2018 Sam Houston
6–5 (5–4 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Stephen F. Austin 54–21Oct 6
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 41–32 | 73% |
| Sep 15 | vs North Dakota | L 23–24 | 81% |
| Sep 22 | at Nicholls | L 7–27 | 63% |
| Sep 29 | vs Central Arkansas | W 34–31 | 55% |
| Oct 6 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 54–21 | 79% |
| Oct 13 | at Northwestern State | W 42–28 | 70% |
| Oct 20 | at Lamar | L 23–41 | 79% |
| Oct 27 | vs SE Louisiana | W 28–25 | 76% |
| Nov 3 | at Incarnate Word | L 26–43 | 65% |
| Nov 10 | vs Abilene Christian | L 10–17 | 69% |
| Nov 17 | at Houston Christian | W 42–20 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Houston Christian 42–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–4 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 330–309
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1360 −105 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −25.5 No. 49 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 173
- Offensive coordinator
- Ryan Carty
- Defensive coordinator
- Clayton Carlin
- Offense
- No-huddle spread option
- 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 2018 class
| Randell Turner ILB | ★★★ | No. 2039 |
| Peyton Fifield OT | ★★ | No. 2933 |
| Dewaylon Ingram WR | ★★ | No. 3061 |
| Dee Bowens WR | ||
| Alex Williams ATH |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.770 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.774 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.810 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.3 | 0.785 |
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.
2018 Southland Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 7–2 | 9–4 | |
| Incarnate Word | 6–2 | 6–5 | |
| Lamar | 6–3 | 7–5 | |
 McNeese | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
 Sam Houston | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Central Arkansas | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Abilene Christian | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Northwestern State | 4–5 | 5–6 | |
| SE Louisiana | 4–5 | 4–7 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 2–7 | 2–8 | |
| Houston Christian | 0–9 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.