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]
| 1946 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ 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.