The 2023 Sam Houston Bearkats football team represented

Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University (SHSU or Sam) is a public university in Huntsville, Texas. It was founded in 1879 and is the third-oldest public college or university in Texas. It is one of the first normal schools west of the Mississippi River and ...

Conference USA Conference USA (C-USA or CUSA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are l ...

during the

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. The Bearkats were led by tenth-year head coach

K. C. Keeler Kurt Charles Keeler (born July 26, 1959) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Sam Houston State University, a position he had held since 2014. Previously, Keeler was the head coach at his alma mater, th ...

. They played their home games at

Bowers Stadium Elliott T. Bowers Stadium is a 12,593-seat multi-purpose stadium in Huntsville, Texas. The stadium has been home to the Sam Houston State University Bearkats football since 1986. Previously, the team played their homes games at Pritchett Field, whi ...

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. They were ineligible for a

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, the conference championship, or the

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due to rules governing transitions from FCS to FBS.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

Preseason

Conference USA media poll

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Schedule

Sam Houston and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.

Game summaries

At BYU

Vs. Air Force

At Houston

Jacksonville State

At Liberty

At New Mexico State

FIU

UTEP

Kennesaw State

At Louisiana Tech

At Western Kentucky

Middle Tennessee

References

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Sam Houston Samuel Houston (, ; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two i ...

Sam Houston Bearkats football seasons

Sam Houston State Bearkats football The Sam Houston 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) as a me ...