Sam Houston 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 9:46 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Sam Houston Bearkats will face Rice in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. For the full Sam Houston schedule, see below.

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2024 Sam Houston Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
@ Rice August 31 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ UCF September 7 | 6:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
Hawai’i September 14 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
New Mexico State September 21 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Texas State September 28 | 3:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ UTEP October 3 | 9:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Western Kentucky October 16 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Florida International October 22 | 7:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPNU (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Louisiana Tech October 29 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPNU (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Kennesaw State November 16 | 3:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Jacksonville State November 23 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Liberty November 29 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Sam Houston 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Bearkats will be facing the 48th-ranked schedule this year.
  • Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (55), Sam Houston has the 21st-easiest schedule in college football.
  • The Bearkats are facing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their CUSA opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Sam Houston will play seven teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes two teams that put up nine or more victories and three squads with three or fewer wins last year.
  • The Bearkats have seven teams who made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Sam Houston Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Bearkats ranked 14th-worst in total offense (311.4 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 88th with 394.4 yards allowed per game.
  • Sam Houston was a bottom-25 scoring offense last year, ranking 16th-worst with 20 points per contest. On defense, it ranked 64th in FBS (26.2 points allowed per game).
  • The Bearkats averaged 222.6 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 66th in FBS. On the other side of the ball, they ranked 77th, surrendering 231.5 passing yards per game.
  • While Sam Houston’s run defense ranked 90th with 162.9 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking sixth-worst (88.8 rushing yards per game).
  • Sam Houston ranked 31st in college football with a +5 turnover margin last season after forcing 20 turnovers (37th in FBS) and committing 15 (35th in FBS).

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