1955 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1955 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
LSC co-champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–1–2 (5–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sam Houston State + 5 1 0 6 1 2
Southwest Texas State + 5 1 0 6 1 2
East Texas State + 5 1 0 5 4 1
Stephen F. Austin 2 4 0 5 4 0
Lamar Tech 2 4 0 4 6 0
Texas A&I 2 4 0 4 6 0
Sul Ross 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1955 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team was an American football team that represented Sam Houston State Teachers College—now known as Sam Houston State University–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 6–1–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the LSC title with East Texas State and Southwest Texas State.[1][2]

  1. ^ "College Football". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 28, 1955. p. 23. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston Football 2021 record Book" (PDF). Huntsville, Texas: Sam Houston State University. p. 60. Retrieved January 25, 2022.