2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Carty (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorClayton Carlin (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
2018 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Nicholls +^   7 – 2     9 – 4  
Incarnate Word +^   6 – 2     6 – 5  
Lamar ^   6 – 3     7 – 5  
Abilene Christian   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Central Arkansas   5 – 4     6 – 5  
McNeese State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
  5 – 4     6 – 5  
Northwestern State   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Southeastern Louisiana   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Stephen F. Austin   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Houston Baptist   0 – 9     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

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]

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

Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award[3] Davion Davis WR SR
Nathan Steward WR JR
Buck Buchanan Award[4] Chris Stewart DE SR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 86:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M*No. 4
ESPN+W 41–329,571
September 156:00 p.m.North Dakota*No. 5
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntville, TX
ESPN3L 23–245,373
September 223:00 p.m.at No. 18 Nicholls StateNo. 11
ESPN+L 7–275,025
September 293:00 p.m.No. 13 Central ArkansasNo. 21
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN3W 34–31 OT7,598
October 61:00 p.m.vs. Stephen F. AustinNo. 17
ESPN3W 54–2126,548
October 136:00 p.m.at Northwestern StateNo. 15
CST/ESPN3W 42–285,125
October 203:00 p.m.at LamarNo. 14
ESPN+L 23–417,227
October 271:00 p.m.Southeastern LouisianadaggerNo. 23
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ELVNW 28–2510,098
November 32:00 p.m.at Incarnate WordNo. 21
ESPN3L 26–435,643
November 102:30 pmAbilene Christian
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ELVN/SLC DigitalL 10–176,914
November 172:00 p.m.at Houston Baptist
SLC DigitalW 42–202,002
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5][6][7]

Game summaries

Prairie View A&M

See also: Prairie View A&M Panthers and 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Prairie View A&M at Sam Houston State
Team 1 234Total
Panthers 9 1409 32
• No. 4 Bearkats 10 1777 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

See also: North Dakota Fighting Hawks and 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Sam Houston State
Team 1 234Total
• Fighting Hawks 7 1007 24
No. 5 Bearkats 7 3130 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

See also: Nicholls State Colonels and 2018 Nicholls State Colonels football team
Sam Houston State at Nicholls State
Team 1 234Total
No. 11 Bearkats 7 000 7
• No. 18 Colonels 3 7314 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

See also: Central Arkansas Bears and 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State
Team 1 234OTTotal
No. 13 Bears 3 77140 31
• No. 21 Bearkats 0 141433 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

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, 2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, and Battle of the Piney Woods
Battle of the Piney Woods
Team 1 234Total
Lumberjacks 14 007 21
• No. 17 Bearkats 21 23100 54
Sources:

At Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons and 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team
Sam Houston State at Northwestern State
Team 1 234Total
• No. 15 Bearkats 14 9118 42
Demons 0 2800 28
Sources:

At Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals and 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team
Sam Houston State at Lamar
Team 1 234Total
No. 14 Bearkats 13 0100 23
• Cardinals 10 7177 41
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 7,227
  • Game weather: Overcast Temp: 74 Wind 9 mph
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • Television network: ESPN+
Sources:[20][21]

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions and 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State (homecoming)
Team 1 234Total
Lions 0 10015 25
• No. 23 Bearkats 14 077 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

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals and 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Sam Houston State at Incarnate Word
Team 1 2Total
No. 21 Bearkats 0
Cardinals 0
Sources:

Abilene Christian

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats and 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State
Team 1 234Total
• Wildcats 7 073 17
Bearkats 0 370 10
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 2:30 pm CST
  • Television network: ELVN/SLC Digital
Sources:

At Houston Baptist

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies and 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist
Team 1 234Total
• Bearkats 7 21140 42
Lions 3 737 20
Sources:

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS44511211715142321RVRVRV
Coaches44411191614102222RV——

References

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  2. ^ "Sam Houston State Voted To Top Spot In 2018 Football Preseason Poll". southland.org. Southland Conference. July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Football – 2018 Schedule". Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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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