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1954 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons← 19531955 →
1954 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwest Texas State + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
East Texas State + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Stephen F. Austin 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sam Houston State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas A&I 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Sul Ross 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Lamar Tech 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Corpus Christi*W 33–6
September 25at Howard Payne*L 7–13
October 2Texas Lutheran*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 46–0
October 9at Sul RossW 38–21
October 16Texas A&I
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 14–0
October 23at Lamar TechL 0–6
October 30at East Texas StateL 14–207,500
November 6Eastern New Mexico*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 26–13
November 13Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 22–26
November 20Stephen F. Austin
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
W 42–25
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Bearkats beat Tarpons, 33–6". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 19, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "HP Jackets stun 'Kats with power surge, 13–7". Brownwood Bulletin. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lone Star opens conference play". The Vernon Daily Record. October 4, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sam Houston nips Sul Ross". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sam Houston beats Texas A&I, 14–0, on Javelina errors". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lamar nips Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "East Texas edge past Sam Houston, 20–14". The Paris News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sam Houston defeats ENMU". Clovis News-Journal. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Southwest Texas beats Sam Houston". Clovis News-Journal. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  11. "1954 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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