1960 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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1960 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Pritchett Field
Seasons
←  1959
1961  →
1960 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas A&I $ 6 –1 –08 –1 –1
East Texas State 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Lamar Tech 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Howard Payne 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Sul Ross 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Southwest Texas State 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 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 1960 NAIA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Southwestern State (OK) *
W 28–0 [1]
September 24 Southwestern Louisiana *
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 3–8 [2]
October 8at Howard Payne
L 0–6 [3]
October 15 East Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 0–22
October 22at Texas A&I
L 13–18 [4]
October 29 Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 9–0 [5]
November 5at Sul Ross
L 0–8 [6]
November 12 Stephen F. Austin
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
W 16–75,000 [7]
November 19at Lamar Tech
L 7–18 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Texas club gigs S.W. State, 28–0". Tulsa World. September 18, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "USL defeats Sam Houston club 8–3 for first victory of 1960". The Daily Advertiser. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Howard Payne nips Sam Houston State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Texas A&I beats Sam Houston on late rally". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sam Houston nips Southwest Texas". The Galveston Daily News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Lobos whip Sam Houston". Express and News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Sam Houston St. takes decision". The Odessa American. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Lamar raps Sam Houston to break losing skein". The Orange Leader. November 20, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  10. ↑ "1960 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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