Game notes: Sam Houston at Missouri State
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The matchup
- Sam Houston (1–5, 0–2 in conference) at Missouri State (2–4, 1–1 in conference), Tuesday, October 27, 8 p.m. ET, Plaster Sports Complex.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their third meeting; the series is even at 1–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 23, 2006: Sam Houston 20, Missouri State 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2006: Sam Houston 20–17 (at Missouri State); 2004: Missouri State 33–31 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Sam Houston
- Sam Houston is 1–5 (0–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 21–24 at Troy; L 17–23 vs. Tulsa; W 59–0 vs. Nicholls; L 14–49 at No. 11 Texas Tech; L 3–35 at Liberty; L 3–16 vs. Western Kentucky.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Sam Houston has lost three straight, since beating Nicholls 59–0 (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Sam Houston is No. 132 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Phil Longo is 3–15 in his second season at Sam Houston.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Phil Longo faces Missouri State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Landyn Locke (QB): 1,418 passing yards, 11 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris Reed (WR): 17 catches, 289 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dean Ford (LB): 38 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2018, Sam Houston beat SE Louisiana 28–25.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Missouri State
- Missouri State is 2–4 (1–1 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–50 at No. 8 Texas A&M; W 48–14 vs. Lindenwood; L 24–30 vs. Marshall; L 24–34 at No. 22 SMU; L 13–34 at Western Kentucky; W 24–21 vs. Kennesaw State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Missouri State is No. 118 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Casey Woods is 2–4 in his first season at Missouri State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Casey Woods faces Sam Houston as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jared Lloyd (LB): 70 tackles, 1 sack, No. 4 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Myers (WR): 27 catches, 554 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- J.J. O’Neal (S): 36 tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jmariyae Robinson holds Missouri State’s career record in receptions with 155 and counting, past Clay Harbor’s 150 (2006–09).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jmariyae Robinson needs 2 touchdown catches to tie Steve Newbold (18, 1977–80) for Missouri State’s career record in touchdown catches, 3 to break it. He has 16 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jmariyae Robinson needs 2 touchdown catches to pass Jermaine Saffold (17, 2009–11) for fourth on Missouri State’s career touchdown catches list. He has 16 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jmariyae Robinson needs 8 yards to pass Julian Burton (1,942, 2010–14) for fifth on Missouri State’s career receiving yards list. He has 1,935 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2018, Missouri State lost to Southern Illinois 49–35.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Phil Longo and Casey Woods as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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