New Mexico State vs Sam Houston Live Score (22 Oct, 2026)
Game Information
StageWeek 8
Season2026
KickoffWed, Oct 21, 8:00 pm
VenueElliott T. Bowers Stadium
LocationHuntsville, TX
SurfaceArtificial Turf
BroadcastESPN2
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/26 | @  Florida State | L17-34 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/29/25 | vs  Middle Tennessee | L24-31 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | @  UTEP | W34-31 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | @  Tennessee | L9-42 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/8/25 | vs  Kennesaw State | L21-24 | College Football Wk 11 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29/25 | vs  Florida International | L16-56 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | @ Middle Tennessee | L17-31 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | vs  Delaware | W26-23 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/8/25 | @  Oregon State | W21-17 | College Football Wk 11 |
| 10/31/25 | @  Louisiana Tech | L14-55 | College Football Wk 10 |
Division Standings
FBS — Conference USA
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 137 | 161 | 2-1 | 0-3 | L3 |
| Florida International | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 118 | 88 | 3-0 | 0-3 | L1 |
| Kennesaw State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.167 | 134 | 141 | 1-2 | 0-3 | L5 |
 Liberty | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | 187 | 92 | 3-0 | 2-1 | W5 |
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 137 | 170 | 3-0 | 0-3 | W1 |
 Missouri State | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 133 | 183 | 2-1 | 0-3 | W1 |
 Sam Houston | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.167 | 117 | 147 | 1-2 | 0-3 | L3 |
 Western Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | 149 | 214 | 2-0 | 1-4 | W2 |
 Jacksonville State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.714 | 191 | 159 | 4-0 | 1-2 | W4 |
 New Mexico State | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 142 | 154 | 2-1 | 0-3 | L1 |
New Mexico State
6th in CUSA
VS
Sam Houston
9th in CUSA
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#17
Trey Arnold
#14
Adam Damante
#3
Trey Hedden
#12
Kalani McLeod
#91
Brody Richter
#41
Braydyn Sage
#45
Rocky Stallworth
#4
Parker Stofa
Offensive Line
#72
Merrick Becerra
#71
Evan Blaettler
#56
Mark Chapman
#64
Sam Garcia
#65
Isaiah Garcia Perez
#75
Hayden Harlan
#67
JR Hecklinski
#58
Sioeli Helu
#62
Ezra Hensley
#77
Gavin Jones
#54
Tyler Keinath
#55
Ma'Kyi Lee
#50
Luke Moise
#78
Armond Owens
#66
Caleb Pyfrom
#70
Mateo Rodriguez
#69
James Williams
Receivers & Backs
#34
David Barela
#25
Jayden Bell
#28
Jalen Brown
#22
Roscoe Burton
#82
AJ Carey
#89
Josiah Castillo
#48
Duke Frye
#18
Joshua Goines
#9
Terrione Graves
#2
James Jones
#1
TK King
#5
Myles Libman
#87
Luke Lopez
#19
Ray Lotten
#86
Jerry Lydiatt
#6
Brodie Malone-Bradford
#7
TJ Pride
#10
Lyndon Ravare
#16
Xavier Rucker
#21
Isaiah Rudison
#81
JaDarius Sanders
#8
Dijon Stanley
#13
Jaylen Stokes
#88
Carson Su'esu'e
#15
Josiah Thomas
#29
Kaden Trevino
TJ Washington Jr.
#11
AJ Williams III
#80
Izeyah Wright
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#14
Sone Aupiu
#99
Reeves Baller
#52
Joey Banegas
#10
Chance Barron
#30
Demanuel Brown
#17
Raylon Carter
#34
Zaiden Davis
#97
Henry Davis III
#90
Jordan-Lebron Downey
#94
Ellijah Farr
#53
Jason Freeman Jr.
