2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football SHSU block logo.svg 125 Southland Conference Southland 3 4 11–4 7–2 K. C. Keeler 2nd Phil Longo 2nd Air raid Mike Collins 3rd Brad Sherrod 2nd 3–4 Bowers Stadium NCAA Division I Semifinal L 10–62 at Jacksonville State The 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by second-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 11–4 overall and 7–2 in Southland play to finish in a tie for second 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. The 2015 season marked the Bearkats' 100th season of football. Schedule 2015 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central September 5 2:30 pm l y y 3 Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX FSN 45–59 60,073 September 19 6:00 pm l 3 Lamar Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ASN 46–49 10,116 September 26 6:00 pm w 12 Houston Baptist Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX FCS Central 63–14 9,014 October 3 3:00 pm w y 12 Stephen F. Austin NRG Stadium Houston, TX Battle of the Piney Woods ESPN3Southland Conference Announces Week Five TV Selections http://www.southland.org/news/2015/9/21/FB_0921154539.aspx?path=football Southland Conference September 28, 2015 September 21, 2015 34–28 26,990 October 10 6:00 pm w 11 Incarnate Word Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX FCS Central 59–7 6,508 October 17 2:00 pm w y 9 Abilene Christian Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX ASN 49–21 8,763 October 24 6:00 pm w y 9 Nicholls State Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX FCS Central 37–7 5,104 October 31 6:00 pm w y 8 Texas A&M–Commerce 8 (D-II) Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX FCS Pacific 38–24 4,862 November 7 6:00 pm l y 7 McNeese State 9 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA ESPN3 10–27 10,501 November 14 2:30 pm w 13 Northwestern State Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN3 59–21 7,408 November 21 7:00 pm w y 10 Central Arkansas Estes Stadium Conway, AR 42–13 3,575 November 28 3:00 pm w y 6 Southern Utah 17 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX NCAA Division I first round ESPN3 42–38 3,098 December 5 7:00 pm w y y 6 McNeese State 3 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA NCAA Division I second round ESPN3 34–29 13,493 December 12 11:00 am w y 6 Colgate Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN3 48–21 5,074 December 19 3:00 pm l y y 6 Jacksonville State 1 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL NCAA Division I Semifinal ESPNU 10–62 23,692 Game summaries @ Texas Tech Texas Tech Red Raiders football 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Sam Houston State at Texas Tech #3 Bearkats 14 17 0 14 Red Raiders 14 28 17 0 September 5 Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX 2:30 PM CDT 4:01 60,073 89°F • Wind: SSW 12 • Partly Cloudy Brandon Cruse Mike Morgan, JC Pearson, Steffi Sorensen FSNSources:http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/19900/stats/football/2015/TTU1.HTM Sam Houston vs Texas Tech Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics September 5, 2015 September 12, 2015 yes 1 11:54 Texas Tech Jakeem Grant 3 yard run (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:06 0–7 1 8:51 Sam Houston State Ridgeway Frank 14 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 3:03 7–7 1 3:54 Texas Tech Devin Lauderdale 64 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:13 7–14 1 0:53 Sam Houston State Donavan Williams 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:32 14–14 2 13:24 Texas Tech Ian Sadler 8 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:29 14–21 2 7:30 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 48 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:16 17–21 2 7:13 Texas Tech Jakeem Grant 94 yard punt return (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 17–28 2 3:44 Sam Houston State Donavan Williams 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:29 24–28 2 2:23 Texas Tech Ian Sadler 53 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:21 24–35 2 0:52 Sam Houston State Davion Davis 29 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:31 31–35 2 0:14 Texas Tech Devin Lauderdale 29 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 0:38 31–42 3 14:14 Texas Tech J.J. Gaines 47 yard interception return (Michael Barden kick), Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:46 31–49 3 9:59 Texas Tech Michael Barden 27 yard field goal; Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:53 31–52 3 1:09 Texas Tech Justin Stockton 4 yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:06 31–59 4 10:06 Sam Houston State Donavan Williams 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:14 38–59 4 1:53 Sam Houston State Donavan Williams 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:23 45–59 yes Lamar Lamar Cardinals football 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team Lamar at Sam Houston State Cardinals 14 21 0 14 #3 Bearkats 14 0 9 23 September 19 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 6:00 PM CDT 4:01 10,116 Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, Chris Mycoskie ASNSources:Lamar vs Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015 at Huntsville, Texas) http://www.gobearkats.com/pdf9/3847606.pdf Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics September 19, 2015 September 20, 2015 yes 1 9:20 Lamar Reggi Begelton 4 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:53 0–7 1 7:50 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 46 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:30 7–7 1 4:01 Lamar Reggi Begelton 19 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:49 7–14 1 2:18 Sam Houston State Donav Williams 8 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:43 14–14 2 12:40 Lamar Kad Harrington 77 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:01 14–21 2 5:51 Lamar Kad Harrington 5 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:45 14–28 2 1:29 Lamar Devonn Brown 18 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:24 14–35 3 9:06 