Sam Houston Bearkats vs Liberty Flames

College Football

Sam Houston

1-4

3-35

Final

Liberty

5-1

Williams Stadium (VA)

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Downs
Touchdown
Punt
Touchdown
Downs

Team	1	2	3	4	T
SHSU	0	3	0	0	3
LIB	7	7	7	14	35

Who won: Liberty 35-3

The Liberty Flames beat the Sam Houston Bearkats 35-3 on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at Williams Stadium (VA). The Liberty outscored the Sam Houston 14-0 in the 4th quarter. Deshawn Purdie led the Liberty in passing yards (10/14, 114 YDS, 1 TD). Landyn Locke led the Sam Houston in passing yards (20/30, 138 YDS).

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Player of the game

Deshawn Purdie

LIB · 10/14, 114 YDS, 1 TD

7.3

Win probability

100%LIB final

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Play by play

Q4 0:00LIB
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:35
No gain on the run
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 T.Kellman rush right for 0 yards to the LU20 (#99 D.Nicolas; #12 E.Groves)
T. Kellman · 8 CAR, 37 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at LIB 20
Q4 1:00
3 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #26 J.Belford rush right for 3 yards gain to the LU20 (#18 S.Bey), 1ST DOWN
J. Belford · 1 CAR, 3 YDS · 2nd & 2 · 2nd & 2 at LIB 17
Q4 1:40
8 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 T.Kellman rush middle for 8 yards gain to the LU17 (#13 R.Adams)
T. Kellman · 8 CAR, 37 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at LIB 9
Q4 1:48
1 yd completion to C. Reed
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #2 C.Reed caught at LU10, for 1 yard to the LU09 (#16 T.Gainey), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
L. Locke · 20/30, 138 YDS · 4th & 2 · 4th & 2 at LIB 10
Q4 1:51
Incomplete to C. Reed
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass incomplete short right to #2 C.Reed thrown to LU00 broken up by #6 D.Glaud
L. Locke · 20/30, 138 YDS · 3rd & 2 · 3rd & 2 at LIB 10
Q4 2:00SHS
FLAG
Flag: penalty
PENALTY LU Delay Of Game 5 yards from LU15 to LU10. NO PLAY
3rd & 7 · 3rd & 7 at LIB 15
Q4 2:00SHS
Timeout
Timeout Sam Houston, clock 02:00
Q4 2:12SHS
Rush
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.Brown rush middle for 2 yards loss to the LU15 (#13 J.Vessel; #30 E.Crisp)
2nd & 5 at LIB 13
Q4 2:46
5 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.Brown rush middle for 5 yards gain to the LU13 (#17 J.Davis)
L. Brown · 5 CAR, 30 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at LIB 18
Q4 3:24
15 yd completion to C. Reed
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short left to #2 C.Reed caught at LU18, for 15 yards to the LU18 (#16 T.Gainey), 1ST DOWN
L. Locke · 20/30, 138 YDS · 3rd & 15 · 3rd & 15 at LIB 33
Q4 3:37SHS
FLAG
Penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass incomplete short right to #3 T.Burns Jr. thrown to LU20 PENALTY LU Offside (#97 M.Jarvis) 5 yards from LU38 to LU33. NO PLAY
3rd & 20 at LIB 38
Q4 4:00SHS
Pass reception
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #10 L.Brown caught at LU46, for 5 yards to the LU38 (#6 D.Glaud; #13 J.Vessel)
2nd & 25 at LIB 43
Q4 4:46
5 yd completion to L. Brown
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #10 L.Brown caught at LU43, for 5 yards loss to the LU43 (#7 I.Guy)
L. Locke · 20/30, 138 YDS · 1st & 20 · 1st & 20 at LIB 38
Q4 5:04
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass incomplete short right to #5 K.Berry-Johnson thrown to LU15 PENALTY SH Holding (#72 M.Joseph) 10 yards from LU28 to LU38. NO PLAY
L. Locke · 20/30, 138 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at LIB 28
Q4 5:25
FLAG
2 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Dowdy rush left for 2 yards gain to the LU43 (#7 I.Guy) PENALTY LU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#11 L.Payne) 15 yards from LU43 to LU28, 1ST DOWN
M. Dowdy · 11 CAR, 42 YDS · 2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at LIB 45
Q4 6:01
Stuffed for a loss of 2
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.Brown rush left for 2 yards loss to the LU45 (#44 J.Strickland; #22 K.Ferm)
L. Brown · 5 CAR, 30 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at LIB 43
Q4 6:37
34 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.Brown rush right for 34 yards gain to the LU43 (#7 I.Guy), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
L. Brown · 5 CAR, 30 YDS · 2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at SHSU 23
Q4 7:07
6 yd completion to K. Berry-Johnson
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short left to #5 K.Berry-Johnson caught at SH15, for 6 yards to the SH23 (#13 J.Vessel), out of bounds
L. Locke · 20/30, 138 YDS · 1st & 18 · 1st & 18 at SHSU 17
Q4 7:44
FLAG
2 yd completion to L. Brown
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #10 L.Brown caught at SH19, for 2 yards to the SH27 (#23 M.Gunn), out of bounds PENALTY SH Illegal Block in Back (#12 K.Maxwell) 10 yards from SH27 to SH17
L. Locke · 20/30, 138 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at SHSU 25
Q4 7:49
Kickoff, touchback
#98 T.Black kickoff 65 yards to the SH00, Touchback
T. Black
Q4 7:49LIB
+1
Timeout
Timeout Liberty, clock 07:49
& Goal at SHSU 8
SHSU 3 - 35 LIB
Q4 7:49LIB
FLAG
Flag: penalty
PENALTY LU Delay Of Game 5 yards from SH03 to SH08. NO PLAY
& Goal · & Goal at SHSU 3
TOUCHDOWNQ4 7:49
Touchdown! 9 yd run
T. Kellman · 8 CAR, 37 YDS
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 T.Kellman rush middle for 9 yards gain to the SH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:49, 1ST DOWN #42 C.Reeves kick attempt good (H: #49 S.Crossan, LS: #41 G.Rivera)
SHSU 3 - 35 LIB
Q4 8:26
9 yd completion to L. Johnson
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short right to #87 L.Johnson, Jr. caught at SH20, for 9 yards to the SH09 (#20 D.Wilson)
D. Purdie · 10/14, 114 YDS · 2nd & 11 · 2nd & 11 at SHSU 18