1973 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record2–8 (2–7 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1973 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1/7 Abilene Christian $^ 9 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 8 Howard Payne 8 –1 –08 –3 –0
Stephen F. Austin 6 –3 –09 –3 –0
East Texas State 6 –3 –07 –4 –0
Angelo State 5 –4 –05 –4 –2
Southwest Texas State 3 –6 –04 –6 –0
Sul Ross 3 –6 –03 –7 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –7 –02 –8 –0
Texas A&I 2 –7 –02 –8 –0
Tarleton State 1 –8 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1973 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1973 NAIA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Allen Boren, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, and finished tied for eighth in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Texas Southern*
L 14–2416,743[1][2]
September 22at East Texas State
L 6–48[3]
September 29at Sul Ross
L 16–26[4]
October 6Angelo State
L 0–34[5]
October 13at Tarleton State
W 7–6[6]
October 20at Southwest Texas State
L 7–28[7]
October 27Howard Payne
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 13–14[8]
November 3Texas A&I
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 15–14[9]
November 10at Abilene Christian
L 23–46[10]
November 17Stephen F. Austin
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
L 7–14[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Pouth-led Southern pops Bearcats 24–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 9, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ "ETS stomps Sam Houston". The Odessa American. September 23, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Lobos chew Sam Houston". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Rams blank Sam Houston". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 7, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Merkins leads win". Express and News. October 14, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bobcats explode to tumble SHS". Austin American-Statesman. October 21, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "HPC survives scare, 14–13". Brownwood Bulletin. October 28, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Steinke would like to forget this 'record'". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 4, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "ACC bombs Sam Houston, 46–23". Brownwood Bulletin. November 11, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "'Jacks notch top season". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1973 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 7, 2023.


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