1942 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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1942 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record5–3 (2–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Pritchett Field
Seasons
←  1941
1946  →
1942 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
East Texas State $ 2 –0 –14 –3 –1
Sam Houston State 2 –1 –05 –3 –0
North Texas State 1 –2 –03 –5 –0
Southwest Texas State 0 –2 –13 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Lamar *
W 20–0 [2]
October 2at Louisiana Normal *
L 6–27 [3]
October 16at Louisiana Tech *
L 0–46 [4]
October 24 North Texas State
W 21–203,000 [5]
October 30at East Texas State Commerce, TX L 0–32 [6]
November 7 Ellington Field *
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 26–0 [7]
November 14at Southwest Texas State
W 23–20 [8]
November 21 Southwestern Louisiana *
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 7–0 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

[10]

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.
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