Sam Houston 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 1-7

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ -8.2 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Landyn LockeQB1,653 passing yards
Alton McCaskillRB232 rushing yards
Tim Burns Jr.WR392 receiving yards
Chris ReedWR357 receiving yards
Grady O'NeillWR348 receiving yards
Dean FordLB48 tackles
Brian Bates Jr.LB36 tackles
Railyn AdamsS36 tackles
Josh Alexander-FeltonDE4 sacks
Elijah GrovesLB2.5 sacks
Brody HendersonDE2 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Sam Houston 59, Nicholls 0. A 59-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Sam Houston 14, Texas Tech 49. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Eat 'em up Kats"

— Sam Houston fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Sam Houston — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.