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]
[ 3]
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 HomecomingRankings 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
vs Texas A&M–Commerce[ 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
at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky [ edit ]
vs Abilene Christian [ edit ]
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