1947 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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1947 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Pritchett Field
Seasons
←  1946
1948  →
1947 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State $ 6 –0 –010 –2 –0
East Texas State 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Southwest Texas State 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Trinity (TX) 3 –2 –15 –3 –2
Stephen F. Austin 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Sam Houston State 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Houston 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the LSC.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Sam Houston was ranked at No. 228 out of 500 college football teams. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Louisiana College *
W 14–0 [2]
September 27at Texas A&I * Kingsville, TX L 7–28 [3]
October 3 Austin *
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 12–0 [4]
October 18at Trinity (TX)
L 6–274,013 [5]
October 25 North Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 0–27 [6]
October 31 East Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 6–28 [7]
November 15at Southwest Texas State
L 6–7 [8]
November 22at Stephen F. Austin
L 0–13 [9]
November 27 Houston
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 23–0 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

[11]

References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Sam Houston Teachers beat local college eleven, 14–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 20, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Improved A&I machine rolls over Sam Houston, 28 to 7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 28, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "SHSTC wins easily Friday". The Eagle. October 4, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Trinity tramples Sam Houston Cats by 27-to-6 score". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 19, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "North Texas roars To 27–0 victory over Sam Houston". The Odessa American. October 26, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "East Texas downs Sam Houston squad". The Waco News-Tribune. November 1, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bobcats shade Bearkats, 7–6". The Austin American. November 16, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Mud no handicap as Lumberjacks topple Bearcats". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 23, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Sam Houston wins over Houston U." The Corsicana Daily Sun. November 28, 1947. Retrieved December 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1947 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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