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1997 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (8th season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons← 19961998 →
1997 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State +^   6 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Sam Houston State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Troy State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Jacksonville State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Southland.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Angelo State*L 17–2410,217
September 64:00 p.m.at Texas A&M*L 6–5958,619
September 137:00 p.m.Jacksonville State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 21–288,036
September 20Arkansas–Monticello*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 55–010,055
September 27at Texas Southern*W 40–74,040
October 11at No. 19 Troy StateL 10–13 5,013
October 18No. 15 Nicholls State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 24–1710,024
November 1at No. 9 McNeese StateL 21–3810,238
November 8No. 7 Stephen F. AustinW 33–2811,033
November 15No. 25 Northwestern State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 19–354,019
November 22at Southwest Texas StateW 35–30

References

  1. "Shocker, Rams stun Sam Houston State in Huntsville". San Angelo Standard-Times. August 31, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Aggies go to the ground, annihilate Sam Houston St". Abilene Reporter-News. September 7, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "'We shocked the world' – Last-minute TD puts JSU atop league standings". The Anniston Star. September 14, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sam Houston State coasts to 55–0 triumph". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 21, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sam Houston St. 40, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southland Football Game Day: Sam Houston visits Texas Southern". Southland Conference. September 27, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  7. "Troy State downs Sam Houston in OT". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 12, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sam Houston State 24, Nicholls State 17". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "McNeese 38, Sam Houston St. 21". The Daily Advertiser. November 2, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Wylie, Sam Houston State score late to stun 'Jacks". Longview News-Journal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Northwestern State puts away Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "SHSU edges Bobcats". Victoria Advocate. November 23, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1997 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  14. "Statistics Summary for 1997". sidearmsports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
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