FINAL Saturday, September 12, 2026

Tulsa Golden HurricaneTulsa vs Sam Houston BearkatsSam Houston

23 - 17
Elliott T. Bowers Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Tulsa vs Sam Houston scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Tulsa 010130 23
Sam Houston 7730 17
Tulsa vs Sam Houston scoring by quarter
Tulsa Qtr Sam Houston
0Q17
10Q27
13Q33
0Q40
23Final17

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 12:02 Touchdown Sam Houston No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #2 C.Reed caught at TLS36, for 39 yards to the TLS00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN, PENALTY SAM UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#2 C.Reed) #94 S.Carpenter kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington) 0-7
Q2 13:57 Touchdown Tulsa No Huddle-Shotgun #3 T.Jones rush right for 3 yards gain to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN. #10 O.Carey kick attempt good (H: #44 H.Simon, LS: #42 A.Fedigan) 7-7
Q2 6:48 Touchdown Sam Houston No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #6 J.Parker caught at SAM19, for 94 yards to the TLS00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #94 S.Carpenter kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington) 7-14
Q2 2:12 Field goal Tulsa Owen Carey #10 O.Carey field goal attempt from 41 yards GOOD (H: #44 H.Simon, LS: #42 A.Fedigan) 10-14
Q3 10:10 Touchdown Tulsa Tristan Lawyer No Huddle #40 T.Lawyer rush right for 56 yards gain to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #10 O.Carey kick attempt failed (H: #44 H.Simon, LS: #42 A.Fedigan) 16-14
Q3 7:22 Touchdown Tulsa No Huddle-Shotgun #3 T.Jones rush middle for 81 yards gain to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #10 O.Carey kick attempt good (H: #44 H.Simon, LS: #42 A.Fedigan) 23-14
Q3 1:02 Field goal Sam Houston #94 S.Carpenter field goal attempt from 39 yards GOOD (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington) 23-17

Rivalry highlights

Series record
2-0
Tulsa first, 2 meetings since 2009
Series leader
Tulsa
Tulsa lead 2-0 in 2 meetings since 2009
Widest recent margin
53 points
Sam Houston 3-56 Tulsa, 2009
Tightest recent margin
6 points
Tulsa 23-17 Sam Houston, 2026
Highest recent total
59 points
Sam Houston 3-56 Tulsa, 2009

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Tulsa 2 2 meetings since 2009 0 Sam Houston

Tulsa lead 2-0 in 2 meetings since 2009 Series leader: Tulsa.

Team stats, this game

TulsaSam Houston
367Total yards371
126Passing yards316
241Rushing yards55
0Turnovers1
5Sacks4
18First downs19
25Penalty yards76

Key players by position

Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.

Tulsa vs Sam Houston player stats

Passing

Tulsapassing
TulsaC/ATTYDSTDINT
Baylor Hayes16/2912600
Dexter Williams II0/1000
Oran Singleton Jr.0/2000
Max Tulen0/1000
Sam Houstonpassing
Sam HoustonC/ATTYDSTDINT
Landyn Locke24/3431620

Rushing

Tulsarushing
TulsaCARYDSTDLONG
Trequan Jones9125281
Tristan Lawyer156156
Damari Alston134508
Baylor Hayes91407
DJ McKinney3709
Dexter Williams II2-307
Sam Houstonrushing
Sam HoustonCARYDSTDLONG
Alton McCaskill1448013
Landan Brown62506
Brett Holloway1606
Landyn Locke10-2407

Receiving

Tulsareceiving
TulsaRECYDSTDLONG
Damari Alston539013
Javon Ross433018
Oran Singleton Jr.326021
Jimmy Calloway21407
David Wells Jr.1909
Grant McAtee1505
Sam Houstonreceiving
Sam HoustonRECYDSTDLONG
Jerrian Parker2101194
Chris Reed493139
Grady O'Neill562018
Max Whisner31708
Landan Brown214011
Kyan Berry-Johnson110010
Alton McCaskill5905
Matt Smith1505
Kamari Maxwell1505

Defense

Tulsadefense
TulsaTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Dax Collins124000
Chris Thompson Jr.84000
Zane Woodham83000
Zach Williams75000
Thomas Davis43220
Caldra Williford4100.50
Sam Stone40000
Jaylen George3100.50
Will Upshaw32110
Kyran Duhon32220
Devin Robinson2100.50
Arias Nash21000
Sam Houstondefense
Sam HoustonTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Brian Bates Jr.94010
Railyn Adams64000
Jace Arnold54000
Brody Henderson53120
Caesar Magee III40000
Mike King Jr.42000
Ishmel Atkins32000
Dean Ford3100.50
Lyric Smith31000
Tyler Bailey22000
Jalyn Stanford22000
Justin Terrell21110

