The 1940 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 1940 college football season. Led by third-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.
| 1940 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (3–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Houston was ranked at No. 105 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 21 | at Trinity (TX)* | Waxahachie, TX | W 32–6 | [2] |
| September 28 | Texas Wesleyan* | W 6–2 | [3] | |
| October 4 | at Mississippi Southern* | W 18–16 | [4] | |
| October 12 | Texas A&I* |
| L 6–7 | [5] |
| October 17 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana* | Beaumont, TX | W 22–12 | [6] |
| October 25 | North Texas State |
| L 6–7 | [7] |
| November 2 | at East Texas State | Commerce, TX | W 19–9 | [8] |
| November 9 | Lamar* |
| W 37–0 | |
| November 16 | at Southwest Texas State |
| W 19–12 | [9] |
| November 21 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 27–7 | [10] |
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References edit
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston '11' runs wild over Trinity Tigers, 32–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats, checked on ground, pass to 6–2 win over Rams". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Confederate 11 beaten in hard battle". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I hits comeback trail with 7–6 victory over Bearkats". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston winner over Southeastern". The Daily Advertiser. October 18, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas edges Sam Houston, 7–6". The Paris News. October 27, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston Bearkats trim East Texas, 19–9". Sunday American-Statesman. November 3, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Outplayed, Sam Houston Bearcats stage 4th-period scoring spree to defeat San Marcos Teachers, 19–12, at homecoming". Sunday American-Statesman. November 17, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston in second place in Lone Star League". Pampa Daily News. November 20, 1940. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1940 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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