1961 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1961 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
LSC champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–1 (7–0 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sam Houston State $ 7 0 0 8 1 0
Texas A&I 5 2 0 7 2 0
Lamar Tech 4 2 1 8 2 1
Howard Payne 4 3 0 4 5 0
East Texas State 3 4 0 4 6 0
Southwest Texas State 2 4 1 4 5 1
Sul Ross 1 6 0 3 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an 8–1 record (7–0 in conference games), won the LSC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 73.[1]

The team played its home games at Pritchett Field in Huntsville, Texas.

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