Abilene Christian at Sam Houston

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Sam Houston beat Abilene Christian 48–⁠21. It was their third meeting; after it, Sam Houston led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayAbilene Christian2–⁠9 in 2016
21
HomeSam Houston12–⁠1 in 2016
48

Final at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, HuntsvilleTV: ESPN3Attendance 8,314

At kickoff
89°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the southwest, gusts to 20 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Huntsville Municipal Airport (KUTS), 5 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Kevin Boutmann; umpire Tab Slaughter; head linesman Matt Stellges; side judge Robert Asel; field judge Scotty Melancon; back judge Lyndon NixonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Abilene Christian0071421
Sam Houston72021048

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Sam Houston 91% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Sam Houston leads 6–⁠2 in eight meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Abilene Christian 45, Sam Houston 28
2021Sam Houston 35, Abilene Christian 9
2019Sam Houston 24, Abilene Christian 10
2018Abilene Christian 17, Sam Houston 10
2017Sam Houston 44, Abilene Christian 35
2016Sam Houston 48, Abilene Christian 21

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