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2017 Sam Houston

12–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Sam Houston in 2017, game by game: won vs. Richmond 48–34; won at Prairie View A&M 44–31; won vs. Nicholls 66–17; lost at Central Arkansas 30–41; won at Stephen F. Austin 27–16; won vs. Northwestern State 40–36; won vs. Lamar 63–27; won at SE Louisiana 33–23; won vs. Incarnate Word 57–20; won at Abilene Christian 44–35; won vs. Houston Christian 53–33; won vs. South Dakota 54–42; won vs. Kennesaw State 34–27; lost at North Dakota State 13–55+49−42Won 48–34 vs. Richmond+14RichmondWon 44–31 at Prairie View A&M+13Prairie View A&MWon 66–17 vs. Nicholls+49NichollsLost 30–41 at Central Arkansas-11Central ArkansasWon 27–16 at Stephen F. Austin+11Stephen F. Aust…Won 40–36 vs. Northwestern State+4Northwestern St…Won 63–27 vs. Lamar+36LamarWon 33–23 at SE Louisiana+10SE LouisianaWon 57–20 vs. Incarnate Word+37Incarnate WordWon 44–35 at Abilene Christian+9Abilene Christi…Won 53–33 vs. Houston Christian+20Houston Christi…Won 54–42 vs. South Dakota+12South DakotaWon 34–27 vs. Kennesaw State+7Kennesaw StateLost 13–55 at North Dakota State-42North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsRichmondW 48–⁠3464%
Sep 7atPrairie View A&MW 44–⁠3161%
Sep 23vsNichollsW 66–⁠1780%
Sep 30atCentral ArkansasL 30–⁠4152%
Oct 7atStephen F. AustinW 27–⁠1676%
Oct 14vsNorthwestern StateW 40–⁠3690%
Oct 21vsLamarW 63–⁠2792%
Oct 28atSE LouisianaW 33–⁠2359%
Nov 4vsIncarnate WordW 57–⁠2094%
Nov 11atAbilene ChristianW 44–⁠3585%
Nov 18vsHouston ChristianW 53–⁠3395%
Dec 2vsSouth DakotaW 54–⁠4273%
Dec 9vsKennesaw StateW 34–⁠2758%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffatNorth Dakota StateL 13–⁠5532%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 55–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southland Conference.

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

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 2nd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
606–⁠437
Coach
—
Elo
1547 +83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.2 No. 20 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 145
Offensive coordinator
Tim Cramsey
Defensive coordinator
Clayton Carlin
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

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 2017 class

Tyon Merchant CB★★★No. 839
Ty Brock PRO★★★No. 1262
Tevyn Stevenson WR★★★No. 2104
Caleb Jolivette APB★★★No. 2143
Zyon McCollum CB★★★No. 2143

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.836
Running backs13.00.799
Receivers13.00.801
Defensive backs42.50.802
Whole class72.70.806

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.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 2P.J. Hall DTOakland Raiders

2017 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Arkansas9–⁠010–⁠2
Sam Houston8–⁠112–⁠2
McNeese7–⁠28–⁠2
Nicholls7–⁠28–⁠4
SE Louisiana6–⁠36–⁠5
Northwestern State4–⁠54–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠54–⁠7
Abilene Christian2–⁠72–⁠9
Incarnate Word1–⁠71–⁠10
Lamar1–⁠81–⁠9
Houston Christian0–⁠91–⁠10

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