American college football season
The 2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Bearkats were led by fourth-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 12–2, 8–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they defeated South Dakota in the first round and Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota State .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance [ a] 6:00 p.m. No. 7 Richmond * No. 3 ESPN3 W 48–348,048 6:30 p.m. at Prairie View A&M * No. 3 ESPNU W 44–318,465 September 23 6:00 p.m. Nicholls State No. 3 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN3 W 66–1712,863 September 30 6:00 p.m. at No. 11 Central Arkansas No. 3 ESPN3 L 30–4111,347 October 7 1:00 p.m. vs. Stephen F. Austin No. 9 ESPN3 W 27–1626,792 October 14 3:45 p.m. Northwestern State No. 9 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ELVN W 40–365,229 October 21 3:00 p.m. Lamar No. 7 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN3 W 63–278,031 October 28 7:00 p.m. at Southeastern Louisiana No. 5 ESPN3 W 33–236,027 November 4 1:00 p.m. Incarnate Word No. 5 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN3 W 57–205,077 November 11 6:00 p.m. at Abilene Christian No. 4 ESPN3 W 44–355,995 November 18 1:00 p.m. Houston Baptist No. 5 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN3 W 53–336,515 December 2 2:00 p.m. No. 16 South Dakota * No. 5 ESPN3 W 54–424,401 December 9 7:30 p.m. No. 18 Kennesaw State * No. 5 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) ESPN3 W 34–275,725 December 15 7:00 p.m. at No. 4 North Dakota State * No. 5 ESPN2 L 13–5518,279 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
^ Game was originally scheduled for August 27, but postponed and relocated due to Hurricane Harvey .
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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]
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]
Nicholls
Nicholls at Sam Houston State[ 6] [ 7]
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[ 6] [ 7]
Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas[ 8] [ 9]
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[ 8] [ 9]
Vs. Stephen F. Austin
Battle of the Piney Woods[ 10] [ 11]
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[ 10] [ 11]
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
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
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
FCS Playoffs
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 –
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Owls
7
3 3 14
27
• No. 5 Bearkats
14
10 3 7
34
Date: December 9Location: Bowers StadiumGame start: 7:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 5,725Television network: ESPN3 Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –
FCS Playoffs Semifinals
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Bearkats
3
0 10 0
13
• No. 4 Bison
21
20 14 0
55
Sources:
Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –
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 4 Coaches 3 (3) 3 (1) 3 3 3 11 9 7 5 5 4 4 5 3
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 "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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