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The 2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represent Sam Houston State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Bearkats are led by fourth-year head coach K. C. Keeler and play their home games at Bowers Stadium . They are a member of the Southland Conference .
Previous season The Bearkats finished the season 12–1 overall and 9–0 in Southland play to win the Southland Conference title.They went undefeated (11–0) during the regular season. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Chattanooga the second round, only to lose in the quarterfinals to FCS national champion James Madison.
Schedule [a] Richmond * No. 3
ESPN3 W 48–348,048
Prairie View A&M * No. 3
ESPNU W 44–318,465
September 236:00 p.m.Nicholls State No. 3
Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN3W 66–1712,863
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 11 Central Arkansas No. 3
ESPN3L 30–4111,347
October 71:00 p.m.vs. Stephen F. Austin No. 9
ESPN3W 27–1626,792
October 143:45 p.m.Northwestern State No. 9
Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ELVN W 40–365,229
October 213:00 p.m.Lamar
Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN3W 63–278,031
October 287:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana No. 5
ESPN3W 33–236,027
November 41:00 p.m.Incarnate Word No. 5
Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN3W 57–205,077
November 116:00 p.m.at Abilene Christian No. 4
ESPN3W 44–355,995
November 181:00 p.m.Houston Baptist No. 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
ESPN2
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^ Game was originally scheduled for August 27, but postponed and relocated due to Hurricane Harvey .
Source:[1]
Game summaries Richmond
Richmond at Sam Houston State[2] [3]
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Spiders
6
14 7 7
34
• No. 3 Bearkats
6
35 7 0
48
Date: Location: McLane StadiumGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:50Game attendance: 8,048Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C) • S 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) • Fair skiesReferee: Dan RomeoTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Mike Couzens Analysis: John Congemi[2] [3]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
@ Prairie View A&M
Sam Houston State at Prairie View A&M[4] [5]
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Bearkats
17
13 7 7
44
Panthers
3
14 7 7
31
Date: Location: Panther Stadium at Blackshear FieldGame start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:29Game attendance: 8,468Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • SunnyReferee: Eddie KelleyTV announcers (ESPNU): Play-By-Play: Eric Clemons Analysis: Jay Walker[4] [5]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1[6]
1985
L 9–14
Nicholls
Nicholls at Sam Houston State[7] [8]
1
2 3 4 Total
Colonels
0
3 0 14
17
• No. 3 Bearkats
14
24 21 7
66
Date: September 23Location: Bowers StadiumGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:30Game attendance: 12,863Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • S 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Calm • Clear and sunnyReferee: Dan LewisTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy • Analysis: Shea Walker[7] [8]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
19–11–1[6]
2016
W 38–21
@ Central Arkansas
Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas[9] [10]
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Bearkats
7
10 7 6
30
• No. 11 Bears
14
17 3 7
41
Date: September 30Location: Estes StadiumGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:44Game attendance: 11,347Referee: Brandon CruiseTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy • Analysis: Shea Walker • Sideline: Tatum Everett[9] [10]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
6–5[6]
2016
W 59–23
vs. Stephen F. Austin
Battle of the Piney Woods[11] [12]
1
2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks
0
13 0 3
16
• No. 9 Bearkats
17
3 0 7
27
Date: October 7Location: NRG StadiumGame start: 1:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:37Game attendance: 26,792Game weather: IndoorsReferee: Ross SmithTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy • Analysis: Shea Walker • Sideline: Tatum Everett[11] [12]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
54–35–2[6]
2016
W 63–28
Northwestern State
Northwestern State at Sam Houston State
1
2 3 4 Total
Demons
17
10 9 0
36
• No. 9 Bearkats
7
14 7 12
40
Date: October 14Location: Bowers StadiumGame start: 3:45 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 5,229Television network: ELVN
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
19–20[6]
2016
W 48–16
Lamar
Lamar at Sam Houston State (Homecoming)
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
7
13 7 0
27
• No. 7 Bearkats
16
31 10 6
63
Date: October 21Location: Bowers StadiumGame start: 3:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 8,031Television network: ESPN3
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
27–10–1[6]
2016
W 44–31
@ Southeastern Louisiana
Sam Houston State at Southeastern Louisiana
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 5 Bearkats
9
7 10 7
33
Lions
3
13 7 0
23
Date: October 28Location: Strawberry StadiumGame start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 6,027Television network: ESPN3 Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
11–6[6]
2014 FCS Playoffs
W 21–17
Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word at Sam Houston State
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
7
7 0 6
20
• No. 5 Bearkats
23
13 21 0
57
Date: November 4Location: Bowers StadiumGame start: 1:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 5,077 Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–0[6]
2016
W 63–48
@ Abilene Christian
Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 4 Bearkats
24
0 7 13
44
Demons
0
7 14 14
35
Date: November 11Location: Anthony Field at Wildcat StadiumGame start: 6:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 5,995 Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
10–12[6]
2016
W 48–21
Houston Baptist
Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State
1
2 3 4 Total
Huskies
7
7 7 12
33
• No. 5 Bearkats
26
7 13 7
53
Date: November 18Location: Bowers StadiumGame start: 1:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 6,515 Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–0[6]
2016
W 53–33
South Dakota–FCS Playoffs Second Round
FCS Playoffs Second Round
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Coyotes
7
7 14 14
42
• No. 5 Bearkats
14
27 0 13
54
Date: December 2Location: Bowers StadiumGame start: 2:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 4,401 Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Kennesaw State–FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Owls
0
0 0 0
0
No. 5 Bearkats
0
0 0 0
0
Date: December 2Location: Bowers StadiumGame start: 7:30 p.m. CST Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Ranking movements Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 3 (7) 3 (2) 3 3 (1) 3 (2) 9 9 7 5 5 4 5 5 Coaches 3 (3) 3 (1) 3 3 3 11 9 7 5 5 4 4 5
References
^ "Football – 2017 Schedule" . Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2017 .^ a b "Richmond vs Sam Houston State (Sept 1, 2017)" . Retrieved September 6, 2017 .^ a b "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Richmond" (PDF) . Retrieved November 21, 2017 .^ a b "Sam Houston State vs Prairie View (Sept 7, 2017)" . Retrieved September 8, 2017 .^ a b "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Prairie View A&M" (PDF) . Retrieved November 21, 2017 .^ a b c d e f g h i j "Sam Houston Football Record Book" (PDF) . Retrieved August 6, 2017 .^ a b "Nicholls vs Sam Houston State (Sept 23, 2017)" . Retrieved November 21, 2017 .^ a b "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Nicholls" (PDF) . Retrieved November 21, 2017 .^ a b "Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas (Sept 30, 2017)" . Retrieved November 21, 2017 .^ a b "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Central Arkansas" (PDF) . Retrieved November 21, 2017 .^ a b "Sam Houston State vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 07, 2017)" . Retrieved November 21, 2017 .^ a b "2017 SHSU FB Game Notes: Stephen F. Austin" (PDF) . Retrieved November 21, 2017 .
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