Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Sam Houston Bearkats

College Football

Tulsa

2-0

23-17

Final

Sam Houston

0-2

Elliott T. Bowers Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Fumble
Downs
Downs
Punt
Field Goal

Team	1	2	3	4	T
TLSA	0	10	13	0	23
SHSU	7	7	3	0	17

Who won: Tulsa 23-17

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane beat the Sam Houston Bearkats 23-17 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium. The Tulsa outscored the Sam Houston 13-3 in the 3rd quarter. Baylor Hayes led the Tulsa in passing yards (16/29, 126 YDS). Landyn Locke led the Sam Houston in passing yards (24/34, 316 YDS, 2 TD).

Win probability

100%TLSA final

TLSASHSU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:39
Kneel down by #10 B.Hayes at TLS16 for loss of 0 yards
3rd & 13 at TLSA 16
Q4 0:40
Timeout Tulsa, clock 00:40
Q4 1:06
Kneel down by #10 B.Hayes at TLS16 for loss of 2 yards
2nd & 11 at TLSA 18
Q4 1:20
Timeout Sam Houston, clock 01:20
Q4 1:20
Kneel down by #10 B.Hayes at TLS18 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 at TLSA 19
Q4 1:22
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke sacked for loss of 14 yards to the TLS19 (#0 K.Duhon), fumble by #8 L.Locke recovered by TLS #11 J.George at TLS19, End Of Play
4th & Goal at TLSA 5
Q4 1:31
Timeout Sam Houston, clock 01:31
Q4 1:31
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass incomplete short right to #2 C.Reed thrown to TLS00 broken up by #3 J.Drew
3rd & Goal at TLSA 5
Q4 1:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass incomplete short right to #7 G.O'Neill thrown to TLS00 broken up by #5 A.Williams QB hurried by #15 T.Davis
2nd & Goal at TLSA 5
Q4 1:41
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass incomplete short right to #22 A.McCaskill thrown to TLS03 broken up by #9 D.Collins
1st & Goal at TLSA 5
Q4 1:43
FLAG
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #7 G.O'Neill caught at TLS11, for 6 yards to the TLS10 (#1 Z.Williams) PENALTY TLS UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#1 Z.Williams) 5 yards from TLS10 to TLS05, 1ST DOWN
3rd & 11 at TLSA 16
Q4 1:50
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass incomplete short left to #22 A.McCaskill thrown to TLS21
2nd & 11 at TLSA 16
Q4 1:54
Timeout Tulsa, clock 01:54
Q4 1:54
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush middle for 1 yard loss to the TLS16 (#32 H.Ball; #11 J.George)
1st & 10 at TLSA 15
Q4 2:23
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #10 L.Brown caught at TLS31, for 11 yards to the TLS15 (#1 Z.Williams), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2nd & 4 at TLSA 26
Q4 3:08
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.Brown rush middle for 6 yards gain to the TLS26 (#25 S.Stone; #41 W.Upshaw)
1st & 10 at TLSA 32
Q4 3:46
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush right for 2 yards gain to the TLS32 (#41 W.Upshaw), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 1 at TLSA 34
Q4 4:18
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush left for 6 yards gain to the TLS34 (#27 Z.Woodham; #9 D.Collins)
2nd & 7 at TLSA 40
Q4 5:04
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TLS40 (#4 T.Williams; #9 D.Collins)
1st & 10 at TLSA 43
Q4 5:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #5 K.Berry-Johnson caught at SAM49, for 10 yards to the TLS43 (#6 C.Thompson Jr.; #16 C.Williford), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 8 at SHSU 47
Q4 6:09
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush left for 2 yards gain to the SAM47 (#9 D.Collins)
1st & 10 at SHSU 45
Q4 6:44
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM45 (#27 Z.Woodham), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 1 at SHSU 42
Q4 7:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #87 M.Whisner caught at SAM34, for 8 yards to the SAM42 (#10 A.Nash)
2nd & 9 at SHSU 34
Q4 7:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush left for 1 yard gain to the SAM34 (#6 C.Thompson Jr.; #10 A.Nash)
1st & 10 at SHSU 33