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: Melvin Brown Conference: Lone Star-
1978 Season Highlights
Melvin Brown enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Sam Houston State.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @ Southwestern Oklahoma State
12
0
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @ Southeastern Louisiana
0
12
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Angelo State
13
42
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Texas Lutheran
21
14
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
22
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Texas State
21
16
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Texas A&M-Kingsville
24
32
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Howard Payne (TX)
35
21
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @ Abilene Christian
10
34
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Angelo State
17
44
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Stephen F. Austin
37
13
W
1978 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 212
Scoring Average 19.3
Points Allowed 235
Defense Average 21.4
Opponents Record 6-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-4
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Lone Star Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.