis: Shea Walker • Sideline: Tatum Everett
Sources:[10][11]

Northwestern State
See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2017 Northwestern State Demons football team
Northwestern State at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Demons 17 1090 36
• No. 9 Bearkats 7 14712 40
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 3:45 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 5,229
  • Television network: ELVN
Sources:

Lamar
See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team
Lamar at Sam Houston State (homecoming)
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 1370 27
• No. 7 Bearkats 16 31106 63
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,031
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

@ Southeastern Louisiana
See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Sam Houston State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
• No. 5 Bearkats 9 7107 33
Lions 3 1370 23
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 6,027
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
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Incarnate Word
See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2017 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Incarnate Word at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 706 20
• No. 5 Bearkats 23 13210 57
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 5,077
Sources:
Scoring summary
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@ Abilene Christian
See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2017 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
• No. 4 Bearkats 24 0713 44
Demons 0 71414 35
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 5,995
Sources:
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Houston Baptist
See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2017 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Huskies 7 7712 33
• No. 5 Bearkats 26 7137 53
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 6,515
Sources:
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FCS Playoffs

South Dakota–Second Round
See also: South Dakota Coyotes football and 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team
FCS Playoffs Second Round
1 234Total
No. 16 Coyotes 7 71414 42
• No. 5 Bearkats 14 27013 54
  • Date: December 2
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 4,401
Sources:
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Kennesaw State–Quarterfinals
See also: Kennesaw State Owls football and 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals
1 234Total
No. 18 Owls 7 3314 27
• No. 5 Bearkats 14 1037 34
  • Date: December 9
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 5,725
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
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@ North Dakota State–Semifinals
See also: North Dakota State Bison football and 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team
FCS Playoffs Semifinals
1 234Total
No. 5 Bearkats 3 0100 13
• No. 4 Bison 21 20140 55
Sources:
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
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( ) = First place votes.
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STATS FCS3 (7)3 (2)33 (1)3 (2)997554554
Coaches3 (3)3 (1)3331197554453

References
  1. "Football – 2017 Schedule". Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  2. "Richmond vs Sam Houston State (Sept 1, 2017)". Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Richmond" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  4. "Sam Houston State vs Prairie View (Sept 7, 2017)". Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  5. "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Prairie View A&M" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  6. "Nicholls vs Sam Houston State (Sept 23, 2017)". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  7. "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Nicholls" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  8. "Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas (Sept 30, 2017)". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  9. "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Central Arkansas" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  10. "Sam Houston State vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 07, 2017)". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  11. "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Stephen F. Austin" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2017.
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