1959 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
American college football season
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 5–5 (3–4 LSC) |
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Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Texas A&I +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 East Texas State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard Payne | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sul Ross | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | Southwestern State (OK)* |
| W 31–6 | 3,500 | [1] |
September 25 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 7–19 | 5,000 | [2] | |
October 3 | at Arlington State* |
| W 3–0 | [3] | |
October 10 | Howard Payne |
| W 13–7 | 5,000–7,000 | [4] |
October 17 | at No. 7 East Texas State | L 0–14 | 6,000 | [5] | |
October 24 | Texas A&I |
| L 10–23 | 3,000 | [6] |
October 31 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 14–18 | 5,000 | [7] |
November 7 | Sul Ross |
| W 22–0 | 1,000 | |
November 14 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| W 6–0 | [8] | |
November 21 | Lamar Tech |
| L 14–27 | 6,000 | [9] |
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References
- ^ "NSC faces tough job in league opener". Muskogee Times-Democrat. September 21, 1959. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SLI surprises Houston eleven". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 26, 1959. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field goal nips Arlington State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1959. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats get victory, 13–7, over Payne". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 11, 1959. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearcats routed by East Texas". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 18, 1959. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Javs win 7th contest". Express and News. October 25, 1959. p. 1D. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas nips Bearkats, 18–14". The Galveston Daily News. November 1, 1959. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston nips SFA, 6–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 15, 1959. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cards rally for 27–14 win over Bearkats". The Eagle. November 22, 1959. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "1959 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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