1948 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1948 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	0–9–1 (0–6 LSC)
Head coach	Puny Wilson (8th season)
Home stadium	Pritchett Field
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southwest Texas State $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
North Texas State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Houston	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
East Texas State	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Sam Houston State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 0–9–1 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished sixth in the LSC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Sul Ross *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 19–20		[1]
September 25	at Rice *	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–46	22,000	[2]
October 9	Texas A&I *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 6–32		[3]
October 16	Trinity (TX)	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 0–21		[4]
October 23	at North Texas State	Eagle Field Denton, TX	L 7–37		[5]
October 30	at East Texas State	Commerce, TX	L 21–27		[6]
November 6	at Southwestern Louisiana *	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	T 12–12		[7]
November 13	Southwest Texas State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX (rivalry)	L 0–14		[8]
November 20	Stephen F. Austin	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX (rivalry)	L 0–21	5,000	[9]
November 25	at Houston	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	L 13–22		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Sul Ross edges Bearkats, 20–19". The Monitor. September 19, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Rice rumbles past Sam Houston, 46–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hogs hit stride to beat Bearkats". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Trinity Tigers top Sam Houston, 21–0". The Odessa American. October 17, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Eagles crush Bearkats with deadly ground attack, 37–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 24, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "East Texas outlasts Sam Houston, 27–21". Wichita Falls Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "S.L.I. runs; Houston passes for 12–12 tie". The Daily Iberian. November 8, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bobcats clinch Lone Star conference flag". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Stephen F. Austin beats Sam Houston State before 5,000". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cougars defeat Houston, 22–13". The Amarillo Globe-Times. November 26, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1948 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved December 20, 2022.