2020 Sam Houston
10–0. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lamar 62–7Mar 20
By 55 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27 | vs SE Louisiana | W 43–38 | 58% |
| Mar 13 | vs Nicholls | W 71–17 | 52% |
| Mar 20 | at Lamar | W 62–7 | 74% |
| Apr 1 | at Northwestern State | W 24–16 | 79% |
| Apr 10 | vs McNeese | W 27–13 | 74% |
| Apr 17 | at Incarnate Word | W 42–14 | 63% |
| Apr 24 | vs Monmouth | W 21–15 | 57% |
| May 2 | vs North Dakota State | W 24–20 | 48% |
| May 8Bowls & playoff | vs James MadisonFCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP Semifinal | W 38–35 | 47% |
| May 16Bowls & playoff | vs South Dakota State | W 23–21 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat South Dakota State 23–21; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
Southland Conference championsthe conference title
- Record
- 10–0
- Conference
- 6–0 first in the Southland Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 375–196
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1543 +178 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- No. 184
- 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 2020 class
| Briceon Hayes WDE | ★★★ | No. 1590 |
| Will Jones OC | ★★★ | No. 1761 |
| Phillip McDaniel WR | ||
| Trey Fields ILB | ||
| Richard Outland Jr. SDE |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2020 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.833 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.838 |
| Whole class | 2 | 3.0 | 0.836 |
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.
2020 Southland Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stephen F. Austin | 1–0 | 6–4 | |
 Sam Houston | 0–0 | 10–0 | |
| SE Louisiana | 0–0 | 4–3 | |
| Nicholls | 0–0 | 4–3 | |
 Central Arkansas | 0–0 | 5–4 | |
| Incarnate Word | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
| McNeese | 0–0 | 3–4 | |
| Lamar | 0–0 | 2–4 | |
 Houston Christian | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Northwestern State | 0–0 | 1–5 | |
 Abilene Christian | 0–1 | 1–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.