CFB

Sam Houston 3, at Liberty 35

Thursday, October 8, 2026 · Final · Bowl Subdivision

Bowl Subdivision 1 2 3 4 PTS

Sam Houston State Bearkats

1-5 · L3 · #199 (1047 ELO -7)

0 3 0 0 3

Liberty Flames

5-1 · W5 · #92 (1436 ELO +7)

7 7 7 14 35

Williams Stadium (VA) · Lynchburg, VA

Attendance: 15,335

Liberty Flames roll past Sam Houston Bearkats at home

LYNCHBURG, Va. (Interstat) — In an NCAA Football Bowl Division game, Liberty defeated Sam Houston 35-3 on Oct. 8 at Williams Stadium. Attendance was 15,335. The Flames improved to 5-1, while the Bearkats dropped to 1-4. Liberty scored seven points in the first quarter, seven in the second, 14 in the third and seven in the fourth. Sam Houston’s only points came on Sam Carpenter’s 36-yard field goal. Bryce Randolph caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from D. Purdie, E. Vasko added two short rushing touchdowns, and K. Davis and T. Kellman each added one. Landyn Locke completed 20 of 30… Read more...

Top Statlines

Landyn Locke SAMH 30/20-138yd
Deshawn Purdie LIB 14/10-114yd 7run-57yd 1td
Jaylon Coleman LIB 7run-92yd 2kret-83yd

Forecasting

ELO Probability LIB 93.7%

Spread SAMH +13.5

Projected Score LIB 50 SAMH 22

Money Line LIB -575/SAMH +425

Over/Under 53.5 (Under)