2022 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

American college football season

2022 Sam Houston Bearkats football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 5–4 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach|

* K. C. Keeler (9th season)

Offensive coordinator| John Perry (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Co-defensive coordinator| Clayton Carlin (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Joe Morris (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–2–5
Home stadium| Bowers Stadium

Seasons

<- 2021

2023 ->

2022 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Stephen F. Austin \+  |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Abilene Christian \+  |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Utah Tech *  |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Tarleton *  |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Southern Utah |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Sam Houston *  |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |

* \+ - 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[edit]

### Transfers[edit]

#### Outgoing[edit]

Player  | Position  | Destination

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

#### Incoming[edit]

Player  | Position  | Previous Team

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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[edit]

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

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 3| 11:00 a.m.| at No. 6 (FBS) Texas A&M*|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| SECN| L 0–31| 97,946
September 10| 6:00 p.m.| Northern Arizona*|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| ESPN+/ATTSN| L 3–10| 7,117
September 17| 6:00 p.m.| Texas A&M–Commerce*|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| ESPN+| W 27–17| 8,675
October 1| 2:30 p.m.| vs. Stephen F. Austin|

* NRG Stadium
* Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)

| ESPN+| W 17–16| 26,826
October 15| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky*|

* Roy Kidd Stadium
* Richmond, KY

| ESPN+| W 25–17| 13,187
October 22| 8:00 p.m.| at Utah Tech|

* Greater Zion Stadium
* St. George, UT

| ESPN+| W 18–13| 2,719
October 29| 7:00 p.m.| at Tarleton State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Stephenville, TX

| ESPN+| W 40–21| 20,237
November 12| 12:00 p.m.| Abilene Christian|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| ESPN+| L 28–45| 7,592
November 19| 12:00 p.m.| Southern Utah|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| ESPN+/ATTSN| L 7–17| 7,059

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Game summaries[edit]

### At No. 6 (FBS) Texas A&M[edit]

See also: 2022 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at No. 6 (FBS) Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) – Game summary

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Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
No. 6 (FBS) Aggies | 7 | 10 | 7| 7| 31

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), Andraya Carter (sideline)
* Spread: Texas A&M –32.5 • Odds to win: Texas A&M 98.3% • [1]

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 Texas A&M

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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

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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 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]

See also: 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Sam Houston Bearkats  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Lumberjacks | 0 | 7| 3| 0 | 10
Bearkats | 0 | 3| 0| 0 | 3

* Date: September 10, 2022
* Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
* Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 7,117
* TV announcers (AT&T SportsNet): Tom Franklin and John Harris

Statistics | NAU | SHSU

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First downs | 20 | 15
Total yards | 314 | 252
Rushing yards | 59 | 141
Passing yards | 255 | 111
Turnovers | 1 | 2
Time of possession | 33:51 | 26:09
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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
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | NAU  | SHSU
2nd  | 11:54  | 15  | 70  | 7:18  | SHSU  | 44-yard field goal by Seth Morgan (#1)  | 0  | 3
2nd  | 2:37  | 5  | 27  | 1:00  | NAU  | RJ Martinez (#15) 1-yard touchdown run, Collin Robbins (#18) kick good  | 7  | 3
3rd  | 10:11  | 11  | 80  | 4:43  | NAU  | 19-yard field goal by Collin Robbins (#18)  | 10  | 3
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | NAU 10  | SHSU 3

### vs Texas A&M–Commerce[edit]

See also: 2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

### Stephen F. Austin[edit]

See also: 2022 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team and Battle of the Piney Woods

### at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky[edit]

See also: 2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

### at Utah Tech[edit]

See also: 2022 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

### at Tarleton State[edit]

See also: 2022 Tarleton State Texans football team

### vs Abilene Christian[edit]

See also: 2022 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

### vs Southern Utah[edit]

See also: 2022 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

## Personnel[edit]

### Roster[edit]

2022 Sam Houston Bearkats football roster

Quarterbacks

* 11 Tristan Brady –  freshman (6'3, 190)
* 3 Simeon Evans – sophomore (6'1, 200)
* 8 Sylas Gomez – freshman (6'2, 185)
* 10 Trapper Pannell – sophomore (6'3, 205)
* 5 Keegan Shoemaker – junior (6'3, 200)
* 13 Jordan Yates –  sophomore (5'11, 205)

