Conference USA

Sam Houston Bearkats

Huntsville, Texas

Season

Sam Houston

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 144 201

Points / Game 18.0 25.1

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,582 2,705

Plays 505 519

Yards / Play 5.11 5.21

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 226 316

Rushing Yards 607 1,534

Yards / Attempt 2.69 4.85

Rushing Touchdowns 4 13

Passing

Pass Completions 170 109

Pass Attempts 279 203

Completion % 60.9% 53.7%

Net Passing Yards 1,975 1,171

Yards / Attempt 7.08 5.77

Passing Touchdowns 13 11

Interceptions Thrown 6 6

First Downs

First Downs 129 146

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 40 33

3rd Down Attempts 113 106

3rd Down % 35.4% 31.1%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 0 7

4th Down Attempts 10 11

4th Down % 0.0% 63.6%

Turnovers

Turnovers 9 9

Fumbles Lost 3 3

Interceptions Thrown 6 6

Fumbles Recovered 3 3

Defense

Sacks 15 23

Tackles for Loss 47 61

Interceptions 6 6

Interception Return Yards 34 111

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 2

Penalties

Penalties 69 54

Penalty Yards 606 446

Possession

Possession Time 242:25 237:35

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 24 14

Kick Return Yards 450 319

Yards / Return 18.75 22.79

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 17 12

Punt Return Yards 116 102

Yards / Return 6.82 8.50

Punt Return Touchdowns 1 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 2.32

Success Rate 36.7%

PPA -0.024

Explosiveness 1.334

Opportunities 44

Drives 98

Plays 509

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 23.3%

Power Success 60.0%

Line Yards 2.58

Second-Level Yards 0.94

Open-Field Yards 0.58

Line Yards Total 522

Second-Level Yards Total 190

Open-Field Yards Total 118

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 38.6%

PPA -0.068

Explosiveness 0.874

Play Rate 39.7%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 36.2%

PPA 0.023

Explosiveness 1.641

Play Rate 58.5%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 40.3%

Standard Downs PPA -0.139

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.061

Standard Downs Rate 64.8%

Passing Downs Success Rate 30.2%

Passing Downs PPA 0.187

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.007

Passing Downs Rate 35.2%

Field Position

Average Start 72.7

Average Predicted Points 1.223

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 21.2%

Front Seven Havoc 13.0%

Defensive Back Havoc 8.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.410

Adjusted Success Rate -2.8%

Adjusted PPA -0.161

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.034

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -0.730

Adjusted Stuff Rate -6.5%

Adjusted Power Success -13.5%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed -3.5%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.57

Success Rate Allowed 39.2%

PPA Allowed 0.090

Explosiveness Allowed 1.214

Opportunities Faced 49

Drives Faced 102

Plays Faced 525

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 18.7%

Power Success Allowed 75.7%

Line Yards Allowed 3.05

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.20

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.58

Line Yards Total Allowed 916

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 361

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 44.0%

PPA Allowed 0.162

Explosiveness Allowed 1.040

Play Rate Faced 57.1%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 32.2%

PPA Allowed 0.036

Explosiveness Allowed 1.533

Play Rate Faced 39.6%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 45.2%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.066

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.031

Standard Downs Rate Faced 67.4%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 26.9%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.138

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.852

Passing Downs Rate Faced 32.6%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 71.8

Average Predicted Points -1.302

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 18.9%

Front Seven Havoc 11.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 7.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.613

Adjusted Success Rate 3.5%

Adjusted PPA 0.070

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.020

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.553

Adjusted Stuff Rate 1.3%

Adjusted Power Success -0.7%

Adjusted Havoc 1.2%