1946 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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1946 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

The team played its home games at Pritchett Field in Huntsville, Texas.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Louisiana College*Alexandria, LAW 12–0[4]
September 28Texas A&I*W 20–07,000[5][6]
October 5at Corpus Christi NAS*
W 7–03,500[7]
October 12Austin*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 18–19[8]
October 25at North Texas State
W 12–06,500[9]
November 2at East Texas StateCommerce, TXT 0–0[10]
November 16Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 13–21[11]
November 23Stephen F. Austin*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
W 20–7[12]
November 28at HoustonW 28–65,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Bearkats did not field a team in 1943, 1944, or 1945.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston Football 2021 record Book" (PDF). Huntsville, Texas: Sam Houston State University. p. 60. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sam Houston State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston Beats Louisiana College". Monroe Morning World. September 22, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston Teachers Trounce A&I, 20-0". Valley Morning Star. September 29, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "East Texas Lions Win 32-0 in Rain". Denton Record-Chronicle. September 29, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bill Lee (October 6, 1946). "Sam Houston State BearKats Knock Over Navy Comets, 7-0". Corpus Christi Times. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kangaroos Beat Strong Bearkats". Longview News-Journal. October 14, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Late touchdowns beat North Texas State, 12–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1946. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Sam Houston Annexes Homecoming Contest". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 24, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bearcats beat Cougars". The Galveston Daily News. November 29, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.