CUSA · 2026
Sam Houston Bearkats
Head coach Phil Longo · Elliott T. Bowers Stadium
1-20-0 in conference
TDC Rank
#108
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
-5.3
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-4.2
115th in FBS
Defense
-1.2
85th in FBS
Schedule so far
-9.2
106th toughest
Projected
5.2-6.8
bowl-eligible 43%
Season Outlook
From the TDC Rating, updated after every game
Rating by week
-5.3 now, -9.6 preseason · up 28 spots since preseason
Final record odds
5.2-6.8 expected · most likely 5-7 (23%)
Team Leaders
Passing
Landyn Locke
QB · SO · 7th in FBS
973yds
9 TD · 1 INT
Rushing
Alton McCaskill
RB · SR · 166th in FBS
140yds
35 car · 1 TD
Receiving
Chris Reed
WR · SR · 82nd in FBS
204yds
9 rec · 2 TD
Tackles
Dean Ford
LB · JR · 297th in FBS
16tkl
1.5 TFL
Sacks
Elijah Groves
LB · JR · 27th in FBS
2.5sacks
2 hurries
Interceptions
Railyn Adams
S · JR · 35th in FBS
1INT
1 PD
Schedule
Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result / TDC line | Game score | Win chance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | @ 98Troy | L 21–24 | -3.7 | — | ESPN+ |
| 2 | Sep 12 | vs 67Tulsa | L 17–23 | -8.7 | — | ESPN+ |
| 3 | Sep 19 | vs Nicholls FCS | W 59–0 | +9.0 | — | ESPN+ |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @ 26Texas Tech | Texas Tech −14.7 · o/u 45.6 | — | TNT | |
| 5 | — | Bye | ||||
| 6 | Oct 8 | @ 88LibertyCONF | Liberty −5.6 · o/u 46.1 | — | ESPNU | |
| 7 | Oct 14 | vs 128Western KentuckyCONF | Sam Houston −8.2 · o/u 50.2 | — | ESPN2 | |
| 8 | Oct 21 | vs 115New Mexico StateCONF | Sam Houston −4.0 · o/u 46.6 | — | ESPN2 | |
| 9 | Oct 27 | @ 117Missouri StateCONF | Missouri State −1.2 · o/u 46.2 | — | ESPN2 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | @ 100Jacksonville StateCONF | Jacksonville State −4.1 · o/u 47.0 | — | CBSSN | |
| 11 | Nov 14 | vs 107Kennesaw StateCONF | Sam Houston −2.7 · o/u 41.1 | — | ||
| 12 | Nov 21 | vs 109Middle TennesseeCONF | Sam Houston −3.0 · o/u 49.4 | — | ||
| 13 | Nov 28 | @ 92Florida InternationalCONF | Florida International −5.2 · o/u 38.5 | — |
Team Stats
Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted
| Stat | Offense | FBS rank | Defense (allowed) | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com) | ||||
| EPA / play | +0.172 | 72nd | -0.007 | 43rd |
| Success rate | 46.8% | 43rd | 31.3% | 15th |
| Explosiveness | 1.250 | 70th | 1.448 | 127th |
| Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play) | ||||
| Success rate | 47.9% | 38th | 31.5% | 16th |
| Rushing success rate | 47.5% | 48th | 35.8% | 44th |
| Passing success rate | 48.2% | 43rd | 26.5% | 6th |
| Explosive run rate | 10.2% | 117th | 14.7% | 100th |
| Explosive pass rate | 8.7% | 96th | 5.3% | 13th |
| Line yards / carry | 2.66 | 121st | 3.03 | 81st |
| Opportunity rate | 40.7% | 57th | 38.9% | 97th |
| Stuff rate | 22.0% | 119th | 20.0% | 52nd |
| Sack rate | 6.4% | 104th | 8.4% | 20th |
| 3rd-down conversion | 41.7% | 75th | 29.3% | 20th |
| Red-zone TD rate | 71.4% | 45th | 60.0% | 63rd |
| Havoc rate | 16.6% | 121st | 20.2% | 10th |
| Box score · season totals | ||||
| Points / game | 32.3 | 64th | 15.7 | 29th |
| Yards / game | 454.3 | 44th | 290.7 | 44th |
| Yards / play | 6.20 | 59th | 4.21 | 26th |
| Pass yards / game | 345.7 | 6th | 110.0 | 4th |
| Yards / pass att. | 9.20 | 24th | 4.12 | 4th |
| Completion % | 67.3% | 50th | 43.8% | 1st |
| Rush yards / game | 108.7 | 125th | 180.7 | 117th |
| Yards / carry | 3.30 | 125th | 4.59 | 105th |
