1957 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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1957 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record3–5–1 (3–3–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Pritchett Field
Seasons
  1956
1958  
1957 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Lamar Tech $ 5 0 28 0 2
East Texas State 6 1 08 1 0
Stephen F. Austin 5 2 06 4 0
Sam Houston State 3 3 13 5 1
Southwest Texas State 3 4 04 6 0
Texas A&I 2 4 15 5 1
Howard Payne 2 5 03 6 0
Sul Ross 0 7 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Southwestern Louisiana *L 7–146,500 [1]
September 21 McNeese State *L 7–215,000 [2]
October 5 Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 32–74,500 [3]
October 12at Texas A&I W 21–20 [4]
October 19 Lamar Tech
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
T 7–7 [5]
October 26 East Texas State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 13–216,000 [6]
November 2 Howard Payne
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 21–20 [7]
November 9at Southwest Texas State
L 0–9 [8]
November 16at Stephen F. Austin
L 14–28 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "SLI opens 1957 campaign with 14–7 victory over Sam Houston". The Daily Advertiser. September 15, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "McNeese State tips Bearkats". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sam Houston rips Sul Ross, 32 to 7". The Odessa American. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sam Houston nips Javelinas, 21–20". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sam Houston wins". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 20, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "East Texas outscores Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Jackets fade after halftime lead, lose to Sam Houston". Brownwood Bulletin. November 3, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "SW Texas slips by Sam Houston". San Antonio Express. November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lumberjacks outscore Sam Houston, 28 to 14". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1957 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved January 5, 2023.