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: Ron Randleman Conference: Southland-
1987 Season Highlights
Ron Randleman enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Sam Houston State.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @ Angelo State
31
14
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @ Montana State
48
52
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville
45
35
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Houston
34
38
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Texas Southern
45
7
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
North Texas
24
41
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Lamar
34
21
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs. Northwestern State
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Stephen F. Austin
31
17
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Western Illinois
42
18
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Texas State
24
21
W
1987 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 392
Scoring Average 35.6
Points Allowed 271
Defense Average 24.6
Opponents Record 15-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 4-3
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Southland 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.