Safety, Sam Houston, 2024–26
Lyric Smith
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Clarendon, TX
Lyric Smith plays safety for Sam Houston. Last time out, against Western Kentucky: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
10 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles vs. Western Kentucky, L 3–16
Next game: vs. New Mexico State, Oct 21
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 29 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 29 | S | So. | ||
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 29 | S | Jr. | 6′0″ | 190 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Sam Houston 6 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Troy | L 21–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Tulsa | L 17–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Nicholls | W 59–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Texas Tech | L 14–49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Liberty | L 3–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 3–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Sam Houston 5 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Texas | L 0–55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Oregon State | W 21–17 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. Delaware | W 26–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Middle Tennessee | L 17–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Florida International | L 16–56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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