1962 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–2–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1962 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Texas A&I $ 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Southwest Texas State 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Sam Houston State 4 –2 –15 –3 –1
Lamar Tech 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
East Texas State 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
Sul Ross 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Howard Payne 0 –6 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1962 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 1962 NAIA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, and finished third in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Louisiana College*
L 0–85,000[1]
September 22Corpus Christi*
W 26–010,000[2]
October 6at Howard Payne
T 0–0[3]
October 13East Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 15–14[4]
October 20at Texas A&I
L 3–279,000–10,000[5]
October 27Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 20–2112,000[6]
November 3at Sul Ross
W 20–62,000[7]
November 10Stephen F. Austin
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
W 29–266,000[8]
November 17at Lamar Tech
W 23–78,000–8,500[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Louisiana College rams past Sam Houston State". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1962. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Sam Houston trips Tarpons". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 23, 1962. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Sam Houston, HPC tie, 0–0". Abilene Reporter-News. October 7, 1962. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sam Houston nips E-Texas". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 14, 1962. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Texas A&I scores 3 times in fourth for 27–3 victory". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 21, 1962. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southwest Texas narrow winner". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 28, 1962. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bearkats beat Sul Ross, 20–6". The Odessa American. November 4, 1962. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bearcats trim SFA". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1962. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  11. ↑ "1962 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 9, 2023.


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