The 1942 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 1942 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.
| 1942 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (2–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Houston was ranked at No. 388 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at Lamar* | W 20–0 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | at Louisiana Normal* |
| L 6–27 | [3] | |
| October 16 | at Louisiana Tech* |
| L 0–46 | [4] | |
| October 24 | North Texas State | W 21–20 | 3,000 | [5] | |
| October 30 | at East Texas State | Commerce, TX | L 0–32 | [6] | |
| November 7 | Ellington Field* |
| W 26–0 | [7] | |
| November 14 | at Southwest Texas State |
| W 23–20 | [8] | |
| November 21 | Southwestern Louisiana* |
| W 7–0 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats trounce Lamar Cardinals, 20–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Normal Demons score easy win over Texas team". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech beats Bearkat eleven, 46–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas fades before Sam Houston in last half, 21 to 20". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 25, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas State beats Sam Houston". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats claw Bombers". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 8, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston edges Bobcats". The Austin American. November 15, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston edges Louisiana team, 7–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1942. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1942 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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