Sam Houston State Bearkats @ Troy Trojans — Sep 5, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 5, 2026
Bearkats Sam Houston State SHS 0-1, 0-1 Away
21
Final
24
Trojans Troy TROY 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
SHS 7 7 0 7 21
TROY 7 7 3 7 24
Top Performers
Passing Yards
L.
L. Locke QB SHS
335 PASS
W.
W. Crowder QB TROY
165 PASS
Rushing Yards
A.
A. McCaskill RB SHS
51 RUSH
W.
W. Crowder QB TROY
38 RUSH
Receiving Yards
G.
G. O'Neill WR SHS
86 REC
T.
T. Keyes WR TROY
48 REC
Passing
Sam Houston State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Locke 30/46 335 3 1 4 99.5
Troy
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
W. Crowder 12/24 165 3 0 4 112.0
Rushing
Sam Houston State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
L. Locke 5 -36 -7.2 0 0
A. McCaskill 13 51 3.9 0 24
C. Brown 6 23 3.8 0 14
Troy
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
W. Crowder 9 38 4.2 0 23
J. Merriweather 6 22 3.7 0 10
N. White 1 3 3.0 0 3
J. Lovett 9 34 3.8 0 11
Receiving
Sam Houston State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Burns 4 7 63 15.8 0 19 0
A. McCaskill 2 4 2 1.0 0 5 0
G. O'Neill 7 8 86 12.3 1 37 0
M. Smith 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
D. Bledsoe 4 5 26 6.5 1 14 0
K. Maxwell 1 1 33 33.0 0 33 0
C. Reed 3 8 52 17.3 1 31 0
K. Berry-Johnson 3 3 22 7.3 0 12 0
C. Brown 4 4 31 7.8 0 14 0
M. Whisner 2 2 20 10.0 0 15 0
A. Cason 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Troy
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
W. Crowder 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
J. Merriweather 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
T. Keyes 2 5 48 24.0 1 28 0
N. White 2 6 31 15.5 0 24 0
T. Lott 2 3 29 14.5 1 18 0
J. Petty 1 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
F. Rogosch 3 3 37 12.3 1 19 0
J. Boyd 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
J. Worley 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
M. Dortch 1 1 -13 -13.0 0 0 0
Defense
Sam Houston State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
I. Atkins 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0
S. Bey 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Bailey 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Henderson 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Adams 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Wilson 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Ford 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Terrell 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
C. Magee 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
C. Chidi 4 1 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
J. Stanford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Anderson 3 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
J. Alexander-Felton 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
E. Groves 3 1 2 1.5 0 0 0 0 1
Z. Taylor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Gordon 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Franklin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Arnold 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Bates 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Frazier 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. King 2 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Troy
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Lott 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Powe 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Smith 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
T. Clemons 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Jones 7 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
L. Hodge 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Thompson 5 1 4 0 0 1 18 1 0
J. Perry 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
S. Welch 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
M. Goree 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Davis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Curry 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Nelson 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Steele 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Campbell 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
A. Steele 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Merriweather 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Strait 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Sam Houston State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
S. Carpenter 0/0 3/3 3 0
Troy
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
E. Head 1/1 3/3 6 0
Returns
Sam Houston State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
T. Burns 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
A. Cason 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Troy
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
N. White 2 44 22.0 0 24 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Sam Houston State
Troy
373 Total Yards 342
22 First Downs 18
15 Passing 8
5 Rushing 9
1 Penalty 2
6/14 3rd Down Eff. 6/15
335 Passing Yards 165
38 Rushing Yards 177
1 Turnovers 0
6-35 Penalties 6-55
30:51 Possession 29:09
2/2 Red Zone 3/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 7 21 - 24
XP S. Carpenter
21 - 24 1:03
TD C. Reed
20 - 24 1:03
14 - 24 10:42
E. Head XP
14 - 23 10:42
T. Lott TD
Q3 0 - 3 14 - 17
14 - 17 14:11
E. Head FG
Q2 7 - 7 14 - 14
XP S. Carpenter
14 - 14 11:59
TD D. Bledsoe
13 - 14 11:59
7 - 14 14:54
E. Head XP
7 - 13 14:54
T. Keyes TD
Q1 7 - 7 7 - 7
7 - 7 4:06
E. Head XP
7 - 6 4:06
F. Rogosch TD
XP S. Carpenter
7 - 0 7:47
TD G. O'Neill
6 - 0 7:47
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: TROY +10 Times Tied: 2
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 5, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m