1948 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

American college football season

1948 Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Conference| Lone Star Conference
Record| 0–9–1 (0–6 LSC)
Head coach|

* Puny Wilson (8th season)

Home stadium| Pritchett Field

Seasons

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1949 ->

1948 Lone Star Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18| Sul Ross*|

* Pritchett Field
* Huntsville, TX

| L 19–20| | [1]
September 25| at Rice*|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| L 0–46| 22,000| [2]
October 9| Texas A&I*|

* Pritchett Field
* Huntsville, TX

| L 6–32| | [3]
October 16| Trinity (TX)|

* Pritchett Field
* Huntsville, TX

| L 0–21| | [4]
October 23| at North Texas State|

* Eagle Field
* Denton, TX

| L 7–37| | [5]
October 30| at East Texas State| Commerce, TX| L 21–27| | [6]
November 6| at Southwestern Louisiana*|

* McNaspy Stadium
* Lafayette, LA

| T 12–12| | [7]
November 13| Southwest Texas State|

* Pritchett Field
* Huntsville, TX

| L 0–14| | [8]
November 20| Stephen F. Austin|

* Pritchett Field
* Huntsville, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–21| 5,000| [9]
November 25| at Houston|

* Public School Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 13–22| | [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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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.

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Sam Houston Bearkats football

Venues|

* Pritchett Field (1912–1985)
* Bowers Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Stephen F. Austin: Battle of the Piney Woods

Culture & lore|

* Sammy Bearkat
* "Bearkat Fight Song"
* Bearkat Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
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