The 1958 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 1958 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the LSC.
| 1958 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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Christmas Festival Bowl, L 11–18 vs. Northwestern State | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 East Texas State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at McNeese State* | Lake Charles, LA | W 12–6 | [1] | |
| September 27 | Southwestern Louisiana* | W 6–0 | [2] | ||
| October 4 | at Sul Ross |
| W 21–8 | [3] | |
| October 11 | Texas A&I |
| W 21–20 | 4,500 | [4] |
| October 18 | at Lamar Tech | L 7–20 | [5] | ||
| October 25 | at No. 11 East Texas State | L 0–52 | 8,000 | [6] | |
| November 3 | at Howard Payne |
| W 26–6 | [7] | |
| November 8 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 9–0 | [8] | |
| November 15 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 21–12 | [9] | |
| December 6 | vs. Northwestern State* |
| L 11–18 | 6,000 | [10] |
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References
edit- ^ "S. Houston gets last-minute TD to beat McNeese". Monroe Morning World. September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston wins". The Enid Morning News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sul Ross defeated by 'Cats". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I bows in final 20 seconds". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech beats Sam Houston State". Victoria Advocate. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ET wins with ease". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston State defeats Howard Payne eleven, 26–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston tops Southwest Texas". The Marshall News Messenger. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston State tops S.F. Austin". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northwestern in Christmas Festival Bowl win, 18 to 11". The Shreveport Times. December 7, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "1958 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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