1959 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1959 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College (now known as Sam Houston State University) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1959 NAIA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the LSC.

Record5–5 (3–4 LSC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumPritchett Field
Quick facts Sam Houston State Bearkats football, Conference ...
1959 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
 1958
1960 
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1959 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Texas A&I +^6101210
No. 4 East Texas State +610910
Lamar Tech430830
Stephen F. Austin430461
Sam Houston State340550
Howard Payne340370
Southwest Texas State250460
Sul Ross070090
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
Close

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Southwestern State (OK)*W 31–63,500[1]
September 25at Southwestern Louisiana*L 7–195,000[2]
October 3at Arlington State*W 3–0[3]
October 10Howard Payne
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 13–75,000–7,000[4]
October 17at No. 7 East Texas StateL 0–146,000[5]
October 24Texas A&I
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 10–233,000[6]
October 31at Southwest Texas State
L 14–185,000[7]
November 7Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 22–01,000
November 14at Stephen F. Austin
W 6–0[8]
November 21Lamar Tech
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 14–276,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
Close

[10][11]

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI