2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by third-year head coach K. C. Keeler and played their home games at Bowers Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 12–1 overall and 9–0 in Southland play to win the Southland Conference title. They went undefeated during the regular season with a record of 11–0. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Chattanooga the second round, only to lose in the quarterfinals to James Madison.

2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Southland Conference champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 5
Record12–1 (9–0 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhil Longo (3rd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBrad Sherrod (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
2016 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^  9 0   12 1  
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^  8 1   10 3  
SE Louisiana  7 2   7 4  
McNeese State  5 4   6 5  
Nicholls State  5 4   5 6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5   5 6  
Houston Baptist  3 5   4 7  
Incarnate Word *  3 6   3 8  
Lamar  3 6   3 8  
Abilene Christian *  2 7   2 9  
Northwestern State  0 9   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll
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