1949 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1949 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	3–7 (0–3 LSC)
Head coach	Puny Wilson (9th season)
Home stadium	Pritchett Field
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Texas State $	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Southwest Texas State	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Sam Houston State	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the LSC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Sul Ross *	Jackson Field Alpine, TX	L 20–31		[1]
September 24	Southwestern (TX) *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 6–0		[2]
October 1	East Texas Baptist *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 26–0		[3]
October 8	at Texas A&I *	Kingsville, TX	L 12–16		[4]
October 15	Brooke Army Medical Center *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 83–0		[5]
October 22	North Texas State *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 14–41		[6]
October 29	East Texas State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 13–20	6,000	[7]
November 5	Hardin *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 13–21		[8]
November 12	at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 14–19		[9]
November 19	at Stephen F. Austin	Memorial Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)	L 14–51	5,500	[10]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Sul Ross tops Sam Houston". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Sam Houston topples Southwestern by 6–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 25, 1949. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tigers overpowered 26 to 0". The Marshall News Messenger. October 2, 1949. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Javelinas down Bearkats, 16–12". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 9, 1949. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sam Houston gets only victory in Lone Star loop". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 17, 1949. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Eagles surge past Bearkats". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1949. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "East Texas use passes to down Sam Houston". Valley Morning Star. October 30, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hardin rallies, beats Sam Houston State, 21 to 13". The Marshall News Messenger. November 6, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Sam Houston loss nets cellar post". Denton Record-Chronicle. November 13, 1949. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks humble Sam Houston State, 51–14". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 20, 1949. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1949 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved December 21, 2022.