1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.

1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (7th season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Troy State $^   5 1     12 2  
No. 19 Nicholls State ^   4 2     8 4  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin   3 3     7 4  
Northwestern State   3 3     6 5  
Sam Houston State   3 3     4 7  
Southwest Texas State   2 4     5 6  
McNeese State   1 5     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Houston*L 25–4314,110[1]
September 7Central State (OH)*W 27–20[2]
September 14at Texas A&M–Kingsville*L 17–41[3]
September 21at Northeast Louisiana*L 31–3412,148[4]
September 28Texas Southern*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 20–26[5]
October 12at No. 4 Stephen F. AustinW 14–10[6]
October 19at No. 22 Northwestern StateL 21–38[7]
October 26McNeese State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 30–25[8]
November 9at Nicholls StateL 10–202,684[9]
November 16No. 5 Troy State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 14–355,014[10]
November 23Southwest Texas State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 29–17[11]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Clements passes UH past Bearkats". Victoria Advocate. September 1, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston State 27, Central State 20". Dayton Daily News. September 8, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Javelinas end skid against Bearkats in 41–17 win". The Monitor. September 15, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "NLU gets win over SHSU, 34–31". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Southern 26, Sam Houston St. 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SFA falls to Sam Houston". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 13, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Demons batter Bearkats, 38–21". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 20, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sam Houston St. 30, McNeese St. 25". The Daily Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Nicholls State 20, Sam Houston State 10". Austin American-Statesman. November 10, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Trojans bomb Bearkats". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sam Houston St. rallies, defeats SW Texas, 29–17". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 24, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1996 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 18, 2022.