1955 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 1955 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team was an American football team that represented Sam Houston State Teachers College—now known as Sam Houston State University–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 6–1–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the LSC title with East Texas State and Southwest Texas State.[1][2]

1955 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
LSC co-champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–1–2 (5–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1955 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sam Houston State + 5 –1 –06 –1 –2
Southwest Texas State + 5 –1 –06 –1 –2
East Texas State + 5 –1 –05 –4 –1
Stephen F. Austin 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Lamar Tech 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Texas A&I 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Sul Ross 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at McNeese State*Lake Charles, LAT 26–26
September 24Howard Payne*
T 14–14[3]
October 1at Texas Lutheran*Seguin, TXW 26–7[4]
October 8Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 47–7
October 15at Texas A&I
W 36–25[5]
October 22Lamar Tech
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 46–13[6]
October 29East Texas Statedagger
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 0–147,000[7][8]
November 12at Southwest Texas StateSan Marcos, TXW 16–144,700[9]
November 19at Stephen F. AustinNacogdoches, TX (rivalry)W 27–6[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[11][12]

References
  1. "College Football". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 28, 1955. p. 23. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Sam Houston Football 2021 record Book" (PDF). Huntsville, Texas: Sam Houston State University. p. 60. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  3. "Howard Payne Ties Sam Houston 14-14". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. United Press. September 25, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "'Kats Blast TLC, 26-7 With Boles". The Austin-Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 2, 1955. p. B3. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Sam Houston State Whips Javs, 36-25". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. October 16, 1955. p. 2D. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Sam Houston Rips Lamar Tech, 46-13". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 24, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Sam Houston Hosts E. Texas In Homecoming". The Eagle. Bryan, Texas. October 27, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "East Texas State Stuns Bearcats By 14-0 Count". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1955. p. 2B. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Eskew, Charlie (November 13, 1955). "Bearkat Eleven Slips by Bobcats". The Austin-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. B1. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Sam Houston State Clips Lumberjacks". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. Associated Press. November 20, 1955. p. 5D. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  12. "1955 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 6, 2023.


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