Sam Houston State Bearkats @ Liberty Flames — Oct 8, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 8, 2026
Bearkats Sam Houston State SHS 0-4, 0-3 Away
3
Final
35
Liberty Flames LIB 4-1, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
SHS 0 3 0 0 3
LIB 7 7 7 14 35
Top Performers
Passing Yards
L.
L. Locke QB SHS
138 PASS
D.
D. Purdie LIB
114 PASS
Rushing Yards
M.
M. Dowdy RB SHS
42 RUSH
J.
J. Coleman LIB
92 RUSH
Receiving Yards
G.
G. O'Neill WR SHS
39 REC
M.
M. Jackson WR LIB
46 REC
Passing
Sam Houston State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Locke 20/30 138 0 0 2 76.8
Liberty Flames
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Purdie 10/14 114 1 0 1 119.3
Rushing
Sam Houston State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Parker 1 2 2.0 0 2
L. Locke 5 -5 -1.0 0 9
A. McCaskill 7 36 5.1 0 20
C. Brown 5 30 6.0 0 34
M. Dowdy 11 42 3.8 0 13
Liberty Flames
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Coleman 7 92 13.1 0 33
K. Davis 10 67 6.7 1 19
D. Purdie 7 57 8.1 0 19
D. Copeland 1 17 17.0 0 17
P. Jones 2 20 10.0 0 11
E. Vasko 3 4 1.3 2 3
T. Kellman 8 37 4.6 1 9
J. Belford 1 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving
Sam Houston State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Parker 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
C. Reed 3 7 18 6.0 0 15 0
T. Burns 2 4 16 8.0 0 8 0
A. McCaskill 2 2 11 5.5 0 6 0
C. Brown 4 5 20 5.0 0 18 0
K. Berry-Johnson 3 4 20 6.7 0 7 0
M. Smith 2 2 9 4.5 0 5 0
G. O'Neill 3 4 39 13.0 0 27 0
K. Maxwell 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Liberty Flames
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Jackson 3 3 46 15.3 0 22 0
D. Copeland 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Randolph 1 1 15 15.0 1 15 0
P. Jones 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
J. Person 1 3 12 12.0 0 12 0
R. Cunningham 2 3 17 8.5 0 11 0
K. Johnson 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
J. Montiero 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
Defense
Sam Houston State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. Ford 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
C. Magee 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Henderson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Atkins 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Alexander-Felton 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Chidi 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
B. Bates 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Arnold 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Adams 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. King 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Cottrell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Bey 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Bailey 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Wilson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Stanford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Frazier 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Boyd 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Franklin 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Nicolas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Groves 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liberty Flames
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. Glaud 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Hopkins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Hopkins 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Williams 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Vaughan 9 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Clark 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Cullins 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Farrar 8 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Marshall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Vessel 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Guy 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Floyde 3 2 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
E. Crisp 2 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
A. McShane 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Gunn 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Davis 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Pirolli 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Pollard 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Strickland 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Gainey 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Sam Houston State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
S. Carpenter 1/1 0/0 3 0
Liberty Flames
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Reeves 0/0 5/5 5 0
Returns
Sam Houston State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
A. Cason 3 55 18.3 0 29 0
T. Burns 1 19 19.0 0 19 0
Liberty Flames
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Coleman 2 83 41.5 0 48 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
Liberty Flames
243 Total Yards 411
13 First Downs 22
4 Passing 5
5 Rushing 15
2 Penalty 4
4/13 3rd Down Eff. 4/7
138 Passing Yards 114
105 Rushing Yards 297
0 Turnovers 0
9-69 Penalties 15-117
28:55 Possession 31:05
1/2 Red Zone 5/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 14 3 - 35
3 - 35 7:49
C. Reeves XP
3 - 34 7:49
T. Kellman TD
3 - 28 14:49
C. Reeves XP
3 - 27 14:58
K. Davis TD
Q3 0 - 7 3 - 21
3 - 21 8:04
C. Reeves XP
3 - 20 8:04
E. Vasko TD
Q2 3 - 7 3 - 14
FG S. Carpenter
3 - 14 0:16
0 - 14 14:15
C. Reeves XP
0 - 13 14:15
E. Vasko TD
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 10:48
C. Reeves XP
0 - 6 10:48
B. Randolph TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: LIB +32 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
Sam Houston State 3 - 35 Liberty Flames
October 8, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 8, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m