1939 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record7–1–2 (4–1–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1939 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State $ 4 –0 –06 –1 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –1 –16 –2 –2
East Texas State 2 –2 –07 –3 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –3 –03 –4 –2
Southwest Texas State 0 –3 –13 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College (now known as Sam Houston State University) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22Trinity (TX)*
W 15–12[1]
September 28at Lamar*
W 20–6[2]
October 7Mississippi State Teachers*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
T 7–7[3]
October 14at Texas A&I*Kingsville, TXW 7–0[4]
October 21at Rice*
W 9–8[5]
October 29at North Texas State
L 13–24[6]
November 4East Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 15–0[7]
November 10Texas Wesleyan*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 29–0[8]
November 17Southwest Texas State
T 0–0[9]
November 25at Stephen F. Austin
W 14–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Bearkats win over Trinity in thriller". The Eagle. September 23, 1939. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Houston Bearkats beat Lamar 20 to 6". The Brownsville Herald. September 29, 1939. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Sam Houston ties Mississippi team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1939. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Javelinas drive 60 yards for tally, beating Bearkats". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 15, 1939. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Rice upset by Sam Houston, 9–8". The Paris News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Late touchdowns beat North Texas State, 12–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1939. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Etex Teachers lose to Sam Houston, 15–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 5, 1939. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Kats rub out Rams, 29 to 0". The Austin American. November 11, 1939. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bobcats deadlock Sam Houston, 0–0". The Austin American. November 18, 1939. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Austin Lumberjacks lose to Sam Houston". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 26, 1939. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1939 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 14, 2023.


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