Putting Up Numbers· college football

Sam Houston

1–7 · 0–4 Conference USA · Phil Longo, 2nd season

Lost to Missouri State 24–3, Oct 27 · Next: at Jacksonville State, Sun, Nov 8 · analysis

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Against the closing line

Sam Houston hasn’t beaten the line in any of its last 4, 12.3 points a game under it. Over the season it’s 0.9 a game over, 63rd of 136.

  • Liberty Oct 8, 2026 @ Liberty −18.5
  • Western Kentucky Oct 14, 2026 vs Western Kentucky −11.5
  • New Mexico State Oct 21, 2026 vs New Mexico State −3.0
  • Missouri State Oct 27, 2026 @ Missouri State −16.0

every game, with the line

Lately

  • Failed to cover 5 straightstreak
    • Texas Tech Sep 26 @ Texas Tech −0.5
    • Liberty Oct 8 @ Liberty −18.5
    • Western Kentucky Oct 14 vs Western Kentucky −11.5
    • New Mexico State Oct 21 vs New Mexico State −3
    • Missouri State Oct 27 @ Missouri State −16
    the games, with the score and the spread
    Sam Houston has failed to cover in 5 straight games. Every game of it.
    DateGameSpreadResultScore
    Sep 26, 2026Sam Houston @No. 11 Texas Tech+34.5L14–49
    Oct 8, 2026Sam Houston @Liberty+13.5L3–35
    Oct 14, 2026Sam Houston vsWestern Kentucky+1.5L3–16
    Oct 21, 2026Sam Houston vsNew Mexico State+3L24–30
    Oct 27, 2026Sam Houston @Missouri State+5L3–24
  • Lost 5 straightstreak
    • Texas Tech Sep 26 @ Texas Tech −35
    • Liberty Oct 8 @ Liberty −32
    • Western Kentucky Oct 14 vs Western Kentucky −13
    • New Mexico State Oct 21 vs New Mexico State −6
    • Missouri State Oct 27 @ Missouri State −21
    the games, with the score
    Sam Houston has lost 5 straight. Every game of it.
    DateGameResultScore
    Sep 26, 2026Sam Houston @No. 11 Texas TechL14–49
    Oct 8, 2026Sam Houston @LibertyL3–35
    Oct 14, 2026Sam Houston vsWestern KentuckyL3–16
    Oct 21, 2026Sam Houston vsNew Mexico StateL24–30
    Oct 27, 2026Sam Houston @Missouri StateL3–24
  • Won 6 of its last 10 at homecount
    • Middle Tennessee Nov 25, 2023 vs Middle Tennessee +3
    • Hawaii Sep 14, 2024 vs Hawaii +18
    • New Mexico State Sep 21, 2024 vs New Mexico State +20
    • Western Kentucky Oct 16, 2024 vs Western Kentucky −17
    • Louisiana Tech Oct 29, 2024 vs Louisiana Tech +6
    • Liberty Nov 29, 2024 vs Liberty +2
    • Tulsa Sep 12 vs Tulsa −6
    • N Sep 19 vs Nicholls +59
    • Western Kentucky Oct 14 vs Western Kentucky −13
    • New Mexico State Oct 21 vs New Mexico State −6

every kind

More at College Football Streak King

Against expected,

Against expected, this season, a game
a gameoffensedefense
Points−15.1 · 135th+3.5 · 100th
Total yards−109 · 132nd−8 · 60th
Touchdowns−1.9 · 136th+0.5 · 100th
Passing efficiency−19.2 · 113th+0.7 · 72nd
3rd downs−8.0% · 119th−1.3% · 53rd
Turnovers−0.1 · 46th−0.4 · 104th
Sacks+1.3 · 127th0.0 · 69th
Penalty yards+19.2 · 128th

Over (+) or under (−) what its opponents usually allow, a game, and where that stands among 136 teams, the best first. Lit is the top ten or the bottom ten. Penalty yards read against the league’s mean, since nobody allows them.

every stat, every team

Seasons

Method

  • Against the line is each game’s points of margin less what the closing line expected, from College Football Streak King’s lines. A game nobody lined sits out, and a push hasn’t beaten it. Lately is the last 4 games with one.
  • Against expected is each game against what the opponent usually gave up in its other games, with half the home edge, averaged. A game against a team with no other game here sits out.
  • Passing efficiency is the NCAA’s passer rating. Turnovers on offense are the ones it lost, and on defense the ones it forced. Sacks on offense are the ones its quarterbacks took, and they start in 2024.