The 1983 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the LSC.
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 4–7 (1–6 LSC) |
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Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Southwest Texas State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Texas State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angelo State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&I | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard Payne | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at Bishop* |
| W 27–14 | 3,000 | [1] |
September 17 | at Central Missouri* | L 10–13 | 5,200 | [2] | |
September 24 | Southwestern Oklahoma State* | W 52–15 | 5,000 | [3] | |
October 1 | Texas Lutheran* |
| W 14–7 | 5,100 | [4] |
October 8 | at East Texas State | L 14–51 | 7,000 | [5] | |
October 15 | at No. 1 Southwest Texas State | L 10–26 | 11,879 | [6] | |
October 22 | vs. Texas A&I | L 14–19 | 5,000 | [7] | |
October 29 | at Howard Payne |
| W 20–10 | 4,000 | [8] |
November 5 | Abilene Christian |
| L 20–27 | 6,000 | [9] |
November 12 | Angelo State |
| L 12–21 | 2,000 | [10] |
November 19 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 10–27 | 1,500 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Sam Houston State 27, Bishop 14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huff's last-second field goal gives Central Missouri victory". The Kansas City Star. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston State rips Southwestern, 52–15". Tulsa World. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TLC mistakes help Sam Houston". Austin American-Statesman. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETSU stomps SHSU". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SW Texas 26, Sam Houston 10". Victoria Advocate. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Javs halt drought, trip Sam Houston". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston 20, Howard Payne 10". Longview News-Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Win keeps Wildcats in LSC title race". Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Angelo State knocks off Sam". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin 27, Sam Houston St. 10". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. November 10, 1983. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "1983 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 13, 2023.