1958 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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1958 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Christmas Festival Bowl, L 11–18 vs. Northwestern State
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Pritchett Field
Seasons
  1957
1959  
1958 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 East Texas State $ 6 1 010 1 0
Lamar Tech 5 2 06 2 0
Sam Houston State 5 2 07 2 0
Texas A&I 4 3 07 4 0
Southwest Texas State 4 3 05 5 0
Howard Payne 2 5 02 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 6 02 7 0
Sul Ross 1 6 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 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 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at McNeese State * Lake Charles, LA W 12–6 [1]
September 27 Southwestern Louisiana *W 6–0 [2]
October 4at Sul Ross
W 21–8 [3]
October 11 Texas A&I
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 21–204,500 [4]
October 18at Lamar Tech L 7–20 [5]
October 25at No. 11 East Texas State L 0–528,000 [6]
November 3at Howard Payne
W 26–6 [7]
November 8 Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 9–0 [8]
November 15 Stephen F. Austin
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
W 21–12 [9]
December 6vs. Northwestern State *
L 11–186,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

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