1956 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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1956 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
LSC champion
Refrigerator Bowl champion
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record10–0 (6–0 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Pritchett Field
Seasons
  1955
1957  
1956 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sam Houston State $ 6 0 010 0 0
Texas A&I 5 1 07 3 0
Southwest Texas State 4 2 06 3 0
Stephen F. Austin 3 3 04 6 0
Lamar Tech 2 4 04 4 1
East Texas State 1 5 02 8 0
Sul Ross 0 6 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 10–0 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as LSC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 East Central *W 39–0 [1]
September 22at Howard Payne *
W 13–73,500 [2]
October 6at Sul Ross
W 33–0 [3]
October 13 Texas A&I
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 28–14 [4]
October 20at Lamar Tech W 20–6 [5]
October 27at East Texas State W 9–79,000 [6]
November 3 McNeese State *
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 14–6 [7]
November 10 Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 28–0 [8]
November 17 Stephen F. Austin
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
W 31–03,500 [9]
December 1vs. Middle Tennessee *W 27–133,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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The 1954 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College 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.

The 1958 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the LSC.

The 1960 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College 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.

The 1961 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1961 NAIA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as LSC champion.

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The 1971 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1971 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Page, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the LSC.

The 1941 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the LSC.

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The 1974 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1974 NAIA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Billy Tidwell, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the LSC.

The 1975 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1975 NAIA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Billy Tidwell, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the LSC.

The 1978 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1978 NAIA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Melvin Brown, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the LSC.

The 1939 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.

The 1937 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1937 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Henry O. Crawford, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the LSC.

The 1932 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1932 college football season. Led by 10th-year head coach J. W. Jones, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the LSC.

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