2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
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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#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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.

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Game summaries

Oklahoma Panhandle State

See also: Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football

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

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@ Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team

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

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@ Houston Baptist

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

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

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Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football, 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, and Battle of the Piney Woods

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

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@ Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

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

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Abilene Christiane

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

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

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@ Nicholls

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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

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Texas Southern

See also: Texas Southern Tigers football and 2016 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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

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McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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

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@ Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team

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

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Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

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