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Sam Houston Bearkats vs New Mexico State Aggies: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

NCAA Football, Thursday, 22 October 2026: Sam Houston Bearkats vs New Mexico State Aggies. Standings, recent form, head-to-head record and TV listings.

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Sam Houston Bearkats vs New Mexico State Aggies: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Key facts

Competition
NCAA Football
Round
Week 8
Date
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Start time (UTC)
00:00
Venue
Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, Huntsville
TV / streaming
ESPN2 (United States)

Match overview

On Thursday, 22 October 2026, Sam Houston Bearkats welcome New Mexico State Aggies for a NCAA Football game set to start at 00:00 UTC. The game is listed as "Week 8" in NCAA Football.

The match is scheduled to be played at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium in Huntsville. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Sam Houston Bearkats in 10th place (0 wins and 0 defeats from 0 matches) and New Mexico State Aggies in 7th place (0 wins and 0 defeats from 0 matches).

Sam Houston Bearkats have scored 14 points and conceded 49 points in the league, a difference of -35. New Mexico State Aggies have scored 0 points and conceded 0 points in the league, a difference of 0.

Where the teams stand
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2Jacksonville State Gamecocks0000000-0
3Florida International Panthers0000000-0
3Western Kentucky Hilltoppers00020108-880-0
4Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders0000000-0
7New Mexico State Aggies0000000-0
10Sam Houston Bearkats0001449-350-0

Recent form

Sam Houston Bearkats: 1 win and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-L-L-L), scoring 96 points and conceding 123 points. Sam Houston Bearkats have lost 3 matches in a row.

New Mexico State Aggies: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-L-W-L), scoring 125 points and conceding 120 points.

Recent form
TeamDateOpponentH/AScoreResult
Sam Houston Bearkats15 OctWestern Kentucky HilltoppersH3-16L
Sam Houston Bearkats8 OctLiberty FlamesA3-35L
Sam Houston Bearkats26 SeptTexas Tech Red RaidersA14-49L
Sam Houston Bearkats19 SeptNicholls ColonelsH59-0W
Sam Houston Bearkats12 SeptTulsa Golden HurricaneH17-23L
New Mexico State Aggies8 OctFlorida International PanthersA3-22L
New Mexico State Aggies2 OctWestern Kentucky HilltoppersH34-13W
New Mexico State Aggies26 SeptNew Mexico LobosH18-42L
New Mexico State Aggies13 SeptHawai'i Rainbow WarriorsA19-29L
New Mexico State Aggies6 SeptMercyhurst LakersH51-14W

Head-to-head

Across 1 meeting in our records, the tally is 0 wins for Sam Houston Bearkats and 1 win for New Mexico State Aggies. The most recent meeting came on Friday, 3 October 2025: New Mexico State Aggies 37-10 Sam Houston Bearkats.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 47 points, an average of 47 per game.

Head-to-head
DateHomeScoreAway
3 OctNew Mexico State Aggies37-10Sam Houston Bearkats

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Sam Houston Bearkats averaged 19.2 points scored and 24.6 conceded per game, while New Mexico State Aggies averaged 25 scored and 24 conceded.

New Mexico State Aggies have the sharper recent attack, averaging 25 points per game over their last 5 matches. New Mexico State Aggies have been harder to score against, conceding 24 points per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: ESPN2 (United States).

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