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Matt Smith

Regular Season

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	REC	TRG	YDS	AVG	LNG	TOT YDS
Sat 11/7	SHSU	@	JVST	L 14-47	0	0	0		0	0
Wed 10/21	SHSU	vs	NMSU	L 24-30	1	1	4	4.0	4	4
Wed 10/14	SHSU	vs	WKU	L 3-16	1	1	15	15.0	15	15
Thu 10/8	SHSU	@	LIB	L 3-35	2	2	9	4.5	5	9
Sat 9/26	SHSU	@	TTU	L 14-49	0	1	0			0
Sat 9/19	SHSU	vs	NICH	W 59-0	0	0	0		0	0
Sat 9/12	SHSU	vs	TLSA	L 17-23	1	1	5	5.0	5	5
Sat 9/5	SHSU	@	TROY	L 21-24	0	2	0			0
Total					5	8	33	6.6	15	33

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More Sam Houston Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,779

Locke

RUSH

235

McCaskill

REC

437

Reed

Team Rankings

PPG

17.6

146th

OPP PPG

27.6

104th

RUSH YDS/G

74.7

193rd

PASS YDS/G

240.4

62nd

2026 C-USA Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	Western Kentucky	2-3	3-6
7	Missouri State	2-3	3-6
8	Florida International	2-3	4-5
9	Kennesaw State	2-3	3-6
10	Sam Houston	0-5	1-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	KENN	@	SHSU	2:00 PM
Sat 11/21	MTU	@	SHSU	2:00 PM
Sat 11/28	SHSU	@	FIU	2:00 PM

Last Game

Sam Houston

1 - 8

Final

Jacksonville State

7 - 2

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,200

Smith

1,110

Legree

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

17

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

191.0

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

10.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

517.4

517.3

514.0

506.6

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

343.8

339.1

326.1

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	3	.667
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	6	3	.667
6	Minnesota	5	4	.556
7	Iowa	7	2	.778
8	Oregon	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
11	Washington	5	4	.556
12	Michigan	5	4	.556
13	Purdue	3	6	.333
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Penn State	5	4	.556
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Kentucky	7	2	.778
3	Alabama	7	2	.778
4	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
5	Texas	7	2	.778
6	LSU	6	3	.667
7	Missouri	6	3	.667
8	Tennessee	7	2	.778
9	South Carolina	6	3	.667
10	Florida	5	4	.556
11	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Delaware	4	5	.444
4	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
5	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
6	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
7	Missouri State	3	6	.333
8	Florida International	4	5	.444
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	6	3	.667
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	7	.222
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	SMU	7	2	.778
4	Louisville	6	3	.667
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	5	.444
10	NC State	4	5	.444
11	North Carolina	5	4	.556
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	5	.444
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	7	2	.778
6	Nevada	3	6	.333
7	San Jose State	5	5	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	East Carolina	5	4	.556
7	Tulane	4	5	.444
8	UAB	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Charlotte	1	8	.111
11	Tulsa	5	4	.556
12	Temple	2	7	.222
13	Navy	3	6	.333
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	2	.778
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	5	.444
10	UCF	5	4	.556
11	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
12	Arizona State	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333