Conference USA

Sam Houston Bearkats

Huntsville, Texas

Season

Sam Houston

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 38 47

Points / Game 19.0 23.5

Total Offense

Total Yards 744 709

Plays 136 139

Yards / Play 5.47 5.10

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 55 82

Rushing Yards 93 418

Yards / Attempt 1.69 5.10

Rushing Touchdowns 0 3

Passing

Pass Completions 54 28

Pass Attempts 81 57

Completion % 66.7% 49.1%

Net Passing Yards 651 291

Yards / Attempt 8.04 5.11

Passing Touchdowns 5 3

Interceptions Thrown 1 0

First Downs

First Downs 41 36

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 11 10

3rd Down Attempts 27 32

3rd Down % 40.7% 31.2%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 0 4

4th Down Attempts 3 6

4th Down % 0.0% 66.7%

Turnovers

Turnovers 2 0

Fumbles Lost 1 0

Interceptions Thrown 1 0

Fumbles Recovered 0 1

Defense

Sacks 8 9

Tackles for Loss 15 20

Interceptions — 1

Interception Return Yards — 18

Interception Return Touchdowns — 0

Penalties

Penalties 13 10

Penalty Yards 111 80

Possession

Possession Time 60:33 59:27

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 6 5

Kick Return Yards 107 91

Yards / Return 17.83 18.20

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 2 1

Punt Return Yards 11 0

Yards / Return 5.50 0.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.10

Success Rate 45.2%

PPA 0.145

Explosiveness 1.180

Opportunities 10

Drives 23

Plays 135

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 26.1%

Power Success 55.6%

Line Yards 2.10

Second-Level Yards 0.74

Open-Field Yards 0.46

Line Yards Total 97

Second-Level Yards Total 34

Open-Field Yards Total 21

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 45.7%

PPA -0.124

Explosiveness 0.639

Play Rate 34.1%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 45.5%

PPA 0.312

Explosiveness 1.464

Play Rate 65.2%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 50.5%

Standard Downs PPA 0.016

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.890

Standard Downs Rate 67.4%

Passing Downs Success Rate 34.1%

Passing Downs PPA 0.411

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.071

Passing Downs Rate 32.6%

Field Position

Average Start 79.0

Average Predicted Points 0.760

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 22.2%

Front Seven Havoc 15.6%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.7%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.654

Adjusted Success Rate 8.5%

Adjusted PPA 0.066

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.110

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.075

Adjusted Stuff Rate -5.9%

Adjusted Power Success -3.9%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 1.0%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 2.62

Success Rate Allowed 32.9%

PPA Allowed 0.092

Explosiveness Allowed 1.589

Opportunities Faced 13

Drives Faced 25

Plays Faced 143

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 23.0%

Power Success Allowed 80.0%

Line Yards Allowed 2.92

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.28

Open-Field Yards Allowed 2.36

Line Yards Total Allowed 216

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 95

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 35.1%

PPA Allowed 0.227

Explosiveness Allowed 1.608

Play Rate Faced 51.7%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 29.7%

PPA Allowed -0.088

Explosiveness Allowed 1.586

Play Rate Faced 44.8%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 38.4%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.003

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.303

Standard Downs Rate Faced 60.1%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 24.6%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.235

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.263

Passing Downs Rate Faced 39.9%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 69.6

Average Predicted Points -1.448

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 20.3%

Front Seven Havoc 11.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 9.1%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.948

Adjusted Success Rate 12.3%

Adjusted PPA 0.161

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.313

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.294

Adjusted Stuff Rate 5.0%

Adjusted Power Success 17.0%

Adjusted Havoc 2.4%