2025 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

2025 Sam Houston Bearkats football
ConferenceConference USA
Record0–0 (0–0 CUSA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZack Patterson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorFreddie Aughtry-Lindsay (1st season)
Home stadiumShell Energy Stadium
2025 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Delaware*   0 – 0     0 – 0  
FIU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Jacksonville State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kennesaw State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Liberty   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Louisiana Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Middle Tennessee   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Missouri State*   0 – 0     0 – 0  
New Mexico State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  0 – 0     0 – 0  
UTEP   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Western Kentucky   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2025
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of August 17, 2025

The 2025 Sam Houston Bearkats football team will represent Sam Houston State University in Conference USA (CUSA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearkats will be led by first-year head coach Phil Longo.[1] Due to renovations at Bowers Stadium during the 2025 season, the team will play its home games at Shell Energy Stadium located in Houston, Texas.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 236:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
CBSSN
August 298:30 p.m.UNLV*
CBSSN
September 611:00 p.m.at Hawaii*
Spectrum Sports
September 207:00 p.m.at Texas*
SECN+/ESPN+
October 28:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
CBSSN
October 97:00 p.m.Jacksonville State
  • Shell Energy Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CBSSN
October 156:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Shell Energy Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CBSSN
October 317:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
CBSSN
November 89:00 p.m.at Oregon State*
The CW
November 1512:00 p.m.Delaware
  • Shell Energy Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN Networks
November 222:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
ESPN Networks
November 2912:00 p.m.FIU
  • Shell Energy Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN Networks

[3]

Game summaries

at Western Kentucky

See also: 2025 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Game One – Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearkats 0 0 000
Hilltoppers 0 0 000

at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY

  • Date: Saturday August 23, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SHSU WKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Western Kentucky Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. UNLV

See also: 2025 UNLV Rebels football team
Game Two – UNLV Rebels (0–0) at Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rebels 0 0 000
Bearkats 0 0 000

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: Friday August 29, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNLV SHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UNLV Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Hawaii

See also: 2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Game Three – Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearkats 0 0 000
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 000

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

  • Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SHSU HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Hawaii Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Texas

See also: 2025 Texas Longhorns football team
Game Four – Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at Texas Longhorns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearkats 0 0 000
Longhorns 0 0 000

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

  • Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SHSU TEX
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at New Mexico State

See also: 2025 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Game Five – Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at New Mexico State Aggies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearkats 0 0 000
Aggies 0 0 000

at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM

  • Date: Thursday October 2, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SHSU NMSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Mexico State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Jacksonville State

See also: 2025 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Game Six – Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0–0) at Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Gamecocks 0 0 000
Bearkats 0 0 000

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: Thursday October 9, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics JVST SHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Jacksonville State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. UTEP

See also: 2025 UTEP Miners football team
Game Seven – UTEP Miners (0–0) at Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miners 0 0 000
Bearkats 0 0 000

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: Wednesday October 15, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTEP SHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Louisiana Tech

See also: 2025 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
Game Eight – Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearkats 0 0 000
Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA

  • Date: Friday October 31, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SHSU LT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Oregon State

See also: 2025 Oregon State Beavers football team
Game Nine – Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at Oregon State Beavers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearkats 0 0 000
Beavers 0 0 000

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: Saturday November 8, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SHSU ORST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Oregon State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Delaware

See also: 2025 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
Game Ten – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (0–0) at Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 0 000
Bearkats 0 0 000

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: Saturday November 15, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics DEL SHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Delaware Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Middle Tennessee

See also: 2025 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Game Eleven – Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearkats 0 0 000
Blue Raiders 0 0 000

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN

  • Date: Saturday November 22, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SHSU MTSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Middle Tennessee Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. FIU

See also: 2025 FIU Panthers football team
Game Twelve – FIU Panthers (0–0) at Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 0 000
Bearkats 0 0 000

