1970 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1970 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–2–1 (7–2 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1970 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1/7 Texas A&I $^ 8 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. NR / T–20 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Sul Ross 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Angelo State 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Southwest Texas State 4 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Howard Payne 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
East Texas State 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
McMurry 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tarleton State 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1970 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1970 NAIA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Tom Page, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 12at Troy State*
T 20–20[1]
September 19at McNeese State*
W 24–19[2]
September 26East Texas State
W 23–0[3]
October 3Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 18–50[4]
October 10at Angelo State
W 27–15[5]
October 17Tarleton State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 48–7[6]
October 24Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 25–24[7]
October 31at Howard PayneBrownwood, TXW 27–7[8]
November 7at No. 12 Texas A&I
L 14–31[9]
November 14McMurry
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 33–14[10]
November 21at Stephen F. Austin
W 25–18[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Blocked PAT saves Red Wave 20–20 tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 13, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston shocks McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bearkats blank Lions by 23–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sul Ross upsets 'Cats". The Odessa American. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston Bearkats rally past ASU Rams". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 11, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sam Houston rips Tarleton". Austin American-Statesman. October 18, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sam Houston edges Southwest Texas". The Corpus Christi Times. October 24, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Kats overtake Jackets". Brownwood Bulletin. November 1, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Javelinas roll by Sam Houston". Victoria Advocate. November 8, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sam Houston topples Tribe". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 15, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bearkats nip Lumberjacks". Express and News. November 22, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1970 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
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