1957 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1957 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record3–5–1 (3–3–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lamar Tech $ 5 – 0 – 2 8 – 0 – 2
East Texas State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Sam Houston State 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Southwest Texas State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&I 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Howard Payne 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 7–146,500[1]
September 21McNeese State*
L 7–215,000[2]
October 5Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 32–74,500[3]
October 12at Texas A&I
W 21–20[4]
October 19Lamar Tech
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
T 7–7[5]
October 26East Texas Statedagger
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 13–216,000[6]
November 2Howard Payne
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 21–20[7]
November 9at Southwest Texas State
L 0–9[8]
November 16at Stephen F. Austin
L 14–28[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "SLI opens 1957 campaign with 14–7 victory over Sam Houston". The Daily Advertiser. September 15, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "McNeese State tips Bearkats". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sam Houston rips Sul Ross, 32 to 7". The Odessa American. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston nips Javelinas, 21–20". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston wins". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 20, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "East Texas outscores Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jackets fade after halftime lead, lose to Sam Houston". Brownwood Bulletin. November 3, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SW Texas slips by Sam Houston". San Antonio Express. November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lumberjacks outscore Sam Houston, 28 to 14". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1957 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 5, 2023.


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