1965 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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1965 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Pritchett Field
Seasons
←  1964
1966  →
1965 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Sul Ross $^ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Southwest Texas State 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Stephen F. Austin 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Texas A&I 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
East Texas State 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Sam Houston State 1 –4 –04 –6 –0
Howard Payne 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
McMurry 0 –0 –04 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1965 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State College (now known as Sam Houston State University) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1965 NAIA football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Angelo State *
L 12–196,500 [1]
September 25 Corpus Christi *
W 35–96,500 [2]
October 2 Tarleton State *
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 14–36,500
October 9 Howard Payne
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 14–07,000 [3]
October 16at Texas Lutheran *
W 28–03,500 [4]
October 23at Southwest Texas State
L 7–178,500 [5]
October 30 Stephen F. Austin
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
L 13–146,500 [6]
November 6at East Texas State
L 0–79,000 [7]
November 13 Texas A&I
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 6–148,500 [8]
November 20at No. 8 Sul Ross
L 23–29 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Rams ax Bearkats". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Sam Houston trips Tarpons". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bearkats shut out 'Jackets". Austin American-Statesman. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sam Houston whips TLC". Express and News. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southwest Texas nips Sam Houston, 17–7". Corpus Christi Times. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "SFA squeezes past Sam Houston on rally". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "E. Texas State nips Sam Houston". Longview News-Journal. November 7, 1963. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "A&I wins 14–6". Victoria Advocate. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Sul Ross gets bid for playoff berth". The Odessa American. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ "1965 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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