#42
Fa'apaia Fualema
#6
Tory Gethers
#98
Jason Gwan
#95
Josiah Jackson
#31
Paul Kouame
#40
Jaylyn Manning
#15
Obinna Okeke
#16
Gabe Peterson
#13
Kaian Roberts-Day
#25
Jeremiah Sandiford
#44
Enzo-Pierre Tayou
#21
Zhakius Thomas
#29
Jamaun Thompson
#93
Latrell Treadwell
#8
Brad Vislisel
#36
Nathan Wallin
#24
Drake Williams
Defensive Backs
#3
Tayden Barnes
#12
Amaurey Brooks
#26
Jakobe Campbell
#22
RJ Chapman
#1
Josiah Charles
#23
Izzy Clark-White
#20
DJ Cloyd
#2
Javon Gillespie
#32
Elijah Gutierrez
#18
Desmin Hatfield-Rushton
#9
Bernock Iya
#28
Matthew Lashley
#35
Mason Miller
#11
Walter Owens
#4
De'Marcus Peters
#37
Eric Rivera
#5
Nick Session
Lorenzo Smith
#19
Garrett Stennett
#7
Twan Wilson
Other
#92
David Barker
#40
Kyah Francone
#17
Ilya Uvaydov
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#15
DJ Bailey
#47
Victor Gamboa
#9
Brett Holloway
#16
Mason Holtzclaw
#31
Cal Joseph
#8
Landyn Locke
#49
Cameron McCulloch
#18
Shaan Patel
#46
Carson Whitington
Offensive Line
#57
Zo'Maryon Bryan
#62
Carter Buchheit
#68
Logan Cahill
#64
Josiah Chenault
#75
Elijah Collins
#56
Jeremiah Edmond
#72
Myles Joseph
#58
Carter Kadow
#76
Nathan McClelland
#71
Denell Nix Jr.
#67
Isaac Sohn
#74
Graceson Spann
#54
Brock Stukes
#52
Cam Todd
#66
Jimmy Walls
#63
Joe Warren
#50
Tr'e Williams
Receivers & Backs
#5
Kyan Berry-Johnson
Darrick Bledsoe III
#10
Landan Brown
#3
Tim Burns Jr.
#4
Alijah Cason
#19
Konner Dandridge
#14
London Deyon
#20
MJ Dowdy
#25
Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith
#88
Terrence Guillory II
#85
Cade Hays
#89
Brock Kuhl
#12
Kamari Maxwell
#22
Alton McCaskill
#86
Jack Merryman
#11
Kaleb Mitchell
#43
Nick Norman
#7
Grady O'Neill
#6
Jerrian Parker Jr.
#2
Chris Reed
#13
Ty Sexton
#80
Matt Smith
#1
Aviyon Smith-Mack
#82
Cooper Stevens
#84
Matthew Tatum
#87
Max Whisner
#24
Kaden Winkfield
#17
Christian Zachary
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#1
Josh Alexander-Felton
#92
Jarra Anderson
#33
Brian Bates Jr.
#18
Stacy Bey
#95
She'Fon Boyd
#44
Ray Chatham
#48
Chauncey Chidi
#91
Caius Coy
#21
Dean Ford
#97
Dylan Frazier
#19
Jayden Fry
#26
Tokyo Gordon
#12
Elijah Groves
#3
Brody Henderson
#42
Ca'lub Holloway
#32
Kade Houston
#10
Darien Jackson
#23
Mike King Jr.
#37
Ryan Mallory
#99
Dimitry Nicolas
#14
Bryen Spaulding
#28
Zion Taylor
#98
Justin Terrell
#45
Eli Wallace
#90
Uzziah Warmate
#93
Errol West Jr.
#40
Cole Worthington
Defensive Backs
#13
Railyn Adams
#9
Jace Arnold
#5
Ishmel Atkins
#8
Tyler Bailey
#38
O'Kece Battle
#38
O'Kece Battle
#36
Marcus Bourda Jr.
