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1997 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 1997 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Southland.

1997 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (8th season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State +^   6 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Sam Houston State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Troy State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Jacksonville State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Angelo State*
L 17–24[1]
September 6at Texas A&M*
L 6–5958,619[2]
September 13Jacksonville State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 21–288,036[3]
September 20Arkansas–Monticello*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 55–0[4]
September 27at Texas Southern*
W 40–7[5][6]
October 11at No. 19 Troy State
L 10–13 OT[7]
October 18No. 9 Nicholls State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 24–17[8]
November 1at No. 9 McNeese State
L 21–38[9]
November 8No. 7 Stephen F. Austin
W 33–28[10]
November 15No. 25 Northwestern State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 19–354,019[11]
November 22at Southwest Texas State
W 35–30[12]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Shocker, Rams stun Sam Houston State in Huntsville". San Angelo Standard-Times. August 31, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Aggies go to the ground, annihilate Sam Houston St". Abilene Reporter-News. September 7, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'We shocked the world' – Last-minute TD puts JSU atop league standings". The Anniston Star. September 14, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston State coasts to 55–0 triumph". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 21, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston St. 40, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southland Football Game Day: Sam Houston visits Texas Southern". Southland Conference. September 27, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "Troy State downs Sam Houston in OT". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 12, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sam Houston State 24, Nicholls State 17". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McNeese 38, Sam Houston St. 21". The Daily Advertiser. November 2, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wylie, Sam Houston State score late to stun 'Jacks". Longview News-Journal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Northwestern State puts away Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "SHSU edges Bobcats". Victoria Advocate. November 23, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1997 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


 

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