Sam Houston Bearkats football statistical leaders

The Sam Houston Bearkats football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Sam Houston Bearkats program in various categories,[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Bearkats currently represent Sam Houston State University in the NCAA Division I FBS Conference USA (CUSA).[2]

Although Sam Houston began competing in intercollegiate football in 1912,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1950. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

Recordkeeping notes:

  • From 1986 through 2022, Sam Houston played in the second level of Division I football, currently known as Division I FCS (known before the 2006 season as Division I-AA). Official NCAA season and career statistical totals do not include statistics recorded in I-AA/FCS playoff games before 2002, and most programs that played in FCS before 2002 follow this practice.
  • Since 1950, seasons in the top level of college football, now known as Division I FBS, have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
  • While FCS regular seasons were normally limited to 11 games before a coming expansion to 12 in 2026, NCAA rules allowed FCS teams to schedule 12 regular-season games in years when the period starting with the Thursday before Labor Day and ending with the final Saturday in November contains 14 Saturdays.
  • CUSA has held a championship game since 2005, but Sam Houston has yet to play in it.
  • The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
  • Since 2018, Division I players (whether in FBS or FCS) have been allowed to participate in as many as four games in a redshirt season; previously, playing in even one game "burned" the redshirt. Since 2024 in both subdivisions, postseason games have not counted against the four-game limit. These changes to redshirt rules have given very recent players several extra games to accumulate statistics.
  • Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any football player, giving everyone who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.[3]

These lists are updated through the end of the 2021 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Passing touchdowns

Rushing

Rushing yards

Rushing touchdowns

Receiving

Receptions

Receiving yards

Receiving touchdowns

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[13]

Total offense yards

Defense

Interceptions

Tackles

Sacks

Kicking

Field goals made

References

  1. ^ a b "Sam Houston Football Record Book" (PDF). Sam Houston Bearkats. December 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Conference USA to add Liberty, Jacksonville State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State beginning in 2023". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Cobb, David (August 21, 2020). "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Keegan Shoemaker". ESPN.com.
  5. ^ a b "Schmid leads Sam Houston St. in 45-6 rout of Incarnate Word". ESPN.com. September 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Sam Houston State 71, Nicholls 17". ESPN.com. March 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Sam Houston State 62, Lamar 7". ESPN.com. March 20, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "Noah Smith". gobearkats.com.
  9. ^ a b c "Ife Adeyi". ESPN.com.
  10. ^ "Sam Houston State secures 10th straight winning season". ESPN.com. November 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "Sam Houston vs. Liberty Box Score". ESPN.com. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Sam Houston vs Middle Tennessee Box Score". ESPN.com. November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  13. ^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
  14. ^ "Sam Houston State 32, Southeastern Louisiana 38". ESPN.com. February 27, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Trevor Williams". gobearkats.com.
  16. ^ "Markel Perry". gobearkats.com.
  17. ^ a b "Seth Morgan". ESPN.com.
  18. ^ "Christian Pavon". ESPN.com.
  19. ^ "Sam Houston vs. Eastern Kentucky Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  20. ^ "Sam Houston vs. Tarleton Box Score". ESPN.com. October 29, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  21. ^ "Sam Houston vs. Delaware Box Score". ESPN.com. November 15, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
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