Wednesday, December 11, 2024

KC Keller Leaves Sam Houston State for Temple

KC Keller leaves Sam Houston State for Temple.  While Keller has been the head football coach since 2004, only the last two years are the focus, which are the two seasons that Sam Houston State has been a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision.  During that time, the Bearkats were 12-12 under his tenure.

Following the production rank chart below is a short overview of the Baylor Bears football program during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. 

KC Keller [2023-2024]

2023
The Bearkats finished the regular season at 3-9.  The Bearkats played against an “easier” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that Sam Houston State's SOS was between one and two standard deviations higher than the "leagues" SOS. Sam Houston State's best regular season win was against #91 ranked Middle Tennessee State by a score of (23-20) and their worst regular season loss was to #128 ranked Florida International by a score of (27-33). Sam Houston State was the #97 ranked team overall, with the #105 ranked offense and the #63 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2024
The Bearkats finished the regular season at 9-3 and were post-season bowl game eligible, but Keller left before their post-season bowl game was played.  The Bearkats played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Sam Houston State's best regular season win was against #24 ranked Texas State by a score of (40-39) and their worst regular season loss was to #71 ranked Western Kentucky by a score of (14-31).  Sam Houston State was the #38 ranked team overall, with the #71 ranked offense and the #17 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

2024 FBS Head Coach Changes