Year: | 2019 |
Team: | Sam Houston State Bearkats |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southland Conference |
Short Conf: | Southland |
Record: | 7–5 |
Conf Record: | 6–3 |
Head Coach: | K. C. Keeler |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Off Coach: | Ryan Carty |
Oc Year: | 2nd |
Off Scheme: | Spread option |
Def Coach: | Clayton Carlin |
Dc Year: | 3rd season |
Def Scheme: | 4–2–5 |
Stadium: | Bowers Stadium |
The 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Southland. Sam Houston State played home games at Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas.
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Bearkats were picked to finish in fourth place.[1]
1 | Nicholls | 200 (20) | |
2 | Central Arkansas | 154 | |
3 | Incarnate Word | 150 (1) | |
4 | Sam Houston State | 146 | |
5 | Lamar | 123 | |
6 | McNeese State | 114 | |
7 | Abilene Christian | 112 (1) | |
8 | Southeastern Louisiana | 71 | |
9 | Stephen F. Austin | 63 | |
10 | Northwestern State | 56 | |
11 | Houston Baptist | 21 |
The Bearkats placed six players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]
Offense
1st team
Nathan Stewart – WR
2nd team
Woody Brandom – TE/HBDefense
1st team
Zyon McCollum – DB
2nd team
Erick Fowler – DL
Hunter Brown – LB
Royce See – LB
Offense
1st team
Woody Brandom – TE/HB
2nd team
Nathan Stewart – WR
Defense
1st team
Royce See – LB
Zyon McCollum – DB
2nd team
Erick Fowler – DL
Hunter Brown – LB
Sam Houston State has scheduled 12 games in the 2019 season instead of the 11 normally allowed for FCS programs. Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS teams are allowed to schedule 12 regular-season games in years in which the period starting with Labor Day weekend and ending with the last Saturday of November contains 14 Saturdays.[3]
See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team.
See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.
See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team.
See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team.
See also: 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team.
See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team.
See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team.
See also: 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team.
See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team.
See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team.