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-
1980 Season Highlights
Melvin Brown enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Sam Houston State.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
26
12
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @ Southwestern Oklahoma State
9
14
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Texas Lutheran
7
17
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
7
44
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Texas State
7
55
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Texas A&M-Kingsville
20
42
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Howard Payne (TX)
23
14
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Abilene Christian
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @ Angelo State
7
34
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs. Stephen F. Austin
6
23
L
1980 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 129
Scoring Average 12.9
Points Allowed 269
Defense Average 26.9
Opponents Record 8-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 1-4
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.