| 3rd-down conv. % | 46.7% | 43rd | 23.4% | 11th |
| Turnovers / game (lost · forced) | 0.67 | 26th | 1.00 | 79th |
| Sacks / game (allowed · made) | 3.00 | 121st | 3.00 | 18th |
| Penalty yards / game | 60.3 | 87th | 48.7 | 91st |
Roster
100 players · Head coach Phil Longo
100 players
| # | Player | Pos▲ | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Landyn Locke | QB | SO | 6' 4" | 220 | Rockwall, TX |
| 9 | Brett Holloway | QB | FR | 5' 11" | 210 | Melissa, TX |
| 15 | DJ Bailey | QB | JR | 5' 11" | 220 | Desoto, TX |
| 16 | Mason Holtzclaw | QB | FR | 6' 4" | 205 | Belton, SC |
| 18 | Shaan Patel | QB | FR | 6' 1" | 200 | Fulshear, TX |
| 6 | Jerrian Parker Jr. | RB | JR | 5' 10" | 210 | Orlando, FL |
| 10 | Landan Brown | RB | SR | 5' 11" | 215 | Denton, TX |
| 20 | MJ Dowdy | RB | FR | 5' 11" | 210 | Winder, GA |
| 22 | Alton McCaskill | RB | SR | 6' 2" | 220 | Conroe, TX |
| 25 | Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith | RB | SR | 5' 11" | 220 | Fresno, CA |
| 43 | Nick Norman | RB | SR | 5' 9" | 205 | Houston, TX |
| 0 | Darrick Bledsoe III | WR | SR | 5' 8" | 185 | Arlington, TX |
| 1 | Aviyon Smith-Mack | WR | SR | 5' 8" | 170 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2 | Chris Reed | WR | SR | 6' 0" | 195 | Orlando, FL |
| 3 | Tim Burns Jr. | WR | SR | 5' 10" | 170 | Miami, FL |
| 4 | Alijah Cason | WR | JR | 5' 10" | 175 | Midlothian, TX |
| 5 | Kyan Berry-Johnson | WR | JR | 5' 11" | 185 | Chicago, IL |
| 7 | Grady O'Neill | WR | SR | 5' 9" | 170 | Prior Lake, MN |
| 11 | Kaleb Mitchell | WR | SO | 6' 7" | 195 | Desoto, TX |
| 12 | Kamari Maxwell | WR | SO | 6' 1" | 195 | Savannah, GA |
| 13 | Ty Sexton | WR | FR | 5' 10" | 180 | Katy, TX |
| 19 | Konner Dandridge | WR | FR | 6' 0" | 195 | Cypress, TX |
| 84 | Matthew Tatum | WR | SR | 5' 8" | 170 | Huntsville, TX |
| 88 | Terrence Guillory II | WR | JR | 5' 9" | 170 | Houston, TX |
| 14 | London Deyon | TE | SO | 6' 4" | 235 | Galveston, TX |
| 80 | Matt Smith | TE | SR | 6' 4" | 245 | Needham, MA |
| 82 | Cooper Stevens | TE | JR | 6' 2" | 235 | Cypress, TX |
| 85 | Cade Hays | TE | SO | 6' 1" | 235 | Lubbock, TX |
| 86 | Jack Merryman | TE | FR | 6' 4" | 235 | Montgomery, TX |
| 87 | Max Whisner | TE | SR | 6' 5" | 255 | Kansas City, MO |
| 89 | Brock Kuhl | TE | SO | 6' 4" | 250 | Lorena, TX |
| 52 | Cam Todd | OL | SR | 6' 2" | 305 | Raleigh, NC |
| 54 | Brock Stukes | OL | SR | 6' 3" | 310 | Chesapeake, VA |
| 56 | Jeremiah Edmond | OL | SR | 6' 1" | 300 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 57 | Zo'Maryon Bryan | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 315 | Bay City, TX |
| 58 | Carter Kadow | OL | JR | 6' 8" | 315 | Middleton, WI |
| 62 | Carter Buchheit | OL | JR | 6' 2" | 290 | Ede Gld, Netherlands |
| 63 | Joe Warren | OL | JR | 6' 4" | 310 | Greenwood, MS |
| 64 | Josiah Chenault | OL | SR | 6' 2" | 305 | Canton, OH |
| 66 | Jimmy Walls | OL | SR | 6' 7" | 300 | Pittsburg, CA |
| 67 | Isaac Sohn | OL | JR | 6' 5" | 305 | Aledo, TX |
| 68 | Logan Cahill | OL | SO | 6' 4" | 310 | Long Island, NY |
| 71 | Denell Nix Jr. | OL | SO | 6' 4" | 310 | Toledo, OH |
| 72 | Myles Joseph | OL | FR | 6' 4" | 315 | Vinton, LA |
| 74 | Graceson Spann | OL | SO | 6' 5" | 305 | Melissa, TX |
| 75 | Elijah Collins | OL | JR | 6' 4" | 310 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 76 | Nathan McClelland | OL | JR | 6' 5" | 310 | Richland, WA |
| 1 | Josh Alexander-Felton | DE | JR | 6' 3" | 265 | Orlando, FL |