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: Saturday November 29, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics FIU SHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2025 Sam Houston Bearkats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Darrick Bledsoe III  So
WR 1 Aviyon Smith-Mack Jr
WR 2 Kaleb Black  So
QB 3 Mabrey Mettauer  Fr
WR 4 Michael Phoenix II  Sr
WR 5 Lonnie Adkism  So
WR 6 Grady O'Neill  Jr
WR 7 Qua'Vez Humphreys  Sr
QB 8 Landyn Locke Fr
RB 9 Jerrian Parker Jr. So
QB 10 Hunter Watson  Sr
WR 11 Malik Phillips  Sr
TE 12 Austin Smith  Sr
QB 15 DJ Bailey  Fr
WR 18 Fatu Mukuba So
TE 19 Rayfield Lotten  So
RB 21 Elijah Green  Sr
RB 22 Alton McCaskill  Sr
RB 25 Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith Jr
RB 28 Shane Porter Sr
RB 34 Landan Brown  So
RB 38 Adrian Murdaugh  Sr
RB 41 Trey Taylor  Fr
OL 54 Mich'le Joseph Jr
OL 56 Luke Eckardt Sr
OL 57 Zo'Maryon Bryan Jr
OL 59 Graceson Jackson-Smith  Sr
OL 62 Carter Buchheit  Fr
OL 63 Cam Todd  Jr
OL 67 Isaac Sohn So
OL 68 Jeremiah Edmond  So
OL 69 Logan Cahill Fr
OL 70 Rhett Larson  Jr
OL 71 James Dawn II Sr
OL 72 Quinton Williams Jr
OL 74 Graceson Spann Fr
OL 75 William McCollum Sr
OL 76 Payton McDonald Jr
OL 77 Kevin Kalonji Sr
OL 79 Kolt Dieterich  So
WR 80 Tim Burns Jr. Jr
RB 81 Xander Cheek  So
TE 82 Cooper Stevens  Fr
WR 83 Matthew Tatum  So
WR 84 London Deyon Fr
TE 85 Dylan Burk Fr
TE 86 Thomas Jewett  Jr
WR 87 Chris Reed Jr
WR 88 Terrance Guillory II  Fr
TE 89 Fernando Garza III  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Alonzo Edwards Jr. GS
LB 1 JaMair Diaz Jr
DB 2 Cecil Powell GS
DB 3 Trey Harris GS
DB 4 Jaidan Scott  Jr
DB 5 Jalyn Stanford  So
LB 6 Antavious Fish GS
DB 7 Emon Allen  Sr
LB 8 CJ Johnson  Sr
DB 9 Jace Arnold  So
B 10 Jacob Robinson Jr
DB 12 Tyler Bailey  Jr
DE 14 Bryen Spaulding Jr
DB 16 Joe Swen  So
DE 17 Christopher Eaton Jr. GS
DB 20 Dravon Wilson  Fr
DL 23 AJ Sargent  Sr
DB 24 CJ Brown Sr
LB 26 Tokyo Gordon Jr
DB 27 Maurice Mathis Jr
DB 29 Lyric Smith  Fr
LB 30 Dean Ford  Fr
DB 31 Dax Horany  So
DB 32 Quan Williams  Sr
DL 33 Zeiqui Lawton  Sr
DB 35 Cadiin Johnson  Sr
DB 36 Octavius Henderson Jr
OLB 37 Jacquis Ishmeal Jr. Sr
DB 39 Davion Green Jr
DB 40 Railyn Adams  Fr
DB 41 Braylen Wortham Fr
OLB 42 Ca'lub Holloway  Jr
LB 43 Jayveon Johnson Fr
DE 44 Brody Henderson Fr
LB 45 Eli Wallace  So
LB 47 Cartier Okopie Fr
DE 48 Chauncey Chidi  Jr
LB 50 Cole Worthington So
DL 51 Jaredh Frayre  So
DL 58 Joshua Frayre  So
DT 90 Darien Jackson  So
DL 92 Anthony Shorter Fr
DL 93 Caius Coy Fr
DL 94 Josiah Stephens  Fr
DT 95 She'Fon Boyd So
DL 97 Dylan Frazier  Jr
DL 98 Quardale Patt Sr
DL 99 Keelan Cox  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 35 Curtis Gerrand Fr
K 37 RJ Lopez GS
LS 46 Carson Whitington  Jr
LS 47 Jake Fitzgerald Jr
K, P 49 Christian Pavon  Sr
K 81 Nico Ottomanelli  Fr
K 83 Tate Ryan Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Eric Raisbeck – Associate head coach/special teams coordinator/slot receivers
  • Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay – Defensive coordinator
  • Zack Patterson – Offensive coordinator
  • Damien Adams – Defensive tackles
  • Dovonte Edwards – Safeties
  • AJ Hopp – Offensive line
  • Gary McGraw – Cornerbacks
  • Isaac Mooring – Edges
  • Knox Kadum – Offensive analyst
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 31, 2025