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 36 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:38 17–35 3 1:08 Sam Houston State Donav Williams 5 yard run (Jared Johnson two-point conv. failed), Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 4:12 23–35 4 14:55 Sam Houston State Team Safety, Drive: 3 plays, -10 yards, 1:07 25–35 4 9:17 Lamar Carl Harris 27 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:04 25–42 4 7:51 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 55 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:26 32–42 4 4:59 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 16 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 2:18 39–42 4 3:21 Lamar Kad Harrington 73 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:27 39–49 4 0:58 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 6 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:23 46–49 yes Houston Baptist Houston Baptist Huskies football 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State Huskies 7 7 0 0 #12 Bearkats 14 14 28 7 September 26 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 6:00 PM CDT 3:01 9,014 Randy McIlvoy, Jeff Power, Kara Gold FCS CentralSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=99333 Houston Baptist vs Sam Houston State (Sep 26, 2015) Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics September 26, 2015 October 1, 2015 yes 1 11:36 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 86 yard pass complete to Gerald Thomas (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:34 7–0 1 4:43 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 14 yard pass complete to Wesley Lewis (Christian Guzman kick), Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:48 7–7 1 2:55 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 1:48 14–7 2 6:12 Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 82 yard run (Christian Guzman kick), Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:52 14–14 2 4:12 Sam Houston State LaDarius Brown 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 0 yards, 3:52 21–14 2 0:15 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 38 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Carlos Teal kick), Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:53 28–14 3 11:49 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 2 yard pass complete to LaDarius Brown (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:56 35–14 3 10:18 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 25 yard interception return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:31 42–14 3 8:03 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet 9 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:20 49–14 3 0:57 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 10 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:44 56–14 4 12:10 Sam Houston State Stephen Williams 25 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:03 63–14 yes Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team Battle of the Piney Woods Battle of the Piney Woods Lumberjacks 0 14 7 7 #12 Bearkats 0 3 21 10 October 3 NRG StadiumHouston, TX 3:00 PM CDT 3:32 26,990 72°F • Wind: Calm • Indoors Ross Smith Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, Brooke Bentley ESPN3Sources: yes 2 14:54 Stephen F Austin De'Quan 21-yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:04 0–7 2 5:40 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 35 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:15 3–7 2 4:10 Stephen F Austin Judah Jones 31 yard pass from Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:30 3–14 3 13:14 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 78 yard punt return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:46 10–14 3 9:16 Sam Houston State Donavan Williams 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 2:27 17–14 3 5:41 Stephen F Austin Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 3:35 17–21 3 3:01 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 53 yard punt return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:06 24–21 4 13:12 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 3:22 31–21 4 10:39 Stephen F Austin Loren Easly 80 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:14 31–28 4 6:34 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 32 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:05 34–28 yes The Sam Houston State Bearkats faced the Stephen F. Austin State Lumberjacks for the 90th time in the two teams history. The Bearkats led the all-time series 52–35–2 going into the game. The first quarter featured several long drives by both teams but neither managed to get on the scoreboard, including a missed field goal by SHSU kicker Luc Swimberghe. However, the Lumberjacks worked their way down the field before the end of the quarter, culminating in a twenty one yard touchdown scoring pass by SFA quarterback Zach Conque to Lumberjack wide receiver De'Quann Ruffin in the opening seconds of the second quarter. With SFA kicker Mason Juhl's extra point, SFA led 7–0. After some more back and forth between the teams, Sam Houston eventually got on the board with a thirty five yard field goal by Swimberghe with 5:30 remaining in the quarter, narrowing SFA's lead to 7–3. SFA struck back quickly with a thirty one yard touchdown pass from Conque to wide receiver Judah Jones at the 4:10 mark, and with the extra point the teams went to half time with SFA leading 14–3. On SHSU's first possession of the second half, Bearkats wide receiver Gerald Thomas returned a punt seventy eight yards for a score, and with Swimberge's extra point the Bearkats narrowed the gap to 14–10 at the 13:14 mark. On Sam Houston's next possession, the drive ended with 9:16 remaining in the quarter with a four-yard scoring run by SHSU running back Donovan Williams to but the Bearkats on top 17–14. SFA's next possession ended in a one-yard scoring rush by Conque to put SFA back on top 21–17. SHSU had another long punt return with wide receiver Yedidiah Louis bringing the ball in 53 yards for a score with 3:01 remaining in the quarter, and SHSU retook