| 3 | Brody Henderson | DE | SO | 6' 4" | 250 | Jenks, OK |
| 14 | Bryen Spaulding | DE | SR | 6' 3" | 260 | San Diego, CA |
| 19 | Jayden Fry | DE | SO | 6' 3" | 235 | Raleigh, NC |
| 28 | Zion Taylor | DE | JR | 6' 1" | 225 | Missouri City, TX |
| 48 | Chauncey Chidi | DE | SR | 6' 3" | 255 | Kumasi, Ghana |
| 91 | Caius Coy | DE | SO | 6' 3" | 255 | Jarrell, TX |
| 10 | Darien Jackson | DT | SR | 6' 0" | 305 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 90 | Uzziah Warmate | DT | FR | 5' 11" | 250 | Denton, TX |
| 92 | Jarra Anderson | DT | SR | 6' 3" | 300 | Katy, TX |
| 93 | Errol West Jr. | DT | FR | 6' 0" | 290 | Little Rock, AR |
| 95 | She'Fon Boyd | DT | JR | 6' 0" | 300 | Andrews, SC |
| 97 | Dylan Frazier | DT | SR | 6' 5" | 280 | Celina, TX |
| 98 | Justin Terrell | DT | JR | 6' 3" | 310 | Rome, GA |
| 99 | Dimitry Nicolas | DT | JR | 6' 4" | 295 | Miami, FL |
| 12 | Elijah Groves | LB | JR | 6' 5" | 245 | Cross Plains, TN |
| 18 | Stacy Bey | LB | SO | 6' 0" | 210 | Fontana, CA |
| 21 | Dean Ford | LB | JR | 6' 1" | 230 | Houston, TX |
| 23 | Mike King Jr. | LB | JR | 6' 0" | 215 | Racine, WI |
| 26 | Tokyo Gordon | LB | SR | 6' 2" | 215 | Eatonville, FL |
| 32 | Kade Houston | LB | SR | 6' 1" | 225 | Montgomery, TX |
| 33 | Brian Bates Jr. | LB | SR | 6' 1" | 230 | Centreville, VA |
| 37 | Ryan Mallory | LB | FR | 6' 0" | 205 | Richmond, TX |
| 42 | Ca'lub Holloway | LB | SR | 6' 1" | 245 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 44 | Ray Chatham | LB | JR | 6' 1" | 210 | Houston, TX |
| 45 | Eli Wallace | LB | SR | 5' 11" | 215 | Dallas, TX |
| 2 | Justin Cottrell | CB | SR | 6' 1" | 175 | West Columbia, TX |
| 5 | Ishmel Atkins | CB | SR | 6' 4" | 200 | Greensboro, NC |
| 7 | Caesar Magee | CB | SR | 6' 2" | 195 | New Orleans, LA |
| 17 | Octavius Henderson | CB | SR | 6' 3" | 190 | Nashville, TN |
| 34 | Julian Mayfield | CB | FR | 5' 10" | 185 | Dallas, TX |
| 35 | Jabaric Sullivan | CB | FR | 6' 0" | 180 | The Woodlands, TX |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | 5' 11" | 175 | |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | Cocoa | ||
| 39 | Joseph Opara | CB | FR | 5' 10" | 180 | Sugar Land, TX |
| 43 | Evan Odom | CB | SO | 6' 0" | 175 | Golden Gate, FL |
| 4 | Jalyn Stanford | S | SR | 5' 10" | 200 | Tulsa, OK |
| 6 | Jaylon Jones | S | JR | 6' 1" | 180 | Fresno, CA |
| 8 | Tyler Bailey | S | SR | 6' 0" | 195 | Prosper, TX |
| 9 | Jace Arnold | S | SR | 5' 11" | 185 | Douglasville, GA |
| 11 | CJ June | S | FR | 5' 9" | 190 | Prince George County, MD |
| 13 | Railyn Adams | S | JR | 6' 0" | 185 | Newton, TX |
| 15 | Cameron Franklin | S | SR | 6' 2" | 200 | Sweeny, TX |
| 16 | Aaron Edwards | S | JR | 6' 3" | 205 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 27 | Robert McFarland | S | FR | 5' 10" | 205 | Houston, TX |
| 29 | Lyric Smith | S | JR | 6' 0" | 190 | Clarendon, TX |
| 36 | Marcus Bourda Jr. | S | FR | 6' 1" | 185 | Humble, TX |
| 81 | Nico Ottomanelli | PK | JR | 6' 3" | 200 | Harrington Park, NJ |
| 83 | Tate Ryan | PK | SO | 6' 0" | 180 | The Woodlands, TX |
| 94 | Sam Carpenter | PK | SR | 5' 11" | 180 | Foxborough, MA |
| 31 | Cal Joseph | P | SO | 6' 1" | 195 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 47 | Victor Gamboa | LS | FR | 6' 0" | 225 | Cypress, TX |
| 49 | Cameron McCulloch | LS | JR | 6' 4" | 220 | Houston, TX |
Updated Sep 24, 3:19 PM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →