1953 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1953 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Refrigerator Bowl champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record9–1 (4–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Texas State $ 5 0 0 10 0 1
Sam Houston State 4 1 0 9 1 0
Southwest Texas State 3 2 0 5 4 0
Lamar Tech 2 3 0 3 7 0
Sul Ross 1 4 0 4 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.