1938 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1938 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–2 (3–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1938 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Texas State $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Sam Houston State 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Southwest Texas State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23at Trinity (TX)*
W 15–14[1]
September 30Louisiana Normal*
W 14–6[2]
October 7at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 0–14[3]
October 14Texas A&I*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 19–6[4]
October 20at Lamar*
W 18–0[5]
October 28North Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 18–0[6]
November 4at East Texas StateCommerce, TXL 6–14[7][8]
November 12Texas Wesleyan*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 28–7[9]
November 19at Southwest Texas State
W 13–7[10]
November 24Stephen F. Austin
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
W 13–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Heart-breaker for Trinity gives Kats win by 15–14 tally". The Waxahachie Daily Light. September 24, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Normal loses to Bearkats". The Shreveport Journal. October 1, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "S.L.I. wins over Texas Teachers". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 8, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bearcats defeat Javelinas by 19-to-6 count". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 15, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston rallies to beat Lamar, 18–0". The Austin American. October 21, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Puny Wilson's team upsets Denton crew". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Frank, Morris (November 5, 1938). "Darrell Tully Leads East Texas Lions to 14-6 Victory Over Sam Houston". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. p. 11. Retrieved July 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "East Texas Lions take league lead". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 6, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sam Houston Kats wallop Rams, 28 to 7". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sam Houston wins over Southwest Teachers". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 20, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sam Houston victorious over Stephen F. Austin". San Angelo Evening Standard. November 25, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1938 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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