Sam Houston vs. Texas State

Sam Houston and Texas State have 9 meetings on file, the first in 2003; Sam Houston leads the series 5–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Sam Houston 5–⁠4, and Sam Houston has won the last 3.

Sam Houston wins
5
Texas State wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2003
Longest streak
3 Sam Houston
Current streak
3 Sam Houston
Last 10 meetings
Sam Houston 5–⁠4
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠4
2010s2–⁠0
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
9.2 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Sam Houston
2–⁠1 Sam Houston’s record at home
At Texas State
2–⁠1 Texas State’s record at home
Neutral sites
2–⁠1 Sam Houston first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Sam Houston’s biggest win2011: Sam Houston 36, Texas State 14by 22 points
  2. Texas State’s biggest win2003: Texas State 49, Sam Houston 28by 21 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Sam Houston and Texas State, 2003 on13001500170020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 28, 2024Sam Houston 40, Texas State 39NRG Stadium
Nov 19, 2011Sam Houston 36, Texas State 14at Texas State
Nov 20, 2010Sam Houston 31, Texas State 29at Sam Houston
Nov 21, 2009Texas State 28, Sam Houston 20at Texas State
Nov 15, 2007Sam Houston 29, Texas State 28Bobcat Stadium
Nov 18, 2006Texas State 28, Sam Houston 21at Sam Houston
Nov 19, 2005Texas State 26, Sam Houston 23Bobcat Stadium
Nov 20, 2004Sam Houston 27, Texas State 9at Sam Houston
Nov 22, 2003Texas State 49, Sam Houston 28at Texas State

Every game is listed as played on the field.