Running backs

* 29 Jacob Berry – senior (5'11, 190)
* 22 Charles Crawford III –  freshman (5'10, 180)
* 36 Garret Hagler – freshman (5'10, 200)
* 21 Zach Hrbacek –  freshman (5'9, 175)
* 7 Dezmon Jackson – graduate student (5'11, 220)
* 38 Jevin Murray –  sophomore (5'11, 195)
* 32 Weston Stephens – sophomore (5'11, 185)
* 26 Jalen Washington – freshman (5'9, 205)

Wide receivers

* 2 Ife Adeyi – junior (5'10, 170)
* 84 Tyler Bailey – freshman (6'0, 180)
* 9 Cody Chrest – graduate student (6'1, 200)
* 85 Jaxson Chrest –  freshman (6'0, 195)
* 82 Chris Hicks Jr. – freshman (5'9, 175)
* 80 Shane Johnson –  freshman (6'2, 190)
* 83 Red Jones –  sophomore (5'11, 170)
* 23 Adrian Murdaugh -  freshman (5'9, 175)
* 17 KeSean Raven -  freshman (5'10, 160)
* 87 Jay Rockwell - freshman (6'3, 185)
* 81 Derrick Rose -  sophomore (6'4, 190)
* 6 Noah Smith - junior (5'10, 190)
* 15 Tony Williams -  senior (5'10, 185)
* 4 Al'vonte Woodard -  junior (6'2, 195)

Tight ends

* 88 Marcus Collins -  freshman (6'3, 225)
* 44 Braeden Howell -  freshman (6'2, 215)
* 86 Thomas Jewett - freshman (6'4, 230)
* 18 Jacob Kainer -  junior (6'4, 240)
* 27 Dalton Meyer -  junior (6'2, 250)
* 37 Jax Sherrard - graduate student (6'5, 240)
* 89 Elijah Sohn - junior (6'4, 250)

Long snappers

* 53 Tanner Boston -  sophomore (6'2, 250)
* 41 Zach Stricker -  freshman (6'0, 195)

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Offensive linemen

* 72 Keaton Altman -  freshman (6'5, 280)
* 61 Noah Barboza -  junior (6'1, 295)
* 70 Jordan Boatman - graduate student (6'6, 310)
* 71 James Dawn II - freshman (6'4, 315)
* 57 Ethan Hagler - junior (6'2, 305)
* 78 Orion Irving - freshman (6'6, 290)
* 68 Trevor Jaks -  freshman (6'4, 290)
* 73 Moses Johnson -  senior (6'5, 300)
* 69 Seth Kohlscheen -  sophomore (6'0, 310)
* 77 Jihad Lateef - freshman (6'4, 290)
* 76 CJ Marsh -  freshman (6'4, 285)
* 65 Daniel Melendez -  junior (6'2, 310)
* 74 Khalil Miller -  junior (6'3, 300)
* 51 Jalen North -  sophomore (6'4, 295)
* 52 D'Ary Patton -  freshman (6'4, 290)
* 62 Anthony Turrubiartes -  senior (6'1, 275)
* 63 Ethan Vazquez - freshman (6'2, 290)
* 75 Wade Willet - graduate student (6'6, 300)

Defensive linemen

* 54 Nick Abengowe –  freshman (6'2, 205)
* 96 Matthew Aribisala –  freshman (6'3, 255)
* 49 Andrew Edmonson – freshman (6'2, 250)
* 44 Briceon Hayes – sophomore (6'3, 225)
* 58 Ca'lub Holloway – freshman (6'1, 215)
* 98 Ellison Hubbard – graduate student (6'2, 285)
* 94 Jevon Leon – junior (6'3, 255)
* 45 Tyler Moore – graduate student (6'1, 250)
* 11 Chris Murray –  freshman (6'3, 255)
* 92 Lloyd Murray –  sophomore (6'2, 300)
* 34 Toby Ndukwe – graduate student (6'3, 250)
* 48 Goodness Nwawuihe  Freshman (6'1, 240)
* 93 Richard Outland – sophomore (6'3, 265)
* 33 Markel Perry –  senior (6'2, 220)
* 56 Cameron Plummer –  freshman (6'6, 230)
* 97 Chris Scott –  junior (6'1, 280)
* 95 Trent Ward –  freshman (6'3, 285)

