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2022 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

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2022 Sam Houston Bearkats football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Perry (1st season; first five games)
Matt Merkens (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorClayton Carlin (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJoe Morris (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Stephen F. Austin +   3 – 1     6 – 5  
Abilene Christian +   3 – 1     7 – 4  
Sam Houston *   3 – 2     5 – 4  
Utah Tech *   2 – 2     4 – 7  
Tarleton *   1 – 3     6 – 5  
Southern Utah   1 – 3     5 – 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * Note: Sam Houston ineligible for WAC championship and FCS postseason play due to start of transition to FBS; Tarleton and Utah Tech ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

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]

Offseason

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Transfers

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Outgoing

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Player Position Destination
Kamren Washington DL Memphis
Ramon Jefferson RB Kentucky
Princeton Pines IOL Tulane
John Mathis DL Incarnate Word
Eleasah Anderson OT Western Michigan

Incoming

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Player Position Previous Team
Al'Vonte Woodard WR Texas
Chris Murray DL TCU
Jordan Yates QB Georgia Tech
Toby Ndukwe EDGE SMU
Lloyd Murray Jr. DL Colorado
Simeon Evans QB Army
Ellison Hubbard DL Colorado State
B.J. Foster S Texas

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Schedule

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Sam Houston and the WAC announced the 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.[4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 a.m.at No. 6 (FBS) Texas A&M*
SECNL 0–3197,946
September 106:00 p.m.Northern Arizona*
ESPN+/ATTSNL 3–107,117
September 176:00 p.m.Texas A&M–Commerce*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN+W 27–178,675
October 12:30 p.m.vs. Stephen F. Austin
ESPN+W 17–1626,826
October 152:00 p.m.at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky*
ESPN+W 25–1713,187
October 228:00 p.m.at Utah Tech
ESPN+W 18–132,719
October 297:00 p.m.at Tarleton State
ESPN+W 40–2120,237
November 1212:00 p.m.Abilene Christian
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN+L 28–457,592
November 1912:00 p.m.Southern Utahdagger
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN+/ATTSNL 7–177,059
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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at No. 6 (FBS) Texas A&M

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See also: 2022 Texas A&M Aggies football team
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 34Total
Bearkats 0 0 000
No. 6 (FBS) Aggies 7 10 7731

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 97,946
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), and Andraya Carter (sideline reporter)
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

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See also: 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
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 34Total
Lumberjacks 0 7 3010
Bearkats 0 3 003

at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, Texas

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,117
  • Referee: Matt Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Tom Franklin (play-by-play) and John Harris (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
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
  • No scoring plays
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

vs Texas A&M–Commerce

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See also: 2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team
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 34Total
Lions 0 0 71017
Bearkats 3 7 71027

at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, Texas

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Party cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,675
  • Referee: Marcus Thornton
  • TV 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

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See also: 2022 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team and Battle of the Piney Woods
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 34Total
Lumberjacks 3 10 3016
Bearkats 0 7 3717

at NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Party cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 26,826
  • Referee: Jeremee Tate
  • TV 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

at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky

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See also: 2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

at Utah Tech

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See also: 2022 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

at Tarleton State

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See also: 2022 Tarleton State Texans football team

vs Abilene Christian

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See also: 2022 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

vs Southern Utah

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See also: 2022 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Roster

