1956 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1956 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
LSC champion
Refrigerator Bowl champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record10–0 (6–0 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sam Houston State $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
Texas A&I 5 1 0 7 3 0
Southwest Texas State 4 2 0 6 3 0
Stephen F. Austin 3 3 0 4 6 0
Lamar Tech 2 4 0 4 4 1
East Texas State 1 5 0 2 8 0
Sul Ross 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 10–0 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as LSC champion.