1948 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1948 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record0–9–1 (0–6 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
North Texas State 4 2 0 6 4 0
Stephen F. Austin 3 2 1 7 2 1
Trinity (TX) 2 2 2 6 2 2
Houston 3 3 0 5 6 0
East Texas State 1 4 1 3 6 1
Sam Houston State 0 6 0 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 0–9–1 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished sixth in the LSC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Sul Ross*L 19–20[1]
September 25at Rice*L 0–4622,000[2]
October 9Texas A&I*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 6–32[3]
October 16Trinity (TX)
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 0–21[4]
October 23at North Texas State
L 7–37[5]
October 30at East Texas StateCommerce, TXL 21–27[6]
November 6at Southwestern Louisiana*T 12–12[7]
November 13Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
L 0–14[8]
November 20Stephen F. Austindagger
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
L 0–215,000[9]
November 25at HoustonL 13–22[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Sul Ross edges Bearkats, 20–19". The Monitor. September 19, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rice rumbles past Sam Houston, 46–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hogs hit stride to beat Bearkats". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Trinity Tigers top Sam Houston, 21–0". The Odessa American. October 17, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eagles crush Bearkats with deadly ground attack, 37–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 24, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "East Texas outlasts Sam Houston, 27–21". Wichita Falls Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "S.L.I. runs; Houston passes for 12–12 tie". The Daily Iberian. November 8, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bobcats clinch Lone Star conference flag". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Stephen F. Austin beats Sam Houston State before 5,000". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougars defeat Houston, 22–13". The Amarillo Globe-Times. November 26, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1948 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 20, 2022.