2021 Sam Houston Bearkats football team information
American college football season
2021Sam Houston Bearkats football
WAC champion WAC–ASUN Challenge champion
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 19–42 vs. Montana State
Conference
AQ7
Ranking
STATS
No. 5
FCS Coaches
No. 4
Record
11–1 (6–0 AQ7)
Head coach
K. C. Keeler (8th season)
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Carty (4th season)
Offensive scheme
Spread option
Defensive coordinator
Clayton Carlin (5th season)
Base defense
4–2–5
Home stadium
Bowers Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Sam Houston $^
5
–
0
11
–
1
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^
4
–
1
8
–
4
Abilene Christian
2
–
2
5
–
6
Tarleton State *
2
–
3
6
–
5
Dixie State *
0
–
3
1
–
10
Lamar
0
–
4
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – FCS playoff participant
* – Ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll
2021 WAC–ASUN Challenge football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Sam Houston $^
6
–
0
11
–
1
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^
4
–
2
8
–
4
Eastern Kentucky
4
–
2
7
–
4
Central Arkansas
3
–
3
5
–
6
Jacksonville State
3
–
3
5
–
6
Abilene Christian
1
–
5
5
–
6
Lamar
0
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
The 2021 Sam Houston Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Bearkats were led by eighth-year head coach K. C. Keeler and played their home games at Bowers Stadium.
The Western Athletic Conference and ASUN Conference announced the formation of the WAC–ASUN Challenge (AQ7) for the 2021 season on February 23, 2021. The Challenge included the four fully qualified Division I (FCS) members of the WAC (Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston , and Stephen F. Austin) and Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State of the ASUN Conference. The winner of the challenge received an auto-bid to the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs.[1]
^"ASUN, WAC form 2021 alliance, seek FCS playoff bid". Verizon Media. February 23, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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