NCAA FBS C-USA

Sam Houston football predictions & picks

Conference USA

2026 record: 1-8
C-USA: 10th
PPG: 17.6
Streak: L6
Last 5: Lost 3–35 at Liberty · Thu, Oct 8 Lost 3–16 vs Western Kentucky · Wed, Oct 14 Lost 24–30 vs New Mexico State · Wed, Oct 21 Lost 3–24 at Missouri State · Tue, Oct 27 Lost 14–47 at Jacksonville State · Sat, Nov 7

Sam Houston next game

Wk 11

Sam Houston vs2:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Kennesaw St

Best pick KENN ML−323 87% confidence See the prediction: Kennesaw St at Sam Houston

Sam Houston 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Troy Troy L21–24 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Tulsa Tulsa L17–23 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs Nicholls Nicholls W59–0 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Texas Tech Texas Tech L14–49 —

Wk 6Thu, Oct 8Oct 8 @Liberty Liberty L3–35 —

Wk 7Wed, Oct 14Oct 14 vs Western Kentucky Western KY L3–16 WKU ML−116✓ Western KY at Sam Houston prediction

Wk 8Wed, Oct 21Oct 21 vs New Mexico State New Mexico St L24–30 O 47.5−104✓ New Mexico St at Sam Houston prediction

Wk 9Tue, Oct 27Oct 27 @Missouri State Missouri St L3–24 MOST ML−233✓ Sam Houston at Missouri St prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Jacksonville State Jax State L14–47 JVST ML−1000✓ Sam Houston at Jax State prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Kennesaw State Kennesaw St 2:00 PM ET KENN ML−323 Kennesaw St at Sam Houston prediction

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Middle Tennessee MTSU 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Sam Houston team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 17.6/ game 132nd

Total yards 315.1/ game 124th

Passing yards 240.4/ game 48th

Rushing yards 74.7/ game 138th

Third-down conversions 33.1% 121st

Giveaways 1.0/ game 36th

Time of possession 29:56 72nd

Defense

Points allowed 27.6/ game 97th

Yards allowed 353.8/ game 73rd

Passing yards allowed 161.4/ game 7th

Rushing yards allowed 192.3/ game 127th

Takeaways 1.0/ game 92nd

Penalties 8.8/ game 133rd

Sam Houston leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Landyn Locke 1,779yds 13 TD · 5 INT · 63.2% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Alton McCaskill 235yds 1 TD · 3.8 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Chris Reed 437yds 28 catches · 4 TD · 9 games

Tackles Dean Ford 53 9 games

Sacks Josh AlexanderFelton 4 9 games

Interceptions Railyn Adams 2 4 passes defended · 9 games

Sam Houston picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

100.0% 4 won · 0 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

C-USA standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Liberty Liberty 810 8-1 .889 300122 +178 W8

2 Jacksonville State Jax State 720 7-2 .778 262173 +89 W6

3 Middle Tennessee MTSU 540 5-4 .556 242279 −37 W1

4 Delaware Delaware 450 4-5 .444 273262 +11 L1

5 Florida International FIU 450 4-5 .444 174183 −9 W1

6 Kennesaw State Kennesaw St 360 3-6 .333 226243 −17 W2

7 New Mexico State New Mexico St 360 3-6 .333 186232 −46 L2

8 Missouri State Missouri St 360 3-6 .333 215270 −55 L1

9 Western Kentucky Western KY 360 3-6 .333 212300 −88 L2

10 Sam Houston Sam Houston 180 1-8 .111 158248 −90 L6

Sam Houston FAQ

Who does Sam Houston play next?

Next up for Sam Houston: home against Kennesaw State, Saturday, November 14, 2:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Sam Houston’s record this season?

Sam Houston is 1-8, 10th in the C-USA.

Who leads Sam Houston in passing yards?

Landyn Locke, with 1,779 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (13 TD · 5 INT · 63.2% comp. · 8 games).

What is the model’s record picking Sam Houston games?

Its best pick is 4-0 in Sam Houston games this season (100.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

C-USA rivals

All teams

Delaware Florida International Jacksonville State Kennesaw State Liberty Middle Tennessee Missouri State New Mexico State Western Kentucky

Sam Houston this week

Sam Houston is 1-8, 0-5 in C-USA play. Its last game was a 47–14 loss to Jacksonville State on November 7, its sixth in a row. Its offense averages 17.6 points a game (132nd in FBS), and its defense allows 27.6 (tied for 97th).

Next up, Sam Houston hosts Kennesaw State on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Sam Houston is a 7.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 46.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Kennesaw State vs Sam Houston prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.