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The 2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by fourth-year head coach K. C. Keeler and played their home games at Bowers Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 12–2, 8–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they defeated South Dakota in the first round and Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota State.

ConferenceSouthland Conference
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record12–2 (8–1 Southland)
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2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record12–2 (8–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorClayton Carlin (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2017 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^ 9–0  10–2 
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^ 8–1  12–2 
No. 25 Nicholls State ^ 7–2  8–4 
No. 22 McNeese State 7–2  9–2 
Southeastern Louisiana 6–3  6–5 
Northwestern State 4–5  4–7 
Stephen F. Austin 4–5  4–7 
Abilene Christian 2–7  2–9 
Incarnate Word 1–7  1–10 
Lamar 1–8  2–9 
Houston Baptist 0–9  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1[a]6:00 p.m.No. 7 Richmond*No. 3
ESPN3W 48–348,048
September 76:30 p.m.at Prairie View A&M*No. 3
ESPNUW 44–318,465
September 236:00 p.m.Nicholls StateNo. 3
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN3W 66–1712,863
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 11 Central ArkansasNo. 3
ESPN3L 30–4111,347
October 71:00 p.m.vs. Stephen F. AustinNo. 9
ESPN3W 27–1626,792
October 143:45 p.m.Northwestern StateNo. 9
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ELVNW 40–365,229
October 213:00 p.m.LamardaggerNo. 7
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN3W 63–278,031
October 287:00 p.m.at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 5
ESPN3W 33–236,027
November 41:00 p.m.Incarnate WordNo. 5
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN3W 57–205,077
November 116:00 p.m.at Abilene ChristianNo. 4
ESPN3W 44–355,995
November 181:00 p.m.Houston BaptistNo. 5
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
ESPN3W 53–336,515
December 22:00 p.m.No. 16 South Dakota*No. 5
ESPN3W 54–424,401
December 97:30 p.m.No. 18 Kennesaw State*No. 5
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN3W 34–275,725
December 157:00 p.m.at No. 4 North Dakota State*No. 5
ESPN2L 13–5518,279
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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  1. [a]
    Game was originally scheduled for August 27, but postponed and relocated due to Hurricane Harvey.

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Game summaries

Richmond

See also: Richmond Spiders football and 2017 Richmond Spiders football team
Richmond at Sam Houston State[2][3]
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
No. 7 Spiders 6 1477 34
• No. 3 Bearkats 6 3570 48
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  • Date: September 1
  • Location: McLane Stadium
    Waco, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:50
  • Game attendance: 8,048
  • Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C) • S 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) • Fair skies
  • Referee: Dan Romeo
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Mike Couzens Analysis: John Congemi
Sources:[2][3]

@ Prairie View A&M

See also: Prairie View A&M Panthers football and 2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Sam Houston State at Prairie View A&M[4][5]
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• No. 3 Bearkats 17 1377 44
Panthers 3 1477 31
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  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
    Prairie View, TX
  • Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:29
  • Game attendance: 8,468
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Sunny
  • Referee: Eddie Kelley
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Play-By-Play: Eric Clemons Analysis: Jay Walker
Sources:[4][5]

Nicholls

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2017 Nicholls State Colonels football team
Nicholls at Sam Houston State[6][7]
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Colonels 0 3014 17
• No. 3 Bearkats 14 24217 66
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  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 12,863
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • S 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Calm • Clear and sunny
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy • Analysis: Shea Walker
Sources:[6][7]

@ Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas[8][9]
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
No. 3 Bearkats 7 1076 30
• No. 11 Bears 14 1737 41
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  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:44
  • Game attendance: 11,347
  • Referee: Brandon Cruise
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy • Analysis: Shea Walker • Sideline: Tatum Everett
Sources:[8][9]

Vs. Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football, 2017 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, and Battle of the Piney Woods
Battle of the Piney Woods[10][11]
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 1303 16
• No. 9 Bearkats 17 307 27
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  • Date: October 7
  • Location: NRG Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 26,792
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy • Analysis: Shea Walker • Sideline: Tatum Everett
Sources:[10][11]

Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2017 Northwestern State Demons football team
Northwestern State at Sam Houston State
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Demons 17 1090 36
• No. 9 Bearkats 7 14712 40
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  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 3:45 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 5,229
  • Television network: ELVN
Sources:

Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team
Lamar at Sam Houston State (homecoming)
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Cardinals 7 1370 27
• No. 7 Bearkats 16 31106 63
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  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,031
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

@ Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Sam Houston State at Southeastern Louisiana
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• No. 5 Bearkats 9 7107 33
Lions 3 1370 23
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  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 6,027
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
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Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2017 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Incarnate Word at Sam Houston State
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Cardinals 7 706 20
• No. 5 Bearkats 23 13210 57
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  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 5,077
Sources:
Scoring summary
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@ Abilene Christian

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2017 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• No. 4 Bearkats 24 0713 44
Demons 0 71414 35
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  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 5,995
Sources:
Scoring summary
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Houston Baptist

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2017 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Huskies 7 7712 33
• No. 5 Bearkats 26 7137 53
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  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 6,515
Sources:
Scoring summary
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FCS Playoffs

South Dakota–Second Round

See also: South Dakota Coyotes football and 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team
FCS Playoffs Second Round
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
No. 16 Coyotes 7 71414 42
• No. 5 Bearkats 14 27013 54
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  • Date: December 2
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 4,401
Sources:
Scoring summary
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Kennesaw State–Quarterfinals

See also: Kennesaw State Owls football and 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
No. 18 Owls 7 3314 27
• No. 5 Bearkats 14 1037 34
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  • Date: December 9
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 5,725
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
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@ North Dakota State–Semifinals

See also: North Dakota State Bison football and 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team
FCS Playoffs Semifinals
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
No. 5 Bearkats 3 0100 13
• No. 4 Bison 21 20140 55
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Ranking movements

More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS3 (7)3 (2)33 (1)3 (2)997554554
Coaches3 (3)3 (1)3331197554453
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