Game notes: Middle Tennessee at Sam Houston
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The matchup
- Middle Tennessee (3–3, 1–1 in conference) at Sam Houston (1–5, 0–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, 2 p.m. ET, Elliott T. Bowers Stadium.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, November 22, 2025: Middle Tennessee 31, Sam Houston 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2025: Middle Tennessee 31–17 (at Middle Tennessee); 2023: Sam Houston 23–20 (at Sam Houston).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Middle Tennessee
- Middle Tennessee is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–14 vs. Murray State; L 26–28 at Marshall; W 27–20 vs. Nevada; L 13–23 at Jacksonville State; L 0–55 at Kansas; W 33–30 vs. Delaware.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Middle Tennessee is No. 124 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Derek Mason is 9–21 in his third season at Middle Tennessee and 36–76 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Derek Mason is 1–0 against Sam Houston.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Roman Gagliano (QB): 1,204 passing yards, 11 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Antonio Martin (RB): 433 rushing yards, 1 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Korey Smith (LB): 56 tackles, 1 sack.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Middle Tennessee beat Troy 20–17.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.
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 is 0–1 against Middle Tennessee.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 2015, Sam Houston beat Central Arkansas 42–13.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
- Phil Longo is 0–1 against Derek Mason’s teams as a head coach.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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