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1959 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons← 19581960 →
1959 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Southwestern State (OK)*W 31–63,500
September 25at Southwestern Louisiana*L 7–195,000
October 3at Arlington State*W 3–0
October 10Howard Payne
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 13–75,000–7,000
October 17at No. 7 East Texas StateL 0–146,000
October 24Texas A&I
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 10–233,000
October 31at Southwest Texas StateL 14–185,000
November 7Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 22–01,000
November 14at Stephen F. AustinW 6–0
November 21Lamar Tech
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 14–276,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  11. "1959 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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