1937 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1937 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–5 (1–3 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1937 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Texas State $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Southwest Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Sam Houston State 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Henry O. Crawford, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Trinity (TX)*
W 2–0[1]
October 1Schreiner*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 7–0[2]
October 8at Louisiana Normal*
L 6–73,000[3][4][5]
October 16at Texas A&I*Kingsville, TXW 16–14[6]
October 22Lamar*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 16–7[7]
October 29at North Texas State
L 6–13[8]
November 6East Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 0–26[9]
November 11Texas Wesleyan*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 0–9[10]
November 20at Southwest Texas State
L 6–14[11]
November 25at Stephen F. Austin
W 8–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Sam Houston wins". The Austin Statesman. September 25, 1937. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Schreiner beaten by Sam Houston 7–0". The Austin American. October 2, 1937. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Normal Demons Defeat Texans in Final Period". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 9, 1937. pp. 12–13. Retrieved August 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Louisiana Normal Shades Houston 7-6". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 9, 1937. pp. 14–15. Retrieved August 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "Normal wins over Sam Houston, 7–6". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 9, 1937. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sam Houston ekes out 16–14 victory over A&I Javelinas". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 17, 1937. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sam Houston wins". The Austin Statesman. October 23, 1937. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hester leads attacks as Eagles drub Sam Houston in fast encounter, 13 to 6". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 30, 1937. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "East Texas thumps Sam Houston, 26–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1937. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rams defeat Bearkats in mud, 9–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1937. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Teachers defeat Sam Houston 14–6; Cinch third booth". The Kilgore News Herald. November 21, 1937. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sam Houston Teachers whip Austin crew, 8–0". The Kilgore News Herald. November 26, 1937. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1937 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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