Sam Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 9:41 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Sam Houston Bearkats will face Rice in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. For the full Sam Houston schedule, see below.

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2024 Sam Houston Game and TV Schedule

Opponent	Date/Time	Score/Tickets	TV Channel
@ Rice	August 31 \| 7:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ UCF	September 7 \| 6:30 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
Hawai’i	September 14 \| 7:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
New Mexico State	September 21 \| 7:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Texas State	September 28 \| 3:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ UTEP	October 3 \| 9:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Western Kentucky	October 16 \| 7:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Florida International	October 22 \| 7:30 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPNU (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Louisiana Tech	October 29 \| 8:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPNU (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Kennesaw State	November 16 \| 3:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Jacksonville State	November 23 \| 12:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Liberty	November 29 \| 3:30 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Sam Houston 2024 Strength of Schedule

In terms of toughness, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Bearkats will be facing the 48th-ranked schedule this year.
Sam Houston will have the 21st-easiest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (55).
The Bearkats are playing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their CUSA opponents’ combined win total last year).
In 2024, Sam Houston will face seven teams that had winning records last season, including two that won nine or more games, while facing three squads that accumulated three or fewer wins a season ago.
The Bearkats have seven games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Sam Houston Stat Insights (2023)

The Bearkats were a bottom-25 offense last season, ranking 14th-worst with 311.4 yards per contest. On defense, they ranked 88th in FBS (394.4 yards allowed per game).
While Sam Houston’s defense ranked 64th with 26.2 points allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking 16th-worst (20 points per game).
From an offensive standpoint, the Bearkats ranked 66th in FBS with 222.6 passing yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 77th in passing yards allowed per contest (231.5).
Sam Houston ranked sixth-worst in rushing offense (88.8 rushing yards per game) last season, but it played better on defense, ranking 90th with 162.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
Sam Houston forced 20 total turnovers (37th in FBS) last season and turned it over 15 times (35th in FBS) for a turnover margin of +5, 31st-ranked in college football.

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