The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the LSC.
| 1957 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 3–5–1 (3–3–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 7–14 | 6,500 | [1] | |
| September 21 | McNeese State* | L 7–21 | 5,000 | [2] | |
| October 5 | Sul Ross |
| W 32–7 | 4,500 | [3] |
| October 12 | at Texas A&I | W 21–20 | [4] | ||
| October 19 | Lamar Tech |
| T 7–7 | [5] | |
| October 26 | East Texas State |
| L 13–21 | 6,000 | [6] |
| November 2 | Howard Payne |
| W 21–20 | [7] | |
| November 9 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 0–9 | [8] | |
| November 16 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| L 14–28 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "SLI opens 1957 campaign with 14–7 victory over Sam Houston". The Daily Advertiser. September 15, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State tips Bearkats". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston rips Sul Ross, 32 to 7". The Odessa American. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston nips Javelinas, 21–20". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston wins". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 20, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas outscores Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackets fade after halftime lead, lose to Sam Houston". Brownwood Bulletin. November 3, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SW Texas slips by Sam Houston". San Antonio Express. November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lumberjacks outscore Sam Houston, 28 to 14". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1957 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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