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Jax Brown QB Arkansas State
Chris Murray DL Auburn
Caleb Weaver S Duke
Kendrick DuJour DE East Carolina
Kaden Taylor WR East Texas A&M
Ben Gehrke OL Louisiana-Monroe
Matthew Westmoreland DL Navarro CC
DJ McKinney RB New Mexico
Richard Outland Jr. DL North Texas
Quincy Wright DL North Texas
David Fisher DB North Texas
Trey Fields LB North Texas
Da'Veawn Armstead DB North Texas
Briceon Hayes DE North Texas
S'Maje Burrell LB North Texas
Simeon Evans WR North Texas
Jyzaiah Rockwell WR Prairie View A&M
Jalen O'Neal DB Prairie View A&M
Matthew Aribisala DL Rice
Jay Ducker RB Temple
Denver Warren DL UAB
Jase Bauer QB UT Martin
John Gentry RB UT Martin
Orion Irving OL Vanderbilt
Isaiah Cash S Virginia Tech
Godgive Ugochukwu DL Washburn
Zach Hrbacek RB Weber State
Marcus Field WR West Texas A&M
Easton Fulton OL West Texas A&M
Sincere Jackson LB Unknown
Chantson Prox DB Unknown
Mitch Melton LB Unknown
Jadon Cardell K/P Unknown
Sylas Gomez QB Unknown
MarKendrick Beall OL Unknown
Rushil Patel WR Unknown
Colby Sessums K/P Unknown
Joe Swen DB Withdrawn
Michael Phoenix II WR Withdrawn
Fernando Garza III TE Withdrawn
Eli Wallace DE Withdrawn

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
Antavious Fish LB Akron
Kaleb Black WR Arizona State
Alton McCaskill RB Arizona State
CJ Brown DB Bowling Green
Chauncey Chidi DE Central Missouri
Tokyo Gordon LB College of the Sequoias
Trey Harris S Cornell
Ah'marion Gaines-Smith RB Fresno City CC
She'Fon Boyd DT Fullerton College
Cam Todd OL Garden City CC
Cade Adams DL Georgia Tech
JaMair Diaz LB Glenville State
Chris Eaton Jr. DE Hampton
Jalyn Stanford DB Houston
Elijah Green RB Indiana
Payton McDonald OL Iowa Western CC
Chris Reed WR Itawamba CC
Zo'Maryon Bryan OL Kilgore CC
Jaydyn Johnson DB Lindenwood
Aviyon Smith-Mack WR LIU
Quinton Williams OL Louisiana
Kevin Kalonji OL Maryland
Rayfield Lotten TE Mississippi State
Jake Fitzgerald LS Merrimack College
Xander Cheek RB Mary Hardin–Baylor
Maurice Mathis DB Monterey Peninsula CC
Darien Jackson DL Mt. San Antonio CC
Tim Burns Jr. WR Navarro CC
Nico Ottomanelli K Nebraska
Cole Worthington LB Nelson
Isaac Sohn OL North Texas
Shane Porter RB North Texas
Davion Green DB Palomar CC
RJ Lopez K Purdue
Bryen Spaulding DE San Diego Mesa CC
Octavius Henderson DB SEMO
Jerrian Parker RB Southern Illinois
AJ Sargent DL Tarleton State
Keelan Cox DL Texas Southern
AJ Edwards DB Texas State
Quinton Williams OL Trinity Valley CC
Cecil Powell DB Troy
Jacob Robinson LB Tyler JC
Zeiqui Lawton DE West Virginia
Jace Arnold DB Wisconsin
Mabrey Mettauer QB Wisconsin
Grady O'Neill WR Wisconsin

[4][5]

Coaching staff additions

Name New position Previous team Previous position
Phil Longo Head coach Wisconsin Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach
Eric Raisbeck Associate Head coach, special teams coordinator / slot receivers Wisconsin Assistant special teams coordinator
Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay Defensive coordinator NC State Nickels
Zack Patterson Offensive coordinator Wisconsin Football analyst, assistant WRs
Damien Adams Defensive tackles Campbell Defensive line
Dovonte Edwards Safeties Elon Defensive coordinator, defensive backs
AJ Hopp Offensive line Southeastern Louisiana Offensive line coach
Issac Mooring Edges Houston Christian Defensive line

[6]

References

  1. ^ "Longo hired as Bearkat head coach". gobearkats. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bearkats to host 2025 season at Shell Energy Stadium". Sam Houston. April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Sam Houston Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston State Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston Bearkats 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
  6. ^ "Longo hired as Bearkat head coach". gobearkats. December 18, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
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