Sam Houston State Football Team History
Sam Houston State Bearkats
Sam Houston State
Huntsville, TX
Founded: 1879 Stadium: Elliot T. Bowers Stadium Capacity: 14,000 Colors: Orange & White Coach: J.W. Jones Conference: Texas Intercollegiate Athletic-
1930 Season Highlights
J.W. Jones enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Sam Houston State.
1930 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 19 vs. Lon Morris (TX)
26
0
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Rice
12
13
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Blinn College (TX)
56
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Northwestern State
12
2
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. East Central (OK)
21
15
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Texas A&M-Commerce
21
0
W
@ Saint Marys (TX)
12
0
W
@ Texas A&M-Kingsville
19
0
W
Mon., Nov. 17 vs.
North Texas
13
0
W
Mon., Nov. 24 vs. Stephen F. Austin
20
0
W
1930 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 212
Scoring Average 21.2
Points Allowed 30
Defense Average 3.0
Opponents Record 13-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 4-1
1930 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1930 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1930 All Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.