1968 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1968 Sam Houston State Bearkats football Lone Star Conference LSC 5–4–1 3–3–1 Tom Page 1st Pritchett Field The 1968 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State College (now known as Sam Houston State University) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1968 NAIA football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Page, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the LSC. After he served as an assistant coach for the Bearkats for a decade, Page was promoted to head coach in December 1967 after Paul Pierce resigned to take a full-time faculty position.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116893320/sam-houston-takes-page-for-pierce/ The Eagle Sam Houston takes Page for Pierce December 7, 1967 January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule 1968 small college AP Central September 21 w y 1968 Southwestern State Bulldogs Southwestern State (OK) Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116893654/sam-houston-nips-southwestern-70/ San Angelo Standard-Times Sam Houston nips Southwestern, 7–0 September 22, 1968 January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 28 w y 1968 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX 28–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116893916/sam-houston-tops-texans/ Abilene Reporter-News Sam Houston tops Texans September 29, 1968 January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 5 l y y Troy State Rip Hewes Stadium Dothan, AL 19–37 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116894321/troy-buries-sam-houston-state-3719/ The Montgomery Advertiser Troy buries Sam Houston State, 37–19 October 6, 1968 January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 12 t y 1968 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets Howard Payne Brownwood, TX 14–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116894584/hpc-kats-tie-1414/ Brownwood Bulletin HPC, 'Kats tie, 14–14 October 13, 1968 January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 l y 1968 McMurry Indians McMurry Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX 7–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116894857/indians-hold-off-bearkats-107/ The Abilene Reporter-News Indians hold off Bearkats, 10–7 October 20, 1968 January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 26 l Southwest Texas State Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX 15–31 SWTS triumphs over SHSC, 31–15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97976304/swts-triumphs-over-shsc-3115/ The Marshall News Messenger October 27, 1968 January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 2 w y 1968 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin Memorial Stadium Nacogdoches, TX rivalry 30–28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116895116/late-bearcat-td-slips-sam-houston-by-sfa/ The Shreveport Times Late Bearcat TD slips Sam Houston by SFA November 3, 1968 January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 9 w East Texas State Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX 24–21 3,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116895271/sam-houston-trips-lions-from-lsc-lead/ The Paris News Sam Houston trips Lions from LSC lead November 10, 1968 January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 16 7:30 p.m. l y Texas A&I 7 Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX 21–54 Tagliabue Emil A&I To Go Against Bearkats Tonight https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times/163198086/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas November 16, 1968 5C January 16, 2025 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116895433/javelinas-romp-past-sam-houston-5421/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times Javelinas romp past Sam Houston, 54–21 November 17, 1968 January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 23 w 1968 Sul Ross Lobos Sul Ross Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX 41–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116895566/sul-ross-ralls-to-sam-houston/ The Odessa American Sul Ross ralls to Sam Houston November 24, 1968 January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com 1968 Football Schedule https://gobearkats.com/sports/football/schedule/1968 Sam Houston State University January 20, 2023 References Sam Houston State Category:Sam Houston Bearkats football seasons Sam Houston State Bearkats football