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: Paul Pierce Conference: Lone Star-
1967 Season Highlights
Paul Pierce enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Sam Houston State.
1967 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State
38
6
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Tarleton State
23
6
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Howard Payne (TX)
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. McMurry (TX)
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Texas State
0
61
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Stephen F. Austin
3
29
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @ Texas A&M-Commerce
8
31
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville
6
48
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Sul Ross State (TX)
24
21
W
1967 Season Totals
Record 3-6
Points Scored 102
Scoring Average 11.3
Points Allowed 229
Defense Average 25.4
Opponents Record 9-1
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 2-2
1967 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1967 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1967 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.