American college football season
The 2022 Sam Houston Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by ninth-year head coach K. C. Keeler , the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–4. Sam Houston played home games at Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas .
The 2022 season was the program's last season as a member of the WAC as the Bearkats joined Conference USA in 2023.[ 1] [ 2]
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Sam Houston and the WAC announced the 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.[ 4]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 11:00 a.m. at No. 6 (FBS ) Texas A&M * SECN L 0–3197,946 September 10 6:00 p.m. Northern Arizona * ESPN+ /ATTSN L 3–107,117 September 17 6:00 p.m. Texas A&M–Commerce * Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN+ W 27–178,675 October 1 2:30 p.m. vs. Stephen F. Austin ESPN+ W 17–1626,826 October 15 2:00 p.m. at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky * ESPN+ W 25–1713,187 October 22 8:00 p.m. at Utah Tech ESPN+ W 18–132,719 October 29 7:00 p.m. at Tarleton State ESPN+ W 40–2120,237 November 12 12:00 p.m. Abilene Christian Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN+ L 28–457,592 November 19 12:00 p.m. Southern Utah Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN+/ATTSN L 7–177,059 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Pregame line Over/under TAMU –36.5 54.5
Sam Houston Bearkats at No. 6 (FBS) Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bearkats 0 0 0 0 0 No. 6 (FBS) Aggies 7 10 7 7 31
at Kyle Field , College Station, Texas
Game information First quarter 3:39 TAMU – Yulkeith Brown 66-yard pass from Haynes King (Caden Davis kick) – Texas A&M 7–0 , Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:09 Second quarter 4:59 TAMU – Caden Davis 40-yard field goal – Texas A&M 10–0 , Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:10 0:50 TAMU – Ainias Smith 63-yard pass from Haynes King (Caden Davis kick) – Texas A&M 17–0 , Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:16 Third quarter 8:52 TAMU – De'Von Achane 1-yard run (Caden Davis kick) – Texas A&M 24–0 , Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:08 Fourth quarter 11:10 TAMU – Ainias Smith 43-yard pass from Haynes King (Caden Davis kick) – Texas A&M 31–0 , Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 4:48
Statistics Sam Houston No. 6 (FBS) Texas A&M First downs 10 23 Plays–yards 55–198 67–387 Rushes–yards 27–107 32–110 Passing yards 91 387 Passing: comp–att–int 14–28–1 23–35–2 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 27:37 32:23
Team Category Player Statistics Sam Houston Passing Jordan Yates 14/28, 91 yards, 1 INT Rushing Jordan Yates 14 carries, 60 yards Receiving Noah Smith 4 receptions, 35 yards No. 6 (FBS) Texas A&M Passing Haynes King 20/31, 364 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing De'Von Achane 18 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ainias Smith 6 receptions, 164 yards, 2 TD
vs Northern Arizona [ edit ] Pregame line Over/under SHSU –20.5 54.5
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0–1) vs Sam Houston Bearkats (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 7 3 0 10 Bearkats 0 3 0 0 3
at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, Texas
Date : Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)Game attendance : 7,117Referee : Matt JonesTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Tom Franklin (play-by-play) and John Harris (analyst)
Game information First quarter Second quarter 11:54 SHSU – Seth Morgan 44-yard field goal – Sam Houston 3–0 , Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 7:18 2:37 NAU – RJ Martinez 1-yard run (Collin Robbins kick) – Northern Arizona 7–3 , Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:00 Third quarter 10:11 NAU – Collin Robbins 19-yard field goal – Northern Arizona 10–3 , Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:43 Fourth quarter
Statistics Northern Arizona Sam Houston First downs 20 15 Plays–yards 77–314 60–252 Rushes–yards 35–59 34–141 Passing yards 255 111 Passing: comp–att–int 28–42–1 13–26–1 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 33:51 26:09
Team Category Player Statistics Northern Arizona Passing RJ Martinez 27/41, 214 yards, 1 INT Rushing Kevin Daniels 17 carries, 47 yards Receiving Hendrix Johnson 8 receptions, 101 yards Sam Houston Passing Jordan Yates 13/26, 111 yards, 1 INT Rushing Jordan Yates 18 carries, 74 yards Receiving Ife Adeyi 5 receptions, 62 yards
[ edit ] Pregame line Over/under SHSU –23.5 51.0
