1959 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1959 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Texas A&I +^ 6 1 0 12 1 0
No. 4 East Texas State + 6 1 0 9 1 0
Lamar Tech 4 3 0 8 3 0
Stephen F. Austin 4 3 0 4 6 1
Sam Houston State 3 4 0 5 5 0
Howard Payne 3 4 0 3 7 0
Southwest Texas State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Sul Ross 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 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 1959 NAIA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the LSC.