BYU vs. Sam Houston: TV Channel, Live Stream, Time, How to Watch – September 2

Updated Sep. 2, 2023 9:28 p.m. ET

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At 10:15 PM ET on Saturday, the BYU Cougars are at home against the Sam Houston Bearkats.

This game will be airing on Fox Sports 1.

How to Watch BYU vs. Sam Houston

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread
9/2/2023	vs. Sam Houston	-
9/9/2023	vs. Southern Utah	-	-
9/16/2023	at Arkansas	-	-
9/23/2023	at Kansas	-	-
9/29/2023	vs. Cincinnati	-	-
10/14/2023	at TCU	-	-
10/21/2023	vs. Texas Tech	-	-
10/28/2023	at Texas	-	-
11/4/2023	at West Virginia	-	-
11/11/2023	vs. Iowa State	-	-
11/18/2023	vs. Oklahoma	-	-
11/25/2023	at Oklahoma State	-	-

On offense, BYU ranked 36th in the FBS with 425.9 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 94th in total defense (408.2 yards allowed per contest).
BYU averaged 249.7 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 49th in the FBS. On the other side of the ball, it ranked 82nd, giving up 234.4 passing yards per game.
The Cougars ranked 44th in scoring offense (31.3 points per game) and 97th in scoring defense (29.5 points allowed per game) last year.
The Cougars put up 176.2 rushing yards per game offensively last season (49th in the FBS), and they gave up 173.8 rushing yards per game (98th) on the defensive side of the ball.
Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 12th-worst in the FBS last season (46.1% third-down conversion rate), BYU put up better results offensively, ranking 31st in the FBS by putting up a 44.6% third-down conversion rate.
With 12 forced turnovers (115th in the FBS) against 10 turnovers committed (sixth in the FBS) last season, the Cougars' +2 turnover margin ranked 50th in college football.

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread
9/2/2023	at BYU	-
9/9/2023	vs. Air Force	-	-
9/23/2023	at Houston	-	-
9/28/2023	vs. Jacksonville State	-	-
10/5/2023	at Liberty	-	-
10/11/2023	at New Mexico State	-	-
10/18/2023	vs. Florida International	-	-
10/25/2023	vs. UTEP	-	-
11/4/2023	vs. Kennesaw State	-	-
11/11/2023	at Louisiana Tech	-	-
11/18/2023	at Western Kentucky	-	-
11/25/2023	vs. Middle Tennessee	-	-

Sam Houston totaled 330.7 yards per game on offense last year (92nd in the FBS), and it surrendered 349.7 yards per game (44th) on the defensive side of the ball.
On offense, Sam Houston ranked 104th in the FBS with 169.3 passing yards per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 92nd in passing yards allowed per contest (240.7).
While the Bearkats ranked 24th-worst in the FBS in scoring offense with 18.3 points per game last season, it was a different story on defense, as they ranked 17th-best (20.8 points per game allowed).
The Bearkats had the 53rd-ranked offense last year in terms of rushing yards (161.3 per game), and they were more effective on defense, ranking 13th-best with just 109 rushing yards allowed per game.
On offense, Sam Houston ranked 97th in the FBS last season with a 8.3% third-down percentage. Meanwhile, it ranked 65th in third-down conversion rate allowed (53.8%).
The Bearkats forced two total turnovers (35th in the FBS) last season and turned it over two times (59th in the FBS) for a turnover margin of an even, 27th-ranked in college football.