1951 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1951 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	4–4–1 (2–2–1 LSC)
Head coach	Puny Wilson (11th season)
Home stadium	Pritchett Field
Seasons ←  1950 1952  →

1951 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Texas State $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Southwest Texas State	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Sam Houston State	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Lamar Tech	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sul Ross	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the LSC. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Louisiana College *	Alumni Field Pineville, LA	L 6–12	5,000	[2]
September 21	at Brooke Army Medical Center *	San Antonio, TX	L 21–54		[3]
September 29	Howard Payne *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 27–19		[4]
October 6	Sul Ross	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 28–21		[5]
October 20	Lamar Tech	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 33–14		[6]
October 27	East Texas State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 21–53		[7]
November 3	McNeese State *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 20–13	2,500	[8]
November 10	at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	T 20–20		[9]
November 17	at Stephen F. Austin	Memorial Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)	L 0–14	6,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "East Texas Lands Title With 5-0 Mark". The Austin American . Austin, Texas. Associated Press. December 3, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved February 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Cats lick Sam Houston, 12–6". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Sam Houston Staters take 54–21 trimming". Corpus Christi Times. September 22, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "'Kats beat Howard Payne". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sam Houston downs Sul Ross". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Sam Houston downs Lamar Tech by 33–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "East Texas State mauls Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 28, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Oz Hughes scores twice, Cats win". The Odessa American. November 4, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bearkats tie Southwest Texas, 20–20". The Austin American. November 11, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Axemen capture 14–0 tilt". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 18, 1951. Retrieved January 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1951 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved January 4, 2023.