Sam Houston Bearkats vs. Liberty Flames

Oct 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SHSU	0	3	0	0	3
LIB	7	7	7	14	35

Game Recap

Deshawn Purdie, Ethan Vasko guide Liberty to a 35-3 romp over Sam Houston. Deshawn Purdie threw a touchdown pass before Ethan Vasko scored two of Liberty's four rushing touchdowns and the Flames spoiled Sam Houston's Conference USA opener with a 35-3 victory on Thursday night.

Scoring Summary

SHSULIB

Q110:48Bryce Randolph 15 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves Kick).07
Q214:15Ethan Vasko 1 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick).014
Q20:16Sam Carpenter 36 Yd Field Goal.314
Q38:04Ethan Vasko 3 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick).321
Q414:58Kam Davis 3 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick).328
Q47:49Terron Kellman 9 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick).335

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:58
07
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 2:17
07
Punt — 6 plays, 26 yards, 4:08
07
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 2:20
07

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:40
014
Punt — 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:39
014
Punt — 5 plays, 41 yards, 3:45
014
Punt — 7 plays, 19 yards, 4:09
014
Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:54
014
Field Goal — 7 plays, 34 yards, 1:32
314
End Of Half — 1 play, -5 yards, 0:08
314

3rd Quarter

Downs — 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:39
314
Touchdown — 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:17
321
Downs — 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:41
321

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:18
328
Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:22
328
Touchdown — 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:38
335
Downs — 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:01
335
End of Game — 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:48
335

Team Stats

SHSU

LIB

3Points35

243Total Yards411

138Pass Yards114

105Rush Yards297

29:04Time of Possession30:56

13First Downs22

0Touchdowns5

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)

0Turnovers0

68Penalty Yards117

Game Details

Thursday, October 8, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Williams Stadium (VA) · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 15,335 (61.3%)

spread: LIB -13.5

over/under: 52.5