1954 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1954 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 LSC)
Head coach	Paul Pierce (3rd season)
Home stadium	Pritchett Field
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southwest Texas State +	5	–	0	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
East Texas State +	5	–	0	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Sam Houston State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas A&I	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Sul Ross	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Lamar Tech	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the LSC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Corpus Christi *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 33–6		[1]
September 25	at Howard Payne *	Lion Field Brownwood, TX	L 7–13		[2]
October 2	Texas Lutheran *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 46–0		[3]
October 9	at Sul Ross	Jackson Field Alpine, TX	W 38–21		[4]
October 16	Texas A&I	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 14–0		[5]
October 23	at Lamar Tech	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 0–6		[6]
October 30	at East Texas State	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 14–20	7,500	[7]
November 6	Eastern New Mexico *	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 26–13		[8]
November 13	Southwest Texas State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 22–26		[9]
November 20	Stephen F. Austin	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX (rivalry)	W 42–25
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Bearkats beat Tarpons, 33–6". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 19, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "HP Jackets stun 'Kats with power surge, 13–7". Brownwood Bulletin. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Lone Star opens conference play". The Vernon Daily Record. October 4, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Sam Houston nips Sul Ross". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sam Houston beats Texas A&I, 14–0, on Javelina errors". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lamar nips Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "East Texas edge past Sam Houston, 20–14". The Paris News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sam Houston defeats ENMU". Clovis News-Journal. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southwest Texas beats Sam Houston". Clovis News-Journal. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved January 6, 2022.
11. "1954 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved January 5, 2023.