2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team


The 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by third-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 12–1 overall and 9–0 in Southland play to win the Southland Conference title. They went undefeated during the regular season with a record of 11–0. 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 James Madison.

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the season 11–4, 7–2 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 2nd place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Southern Utah, McNeese State, and Colgate to advance to the Semifinals where they lost to Jacksonville State.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Oklahoma Panhandle State

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@ Lamar

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26–10–12015L 46–49

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@ Houston Baptist

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3–02015W 63–14

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Stephen F. Austin

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Overall recordLast meetingResult
52–35–22015W 34–28

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@ Incarnate Word

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4–02015W 59–7

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Abilene Christian

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Overall recordLast meetingResult
9–122015W 49–21

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@ Nicholls

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Overall recordLast meetingResult
19–10–12015W 37–7

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Texas Southern

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9–52012W 50–6

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McNeese State

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Overall recordLast meetingResult
11–26–12015 FCS PlayoffsW 34–29

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@ Northwestern State

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18–202015W 59–21

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Central Arkansas

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Overall recordLast meetingResult
5–52015W 42–13

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FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Chattanooga

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Quarterfinals–James Madison

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Ranking movements