1979 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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1979 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record1–9 (0–7 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 8Southwestern Oklahoma State*
L 29–33[1]
September 15at Nicholls State*
L 10–29[2]
September 29Texas Lutheran*
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 32–9[3]
October 6at East Texas State
L 21–65[4]
October 13at Southwest Texas State
L 22–40[5]
October 20Texas A&I
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 10–49[6]
October 27at Howard Payne
L 13–15[7]
November 3Abilene Christian
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 14–31[8]
November 10Angelo State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 16–17[9]
November 17at Stephen F. Austin
L 20–42[10]
  • *Non-conference game

[11]

References

  1. ^ "Southwestern wins with rally". The Daily Oklahoman. September 9, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston defeated". Abilene Reporter-News. September 16, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sam Houston rolls to 32–9 win". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lions rip Sam Houston". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 7, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SW Texas rallies for 40–22 win". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Time, Javs run wild on Sam Houston". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Howard Payne holds on". Abilene Reporter-News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wildcats send Bearksts back to drawing board". Abilene Reporter-News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Angelo nips Sam Houston". The Odessa American. November 11, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SFA rips Sam Houston". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 18, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1979 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 13, 2023.


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