2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Conference	Southland Conference
2015 record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Collins (2nd year)
Home stadium	Bowers Stadium (Capacity: 12,593)


2015 Southland Conference football standings
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 ^ – FCS playoff participant Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II As of 10 January 2015; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team will represent Sam Houston State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats will be led by second-year head coach K. C. Keeler and will play their home games at Bowers Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result
Regular Season
September 5	TBA	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	–
September 19	TBA	Lamar	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	–
September 26	TBA	Houston Baptist	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	–
October 3	3:00 PM	vs. Stephen F. Austin	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	–
October 10	TBA	Incarnate Word	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	–
October 17	TBA	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX	–
October 24	TBA	Nicholls	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	–
October 31	TBA	Texas A&M–Commerce*	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	–
November 7	TBA	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	–
November 14	TBA	Northwestern State	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	–
November 21	TBA	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR	–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[1]

Game summaries

@ (FBS) Texas Tech

Sam Houston State at Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 5
Location: Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

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Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2005	21–80

Lamar

Lamar at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 19
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–9–1	2014	Sam Houston State, 42–10

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 26
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2014	Sam Houston State, 76–0

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 3
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	2014	Sam Houston State, 42–28

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 10
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2014	Sam Houston State, 42–19

@ Abilene Christian

Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 17
Location: Shotwell Stadium
Abilene, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–12	2014	Sam Houston State, 38–21

Nicholls (Homecoming)

Nicholls at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 24
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–11–1	2013	Sam Houston State, 49–24

Texas A&M–Commerce

See also: Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football

Texas A&M–Commerce at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 31
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

@ McNeese State

Sam Houston State at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 7
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: TBA CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–25–1	2014	Sam Houston State, 38–22

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 14
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–20	2014	Northwestern State, 27–31

@ Central Arkansas

Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 21
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: TBA CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2014	Sam Houston State, 38–31

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network
Coaches

References

↑ "Football - 2015 Schedule". Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Venues	Bowers Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Piney Woods (Stephen F. Austin)

Culture & lore	Sammy Bearkat "Bearkat Fight Song" Bearkat Marching Band

People	Head coaches

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