1950 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1950 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	5–5 (1–3 LSC)
Head coach	Puny Wilson (10th season)
Home stadium	Pritchett Field
Seasons ←  1949 1951  →

1950 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sul Ross $	3	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Southwest Texas State	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
East Texas State	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Sam Houston State	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the LSC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16		Sul Ross	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 8–9		[1]
September 23		at Southwestern (TX) *	Snyder Field Georgetown, TX	W 8–7	3,000	[2]
September 30		at East Texas Baptist *	Maverick Field Marshall, TX	W 2–0		[3]
October 7		Corpus Christi *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 46–0		[4]
October 14		Lamar Tech *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 45–0		[5]
October 21		at West Texas State *	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	L 18–39		[6]
October 28		at East Texas State	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 0–12		[7]
November 4	2:15 p.m.	at Midwestern (TX) *	Coyote Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	L 20–23	3,500	[8] [9]
November 11		Southwest Texas State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 13–20		[10]
November 18		Stephen F. Austin	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX (rivalry)	W 20–6
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Sul Ross edges Sam Houston in Lone Star opener". The Paris News. September 17, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Sam Houston State nips Southwestern, 8–7". Wichita Falls Times. September 24, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Safety hands ETBC 2–0 loss". The Marshall News Messenger. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tarpons routed by Sam Houston". Corpus Christi Times. October 8, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sam Houston lambasts Lamar Tech, 45–0". Wichita Falls Times. October 15, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "West Texas tramples Sam Houston". The El Paso Times. October 22, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "East Texas State nips Sam Houston". Longview News-Journal. October 29, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sam Houston, MU rated even in game today". Wichita Falls Record News. November 4, 1950. p. 9. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. Glines, Bill (November 5, 1950). "Indians Surge From Behind To Trip Bearkats, 23-20". Wichita Daily Times. p. 12. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Southwest tops Sam Houston State, 20–13". The Galveston Daily News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1950 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved December 21, 2022.