1957 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the LSC.

1957 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	3–5–1 (3–3–1 LSC)
Head coach	Paul Pierce (6th season)
Home stadium	Pritchett Field
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lamar Tech $	5	–	0	–	2			8	–	0	–	2
East Texas State	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sam Houston State	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Southwest Texas State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&I	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Howard Payne	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Sul Ross	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Southwestern Louisiana*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 7–14	6,500	[1]
September 21	McNeese State*	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 7–21	5,000	[2]
October 5	Sul Ross	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 32–7	4,500	[3]
October 12	at Texas A&I	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 21–20		[4]
October 19	Lamar Tech	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	T 7–7		[5]
October 26	East Texas State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 13–21	6,000	[6]
November 2	Howard Payne	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 21–20		[7]
November 9	at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 0–9		[8]
November 16	at Stephen F. Austin	Memorial Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)	L 14–28		[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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