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Linebackers

* 6 Trey Fields - sophomore (6'0, 210)
* 30 Darien Flynn - sophomore (6'0, 195)
* 14 Kavian Gaither - sophomore (6'0, 200)
* 8 Sincere Jackson - junior (6'2, 225)
* 43 Philip Joest - freshman (6'0, 220)
* 50 Trey Mappe -  freshman (6'1, 210)
* 7 Ysidro Mascorro - sophomore (5'11, 210)
* 10 Jaylen Phillips - sophomore (6'2, 225)
* 35 Gannon Tullos - freshman (6'2, 205)
* 1 Trevor Williams - senior (5'9, 210)

Defensive backs

* 12 Donovan Adkins – sophomore (6'0, 185)
* 2 Kameryn Alexander – junior (6'0, 185)
* 19 Emon Allen –  freshman (5'9, 180)
* 0 Da'Veawn Armstead – sophomore (6'1, 180)
* 27 Savien Arnett –  freshman (5'11, 170)
* 26 RJ Bendert –  freshman (6'1, 180)
* 36 Truman Bexley –  freshman (5'11, 185)
* 23 Taylen Blaylock – sophomore (5'10, 195)
* 29 Jadarius Brown – freshman (6'0, 175)
* 22 Jacobe Chester – freshman (6'0, 190)
* 21 Nick Chrest –  freshman (5'10, 180)
* 4 Isaiah Downes – senior (6'0, 180)
* 42 Elias Escobar – junior (5'11, 190)
* 20 David Fisher –  freshman (6'0, 175)
* 25 BJ Foster – graduate student (6'2, 200)
* 5 Darrel Hawkins-Williams – junior (5'10, 190)
* 40 Carson Horner –  sophomore (5'11, 175)
* 9 Jordan Morris –  junior (6'1, 180)
* 16 Daniel North –  sophomore (5'11, 185)
* 28 Jaidan Scott – freshman (6'0, 185)
* 3 Trey Smith – senior (5'11, 180)
* 39 Caleb Weaver –  freshman (5'11, 180)
* 24 Tobias Weaver – sophomore (5'11, 185)
* 31 Christian Williams –  freshman (5'10, 185)
* 38 Quan Williams –  freshman (5'10, 165)

Kickers/punters

* 46 Nick Bruce - graduate student (6'0, 200)
* 43 Jadon Cardell -  freshman (6'0, 185)
* 39 Reed Honshtein -  sophomore (5'11, 165)
* 47 Kaden Morgan - freshman (6'0, 170)
* 1 Seth Morgan - sophomore (5'11, 160)
* 49 Christian Pavon -  freshman (5'10, 180)
* 34 Keegan Sneedon - freshman (6'3, 195)

### Coaching staff[edit]

Name  | Position  | Year  | Alma mater

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K.C. Keeler | Head coach | 9th | Delaware (1981)
John Perry | Offensive coordinator | 1st | New Hampshire (1991)
Clayton Carlin | Assistant head coach/Co-defensive coordinator/Safeties coach | 6th | Juniata (1987)
Joe Morris | Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive line coach | 2nd | Fort Lewis (2005)
Thomas Rocco | Cornerbacks coach | 1st | Fort Lewis (2003)
Jaylon Bowden | Defensive assistant |  |
Jared Hensley | Linebackers coach | 3rd | Cumberland (2009)
John Johnson | Running backs coach/Offensive recruiting coordinator/NFL liaison | 1st | Oklahoma State (2008)
Matt Merkens | Tight ends coach | 2nd | Sam Houston (2015)
Jacoby Walker | Wide receivers coach | 1st | Central Arkansas (2014)
Chris Dunlap | Football equipment & operations assistant/Video coordinator/Director of football operations |  | Sam Houston
Zach Milliet | Special teams coordinator/analyst |  |
Parker Whiteman | Strength and conditioning | 1st | Shepherd (2006)

## References[edit]

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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