1942 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1942 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	5–3 (2–1 LSC)
Head coach	Puny Wilson (5th season)
Home stadium	Pritchett Field
Seasons ←  1941 1946  →

1942 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Texas State $	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Sam Houston State	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
North Texas State	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Southwest Texas State	0	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.

Sam Houston was ranked at No. 388 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Lamar *	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 20–0		[2]
October 2	at Louisiana Normal *	Demon Field Natchitoches, LA	L 6–27		[3]
October 16	at Louisiana Tech *	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 0–46		[4]
October 24	North Texas State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 21–20	3,000	[5]
October 30	at East Texas State	Commerce, TX	L 0–32		[6]
Novembeer 7	Ellington Field *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 26–0		[7]
November 14	at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 23–20		[8]
November 21	Southwestern Louisiana *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 7–0		[9]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bearkats trounce Lamar Cardinals, 20–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Normal Demons score easy win over Texas team". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Louisiana Tech beats Bearkat eleven, 46–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "North Texas fades before Sam Houston in last half, 21 to 20". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 25, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "East Texas State beats Sam Houston". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bearkats claw Bombers". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 8, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sam Houston edges Bobcats". The Austin American. November 15, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Sam Houston edges Louisiana team, 7–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "1942 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved February 7, 2023.