1953 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
American college football season
1953 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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Refrigerator Bowl champion | |
Refrigerator Bowl, W 14–12 vs. College of Idaho | |
Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 9–1 (4–1 LSC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Texas State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sul Ross | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | Howard Payne* |
| W 19–13 | [1] | |
October 3 | Sul Ross |
| W 12–0 | ||
October 10 | at Texas A&I* | W 49–25 | [2] | ||
October 17 | Lamar Tech |
| W 43–0 | [3] | |
October 24 | East Texas State |
| L 6–32 | 4,000 | [4] |
October 30 | at Tampa* |
| W 26–6 | 4,500 | [5] |
November 7 | at Southwest Texas State |
| W 21–13 | [6] | |
November 14 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| W 25–14 | 6,000 | [7] |
November 21 | Northeastern State (OK)* |
| W 19–0 | [8] | |
December 6 | vs. College of Idaho* |
| W 14–12 | 7,000 | [9] |
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References
- ^ "Sam Houston State beats Howard Payne". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston slips from behind to tip Javelinas". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats romp past Lamar Tech team, 34–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 18, 1953. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas captures 25th straight by 32–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston trounces Tampa Spartans, 26–6". The Tampa Tribune. October 31, 1953. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston wins 21–13". The Brownsville Herald. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston 'Kats spoil Lumberjacks' homecoming". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston wins eighth game, 19–0". The Brownsville Herald. November 22, 1953. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Safety wins for Sam Houston in muddy bowl". Evansville Press. December 7, 1953. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N. A. I. A. Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "1953 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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