the lead 24–21. The third quarter ended with SHSU leading 24–21. SHSU scored again early in the fourth quarter with a one-yard run by running back Corey Avery at the 13:12 mark, lifting the Bearkat lead to 31–21. The Bearkats failed to take advantage of a three-and-out by the Lumberjacks, with a forty seven yard punt return by Louis setting the Kats up in the red zone, but a field goal by Swimberge bounced off the upright. SFA struck back quickly with an eighty-yard scoring rush by Lumberjack running back Lon Easily on the first play of their possession, narrowing the lead to 31–28 Bearkats. Another Bearkat field goal by Swimberge stretched the lead to 34–28, where it stayed through the end of the game. Incarnate Word Incarnate Word Cardinals football 2015 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team Incarnate Word at Sam Houston State Cardinals 0 0 7 0 #11 Bearkats 24 28 7 0 October 10 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 6:00 PM CDT 3:10 6,508 Kevin Hassell Tom Franklin, Kenneth Moore, Kara Gold FCS CentralSources: yes 1 10:55 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 34 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 2:49 3–0 1 8:13 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 66 yard pass complete to Corey Avery (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:08 10–0 1 6:53 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 35 yard pass complete to LaDarius Brown (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:06 17–0 1 6:28 Sam Houston State Donavan Williams 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03 24–0 2 12:53 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet 3 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:24 31–0 2 11:51 Sam Houston State Collins Okotcha 60 yard interception return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:57 38–0 2 8:05 Sam Houston State Jeremiah Briscoe 35 yard pass complete to LaDarius Brown (Luc Swimberghe kick); Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 1:42 45–0 2 2:05 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 8 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 4:38 52–0 3 9:02 Incarnate Word Dorland Fields 1 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:52 52–7 3 1:36 Sam Houston State Remus Bulmer 8 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04 59–7 yes @ Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Wildcats football 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian #9 Bearkats 28 7 14 0 Wildcats 0 7 0 14 October 17 Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX 2:00 PM CDT 3:13 8,763 79°F • SSE 7 • Sunny Kevin Mar Sources: yes 1 13:41 Sam Houston State LaDarius Brown 64 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19 7–0 1 8:07 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 9 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:49 14–0 1 3:53 Sam Houston State Collin Rison 24 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 1:26 21–0 1 0:22 Sam Houston State Don King III 9 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:07 28–0 2 9:44 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 8 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:30 28–7 2 1:19 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:04 35–7 3 9:24 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 10 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:27 42–7 3 3:01 Sam Houston State Davion Davis 13 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:16 49–7 4 12:47 Abilene Christian Adrian Duncan 14 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:08 49–14 4 4:45 Abilene Christian Jamie Walker 7 yard pass from Cody Ennis (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:57 49–21 yes Nicholls (homecoming) Nicholls State Colonels football 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team Nicholls at Sam Houston State Colonels 0 0 7 0 #9 Bearkats 23 7 7 0 October 24 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 6:00 PM CDT 3:00 5,104 Tom Franklin, Kenneth Moore, Maya Golden FCS CentralSources: yes 1 13:48 Sam Houston State Team Safety, Drive: 4 plays, -25 yards, 1:06 2–0 1 11:49 Sam Houston State Deon Hutchinson 13 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:55 9–0 1 3:01 Sam Houston State Hayden Cagle 3 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:30 16–0 1 0:47 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 12 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:19 23–0 2 1:05 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet 12 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:17 30–0 3 12:09 Sam Houston State Ridgeway Frank 11 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:21 37–0 3 3:37 Nicholls Tuskani Figaro 80 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:18 37–7 yes Texas A&M–Commerce 2015 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team Texas A&M–Commerce at Sam Houston State Lions 3 7 14 0 #8 Bearkats 14 10 7 7 October 31 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 6:04 PM CDT 3:11 4,862 Dan Lewis Tom Franklin, Kennth Moore, Maya Gold FCS PacificSources:Scoring Summary (Final) A&M-Commerce vs Sam Houston State (October 31, 2015 at Huntsville, TX) http://www.gobearkats.com/pdf9/4034716.pdf Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics November 1, 2015 yes 1 12:07 Sam Houston State Cory Avery 3 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 2:53 7–0 1 10:12 Texas A&M–Commerce Kristov Martinez 31 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 1:48 7–3 1 4:28 Sam Houston State Cory Avery 4 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:53 14–3 2 13:11 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet 2 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 3:00 21–3 2 9:45 Texas A&M–Commerce Darby Smith 55 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Kristov Martinez kick), Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:09 21–10 2 0:00 Sam Houston State Tre Honshtein 22 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 4:21 24–10 3 10:10 Texas A&M–Commerce Derrick Macon 10 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Kristov