Sam Houston Bearkats

9thin Conference USA · 0-1

Ugh, no.

Sam Houston Bearkats lost to the Troy Trojans

0-1 21 – 24

1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) (Troy) · 24,356 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Crowder throws 3 TD passes and Troy holds off Sam Houston 24-21

Goose Crowder threw three touchdown passes and Troy shut out Sam Houston for most of the second half for a 24-21 victory on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.

Recap via ESPN

0:24 Goose Crowder throws 19-yard touchdown pass to Fabian Rogosch

0:17 Goose Crowder airs it out for 28-yard touchdown pass

0:26 Landyn Locke airs it out for 14-yard touchdown pass

0:20 Landyn Locke throws 14-yard touchdown pass vs. Troy

Clips play on ESPN

Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) · Troy

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SHSU	7	7	0	7	21
TROY	7	7	3	7	24

Win Probability · Sam Houston Bearkats

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Game Leaders

Sam Houston Bearkats

Landyn Locke · 30/46, 335 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Alton McCaskill · 13 CAR, 51 YDSRushing Yards
Grady O'Neill · 7 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Elijah Groves · 1.5Sacks
Railyn Adams · 7Tackles

Troy Trojans

Goose Crowder · 12/24, 165 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Gavin Griffin · 16 CAR, 81 YDSRushing Yards
TK Keyes · 2 REC, 48 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Ty Clemons · 1Sacks
Doug Nelson · 8Tackles

2026 Conference USA Standings

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

Scoring

Q4 1:03

TD Chris Reed 31 Yd pass from Landyn Locke (Sam Carpenter Kick)21–24

Q4 10:42

TD TJ Lott 18 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Ethan Head Kick)14–24

Q3 14:11

FG Ethan Head 32 Yd Field Goal 14–17

Q2 11:59

TD Darrick Bledsoe III 14 Yd pass from Landyn Locke (Sam Carpenter Kick)14–14

Q2 14:54

TD TK Keyes 28 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Ethan Head Kick)7–14

Q1 4:06

TD Fabian Rogosch 19 Yd pass from Goose Crowder (Ethan Head Kick)7–7

Q1 7:47

TD Grady O'Neill 14 Yd pass from Landyn Locke (Sam Carpenter Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Sam Houston BearkatsTroy Trojans

Offense

373 Total Yards 342

335 Passing Yards 165

38 Rushing Yards 177

22 First Downs 18

Efficiency

6-14 3rd Down 6-15

0-1 4th Down 0-0

30/46 Completions 12/24

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 0

6-35 Penalties 6-55

30:51 Possession 29:09

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Landyn Locke	30/46	335	7.3	3	1	49.7
Team	30/46	335	7.3	3	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Alton McCaskill	13	51	3.9	24
Landan Brown	6	23	3.8	14
Landyn Locke	5	-36	-7.2	0
Team	24	38	1.6	24

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Grady O'Neill	7	86	12.3	1	37
Tim Burns Jr.	4	63	15.8	0	19
Chris Reed	3	52	17.3	1	31
Kamari Maxwell	1	33	33.0	0	33
Landan Brown	4	31	7.8	0	14
Darrick Bledsoe III	4	26	6.5	1	14
Kyan Berry-Johnson	3	22	7.3	0	12
Max Whisner	2	20	10.0	0	15
Alton McCaskill	2	2	1.0	0	5
Team	30	335	11.2	3	37

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Railyn Adams	7	2	0	0.5	0	0
Caesar Magee	6	5	0	0	1	0
Brody Henderson	6	3	0	0	0	0
Tyler Bailey	6	2	0	0	0	0
Dean Ford	5	0	0	1	0	0
Ishmel Atkins	4	2	0	0	3	0
Dravon Wilson	4	2	0	0.5	0	0
Chauncey Chidi	4	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Elijah Groves	3	1	1.5	1.5	0	0
Brian Bates Jr.	3	1	1	1	0	0
Dylan Frazier	3	1	0	0	0	1
Jarra Anderson	3	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Justin Cottrell	3	1	0	0	1	0
Justin Terrell	2	1	0	0.5	1	0
Stacy Bey	2	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Alexander-Felton	2	1	0	1.5	0	1
Mike King Jr.	2	1	0.5	0.5	0	1
Jace Arnold	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tokyo Gordon	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jalyn Stanford	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zion Taylor	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darien Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Joseph Opara	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lyric Smith	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	74	28	4	8	6	5

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Alijah Cason	1	8	8.0	8
Tim Burns Jr.	1	7	7.0	7
Team	2	15	7.5	8

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tim Burns Jr.	2	11	5.5	7	0
Team	2	11	5.5	7	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Sam Carpenter	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3
Team	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cal Joseph	7	288	41.1	0	2	47
Team	7	288	41.1	0	2	47

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Goose Crowder	12/24	165	6.9	3	0	42.9
Team	12/24	165	6.9	3	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Gavin Griffin	16	81	5.1	22
Goose Crowder	9	38	4.2	23
Jordan Lovett	9	34	3.8	11
Jaheim Merriweather	6	22	3.7	10
Noreel White	1	3	3.0	3
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	42	177	4.2	23

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
TK Keyes	2	48	24.0	1	28
Fabian Rogosch	3	37	12.3	1	19
Noreel White	2	31	15.5	0	24
TJ Lott	2	29	14.5	1	18
Jace Petty	1	13	13.0	0	13
Jackson Worley	1	6	6.0	0	6
Goose Crowder	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	12	165	13.8	3	28

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Goose Crowder	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Doug Nelson	8	2	0	0	0	0
Keno Jones	7	4	0	3	0	1
Ty Clemons	5	3	1	2	0	0
Jordan Perry	5	3	1	1.5	0	0
TJ Thompson	5	1	0	1	0	1
Justin Powe	4	3	0	0	0	0
Shemar Welch	4	3	0	1.5	1	0
Donnie Smith	4	2	1	1.5	1	3
Bryce Steele	4	2	0	0	0	1
Joe Lott	4	2	0	0	0	0
Kam Curry	3	1	0	0.5	0	1
Tai Terrell	2	2	0	0	0	0
Luke Hodge	2	1	0	1	0	0
Jaxon Penn	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jamarion Keyes	2	1	0	0	0	0
Keyshawn Campbell	1	1	1	1	0	0
Marcus Goree Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
RaKeem Davis	1	1	0	0	0	1
Colton Walls	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miquon Merriweather	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jabari Strait	1	0	0	0	0	0
Knai Cook	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	68	34	4	13	2	8

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
TJ Thompson	1	18	0
Team	1	18	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Noreel White	2	44	22.0	24	0
Team	2	44	22.0	24	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ethan Head	1/1	100.0	32	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	32	3/3	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Evan Crenshaw	8	375	46.9	1	5	55
Team	8	375	46.9	1	5	55

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