1947 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
American college football season
1947 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 3–6 (1–5 LSC) |
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Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trinity (TX) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the LSC.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Sam Houston was ranked at No. 228 out of 500 college football teams.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | Louisiana College* |
| W 14–0 | [2] | |
September 27 | at Texas A&I* | Kingsville, TX | L 7–28 | [3] | |
October 3 | Austin* |
| W 12–0 | [4] | |
October 18 | at Trinity (TX) | L 6–27 | 4,013 | [5] | |
October 25 | North Texas State |
| L 0–27 | [6] | |
October 31 | East Texas State |
| L 6–28 | [7] | |
November 15 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 6–7 | [8] | |
November 22 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| L 0–13 | [9] | |
November 27 | Houston |
| W 23–0 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston Teachers beat local college eleven, 14–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 20, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Improved A&I machine rolls over Sam Houston, 28 to 7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 28, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SHSTC wins easily Friday". The Eagle. October 4, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity tramples Sam Houston Cats by 27-to-6 score". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 19, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas roars To 27–0 victory over Sam Houston". The Odessa American. October 26, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas downs Sam Houston squad". The Waco News-Tribune. November 1, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats shade Bearkats, 7–6". The Austin American. November 16, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mud no handicap as Lumberjacks topple Bearcats". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 23, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston wins over Houston U." The Corsicana Daily Sun. November 28, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1947 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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