1963 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
| 1963 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 4–3–1 (2–3–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Southwest Texas State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 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 1963 NAIA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the LSC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Tarleton State* | W 21–0 | 6,500 | [1] | |
| October 5 | at Arlington State* | W 34–28 | 7,000 | [2] | |
| October 12 | Howard Payne |
| W 35–14 | 6,500 | [3] |
| October 19 | at East Texas State | L 12–21 | 8,000 | [4] | |
| October 26 | Texas A&I |
| W 28–7 | 6,500 | [5] |
| November 2 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 8–10 | 6,000 | [6] |
| November 9 | Sul Ross |
| T 21–21 | 7,500 | [7] |
| November 16 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| L 13–14 | 10,500 | [8] |
| November 23 | Lamar Tech* |
| No contest | N/A | [9] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Tarleton bounced by Bearkats, 21–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats jar Rebels, 34–28". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1963. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWT plays SF Austin this week". Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1963. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas defeats Sam Houston, 21–12". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats stun Javelinas, 28–7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 27, 1963. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWT turns back Sam Houston, 10–8". Valley Morning Star. November 3, 1963. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats gain tie with Lobos". The Odessa American. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Neff's long run shoves SFA past Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas wins 2nd outright". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 25, 1963. p. 3-1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "1963 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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