1947 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1947 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 6 0 0 10 2 0
East Texas State 4 2 0 8 2 0
Southwest Texas State 4 2 0 5 4 0
Trinity (TX) 3 2 1 5 3 2
Stephen F. Austin 2 3 1 3 6 1
Sam Houston State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Houston 0 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the LSC.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Sam Houston was ranked at No. 228 out of 500 college football teams.[1]

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.