New Mexico State Aggies at Sam Houston Bearkats preview: October 21, 2026
The New Mexico State Aggies (2-4) visit the Sam Houston Bearkats (1-5) at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium on October 21, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with College football ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
Records
| Team | Record (2026) | Last 5 | Away (2026) | Home (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State Aggies | 2-4 | 2-3 (25-24) | 0-3 (13-28.3) | 2-1 (34.3-23) |
| Sam Houston Bearkats | 1-5 | 1-4 (19.2-24.6) | 0-3 (12.7-36) | 1-2 (26.3-13) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026 regular-season games. In parentheses: points for and against per game.
Team comparison
2026 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 136 College football teams (1st = the most).
| NMSU | SHSU | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 23.7 (98th) | 19.5 (117th) |
| Points allowed per game | 25.7 (48th) | 24.5 (60th) |
| Passing yards per game | 225.8 (75th) | 247 (55th) |
| Passing yards allowed per game | 221.7 (49th) | 137.8 (135th) |
| Rushing yards per game | 143.5 (85th) | 95.8 (129th) |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 122.2 (93rd) | 202.3 (8th) |
| Rushing attempts per game | 31.5 (114th) | 31 (118th) |
| Rushing attempts allowed per game | 36.3 (51st) | 39.7 (19th) |
| Completions per game | 18 (86th) | 22 (28th) |
| Completions allowed per game | 19.8 (34th) | 13 (132nd) |
Recent form
New Mexico State Aggies
- Oct 7, 2026: L 3-22 at FIU
- Oct 1, 2026: W 34-13 vs WKU
- Sep 26, 2026: L 18-42 vs UNM
- Sep 12, 2026: L 19-29 at HAW
- Sep 5, 2026: W 51-14 vs MERC
Sam Houston Bearkats
Head-to-head
1 earlier meeting stored: Sam Houston Bearkats 0, New Mexico State Aggies 1. Full Sam Houston Bearkats vs New Mexico State Aggies head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2025 | 2025 | SHSU 10, NMSU 37 (at NMSU) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Hedden | QB | 5 | 181.2 Pass yds/g, 1 Pass TD/g, -4 Rush yds/g | 181.2 Pass yds/g | Passing yards |
| James Jones | RB | 6 | 99.2 Rush yds/g, 15.2 Car/g, 8.3 Rec yds/g | 113.4 Rush yds/g | Rushing yards |
| TJ Washington Jr. | RB | 6 | 27.2 Rush yds/g, 6.5 Car/g, 13.7 Rec yds/g | 30.4 Rush yds/g | |
| TK King | WR | 5 | 53.8 Rec yds/g, 3.8 Rec/g, 0.6 Rec TD/g | 53.8 Rec yds/g | Receiving yards |
| Terrione Graves | WR | 3 | 45.7 Rec yds/g, 1.3 Rec/g, 0.3 Rec TD/g | 30.2 Rec yds/g | |
| AJ Williams III | WR | 5 | 34.4 Rec yds/g, 2.4 Rec/g, 0 Rec TD/g | 34.4 Rec yds/g |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landyn Locke | QB | 6 | 236.3 Pass yds/g, 1.8 Pass TD/g, -6.5 Rush yds/g | 216.6 Pass yds/g | |
| Alton McCaskill | RB | 6 | 35.2 Rush yds/g, 8.8 Car/g, 6.2 Rec yds/g | 32 Rush yds/g | |
| Landan Brown | RB | 6 | 20.2 Rush yds/g, 4.7 Car/g, 13 Rec yds/g | 19.6 Rush yds/g | |
| Chris Reed | WR | 6 | 48.2 Rec yds/g, 2.8 Rec/g, 0.5 Rec TD/g | 47.4 Rec yds/g | |
| Grady O'Neill | WR | 6 | 43.3 Rec yds/g, 4.7 Rec/g, 0.3 Rec TD/g | 34.8 Rec yds/g | |
| Tim Burns Jr. | WR | 5 | 42.4 Rec yds/g, 2.2 Rec/g, 0.4 Rec TD/g | 42.4 Rec yds/g |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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