Teams / Conference USA / Sam Houston
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▲ Above its 5-year level +5▲ Up 11 this season
Career47since 1936
Peak582024
Last 547seasons
#123 nationally · 1-4 (0-1 conf)
Résumé #124
Schedule so far #77
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Sam Houston Bearkats
Conference USA · Huntsville, TX · Elliott T. Bowers Stadium · Head coach Phil Longo
Rival
Building rivalry
2-3 all time (5 meetings since 2014)
Jacksonville State leads
Last: lost 29-27 (2025) · Jacksonville State has won 3 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
0All-Americans
0NFL picks
35.9%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1924. Every season →
Chemistry
57
56Foundation
60Gel
gel counts 40% so far
▲ Above its norm +9Trending up
early · #73 of 138
HC year2
Ret. starters18%
QB yrs w/ OC2
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 1-4 | Conference USA | — | #123 | 52 | Phil Longo |
| 2025 | 2-10 | Conference USA | — | #135 | 32 | Phil Longo |
| 2024 | 10-3 | Conference USA | — | #94 | 58 | K.C. Keeler; Brad Cornelsen |
| 2023 | 3-9 | Conference USA | — | #117 | 51 | K.C. Keeler |
| 1931 | 0-1 | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | |
| 1930 | 0-1 | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | |
| 1929 | 0-1 | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | |
| 1928 | 0-1 | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | |
| 1927 | 0-1 | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | |
| 1926 | 0-1 | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | |
| 1925 | 0-2 | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | |
| 1924 | 0-1 | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.