Kicking

Tulsakicking
TulsaFGLONGXPPTS
Owen Carey1/1412/35
Sam Houstonkicking
Sam HoustonFGLONGXPPTS
Samuel Carpenter1/1392/25

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Tulsa: last 15 games before this one

5-10 in the last 15 · 23.2 scored · 32.2 allowed

The matchup

Team comparison
Tulsa Split Sam Houston
1-02026 record entering0-1
24Points for21
10Points against24
W1FormL1

Recent meetings

2026
Tulsa 23 : 17 Sam Houston
2009
Sam Houston 3 : 56 Tulsa
Tulsa · QB Baylor Hayes
Pass yards
564
Pass TD
4
Comp-Att
58-96
INT
1
Alston rush
292 yds
Jr. rec
306 yds
Sam Houston · QB Landyn Locke
Pass yards
1168
Pass TD
11
Comp-Att
96-145
INT
3
McCaskill rush
165 yds
Reed rec
220 yds
5 Dexter Williams II QB 8 Kyden Barker QB 10 Baylor Hayes QB 12 Connor Dantzler QB 15 Kincayde Eng QB 16 Andrew Alford QB 19 Barrett Mullen QB 4 D.J. McKinney RB 6 Damari Alston RB 20 Trequan Jones RB 21 Jamarcea Plater RB 22 Kelvin Washington RB 23 Seth Davis RB 28 Sevion Morrison RB 0 Donnell Gee Jr. WR 1 David Wells Jr. WR 2 Oran Singleton Jr. WR 3 Micah Tease WR 7 Jimmy Calloway WR 9 Javon Ross WR 13 Joshua Rushing WR 15 Josh Smith WR 18 Courtney Lewis Jr. WR 19 Grayson Tempest WR 26 Kainon Gibson WR 85 Cole Greene WR 88 Xavier Green WR 11 Grant McAtee TE 32 Max Moore TE 82 Chris Gacayan II TE 84 Jewlyen Roberts TE 86 Luke Tevis TE 87 Jackson Shockley TE 89 Kuba Malecki TE 50 Malachi Preciado OL 51 Javion Antai OL 52 Ian Mayes OL 53 Jack Hood OL 54 Ross Johnston OL 56 Colten Christian OL 58 Dawson Matthews OL 60 Hunter Erb OL 61 Brooks Barron OL 63 Chaden Sullivan OL 65 Nick Anciaux OL 66 Will Morris OL 69 Ryley Kester OL 70 Alan Pond OL 73 Cam East OL 74 Logan Rich OL 75 Evan McClure OL 76 Josh Love OL 77 Brody Duffel OL 78 Davis Dotson OL 0 Kyran Duhon DL 10 Arias Nash DL 11 Jaylen George DL 15 Thomas Davis DL 21 Aquavious Dunbar DL 30 Maruio White Jr. DL 32 Hudson Ball DL 40 Tristan Lawyer DL 41 Will Upshaw DL 44 Kadin Fossung DL 56 Nathan Price DL 58 Tyler Rich DL 88 Dailen Howard DL 90 Jayden Madkins DL 91 Carson Dempsey DL 99 Tai Newhouse DL 6 Chris Thompson Jr. LB 9 Dax Collins LB 10 Ty Anderson LB 18 Raymir Coney LB 24 Devin Hightower LB 25 Sam Stone LB 33 William Alexander LB 34 Elijah Wilson LB 35 C.J. Turner LB 38 Jack Watts LB 53 Caleb Bowers LB 2 Devin Robinson DB 22 Ty Williams DB 27 Zane Woodham DB 37 Rohon Kazadi DB 42 Reilarean Phillips DB 3 JD Drew CB 7 Elijah Green CB 8 Korbyn Green CB 13 NuNu Campbell CB 16 Caldra Williford CB 23 Willie Goodwyn CB 26 Julian Byrd CB 29 Keynan Farley CB 39 Zach Claton CB 1 Zach Williams S 4 Tyson Williams S 5 Ashton Williams S 12 Dedaunte Scott S 19 Rylan Leathers S 20 RJ McIntosh S 28 Carter Langenderfer S 46 Luke Bussman S 47 Austin Bussman S 10 Owen Carey PK 18 Marlon Hauck PK 95 Evan Guenthner PK 29 Max Tulen P 44 Henry Simon P 41 Joel Bazinet LS 42 Aidan Fedigan LS
8 Landyn Locke QB 9 Brett Holloway QB 15 DJ Bailey QB 16 Mason Holtzclaw QB 18 Shaan Patel QB 6 Jerrian Parker Jr. RB 10 Landan Brown RB 20 MJ Dowdy RB 22 Alton McCaskill RB 24 Kaden Winkfield RB 25 Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith RB 43 Nick Norman RB 0 Darrick Bledsoe III WR 1 Aviyon Smith-Mack WR 2 Chris Reed WR 3 Tim Burns Jr. WR 4 Alijah Cason WR 5 Kyan Berry-Johnson WR 7 Grady O'Neill WR 11 Kaleb Mitchell WR 12 Kamari Maxwell WR 13 Ty Sexton WR 17 Christian Zachary WR 19 Konner Dandridge WR 80 Terrence Guillory II WR 84 Matthew Tatum WR 14 London Deyon TE 80 Matt Smith TE 82 Cooper Stevens TE 85 Cade Hays TE 86 Jack Merryman TE 87 Max Whisner TE 89 Brock Kuhl TE 50 Tr'e Williams OL 52 Cam Todd OL 54 Brock Stukes OL 56 Jeremiah Edmond OL 57 Zo'Maryon Bryan OL 58 Carter Kadow OL 62 Carter Buchheit OL 63 Joe Warren OL 66 Jimmy Walls OL 67 Isaac Sohn OL 68 Logan Cahill OL 71 Denell Nix Jr. OL 72 Myles Joseph OL 73 Josiah Chenault OL 74 Graceson Spann OL 75 Elijah Collins OL 76 Nathan McClelland OL 14 Bryen Spaulding DE 15 Josh Alexander-Felton DE 16 Brody Henderson DE 19 Jayden Fry DE 28 Zion Taylor DE 48 Chauncey Chidi DE 91 Caius Coy DE 10 Darien Jackson DT 90 Uzziah Warmate DT 92 Jarra Anderson DT 93 Errol West Jr. DT 95 She'Fon Boyd DT 97 Dylan Frazier DT 98 Justin Terrell DT 99 Dimitry Nicolas DT 12 Elijah Groves LB 18 Stacy Bey LB 21 Dean Ford LB 23 Mike King Jr. LB 26 Tokyo Gordon LB 32 Kade Houston LB 33 Brian Bates Jr. LB 37 Ryan Mallory LB 40 Cole Worthington LB 42 Ca'lub Holloway LB 44 Ray Chatham LB 45 Eli Wallace LB 2 Justin Cottrell CB 4 Ishmel Atkins CB 7 Caesar Magee CB 17 Octavius Henderson CB 20 Dravon Wilson CB 34 Julian Mayfield CB 35 Jabaric Sullivan CB 38 O'Kece Battle CB 39 Joseph Opara CB 43 Evan Odom CB 5 Jalyn Stanford S 6 Jaylon Jones S 8 Tyler Bailey S 9 Jace Arnold S 11 CJ June S 13 Railyn Adams S 16 Aaron Edwards S 27 Robert McFarland S 29 Lyric Smith S 30 Braylen Wortham S 36 Marcus Bourda Jr. S 38 Cameron Franklin S 81 Nico Ottomanelli PK 83 Tate Ryan PK 94 Sam Carpenter PK 31 Cal Joseph P 46 Carson Whitington LS 47 Victor Gamboa LS 49 Cameron McCulloch LS

Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

82% TLSA
18% SHSU

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

TulsaProvided by americanconference.co

DateOppResult
10-01 vsUNT L 44-45
09-26 atARK L 6-34
09-19 vsETAM W 42-0
09-12 atSHSU W 23-17
09-05 vsOKST W 24-10

Sam Houston

DateOppResult
09-26 atTTU L 14-49
09-19 vsNIC W 59-0
09-12 vsTLSA L 17-23
09-05 atTROY L 21-24
11-29 vsFIU L 16-56

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

American AthleticProvided by americanconference.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Memphis 410 .800193112
South Florida 410 .80013373
Florida Atlantic 410 .800186133
UTSA 410 .800157131
North Texas 320 .600203165
Tulsa 320 .600139106
UAB 320 .600120117
Army 220 .50013379
East Carolina 220 .50096101
Tulane 220 .5007593
Temple 230 .400129124
Navy 130 .25010191
Rice 140 .20090137
Charlotte 050 .00086203

Conference USA

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Liberty 410 .80015289
Jacksonville State 320 .600137109
Florida International 220 .5007258
New Mexico State 230 .400139132
Delaware 230 .400107128
Middle Tennessee 230 .400104140
Sam Houston 130 .25011196
Kennesaw State 130 .2508790
Missouri State 130 .25096128
Western Kentucky 140 .20099198

Records computed from completed games this season

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Tulsa vs Sam Houston?

Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Sam Houston Bearkats finished 23 - 17. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Tulsa vs Sam Houston in passing, rushing and receiving?

Landyn Locke (Sam Houston) led passers with 316 yards. Trequan Jones (Tulsa) led rushers with 125 yards. Jerrian Parker (Sam Houston) led receivers with 101 yards on 2 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Tulsa play Sam Houston?

This Tulsa vs Sam Houston game was played on September 12, 2026 at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium.