The Bearkats were led by fourth-year head coach Willie Fritz and played their home games at Bowers Stadium.

[1] Sources: Sam Houston State returned to the birthplace of Bearkat football, Pritchett Field, for the annual Orange-White spring game.

Quarterbacks Brian Bell, Don King III, and Rubis Requeno ran the first and second team offenses, where running backs Timothy Flanders and Keyshawn Hill saw limited action, relinquishing most of the rushing duties to backups.

[2] Following the spring game, it was announced that Scott Stoker would no longer be the defensive coordinator of the Bearkats, having accepted the same position at University of Texas El Paso.

[9] In the second quarter, Bell made an eight-yard touchdown pass to tight end Josh Lyons, and Swimberghe's extra point raised the score to 28–0 Bearkats.

Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel connected with a 27-yard pass to wide receiver Sabian Holmes with less than three minutes in the quarter, putting A&M back on top 14–7.

The Bearkats finally answered with a 33-yard pass by quarterback Brian Bell to Flanders, and kicker Luc Swimberghe's extra point brought the score to 27–14 Aggies.

[13] The Bearkats struck quickly in the third quarter, with Flanders making a 68-yard scoring running at the 14:04 mark, and the extra point reduced the Aggies lead to 30–21.

The first quarter was a stalemate with neither team scoring, and the Bearkats struggled with their drives including one that ended with a fumble that was recovered by Texas Southern.

Bell ran in a three-yard quarterback keeper at the 1:15-minute mark, and another late fumble by the Tigers on their side of the field resulted in a SHSU drive that ended with Flanders running in a one-yard score with 19 seconds remaining, however Swimberghe missed the extra point and the second quarter came to a close with Sam Houston leading 27–3 at halftime.

[23] On this run Flanders became the all-time leading rusher for the Southland Conference, beating a record set in 1997 by Southwest Texas’ Claude Mathis.

[28] Eastern Washington's next drive came to an abrupt end when SHSU cornerback DeAntrey Loche intercepted a pass by Adams and returned it 42 yards for a score with 12:47 remaining in the quarter, extending the lead to 21–13 Bearkats.

[30] Sam Houston moved the ball to midfield on its next drive which led to a 50-yard touchdown pass from Bell to Williams for a new score of 42–27 Bearkats at the end of the period.

[30] The Eagles could not capitalize on the turnover, however, as two subsequent 15-yard penalties in the fourth quarter followed by a sack forced the team to punt to the Bearkats.

Sam Houston got on the board first with a 45-yard run by SHSU quarterback Brian Bell 7:53-minute mark in the second quarter, and Luc Swimberghe's extra point made the score 7–0 Bearkats.

Sam Houston made the lone score of the second half, with an 18-yard pass from Bell to wide receiver Stephen Williams with 2:58 remaining in the third quarter, Swimberghe's extra point raised the Bearkat lead to 14–3.

[39] McNeese answered with a 17-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Cody Stroud to wide receiver Damon Gladney Jr. with 6:37 remaining in the quarter, and kicker Ryan Rome's extra point put the Cowboys ahead 7–3.

[42] After losing to McNeese and falling to a #7 ranking in the FCS polls, SHSU looked to lick their wounds and turned their attention to their conference opponent Northwestern State Demons.

For the third time this season, the Bearkats failed to put points on the board in the first quarter, with both teams exiting the first period with a blank scoreboard.

[44] Sam Houston found the end zone again on a nine-yard pass from Bell to wide receiver Chance Nelson with 5:52 remaining, extending the lead to 31–3 Bearkats.

[49] Sam Houston, which had begun its latest possession in the final minutes of the third quarter, scored on the first play of the fourth period with a 38-yard pass from Bell to SHSU wide receiver Torrance Williams and the Bearkats regained the lead 35–28.

[49][50][51] Stephen F. Austin began a comeback attempt starting with a 59-yard pass from Attaway to Brooks with 8:25 remaining in the quarter, narrowing the lead to 56–35 Bearkats.

[49][50] The Lumberjacks attempted an onside kick but SHSU wide receiver Chance Nelson recovered the ball and the Bearkats ran out the remainder of the game clock with a final score 56-49.

The Bearkats returned to Bowers for their final home game of the regular season, facing the Nicholls States Colonels on Senior Day.

Nicholls scored on its opening drive with a 37-yard field goal by Colonels kicker Andrew Dolan with 9:49 remaining in the first quarter, taking the lead 3–0.

[57] Sam Houston got on the board again with its next possession when SHSU quarterback Brian Bell made a 45-yard run to the end zone at the 11:31-minute mark, and the Bearkats extended their lead to 21–3.

[55] Sam Houston scored again on its next possession when Bell hit wide receiver Torrance Williams with a short pass who managed to slip a few tackles and take it 56 yards all the way to the house with 8:43 remaining in the quarter, and the Bearkats lead stretched to 42–3.

[57] Sam Houston put in their backups and got on the scoreboard one finale time when SHSU quarterback Don King III made a 10-yard touchdown run at the 1:31 mark to extend the lead to 49–3 Bearkats.

[55] The referees made a BS targeting call against Bearkats linebacker Eric Fieilo during a Nicholls onside kick, giving the ball back to the Colonels who subsequently made a seven-yard scoring pass from Hebert to Colonels fullback Russ Gisclair in the final minute of the game, and the final score was 49–24 Bearkats.

On September 14 during the Sam Houston-Texas Southern game, SHSU running back Timothy Flanders surpassed the Southland Conference all-time touchdown record of 59 set by Brent Grimes of Central Arkansas.