Sam Houston State Bearkats
First season 1912
Athletic director Bobby Williams
Head coach
Willie Fritz
Home stadium
Bowers Stadium
Stadium capacity
14,000
Stadium surface
Real Grass Pro artificial Surface
Location Huntsville, TX
League NCAA Division I (FCS)
Conference
Southland Conference
All-time record
456–442–37
Postseason bowl record
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Claimed national titles
0
Conference titles
5
Division titles
0
Consensus All-Americans
41
Current uniform
Colors
Orange and White
Rivals Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Texas State Bobcats
Website GoBearkats.com
The Sam Houston State Bearkats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Sam Houston State University located in the U.S. state of Texas . The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southland Conference . Sam Houston's first football team was fielded in 1912. The team plays its home games at the 14,000 seat Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas . The Bearkats are coached by Willie Fritz .
History [ ] Notable former players [ ] Notable alumni include:
Year-by-year results [ ] [1]
Championships [ ] Conference championships [ ] Rivalries [ ] Active rivalry [ ] Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks [ ] Main article: Battle of the Piney Woods
Inactive Rivalry [ ] Texas State Bobcats [ ] The rivalry between the Sam Houston State Bearkats and Texas State Bobcats is no longer active due to Texas State's moving to the FBS and Western Athletic Conference. The Bearkats and Bobcats have played each other 89 times, and is the most played FCS rivalry game in Texas as of 2011. Texas State currently leads the series 48-36-4.
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