2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team information
American college football season
2017Sam Houston State Bearkats football
FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 13–55 vs. North Dakota State
Conference
Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS
No. 4
FCS Coaches
No. 3
Record
12–2 (8–1 Southland)
Head coach
K. C. Keeler (4th season)
Offensive coordinator
Tim Cramsey (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Pro spread
Defensive coordinator
Clayton Carlin (1st season)
Base defense
4–2–5
Home stadium
Bowers Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southland Conference football standings
v
t
e
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
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.
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