The 2026 Sam Houston Bearkats football team is who represents Sam Houston State University during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of Conference USA. The Bearkats are led by second-year head coach Phil Longo and play home games at Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas.
Schedule
Game summaries At Troy
Statistics SHSUTROY First downs 22 18 Plays–yards 84–373 66–342 Rushes–yards 24–38 42–177 Passing yards 335 165 Passing: comp–att–int 30–46–1 12–24–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:51 29:09 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston Passing Landyn Locke 30/46, 335 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Alton McCaskill 13 carries, 51 yards Receiving Grady O'Neill 7 receptions, 86 yards, TDTroy Passing Goose Crowder 12/24, 165 yards, 3 TD Rushing Gavin Griffin 16 carries, 81 yards Receiving TK Keyes 2 receptions, 48 yards, TD
Tulsa
Statistics TLSASHSU First downs 18 19 Plays–yards 73–367 66–371 Rushes–yards 40–241 31–55 Passing yards 126 316 Passing: –– 16–33–0 24–35–0 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 30:18 29:42 Team Category Player StatisticsTulsa Passing Baylor Hayes 16/29, 126 yards Rushing Trequan Jones 9 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD Receiving Damari Alston 5 receptions, 39 yardsSam Houston Passing Landyn Locke 24/34, 316 yards, 2 TD Rushing Alton McCaskill 14 carries, 48 yards Receiving Jerrian Parker Jr. 2 receptions, 101 yards, TD
Nicholls (FCS)
Statistics NICHSHSU First downs 10 26 Plays–yards 59–163 75–619 Rushes–yards 36–124 43–233 Passing yards 39 386 Passing: –– 7–23–2 22–32–0 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 24:29 35:31 Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Ean Rodrigue 7/21, 39 yards, 2 INT Rushing Tamaj Hoffman 9 carries, 56 yards Receiving Jordan Smith 2 receptions, 21 yards Sam Houston Passing Landyn Locke 19/28, 322 yards, 4 TD Rushing Jerrian Parker Jr. 6 carries, 52 yards Receiving Kamari Maxwell 2 receptions, 86 yards, TD
At No. 11 Texas Tech
Statistics SHSUTTU First downs 11 24 Total yards 269 470 Rushing yards 74 219 Passing yards 195 251 Turnovers 3 4 Time of possession 35:06 24:54 Team Category Player Statistics Sam Houston Passing Landyn Locke 23/37, 195 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Alton McCaskill 8 rushes, 25 yards Receiving Tim Burns Jr. 2 receptions, 61 yards, TD Texas Tech Passing Will Hammond 17/29, 224 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Cameron Dickey 12 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kenny Johnson 3 receptions, 60 yards
At Liberty
Statistics SHSULIB First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Sam Houston Passing Rushing Receiving Liberty Passing Rushing Receiving
Western Kentucky
Statistics WKU SHSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Rushing Receiving Sam Houston Passing Rushing Receiving
New Mexico State
Statistics NMSU SHSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics New Mexico State Passing Rushing Receiving Sam Houston Passing Rushing Receiving
At Missouri State
Statistics SHSUMOST First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Sam Houston Passing Rushing Receiving Missouri State Passing Rushing Receiving
At Jacksonville State
Statistics SHSUJVST First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Sam Houston Passing Rushing Receiving Jacksonville State Passing Rushing Receiving
Kennesaw State
Statistics KENN SHSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Kennesaw State Passing Rushing Receiving Sam Houston Passing Rushing Receiving
Middle Tennessee
Statistics MTSU SHSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Middle Tennessee Passing Rushing Receiving Sam Houston Passing Rushing Receiving
At FIU
Statistics SHSU FIU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston Passing Rushing Receiving FIU Passing Rushing Receiving
Personnel Roster
Outgoing Jayveon JohnsonLBDodge City CCJake FitzgeraldLSDukeMaurice Mathis IICBHenderson StateRayfield LottenTENew Mexico StateMabrey MettauerQBSMUJaMair DiazLBTempleMich'le JosephOLTennessee TechFatu MukubaWRTexas SouthernDylan BurkTEUCFCurtis GerrandPUCLAKolt DieterichOTWashingtonQua'Vez HumphreysWRWestern KentuckyRhett LarsonIOLWestern KentuckyZeiqui LawtonDLWestern KentuckyLonnie AdkismWRUnknownDavion GreenDBUnknownKevin KalonjiOTUnknownMichael Phoenix IIWRUnknownJaidan ScottSUnknownJoe SwenCBUnknownHunter WatsonQBUnknown
Incoming Max WhisnerTEAkronDenell Nix Jr.OTAppalachian StateJarra AndersonDLArizonaStacy BeyLBArizonaKamari MaxwellWRAustin PeayJayden FryEDGEBoston CollegeNick NormanRBBriar CliffNathan McClellandOLCollege of IdahoMike King Jr.SConcordia–St. PaulBrian BatesLBDelaware StateIshmel AtkinsCBElonBrock KuhlTEFlorida AtlanticRay ChathamLBHardin–SimmonsAlijah CasonWRHoly CrossZion TaylorEDGEHoustonJosiah ChenaultIOLKennesaw StateDimitry NicolasDLMarylandJosh Alexander-FeltonDENC StateElijah GrovesLBNC StateBrock StukesIOLNC StateJustin TerrellDLNC StateChristian ZacharyWRNC StateKade HoustonLBNelsonAaron EdwardsSNortheastern Oklahoma A&MCaesar Magee IIICBNorthwestern StateSam CarpenterKPittsburghCameron FranklinSPrairie View A&MMatt SmithTERhode IslandCarter KadowOTRutgersCameron McCullochLSSMUCade HaysTESul Ross StateKaleb MitchellWRUtah StateCal JosephPWake ForestWilliam DavisSWest VirginiaElijah CollinsIOLWestern CarolinaKyan Berry-JohnsonWRWisconsin
Coaching staff additions NameNew positionPrevious teamPrevious positionJack Bicknell Jr.Offensive lineWest VirginiaOffensive line coachAntonio WilliamsRunning backs First time coaching
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