1964 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
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The 1964 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team was an American football team that represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1964 NAIA football season. In their 13th year under head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled a 9–1–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), won the Lone Star Conference championship, and tied Concordia (Minnesota) in the Champion Bowl to share the NAIA national championship. The team's only loss was to Sul Ross.[1]
| 1964 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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NAIA national co-champion LSC champion | |
Champion Bowl, T 7–7 vs. Concordia (MN) | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 9–1–1 (5–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Pritchett Field |
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| No. 2/10 Sam Houston State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14/NR Sul Ross | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seven Sam Houston State players received first-team honors on the 1964 All-Lone Star Conference football team selected by the conference coaches: halfback Billy Arlen; offensive guard Keith Collins; center Don Murray; defensive tackle Frank Fox; defensive guard Benny Sorgee; linebacker David Martin; and defensive halfback Edward Bittick.[2]
The team played its home games at Pritchett Field in Huntsville, Texas.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | at Tarleton State* | Stephenville, TX | W 10–8 | 1,200 | ||||
| October 3 | Corpus Christi* | W 48–12 | 6,200 | |||||
| October 10 | at Howard Payne | Brownwood, TX | W 20–0 | 1,000 | ||||
| October 17 | Texas Lutheran* |
| W 27–0 | 6,500 | ||||
| October 24 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 15–14 | 5,000–6,500 | [3][4] | |||
| October 31 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| W 21–8 | 11,500 | ||||
| November 7 | East Texas State |
| W 6–0 | 8,500 | [5] | |||
| November 14 | at No. 7 Texas A&I | W 21–16 | 10,050 | [6] | ||||
| November 21 | Sul Ross | No. 9 |
| L 7–14 | 6,500 | [7] | ||
| November 28 | at Findlay* | No. 10 |
| W 32–21 | 5,000 | [8][9] | ||
| December 12 | vs. Concordia (MN)* | No. 10 | Augusta, GA (Champion Bowl) | T 7–7 | 4,500 | [10][11] | ||
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