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2016 Sam Houston

12–⁠1 (9–⁠0 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Sam Houston in 2016, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma Panhandle 59–21; won at Lamar 44–31; won at Houston Christian 52–16; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 63–28; won at Incarnate Word 63–48; won vs. Abilene Christian 48–21; won at Nicholls 38–21; won vs. Texas Southern 66–17; won vs. McNeese 56–43; won at Northwestern State 48–16; won vs. Central Arkansas 59–23; won vs. Chattanooga 41–36; lost at James Madison 7–65+49−58Won 59–21 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle+38Oklahoma Panhan…Won 44–31 at Lamar+13LamarWon 52–16 at Houston Christian+36Houston Christi…Won 63–28 vs. Stephen F. Austin+35Stephen F. Aust…Won 63–48 at Incarnate Word+15Incarnate WordWon 48–21 vs. Abilene Christian+27Abilene Christi…Won 38–21 at Nicholls+17NichollsWon 66–17 vs. Texas Southern+49Texas SouthernWon 56–43 vs. McNeese+13McNeeseWon 48–16 at Northwestern State+32Northwestern St…Won 59–23 vs. Central Arkansas+36Central ArkansasWon 41–36 vs. Chattanooga+5ChattanoogaLost 7–65 at James Madison-58James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsOklahoma PanhandleW 59–⁠2188%
Sep 17atLamarW 44–⁠3167%
Sep 24atHouston ChristianW 52–⁠1683%
Oct 1vsStephen F. AustinW 63–⁠2877%
Oct 8atIncarnate WordW 63–⁠4880%
Oct 15vsAbilene ChristianW 48–⁠2191%
Oct 22atNichollsW 38–⁠2178%
Oct 29vsTexas SouthernW 66–⁠1791%
Nov 5vsMcNeeseW 56–⁠4376%
Nov 12atNorthwestern StateW 48–⁠1685%
Nov 19vsCentral ArkansasW 59–⁠2363%
Dec 3vsChattanoogaW 41–⁠3670%
Dec 9atJames MadisonL 7–⁠6546%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 65–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Southland Conference champions9–⁠0 in the conference

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
9–⁠0 first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
644–⁠386
Coach
—
Elo
1545 +102 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.1 No. 10 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 140
Offensive coordinator
Phil Longo
Defensive coordinator
Brad Sherrod
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Sam Houston are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Cody Brewer PRO★★★No. 1765
Caleb Griffin PRO★★★No. 2139
Nathan Stewart WR★★No. 2294
Brandon Jackson DT★★No. 2294
Bryan Henderson S★★No. 2498

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.806
Receivers22.00.787
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.791
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.785
Whole class92.20.787

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2016 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sam Houston9–⁠012–⁠1
Central Arkansas8–⁠110–⁠3
SE Louisiana7–⁠27–⁠4
McNeese5–⁠46–⁠5
Nicholls5–⁠45–⁠6
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠55–⁠6
Houston Christian3–⁠54–⁠7
Lamar3–⁠63–⁠8
Incarnate Word3–⁠63–⁠8
Abilene Christian2–⁠72–⁠9
Northwestern State0–⁠91–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.