1946 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
The 1946 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team was an American football team that represented Sam Houston State Teachers College (now known as Sam Houston State University) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth non-consecutive season under head coach Puny Wilson and their first season since the end of World War II,[1] the Bearkats compiled a 6–2–1 record (3–1–1 against LSC opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 130 to 53.[2][3]
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 6–2–1 (3–1–1 LSC) |
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Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Texas State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games at Pritchett Field in Huntsville, Texas.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 21 | at Louisiana College* | Alexandria, LA | W 12–0 | [4] | |||
September 28 | Texas A&I* | W 20–0 | 7,000 | [5][6] | |||
October 5 | at Corpus Christi NAS* |
| W 7–0 | 3,500 | [7] | ||
October 12 | Austin* |
| L 18–19 | [8] | |||
October 25 | at North Texas State |
| W 12–0 | 6,500 | [9] | ||
November 2 | at East Texas State | Commerce, TX | T 0–0 | [10] | |||
November 16 | Southwest Texas State |
| L 13–21 | [11] | |||
November 23 | Stephen F. Austin* |
| W 20–7 | [12] | |||
November 28 | at Houston | W 28–6 | 5,000 | [13] | |||
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References
- The Bearkats did not field a team in 1943, 1944, or 1945.
- "Sam Houston Football 2021 record Book" (PDF). Huntsville, Texas: Sam Houston State University. p. 60. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- "Sam Houston State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- "Sam Houston Beats Louisiana College". Monroe Morning World. September 22, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sam Houston Teachers Trounce A&I, 20-0". Valley Morning Star. September 29, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- "East Texas Lions Win 32-0 in Rain". Denton Record-Chronicle. September 29, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bill Lee (October 6, 1946). "Sam Houston State BearKats Knock Over Navy Comets, 7-0". Corpus Christi Times. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kangaroos Beat Strong Bearkats". Longview News-Journal. October 14, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Late touchdowns beat North Texas State, 12–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "East Texas Lions Take First Place Over Sam Houston: Scoreless Tie by Pair Gives Commerce School Lead in Lone Star Conference Race". The Waco News-Tribune. Associated Press. November 4, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sam Houston Is Knocked Out Of Race by Bobcats: Southwest Texas State Gains 21-13 Verdict to Oust Bearkats From Lone Star Race". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 17, 1946. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sam Houston Annexes Homecoming Contest". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 24, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bearcats beat Cougars". The Galveston Daily News. November 29, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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