1974 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 1974 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1974 NAIA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Billy Tidwell, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the LSC.

1974 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record4–7 (4–5 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1974 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1/3 Texas A&I $^ 9 –0 –013 –0 –0
No. 5 Stephen F. Austin 7 –2 –09 –2 –0
Abilene Christian 6 –3 –07 –4 –0
Southwest Texas State 6 –3 –06 –4 –0
East Texas State 5 –4 –07 –4 –0
Howard Payne 4 –5 –05 –6 –0
Sam Houston State 4 –5 –04 –7 –0
Angelo State 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Sul Ross 1 –8 –01 –9 –0
Tarleton State 0 –9 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Texas Southern*
L 15–17[1]
September 21at Southwestern State (OK)*
L 14–345,500[2]
September 28East Texas State
W 17–16[3]
October 5Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 28–7[4]
October 12at Angelo State
W 27–21[5]
October 19Tarleton State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 35–0[6]
October 26Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 20–6[7]
November 2at Howard Payne
L 6–17[8]
November 9at Texas A&I
L 14–3414,000[9]
November 16Abilene Christian
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 24–33[10]
November 23at Stephen F. Austin
L 18–26[11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

References
  1. "Texas Southern tops Sam Houston". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 15, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Bulldogs ramble by Sam Houston". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sam Houston shades ET in LSC opener". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lobos down Bearkats". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rams' comeback bid falls short". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 13, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Sam Houston still unbeaten". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 20, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "SW Texas clips Sam Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "HPU second half 'pops' Sam, 17–6". Brownwood Bulletin. November 3, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Records tumble as A&I cinches LSC tie". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 10, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "ACC outslugs Sam Houston". The Odessa American. November 17, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "SFA lumbers past Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1974. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1974 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 12, 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.