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+ 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 BSSW /ESPN+W 17–1626,826 October 15 5:00 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 6:00 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
[ edit ] Game information First quarter (3:39) TAMU – Yulkeith Brown 66-yard pass from Haynes King , Caden Davis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:09; Texas A&M 7–0 ) Second quarter (4:59) TAMU – Caden Davis 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:10; Texas A&M 10–0 ) (0:50) TAMU – Ainias Smith 63-yard pass from Haynes King, Caden Davis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:16; Texas A&M 17–0 ) Third quarter (8:52) TAMU – De'Von Achane 1-yard run, Caden Davis kick (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:08; Texas A&M 24–0 ) Fourth quarter (11:10) TAMU – Ainias Smith 43-yard pass from Haynes King, Caden Davis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 4:48; Texas A&M 31–0 )
Statistics SHSU TAMU 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 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 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 ] Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0–1) vs Sam Houston Bearkats (0–1) – Game summary
at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, Texas
Date : Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind : N at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)Game attendance : 7,117Referee : Matt JonesTV announcers (ESPN+ /ATTSN ) : Tom Franklin (play-by-play) and John Harris (analyst)Box score , Recap
Game information First quarter Second quarter (11:54) SHSU – Seth Morgan 44-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 7:18; Sam Houston 3–0 ) (2:37) NAU – RJ Martinez 1-yard run, Collin Robbins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:00; Northern Arizona 7–3 ) Third quarter (10:11) NAU – Collin Robbins 19-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:43; Northern Arizona 10–3 ) Fourth quarter
Statistics NAU SHSU 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 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 ] Texas A&M–Commerce Lions (1–1) vs Sam Houston Bearkats (0–2) – Game summary
at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, Texas
Date : Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Party cloudy • Temperature : 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind : S at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)Game attendance : 8,675Referee : Marcus ThorntonTV announcers (ESPN+) : Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play) and Shea Walker (analyst)Box score , Recap
Game information First quarter (2:53) SHSU – Seth Morgan 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:42; Sam Houston 3–0 ) Second quarter (12:10) SHSU – Jordan Yates 6-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:21; Sam Houston 10–0 ) Third quarter (10:59) TAMC – Celestin Haba 41-yard interception return, Emmanuel Adagbon kick (Sam Houston 10–7 (6:39) SHSU – Cody Chrest 3-yard pass from Keegan Shoemaker , Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; Sam Houston 17–7 ) Fourth quarter (11:33) TAMC – Emmanuel Adagbon 22-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:50; Sam Houston 17–10 ) (9:31) SHSU – Zach Hrbacek 7-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:53; Sam Houston 24–10 ) (4:46) SHSU – Seth Morgan 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:31; Sam Houston 27–10 ) (0:31) TAMC – Spencer Long 1-yard run, Emmanuel Adagbon kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:15; Sam Houston 27–17 )
Statistics TAMC SHSU 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 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
[ edit ] Sam Houston Bearkats (1–2) vs. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (2–2) – Game summary
at NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas
Date : Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : None (indoor stadium)Game attendance : 26,826Referee : Jeremee TateTV announcers (ESPN+) : Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), and Deephi Sidhu (sideline reporter)Box score , Recap
Game information First quarter (6:15) SFA – Chris Campos 31-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:48; Stephen F. Austin 3–0 ) Second quarter (14:12) SFA – Moe Wedman 85-yard pass from Trae Self, Chris Campos kick (Drive: 6 plays, 94 yards, 3:34; Stephen F. Austin 10–0 ) (2:46) SFA – Chris Campos 30-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 8:25; Stephen F. Austin 13–0 ) (1:10) SHSU – Noah Smith 7-yard pass from Keegan Shoemaker, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:07; Stephen F. Austin 13–7 ) Third quarter (10:12) SFA – Chris Campos 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:43; Stephen F. Austin 16–7 ) (7:50) SHSU – Seth Morgan 21-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:14; Stephen F. Austin 16–10 ) Fourth quarter (0:35) SHSU – Dezmon Jackson 1-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 2:06; Sam Houston 17–16 )
Statistics SHSU SFA First downs 20 17 Plays–yards 71–299 74–397 Rushes–yards 31–111 37–144 Passing yards 188 253 Passing: comp –att –int 14–40–2 19–37–1 Time of possession 24:49 35:11
Team Category Player Statistics 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 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
at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky [ edit ] Sam Houston Bearkats (2–2) at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky Colonels (3–2) – Game summary
at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, Kentucky
Date : Game time : 2:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 13,187Referee : Brad CarrellTV announcers (ESPN+) : Greg Stotelmyer (play-by-play), Jim Tirey (analyst), and Wes Chandler (sideline reporter)Box score , Recap
Game information First quarter (11:05) SHSU – Seth Morgan 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 3:55; Sam Houston 3–0 ) (2:42) SHSU – Cody Chrest 10-yard pass from Keegan Shoemaker, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 15 plays, 93 yards, 7:20; Sam Houston 10–0 ) Second quarter (8:03) EKU – Mo Edwards Jr. 23-yard pass from Parker McKinney, Patrick Nations kick (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:53; Sam Houston 10–7 ) (1:59) EKU – Patrick Nations 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 5:09; Tied 10–10 ) Third quarter (1:13) SHSU – Seth Morgan 47-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:51; Sam Houston 13–10 ) Fourth quarter (7:07) SHSU – Seth Morgan 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:28; Sam Houston 16–10 ) (1:01) EKU – Jayden Higgins 2-yard pass from Patrick McKinney, Patrick Nations kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:00; Eastern Kentucky 17–16 ) (0:03) SHSU – Seth Morgan 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 0:49; Sam Houston 19–17 ) (0:00) SHSU – Tony Williams 0-yard fumble return (Sam Houston 25–17
Statistics SHSU EKU First downs 19 18 Plays–yards 78–321 62–338 Rushes–yards 45–194 25–104 Passing yards 127 234 Passing: comp –att –int 13–33–0 21–37–0 Time of possession 34:38 24:42
Team Category Player Statistics Sam Houston Passing Keegan Shoemaker 13/31, 127 yards, 1 TD Rushing Zach Hrbacek 17 carries, 111 yards Receiving Noah Smith 4 receptions, 36 yards Eastern Kentucky Passing Parker McKinney 21/37, 234 yards, 2 TD Rushing Braedon Sloan 10 carries, 62 yards Receiving Jyran Mitchell 4 receptions, 69 yards
vs Abilene Christian [ edit ]
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