Martinez kick), Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:08 24–17 3 5:07 Texas A&M–Commerce Lance Evans 39 yard pass from Harrison Stewart (Kristov Martinez kick), Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 2:26 24–24 3 2:14 Sam Houston State Cory Avery 1 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:53 31–24 4 9:19 Sam Houston State Jared Johnson 24 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:37 38–24 yes @ McNeese State McNeese State Cowboys football 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team Sam Houston State at McNeese State #7 Bearkats 10 0 0 0 #9 Cowboys 0 14 3 10 November 7 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 7:00 PM CST 2:58 10,501 64°F • NNE 13 • Overcast with rain Dan Romeo ESPN3Sources: yes 1 9:38 Sam Houston State Darion Flowers 90 yard interception return (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:22 7–0 1 0:54 Sam Houston State Tre Honshtein 20 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:06 10–0 2 1:40 McNeese State Daniel Sams 64 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:37 10–7 2 0:04 McNeese State Kent Shelby 6 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:06 10–14 3 3:48 McNeese State Jean Breaux 23 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:53 10–17 4 5:20 McNeese State Jean Breaux 27 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:09 10–20 4 5:11 McNeese State Ryan Ross 20 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:09 10–27 yes Northwestern State Northwestern State Demons football 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team Northwestern State at Sam Houston State Demons 7 7 7 0 #13 Bearkats 14 21 10 14 November 14 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 2:30 PM CST 3:03 7,408 Carl McNeil Sources: yes 1 13:29 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 24 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:31 7–0 1 3:51 Northwestern State Chris Jones 19 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:04 7–7 1 1:10 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 24 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:32 14–7 2 11:42 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 27 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:32 21–7 2 7:06 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 9 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 2:59 28–7 2 5:27 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 15 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:56 35–7 2 2:03 Northwestern State Ed Eagan 22 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:22 35–14 3 12:01 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 15 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:53 35–21 3 9:52 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet 8 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:09 42–21 3 5:23 Sam Houston State Tre Honshtein 31 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:51 45–21 4 12:54 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 78 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:10 52–21 4 2:23 Sam Houston State Ridgeway Frank 11 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:20 59–21 yes @ Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Bears football 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas #10 Bearkats 14 21 7 0 Bears 6 0 7 0 November 21 Estes StadiumConway, AR 7:00 PM CST 3:21 3,575 D. Alvarez Sources: yes 1 12:20 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 45 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:22 0–3 1 11:01 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet 13 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:11 7–3 1 6:49 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 35 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:05 7–6 1 2:39 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 45 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:07 14–6 2 10:09 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 3 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:10 21–6 2 1:37 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 50 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:41 28–6 2 0:21 Sam Houston State LaDarius Brown 3 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:21 35–6 3 11:42 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet 30 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:57 42–6 3 2:00 Central Arkansas Jatavious Wilson 28 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:14 42–13 yes FCS playoffs First round – Southern Utah Southern Utah Thunderbirds football 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team Southern Utah at Sam Houston State #17 Thunderbirds 6 26 7 0 #6 Bearkats 16 10 7 9 November 28 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 3:00 PM CST 3:50 3,098 Sources: yes 1 13:01 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 3 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:00 7–0 1 12:21 Southern Utah Brady Measom 69 yard pass from Ammon Olsen (Keita Calhoun kick blocked), Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34 7–6 1 12:21 Sam Houston State Alfonzo McMillian Defensive PAT Conversion, Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34 9–6 1 9:44 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 31 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:09 16–6 2 14:02 Sam Houston State Tre Honshtein 29 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 46 yards, 3:10 19–6 2 12:04 Southern Utah Malik Brown 4 yard run (two-point conv. failed), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:53 19–12 2 8:06 Sam Houston State Ridgeway Frank 2 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:58 26–12 2 7:47 Southern Utah Ty Rutledge 61 yard run (Keita Calhoun kick), Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:12 26–19 2 4:11 Southern Utah Mike Sharp 36 yard pass from Ammon Olsen (Keita Calhoun kick), Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:52 26–26 2 2:08 Southern Utah Mike Sharp 34 yard pass from Ammon Olsen (Keita Calhoun kick