Northwestern State at Sam Houston

Saturday, October 14, 2017 Share

Sam Houston beat Northwestern State 40–⁠36. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Sam Houston led the series 10–⁠4.

AwayNorthwestern State4–⁠7 in 2017

HomeSam Houston12–⁠2 in 2017

Final at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, HuntsvilleAttendance 5,229

At kickoff: 90°F, clear, wind 7 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Huntsville Municipal Airport (KUTS), 5 km from the stadium, eight minutes after kickoff
Officials: Referee Dan Lewis; umpire Bryan Liles; head linesman Stephen Henley; line judge Ben Tenpenney; side judge Paul Sroka; field judge Buddy Furqueron; back judge Brendon BarnesGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Northwestern State	17	10	9	0	36
Sam Houston	7	14	7	12	40

Our ratings going in

Sam Houston 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Sam Houston leads 12–⁠5 in 17 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2020	Sam Houston 24, Northwestern State 16
2019	Northwestern State 31, Sam Houston 28
2018	Sam Houston 42, Northwestern State 28
2017	Sam Houston 40, Northwestern State 36
2016	Sam Houston 48, Northwestern State 16
2015	Sam Houston 59, Northwestern State 21