Conference USA · FBS
Sam Houston 3-9
2023 season · Bearkats
No. 120 toughest schedule of 133 — see full rankings
Sam Houston is 3-9 under head coach Phil Longo. Its twelve opponents were a combined 31-40 before playing the Bearkats and are 35-31 since. The best win was over Middle Tennessee, which was 4-7 going in.
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Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Sam Houston, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Sam Houston.
L 28-35
- Before
- 3-1
- After
- 5-3
- Total
- 9-4
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Wk 5
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L 28-35
3-1
5-3
9-4
L 28-35
- Before
- 3-1
- After
- 5-3
- Total
- 9-4
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Wk 5
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L 28-35
3-1
5-3
9-4
Wk 7·
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L 13-27
- Before
- 3-3
- After
- 6-2
- Total
- 10-5
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Wk 7
L 13-27
3-3
6-2
10-5
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L 13-27
- Before
- 3-3
- After
- 6-2
- Total
- 10-5
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Wk 7
L 13-27
3-3
6-2
10-5
Wk 8·
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L 27-33
- Before
- 3-4
- After
- 0-4
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 8
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L 27-33
3-4
0-4
4-8
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L 27-33
- Before
- 3-4
- After
- 0-4
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 8
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L 27-33
3-4
0-4
4-8
Wk 10·
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W 24-21
- Before
- 2-5
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 10
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W 24-21
2-5
1-0
3-6
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W 24-21
- Before
- 2-5
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 10
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W 24-21
2-5
1-0
3-6
Wk 11·
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W 42-27
- Before
- 3-7
- After
- 0-1
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 11
W 42-27
3-7
0-1
3-9
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W 42-27
- Before
- 3-7
- After
- 0-1
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 11
W 42-27
3-7
0-1
3-9
Wk 12·
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L 23-28
- Before
- 5-5
- After
- 2-0
- Total
- 8-5
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Wk 12
L 23-28
5-5
2-0
8-5
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L 23-28
- Before
- 5-5
- After
- 2-0
- Total
- 8-5
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Wk 12
L 23-28
5-5
2-0
8-5
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W 23-20
- Before
- 4-7
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 13
W 23-20
4-7
0-0
4-8
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W 23-20
- Before
- 4-7
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 13
W 23-20
4-7
0-0
4-8
- Conference
- Conference USA
- Head coach
- Phil Longo
- Stadium
- Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, seats 14,000, Huntsville, Texas
- NFL draft
- None picked in the 2026 NFL draft
Receipt insights
- Worst loss by opponent record: UTEP, finished 3-9 (lost 34-37, Wk 9).
- Sam Houston's opponents were a combined 31-40 (.437) before playing Sam Houston.
Combined opponents
Across 12 completed games
Before playing Sam Houston
31-40
43.7%
vs. Sam Houston
9-3
75.0%
After playing Sam Houston
35-31
53.0%
Total (including vs. Sam Houston)
75-74
50.3%
Teams we beat10-23total (30.3%)
Before playing Sam Houston 9-19 · after 1-1
Teams that beat us65-51total (56.0%)
Before playing Sam Houston 22-21 · after 34-30
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Sam Houston uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Sam Houston is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Sam Houston uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.