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American college football season

1955 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
LSC co-champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–1–2 (5–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons← 19541956 →
1955 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sam Houston State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
Southwest Texas State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
East Texas State + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Stephen F. Austin 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Lamar Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&I 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1955 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team was an American football team that represented Sam Houston State Teachers College—now known as Sam Houston State University–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 6–1–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the LSC title with East Texas State and Southwest Texas State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at McNeese State*Lake Charles, LAT 26–26
September 24Howard Payne*T 14–14
October 1at Texas Lutheran*Seguin, TXW 26–7
October 8Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 47–7
October 15at Texas A&IW 36–25
October 22Lamar Tech
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 46–13
October 29East Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 0–147,000
November 12at Southwest Texas StateSan Marcos, TXW 16–144,700
November 19at Stephen F. AustinNacogdoches, TX (rivalry)W 27–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "College Football". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 28, 1955. p. 23. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  2. "Sam Houston Football 2021 record Book" (PDF). Huntsville, Texas: Sam Houston State University. p. 60. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  3. "Howard Payne Ties Sam Houston 14-14". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. United Press. September 25, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  4. "'Kats Blast TLC, 26-7 With Boles". The Austin-Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 2, 1955. p. B3. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  5. "Sam Houston State Whips Javs, 36-25". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. October 16, 1955. p. 2D. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  6. "Sam Houston Rips Lamar Tech, 46-13". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 24, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  7. "Sam Houston Hosts E. Texas In Homecoming". The Eagle. Bryan, Texas. October 27, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  8. "East Texas State Stuns Bearcats By 14-0 Count". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 30, 1955. p. 2B. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  9. Eskew, Charlie (November 13, 1955). "Bearkat Eleven Slips by Bobcats". The Austin-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. B1. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  10. "Sam Houston State Clips Lumberjacks". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. Associated Press. November 20, 1955. p. 5D. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  12. "1955 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
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