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.
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 2–8 (2–7 LSC) |
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Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1/7 Abilene Christian $^ | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Howard Payne | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Texas State | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angelo State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sul Ross | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&I | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tarleton State | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at Texas Southern* | L 14–24 | 16,743 | [1][2] | |
September 22 | at East Texas State | L 6–48 | [3] | ||
September 29 | at Sul Ross |
| L 16–26 | [4] | |
October 6 | Angelo State | L 0–34 | [5] | ||
October 13 | at Tarleton State | W 7–6 | [6] | ||
October 20 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 7–28 | [7] | |
October 27 | Howard Payne |
| L 13–14 | [8] | |
November 3 | Texas A&I |
| W 15–14 | [9] | |
November 10 | at Abilene Christian | L 23–46 | [10] | ||
November 17 | Stephen F. Austin |
| L 7–14 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Pouth-led Southern pops Bearcats 24–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 9, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "ETS stomps Sam Houston". The Odessa American. September 23, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos chew Sam Houston". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rams blank Sam Houston". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 7, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Merkins leads win". Express and News. October 14, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats explode to tumble SHS". Austin American-Statesman. October 21, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "HPC survives scare, 14–13". Brownwood Bulletin. October 28, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Steinke would like to forget this 'record'". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 4, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ACC bombs Sam Houston, 46–23". Brownwood Bulletin. November 11, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Jacks notch top season". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1973 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 7, 2023.