2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 5
FCS Coaches	No. 5
2017 record	6–1 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Clayton Carlin (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bowers Stadium (Capacity: 12,593)
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 4 Central Arkansas		5	–	0		6	–	1
SE Louisiana		5	–	1		5	–	3
No. 5 Sam Houston State		4	–	1		6	–	1
Nicholls State		4	–	1		5	–	2
No. 20 McNeese State		4	–	1		6	–	1
Stephen F. Austin		3	–	3		3	–	5
Abilene Christian		2	–	4		2	–	6
Incarnate Word		1	–	4		1	–	6
Northwestern State		1	–	4		1	–	6
Houston Baptist		0	–	5		1	–	6
Lamar		0	–	5		1	–	6

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Richmond at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Spiders	6	14	7	7	34
• No. 3 Bearkats	6	35	7	0	48

Date: September 1
Location: McLane Stadium
Waco, TX
Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:50
Game attendance: 8,048
Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C) • S 5–10 • Fair skies
Referee: Dan Romeo
TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Mike Couzens Analysis: John Congemi

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Scoring summary

1	9:54	Sam Houston State	Tre Honshtein 23 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 1:37	3–0

1	3:19	Sam Houston State	Tre Honshtein 40 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:49	6–0

1	0:52	Richmond	Garrett Hudson 3 yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Griffin Trau kick failed), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:27	6–6

2	14:49	Sam Houston State	Jeremiah Briscoe 41 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick blocked), Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:03	12–6

2	12:32	Sam Houston State	Team Safety, Drive: 4 plays, -22 yards, 2:17	14–6

2	7:02	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 45 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:55	21–6

2	5:48	Richmond	Gordon Collins 13 yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Griffin Trau kick), Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:14	21–13

2	3:34	Sam Houston State	Coree Compton 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick failed), Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:14	27–13

2	1:57	Richmond	Dejon Brissett 34 yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Griffin Trau kick), Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:23	27–20

2	1:28	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 60 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:29	34–20

2	0:58	Sam Houston State	Justin Gil 0 yard return of blocked punt (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:30	41–20

3	11:26	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 35 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:57	48–20

3	3:27	Richmond	Caleb Drake 16 yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Griffin Trau kick), Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:06	48–27

4	10:40	Richmond	Cortrelle Simpson 71 yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Griffin Trau kick), Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:33	48–34

Scoring summary

1	9:54	Sam Houston State	Tre Honshtein 23 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 1:37	3–0

1	3:19	Sam Houston State	Tre Honshtein 40 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:49	6–0

1	0:52	Richmond	Garrett Hudson 3 yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Griffin Trau kick failed), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:27	6–6

2	14:49	Sam Houston State	Jeremiah Briscoe 41 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick blocked), Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:03	12–6

2	12:32	Sam Houston State	Team Safety, Drive: 4 plays, -22 yards, 2:17	14–6

2	7:02	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 45 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:55	21–6

2	5:48	Richmond	Gordon Collins 13 yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Griffin Trau kick), Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:14	21–13

2	3:34	Sam Houston State	Coree Compton 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick failed), Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:14	27–13

2	1:57	Richmond	Dejon Brissett 34 yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Griffin Trau kick), Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:23	27–20

2	1:28	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 60 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:29	34–20

2	0:58	Sam Houston State	Justin Gil 0 yard return of blocked punt (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:30	41–20

3	11:26	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 35 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:57	48–20

3	3:27	Richmond	Caleb Drake 16 yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Griffin Trau kick), Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:06	48–27

4	10:40	Richmond	Cortrelle Simpson 71 yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Griffin Trau kick), Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:33	48–34

Sam Houston State at Prairie View A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 3 Bearkats	17	13	7	7	44
Panthers	3	14	7	7	31

Date: September 7
Location: Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
Prairie View, TX
Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:29
Game attendance: 8,468
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Sunny
Referee: Eddie Kelley
TV announcers (ESPNU): Play-By-Play: Eric Clemons Analysis: Jay Walker

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Scoring summary

1	13:25	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 1:35	7–0

1	9:09	Prairie View A&M	Zach Elder 29 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:16	7–3

1	5:29	Sam Houston State	Tre Honshtein 43 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:40	10–3

1	0:03	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 7 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:53	17–3

2	4:35	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 2 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:56	24–3

2	2:46	Prairie View A&M	Dawonya Tucker 34 yard run (Zach Elder kick), Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:49	24–10

2	0:47	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 28 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick failed), Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:59	30–10

2	0:02	Prairie View A&M	LaVell McCullers 1 yard run (Zach Elder kick), Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 0:45	30–17

3	5:59	Prairie View A&M	Dawonya Tucker 19 yard run (Zach Elder kick), Drive: 16 plays, 90 yards, 9:01	30–24

3	5:43	Sam Houston State	Jaylen Harris 97 yard kickoff return (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:16	37–24

4	11:20	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 7 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:47	44–24

4	10:42	Prairie View A&M	Dawonya Tucker 15 yard run (Zach Elder kick), Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:38	44–31

Scoring summary

1	13:25	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 1:35	7–0

1	9:09	Prairie View A&M	Zach Elder 29 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:16	7–3

1	5:29	Sam Houston State	Tre Honshtein 43 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:40	10–3

1	0:03	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 7 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:53	17–3

2	4:35	Sam Houston State	Javin Webb 2 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:56	24–3

2	2:46	Prairie View A&M	Dawonya Tucker 34 yard run (Zach Elder kick), Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:49	24–10

2	0:47	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 28 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick failed), Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:59	30–10

2	0:02	Prairie View A&M	LaVell McCullers 1 yard run (Zach Elder kick), Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 0:45	30–17

3	5:59	Prairie View A&M	Dawonya Tucker 19 yard run (Zach Elder kick), Drive: 16 plays, 90 yards, 9:01	30–24

3	5:43	Sam Houston State	Jaylen Harris 97 yard kickoff return (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:16	37–24

4	11:20	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 7 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:47	44–24

4	10:42	Prairie View A&M	Dawonya Tucker 15 yard run (Zach Elder kick), Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:38	44–31

Nicholls at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 23
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Television network: ESPN3

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Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas

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

Date: September 30
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: TBD CDT

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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.

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.

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