2015 — The Ten-Win Year

Sam Houston's 2015 season (10-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-4
Final Result 10-win season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -4.5 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Texa Tec 45-59 L vs Lamar 46-49 W vs Hous Chr 63-14 W vs Inca Wor 59-7 W @ Abil Chr 49-21 W vs Nicholls 37-7 W vs East A&M 38-24 L @ McNeese 10-27 W vs Nort Sta 59-21 W @ Cent Ark 42-13 W vs Sout Uta 42-39 W @ McNeese 34-29 W vs Colgate 48-21 L @ Jack Sta 10-62 CFP
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Sam Houston 59, Incarnate Word 7. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Sam Houston 10, Jacksonville State 62. A 52-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Sam Houston fell to Jacksonville State 10-62 in the postseason.

"Eat 'em up Kats"
— Sam Houston fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Sam Houston — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.