1957 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the LSC.

1957 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record3–5–1 (3–3–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1957 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lamar Tech $ 5 –0 –28 –0 –2
East Texas State 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Stephen F. Austin 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Sam Houston State 3 –3 –13 –5 –1
Southwest Texas State 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Texas A&I 2 –4 –15 –5 –1
Howard Payne 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Sul Ross 0 –7 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 7–146,500[1]
September 21McNeese State*
L 7–215,000[2]
October 5Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 32–74,500[3]
October 12at Texas A&I
W 21–20[4]
October 19Lamar Tech
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
T 7–7[5]
October 26East Texas Statedagger
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 13–216,000[6]
November 2Howard Payne
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 21–20[7]
November 9at Southwest Texas State
L 0–9[8]
November 16at Stephen F. Austin
L 14–28[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References
  1. "SLI opens 1957 campaign with 14–7 victory over Sam Houston". The Daily Advertiser. September 15, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "McNeese State tips Bearkats". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sam Houston rips Sul Ross, 32 to 7". The Odessa American. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sam Houston nips Javelinas, 21–20". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sam Houston wins". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 20, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "East Texas outscores Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Jackets fade after halftime lead, lose to Sam Houston". Brownwood Bulletin. November 3, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "SW Texas slips by Sam Houston". San Antonio Express. November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lumberjacks outscore Sam Houston, 28 to 14". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1957 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 5, 2023.


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