1938 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1938 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	8–2 (3–1 LSC)
Head coach	Puny Wilson (1st season)
Home stadium	Pritchett Field
Seasons ←  1937 1939  →

1938 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Texas State $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Sam Houston State	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
North Texas State	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Southwest Texas State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 23	at Trinity (TX) *	Indian Field Waxahachie, TX	W 15–14	[1]
September 30	Louisiana Normal *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 14–6	[2]
October 7	at Southwestern Louisiana *	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	L 0–14	[3]
October 14	Texas A&I *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 19–6	[4]
October 20	at Lamar *	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 18–0	[5]
October 28	North Texas State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 18–0	[6]
November 4	at East Texas State	Commerce, TX	L 6–14	[7] [8]
November 12	Texas Wesleyan *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 28–7	[9]
November 19	at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX (rivalry)	W 13–7	[10]
November 24	Stephen F. Austin	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX (rivalry)	W 13–6	[11]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Heart-breaker for Trinity gives Kats win by 15–14 tally". The Waxahachie Daily Light. September 24, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Louisiana Normal loses to Bearkats". The Shreveport Journal. October 1, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "S.L.I. wins over Texas Teachers". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 8, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bearcats defeat Javelinas by 19-to-6 count". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 15, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sam Houston rallies to beat Lamar, 18–0". The Austin American. October 21, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Puny Wilson's team upsets Denton crew". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. Frank, Morris (November 5, 1938). "Darrell Tully Leads East Texas Lions to 14-6 Victory Over Sam Houston". Houston Post . Houston, Texas. p. 11. Retrieved July 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
8. "East Texas Lions take league lead". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 6, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Sam Houston Kats wallop Rams, 28 to 7". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Sam Houston wins over Southwest Teachers". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 20, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Sam Houston victorious over Stephen F. Austin". San Angelo Evening Standard. November 25, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1938 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved February 14, 2023.