1967 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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1967 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record3–6 (1–6 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Pritchett Field
Seasons
  1966
1968  
1967 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Texas A&I $ 7 0 09 0 0
No. 8 Southwest Texas State 6 1 09 1 0
Howard Payne 4 3 07 3 0
McMurry 4 3 06 4 0
East Texas State 3 4 04 6 0
Stephen F. Austin 3 4 04 6 0
Sam Houston State 1 6 03 6 0
Sul Ross 0 7 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1967 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 1967 NAIA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16 Northwestern State (OK) *W 38–0 [1]
September 30at Tarleton State *W 23–6 [2]
October 7 Howard Payne
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 0–20 [3]
October 14 McMurry
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 0–7 [4]
October 21at Southwest Texas State
L 0–61 [5]
October 28 Stephen F. Austin
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
L 3–29 [6]
November 4at East Texas State L 8–31 [7]
November 11No. 8 Texas A&I
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 6–48 [8]
November 18at Sul Ross
W 24–21 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Sam Houston St. in 38–0 victory". Abilene Reporter-News. September 17, 1967. Retrieved January 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Sam Houston scores win over Tarleton". Brownwood Bulletin. October 1, 1967. Retrieved January 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "HP blasts SH by 20–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 8, 1967. Retrieved January 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "McMurry defense stops Sam Houston". The Odessa American. October 15, 1967. Retrieved January 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bobcats clobber Bearkats, 61–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "SFA stops Bearkats". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved January 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "East Texas State socks Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Unbeaten A&I races past Sam Houston". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 12, 1967. Retrieved January 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Sam Houston edges Sul Ross by 24–21". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 19, 1967. Retrieved January 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1967 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University . Retrieved January 20, 2023.