1966 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–2–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1966 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Texas State $ 4 –1 –25 –3 –2
Southwest Texas State 4 –2 –17 –2 –1
Sam Houston State 4 –2 –16 –3 –1
Sul Ross 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Stephen F. Austin 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Howard Payne 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Texas A&I 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
McMurry 0 –6 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1966 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State College (now known as Sam Houston State University) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1966 NAIA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17Northwestern State (OK)*
W 32–6[1]
September 24Mexico Polytechnic*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 42–0[2]
October 1Tarleton State*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 13–19[3]
October 8at Howard PayneBrownwood, TXT 0–0[4]
October 15at McMurry
W 10–3[5]
October 22Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 27–16[6]
October 29at Stephen F. Austin
L 14–21[7]
November 5East Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 13–17[8]
November 12at Texas A&I
W 10–0[9]
November 19Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 21–14[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Sam Houston strikes early, jolts Rangers". The Daily Oklahoman. September 18, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Sam Houston St. crushes Poly, 42–0". Abilene Reporter-News. September 25, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tarleton tips Sam Houston". Austin American-Statesman. October 2, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bearkats tied". The Monitor. October 9, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Late scores down McMurry by 10–3". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 16, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southwest Texas defeated, 27–16 by Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 23, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Stephen F. Austin trips Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "East Texas off early to down Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Fumbles push Bearkats past Texas A&I, 10–0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 13, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bearkats nudge battered Sul Ross". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 20, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  12. ↑ "1966 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 20, 2023.


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