1954 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1954 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1954 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwest Texas State + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
East Texas State + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Stephen F. Austin 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas A&I 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Sul Ross 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Lamar Tech 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Corpus Christi*
W 33–6[1]
September 25at Howard Payne*
L 7–13[2]
October 2Texas Lutheran*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 46–0[3]
October 9at Sul Ross
W 38–21[4]
October 16Texas A&I
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 14–0[5]
October 23at Lamar Tech
L 0–6[6]
October 30at East Texas State
L 14–207,500[7]
November 6Eastern New Mexico*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 26–13[8]
November 13Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 22–26[9]
November 20Stephen F. Austin
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
W 42–25
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Bearkats beat Tarpons, 33–6". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 19, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "HP Jackets stun 'Kats with power surge, 13–7". Brownwood Bulletin. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lone Star opens conference play". The Vernon Daily Record. October 4, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston nips Sul Ross". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston beats Texas A&I, 14–0, on Javelina errors". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lamar nips Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "East Texas edge past Sam Houston, 20–14". The Paris News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sam Houston defeats ENMU". Clovis News-Journal. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southwest Texas beats Sam Houston". Clovis News-Journal. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1954 Sam Houston State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "1954 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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