1979 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
| 1979 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (0–7 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Texas A&I $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Stephen F. Austin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Angelo State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Southwest Texas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1979 NAIA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Melvin Brown, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the LSC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 8 | Southwestern Oklahoma State* | L 29–33 | [1] | |
| September 15 | at Nicholls State* | L 10–29 | [2] | |
| September 29 | Texas Lutheran* |
| W 32–9 | [3] |
| October 6 | at East Texas State | L 21–65 | [4] | |
| October 13 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 22–40 | [5] |
| October 20 | Texas A&I |
| L 10–49 | [6] |
| October 27 | at Howard Payne |
| L 13–15 | [7] |
| November 3 | Abilene Christian |
| L 14–31 | [8] |
| November 10 | Angelo State |
| L 16–17 | [9] |
| November 17 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 20–42 | [10] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Southwestern wins with rally". The Daily Oklahoman. September 9, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston defeated". Abilene Reporter-News. September 16, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston rolls to 32–9 win". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions rip Sam Houston". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 7, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SW Texas rallies for 40–22 win". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Time, Javs run wild on Sam Houston". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard Payne holds on". Abilene Reporter-News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats send Bearksts back to drawing board". Abilene Reporter-News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Angelo nips Sam Houston". The Odessa American. November 11, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SFA rips Sam Houston". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 18, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
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