blocked), Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 0:41 26–32 3 12:58 Southern Utah Mike Sharp 9 yard pass from Ammon Olsen (Keita Calhoun kick), Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 0:40 26–39 3 7:00 Sam Houston State Ridgeway Frank 1 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:05 33–39 4 8:36 Sam Houston State Team Safety, Drive: 2 plays, -6 yards, 0:44 35–39 4 3:44 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 55 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:14 42–39 yes Second round – McNeese State McNeese State Cowboys football 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team Sam Houston State at McNeese State #6 Bearkats 7 17 10 0 #3 Cowboys 10 7 6 6 December 5 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 7:00 PM CST 3:33 13,493 57°F • ENE 3 • Fair, 45% humidity Jeremy Parker ESPN3Sources: yes 1 11:58 McNeese State Jean Breaux 43 yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:23 0–3 1 4:08 Sam Houston State LaDarius Brown 54 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick) Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:04 7–3 1 0:39 McNeese State Kent Shelby 15 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick) Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:29 7–10 2 13:32 McNeese State David Bush 4 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick) Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:34 7–17 2 9:38 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 1 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick) Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:54 14–17 2 4:30 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 22 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick) Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 3:11 21–17 2 0:00 Sam Houston State Tre Honshtein 47 yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 1:58 24–17 3 9:01 Sam Houston State Tre Honshtein 24 yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:31 27–17 3 2:22 McNeese State Zach Hetrick 3 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick blocked) Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:58 27–23 3 1:21 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 28 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick) Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:01 34–23 4 11:20 McNeese State Tavarious Battiste 43 yard pass from Daniel Sams (two-point conv. failed) Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:33 34–29 yes Quarterfinals–Colgate Colgate Raiders football 2015 Colgate Raiders football team Colgate at Sam Houston State Raiders 0 14 0 7 #6 Bearkats 14 17 10 7 December 12 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 11:00 AM CST 3:01 5,074 ESPN3Sources: yes 1 12:01 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 1 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:59 7–0 1 7:59 Sam Houston State Davion Davis 26 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 2:36 14–0 2 14:58 Colgate James Holland 3 yard run (Jonah Bowman kick), Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:55 14–7 2 8:51 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 8 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 2:47 21–7 2 5:57 Sam Houston State LaDarius Brown 18 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:13 28–7 2 0:48 Colgate Alex Greenawalt 31 yard pass from Jake Melville (Jonah Bowman kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:09 28–14 2 0:00 Sam Houston State Tre Honshtein 23 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 0:40 31–14 3 11:01 Sam Houston State Tre Honshtein 21 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:23 34–14 3 7:20 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 32 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:15 41–14 4 11:57 Sam Houston State LaDarius Brown 25 yard pass from Jalen Overstreet (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 2:12 48–14 4 4:08 Colgate Jake Melville 13 yard run (Jonah Bowman kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:42 48–21 yes Semifinals–Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Gamecocks football 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team Sam Houston State at Jacksonville State #6 Bearkats 0 10 0 0 #1 Gamecocks 17 24 14 7 December 19 JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL 3:00 PM CST 3:26 23,692 52°F • WNW 5 • Sunny Tom Stapleton ESPNUSources: yes 1 13:25 Jacksonville State Eli Jenkins 1 yard run (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:35 0–7 1 9:42 Jacksonville State Troymaine Pope 62 yard run (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:40 0–14 1 6:51 Jacksonville State Connor Rouleau 36 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:52 0–17 2 13:43 Jacksonville State Miles Jones 3 yard run (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:36 0–24 2 7:46 Jacksonville State Ruben Gonzalez 12 yard pass from Eli Jenkins (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 5:00 0–31 2 5:37 Sam Houston State LaDarius Brown 0 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:09 7–31 2 1:24 Jacksonville State Connor Rouleau 22 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:13 7–34 2 0:59 Jacksonville State Troymaine Pope 7 yard run (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:05 7–41 2 0:08 Sam Houston State Tre Honshtein 51 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 0:51 10–41 3 11:34 Jacksonville State Ruben Gonzalez 8 yard pass from Eli Jenkins (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:41 10–48 3 4:56 Jacksonville State Miles Jones 3 yard run (Connor Rouleau kick), Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:20 10–55 4 9:29 Jacksonville State Christian LeMay 13 yard run (Cade Stinnett kick), Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:17 10–62 yes Ranking movements STATS FCS 0 13 3 1 (31) 3 (38) 12 12 11 9 9 8 7 13 10 6 3 Coaches 0 13 4 4 (2) 5 14 14 14 11 10 10 9–T 18 12 10 4 References Sam Houston State Category:Sam Houston Bearkats football seasons Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Bearkats football