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions (1–1) vs Sam Houston Bearkats (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 7 10 17 Bearkats 3 7 7 10 27
at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, Texas
Date : Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Party cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)Game attendance : 8,675Referee : Marcus ThorntonTV announcers (ESPN+) : Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play) and Shea Walker (analyst)
Game information First quarter 2:53 SHSU – Seth Morgan 40-yard field goal – Sam Houston 3–0 , Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:42 Second quarter 12:10 SHSU – Jordan Yates 6-yard run (Seth Morgan kick) – Sam Houston 10–0 , Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:21 Third quarter 10:59 TAMUC – Celestin Haba 41-yard interception return (Emmanuel Adagbon kick) – Sam Houston 10–7 , Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:36 6:39 SHSU – Cody Chrest 3-yard pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Seth Morgan kick) – Sam Houston 17–7 , Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:20 Fourth quarter 11:33 TAMUC – Emmanuel Adagbon 22-yard field goal – Sam Houston 17–10 , Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:50 9:31 SHSU – Zach Hrbacek 7-yard run (Seth Morgan kick) – Sam Houston 24–10 , Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:53 4:46 SHSU – Seth Morgan 46-yard field goal – Sam Houston 27–10 , Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:31 0:31 TAMUC – Spencer Long 1-yard run (Emmanuel Adagbon kick) – Sam Houston 27–17 , Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:15
Statistics Texas A&M–Commerce Sam Houston First downs 14 27 Plays–yards 57–223 74–347 Rushes–yards 32–54 47–246 Passing yards 169 101 Passing: comp–att–int 13–25–1 11–27–1 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:03 31:57
Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M–Commerce Passing Zadock Dinkelmann 13/25, 169 yards, 1 INT Rushing Zadock Dinkelmann 15 carries, 20 yards Receiving Andrew Armstrong 7 receptions, 104 yards Sam Houston Passing Jordan Yates 5/14, 63 yards, 1 INT Rushing Zach Hrbacek 19 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD Receiving Cody Chrest 4 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD
vs. Stephen F. Austin [ edit ] Pregame line Over/under SHSU –6.5 54.5
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (2–2) vs. Sam Houston Bearkats (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 3 10 3 0 16 Bearkats 0 7 3 7 17
at NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas
Date : Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : Party cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)Game attendance : 26,826Referee : Jeremee TateTV announcers (ESPN+) : Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), and Deephi Sidhu (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter 6:15 SFA – Chris Campos 31-yard field goal – Stephen F. Austin 3–0 , Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:48 Second quarter 14:12 SFA – Moe Wedman 85-yard pass from Trae Self (Chris Campos kick) – Stephen F. Austin 10–0 , Drive: 6 plays, 94 yards, 3:34 2:46 SFA – Chris Campos 30-yard field goal – Stephen F. Austin 13–0 , Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 8:25 1:10 SHSU – Noah Smith 7-yard pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Seth Morgan kick) – Stephen F. Austin 13–7 , Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:07 Third quarter 10:12 SFA – Chris Campos 35-yard field goal – Stephen F. Austin 16–7 , Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:43 7:50 SHSU – Seth Morgan 21-yard field goal – Stephen F. Austin 16–10 , Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:14 Fourth quarter 0:35 SHSU – Dezmon Jackson 1-yard run (Seth Morgan kick) – Sam Houston 17–16 , Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 2:06
Statistics Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston First downs 17 20 Plays–yards 74–397 71–299 Rushes–yards 37–144 31–111 Passing yards 253 188 Passing: comp–att–int 19–37–1 14–40–2 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 35:11 24:49
Team Category Player Statistics Stephen F. Austin Passing Trae Self 17/34, 239 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jerrell Wimbley 6 carries, 66 yards Receiving Moe Wedman 1 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD Sam Houston Passing Keegan Shoemaker 14/40, 188 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Keegan Shoemaker 9 carries, 56 yards Receiving Noah Smith 5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
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