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2022 Sam Houston Bearkats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Ife Adeyi Jr
QB 3 Simeon Evans So
WR 4 Al'vonte Woodard  Jr
QB 5 Keegan Shoemaker Jr
WR 6 Noah Smith Jr
RB 7 Dezmon Jackson GS
QB 8 Sylas Gomez Fr
WR 9 Cody Chrest GS
QB 10 Trapper Pannell So
QB 11 Tristan Brady  Fr
QB 13 Jordan Yates  So
WR 15 Tony Williams  Sr
WR 17 KeSean Raven  Fr
TE 18 Jacob Kainer  Jr
RB 21 Zach Hrbacek  Fr
RB 22 Charles Crawford III  Fr
WR 23 Adrian Murdaugh  Fr
RB 26 Jalen Washington Fr
TE 27 Dalton Meyer  Jr
RB 29 Jacob Berry Sr
RB 32 Weston Stephens So
RB 36 Garret Hagler Fr
TE 37 Jax Sherrard GS
RB 38 Jevin Murray  So
TE 44 Braeden Howell  Fr
OL 51 Jalen North  So
OL 52 D'Ary Patton  Fr
OL 57 Ethan Hagler Jr
OL 61 Noah Barboza  Jr
OL 62 Anthony Turrubiartes  Sr
OL 63 Ethan Vazquez Fr
OL 65 Daniel Melendez  Jr
OL 68 Trevor Jaks  Fr
OL 69 Seth Kohlscheen  So
OL 70 Jordan Boatman GS
OL 71 James Dawn II Fr
OL 72 Keaton Altman  Fr
OL 73 Moses Johnson  Sr
OL 74 Khalil Miller  Jr
OL 75 Wade Willet GS
OL 76 CJ Marsh  Fr
OL 77 Jihad Lateef Fr
OL 78 Orion Irving Fr
WR 80 Shane Johnson  Fr
WR 81 Derrick Rose  So
WR 82 Chris Hicks Jr. Fr
WR 83 Red Jones  So
WR 84 Tyler Bailey Fr
WR 85 Jaxson Chrest  Fr
TE 86 Thomas Jewett Fr
WR 87 Jay Rockwell Fr
TE 88 Marcus Collins  Fr
TE 89 Elijah Sohn Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Da'Veawn Armstead So
LB 1 Trevor Williams Sr
DB 2 Kameryn Alexander Jr
DB 3 Trey Smith Sr
DB 4 Isaiah Downes Sr
DB 5 Darrel Hawkins-Williams Jr
LB 6 Trey Fields So
LB 7 Ysidro Mascorro So
LB 8 Sincere Jackson Jr
DB 9 Jordan Morris  Jr
LB 10 Jaylen Phillips So
DL 11 Chris Murray  Fr
DB 12 Donovan Adkins So
LB 14 Kavian Gaither So
DB 16 Daniel North  So
DB 19 Emon Allen  Fr
DB 20 David Fisher  Fr
DB 21 Nick Chrest  Fr
DB 22 Jacobe Chester Fr
DB 23 Taylen Blaylock So
DB 24 Tobias Weaver So
DB 25 BJ Foster GS
DB 26 RJ Bendert  Fr
DB 27 Savien Arnett  Fr
DB 28 Jaidan Scott Fr
DB 29 Jadarius Brown Fr
LB 30 Darien Flynn So
DB 31 Christian Williams  Fr
DL 33 Markel Perry  Sr
DL 34 Toby Ndukwe GS
LB 35 Gannon Tullos Fr
DB 36 Truman Bexley  Fr
DB 38 Quan Williams  Fr
DB 39 Caleb Weaver  Fr
DB 40 Carson Horner  So
DB 42 Elias Escobar Jr
LB 43 Philip Joest Fr
DL 44 Briceon Hayes So
DL 45 Tyler Moore GS
DL 48 Goodness Nwawuihe  Fr
DL 49 Andrew Edmonson Fr
LB 50 Trey Mappe  Fr
DL 54 Nick Abengowe  Fr
DL 56 Cameron Plummer  Fr
DL 58 Ca'lub Holloway Fr
DL 92 Lloyd Murray  So
DL 93 Richard Outland So
DL 94 Jevon Leon Jr
DL 95 Trent Ward  Fr
DL 96 Matthew Aribisala  Fr
DL 97 Chris Scott  Jr
DL 98 Ellison Hubbard GS
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Seth Morgan So
K, P 34 Keegan Sneedon Fr
K 39 Reed Honshtein  So
LS 41 Zach Stricker  Fr
K, P 43 Jadon Cardell  Fr
P 46 Nick Bruce GS
K, P 47 Kaden Morgan Fr
K, P 49 Christian Pavon  Fr
LS 53 Tanner Boston  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • John Perry – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Clayton Carlin – Associate head coach/co-defensive coordinator/safeties
  • Joe Morris – Co-defensive coordinator/defensive ends
  • Matt Merkens – Tight ends
  • Cooper Bassett – Offensive line
  • Jared Hensley – Linebackers
  • John Johnson – Running backs/offensive recruiting coordinator/NFL liaison
  • Thomas Rocco – Cornerbacks
  • Jacoby Walker – Wide receivers
  • Zach Milliet – Special teams analyst
  • Clayton Barnes – General manager for football
  • Jaylon Bowden – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Connor Floden – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Dustin LeNorman – Athletic trainer
  • Tristin Connolly – Athletic trainer
  • Parker Whiteman – Strength & conditioning
  • Mike Reed – Academic coordinator
  • Chris Dunlap – Football equipment & operations assistant/video coordinator/director of football operations
  • Darcy Daugherty – Football administrative assistant/recruiting operations
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ Ralph D. Russo (November 5, 2021). "Sam Houston State Among 4 Moving to Conference USA in Latest Realignment". NBCDFW. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Caleb Beames (November 5, 2021). "Sam Houston heading to CUSA, BOTPW in doubt". KTRE. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Sam Houston State Football Transfer Portal". on3.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston Football announces 2022 schedule". KBTX. January 12, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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