1950 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1950 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–5 (1–3 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sul Ross $ 3 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Southwest Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
East Texas State 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Sam Houston State 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the LSC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Sul Ross
L 8–9[1]
September 23at Southwestern (TX)*
W 8–73,000[2]
September 30at East Texas Baptist*
W 2–0[3]
October 7Corpus Christi*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 46–0[4]
October 14Lamar Tech*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 45–0[5]
October 21at West Texas State*
L 18–39[6]
October 28at East Texas State
L 0–12[7]
November 42:15 p.m.at Midwestern (TX)*
L 20–233,500[8][9]
November 11Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
L 13–20[10]
November 18Stephen F. Austin
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
W 20–6

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References

  1. ^ "Sul Ross edges Sam Houston in Lone Star opener". The Paris News. September 17, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston State nips Southwestern, 8–7". Wichita Falls Times. September 24, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Safety hands ETBC 2–0 loss". The Marshall News Messenger. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tarpons routed by Sam Houston". Corpus Christi Times. October 8, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston lambasts Lamar Tech, 45–0". Wichita Falls Times. October 15, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Texas tramples Sam Houston". The El Paso Times. October 22, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "East Texas State nips Sam Houston". Longview News-Journal. October 29, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sam Houston, MU rated even in game today". Wichita Falls Record News. November 4, 1950. p. 9. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Glines, Bill (November 5, 1950). "Indians Surge From Behind To Trip Bearkats, 23-20". Wichita Daily Times. p. 12. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southwest tops Sam Houston State, 20–13". The Galveston Daily News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1950 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 21, 2022.


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