1940 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
| 1940 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (3–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 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 1940 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.
Sam Houston was ranked at No. 105 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 21 | at Trinity (TX)* | Waxahachie, TX | W 32–6 | [2] |
| September 28 | Texas Wesleyan* | W 6–2 | [3] | |
| October 4 | at Mississippi Southern* | W 18–16 | [4] | |
| October 12 | Texas A&I* |
| L 6–7 | [5] |
| October 17 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana* | Beaumont, TX | W 22–12 | [6] |
| October 25 | North Texas State |
| L 6–7 | [7] |
| November 2 | at East Texas State | Commerce, TX | W 19–9 | [8] |
| November 9 | Lamar* |
| W 37–0 | |
| November 16 | at Southwest Texas State |
| W 19–12 | [9] |
| November 21 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 27–7 | [10] |
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References[edit]
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston '11' runs wild over Trinity Tigers, 32–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats, checked on ground, pass to 6–2 win over Rams". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Confederate 11 beaten in hard battle". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I hits comeback trail with 7–6 victory over Bearkats". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston winner over Southeastern". The Daily Advertiser. October 18, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas edges Sam Houston, 7–6". The Paris News. October 27, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston Bearkats trim East Texas, 19–9". Sunday American-Statesman. November 3, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Outplayed, Sam Houston Bearcats stage 4th-period scoring spree to defeat San Marcos Teachers, 19–12, at homecoming". Sunday American-Statesman. November 17, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston in second place in Lone Star League". Pampa Daily News. November 20, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1940 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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