#2
Justin Cottrell
#16
Aaron Edwards
#15
Cameron Franklin
#17
Octavius Henderson
#6
Jaylon Jones
#11
CJ June
#7
Caesar Magee
#34
Julian Mayfield
#27
Robert McFarland
#43
Evan Odom
#39
Joseph Opara
#29
Lyric Smith
#4
Jalyn Stanford
#35
Jabaric Sullivan
#20
Dravon Wilson
#30
Braylen Wortham
Other
#94
Sam Carpenter
#81
Nico Ottomanelli
#83
Tate Ryan
New Mexico State
4th in CUSA
VS
Sam Houston
8th in CUSA
Passing
55.4
Completion Percentage
62.6
108
Completions
132
4.10
Interception Percentage
2.40
8
Interceptions
5
83
Longest Pass
94
1,383
Net Passing Yards
1,482
230.5
Net Passing Yards Per Game
247.0
195
Passing Attempts
211
4.60
Passing Touchdown %
5.70
9
Passing Touchdowns
12
122.1
Passer Rating
135.4
13
Total Sacks
17
79
Sack Yards Lost
137
7.1
Yards Per Pass Attempt
7.0
1,383
Passing Yards
1,482
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
6
Team Games Played
6
373.3
Yards Per Game
342.0
23.7
Total Points Per Game
19.5
142
Total Points
117
18
Total Touchdowns
15
230.5
Passing Yards Per Game
247.0
108-195
Comp-Att
132-211
13-79
Sacks-Yards Lost
17-137
Rushing
189
Rushing Attempts
181
857
Rushing Yards
570
4.5
Yards Per Rush Attempt
3.1
54
Long Rushing
34
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
6
Rushing Touchdowns
3
142.8
Rushing Yards Per Game
95.0
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
42
Rushing 1st downs
40
6
Team Games Played
6
2,240
Total Yards
2,052
397
Total Offensive Plays
409
23.7
Total Points Per Game
19.5
142
Total Points
117
18
Total Touchdowns
15
Receiving
108
Receptions
132
0
Receiving Targets
0
1,383
Receiving Yards
1,482
1,383
Receiving Yards
1,482
9
Receiving Touchdowns
12
83
Long Reception
94
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
230.5
Receiving Yards Per Game
247.0
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
531
Receiving Yards After Catch
706
61
Receiving First Downs
50
6
Team Games Played
6
12.8
Yards Per Reception
11.2
23.7
Total Points Per Game
19.5
142
Total Points
117
18
Total Touchdowns
15
Miscellaneous
112
Total 1st downs
103
42
Rushing 1st downs
40
61
Passing 1st downs
50
9
1st downs by penalty
13
32
Third Down Conversions
32
78
Third Down Attempts
88
41.03
3rd down %
36.36
6
Fourth Down Conversions
0
13
First Downs Attempts
7
46.15
4th down %
0.00
40
Total Penalties
47
307
Total Penalty Yards
404
9739
Possession Time Seconds
11271
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
10
Total Takeaways
7
11
Total Giveaways
6
-1
Turnover Ratio
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
32-78
3rd down efficiency
32-88
6-13
4th down efficiency
0-7
40-307
Total-Yards
47-404
Defense
218
Solo Tackles
210
180
Assist Tackles
172
398
Total Tackles
382
15
Sacks
12
129
Sack Yards
79
54
Stuffs
48
17
Passes Defended
28
16.6
Average Interception Yards
6.8
53
Long Interception
22
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
0
Kicks Blocked
0
30
Tackles For Loss
24
6
Team Games Played
6
Defensive Interceptions
5
Interceptions
5
83
Interception Yards
34
2
Interception Touchdowns
0
5-83
INT: Total
5-34
General
6
Fumbles
2
3
Forced Fumbles
7
2
Fumbles Recovered
2
1
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
6
Games Played
6
6-0
Fumbles-Lost
2-0
Returning
10
Kick Returns
14
185
Kick Return Yards
272
18.5
Yards Per Kick Return
19.4
56
Long Kick Return
33
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
6
Punt Returns
11
4
Punt Return Yards
85
0.7
Yards Per Punt Return
7.7
3
Long Punt Return
25
0
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
6
Team Games Played
6
6-4
Punt: Total
11-85
Kicking
6
Field Goal Made
4
9
Field Goal Attempts
7
66.7
Field Goal Percentage
57.1
52
Long Field Goal Made
42
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
4
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
0
2
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
3
1
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
2
2
Field Goal Attempts 50+
2
14
Extra Points Made
15
16
Extra Point Attempts
15
87.5
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
3
Field Goals Made 20-29
0
2
Field Goals Made 30-39
3
0
Field Goals Made 40-49
1
1
Field Goals Made 50+
0
32
Total Kicking Points
27
6
Team Games Played
6
33
Touchback Percentage
33
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
6-9
FG: Good-Attempts
4-7
Punting
21
Punts
37
839
Punt Yards
1,640
54
Long Punt
71
40.0
Gross Average Punt Yards
44.3
40.0
Net Average Punt Yards
44.3
0
Punts Blocked
0
9
Punts Inside 20
13
0
Touchbacks
4
13
Fair Catches
17
3
Punt Returns
10
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
6
Team Games Played
6
21-839
Punt: Total Yards
37-1,640
Scoring
6
Rushing Touchdowns
3
9
Receiving Touchdowns
12
0
Return Touchdowns
0
16
Total Touchdowns
15
6
Field Goals
4
14
Kick Extra Points
15
1
Total Two Point Conversions
0
142
Total Points
117
23.7
Total Points Per Game
19.5
FAQs: New Mexico State vs Sam Houston
What sport is New Mexico State vs. Sam Houston on this page?
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When is New Mexico State vs. Sam Houston scheduled?
The page identifies the matchup as taking place on October 22, 2026. The supplied source does not support a kickoff time for that football game.
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