1951 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1951 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–2–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1951 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Texas State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Southwest Texas State 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Stephen F. Austin 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Lamar Tech 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the LSC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Louisiana College*
L 6–125,000[2]
September 21at Brooke Army Medical Center*San Antonio, TXL 21–54[3]
September 29Howard Payne*
W 27–19[4]
October 6Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 28–21[5]
October 20Lamar Tech
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 33–14[6]
October 27East Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 21–53[7]
November 3McNeese State*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 20–132,500[8]
November 10at Southwest Texas State
T 20–20[9]
November 17at Stephen F. Austin
L 0–146,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "East Texas Lands Title With 5-0 Mark". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. December 3, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Cats lick Sam Houston, 12–6". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sam Houston Staters take 54–21 trimming". Corpus Christi Times. September 22, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Kats beat Howard Payne". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston downs Sul Ross". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sam Houston downs Lamar Tech by 33–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "East Texas State mauls Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 28, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oz Hughes scores twice, Cats win". The Odessa American. November 4, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bearkats tie Southwest Texas, 20–20". The Austin American. November 11, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Axemen capture 14–0 tilt". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 18, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1951 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
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