1974 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 1974 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1974 NAIA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Billy Tidwell, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the LSC.

1974 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	4–7 (4–5 LSC)
Head coach	Billy Tidwell (1st season)
Home stadium	Pritchett Field
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1/3 Texas A&I $^	9	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Stephen F. Austin	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Abilene Christian	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Southwest Texas State	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
East Texas State	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Howard Payne	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Sam Houston State	4	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Angelo State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sul Ross	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Tarleton State	0	–	9	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Texas Southern*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 15–17		[1]
September 21	at Southwestern State (OK)*	Milam Stadium Weatherford, OK	L 14–34	5,500	[2]
September 28	East Texas State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 17–16		[3]
October 5	Sul Ross	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 28–7		[4]
October 12	at Angelo State	San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	W 27–21		[5]
October 19	Tarleton State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 35–0		[6]
October 26	Southwest Texas State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 20–6		[7]
November 2	at Howard Payne	Cen-Tex Stadium Brownwood, TX	L 6–17		[8]
November 9	at Texas A&I	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	L 14–34	14,000	[9]
November 16	Abilene Christian	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 24–33		[10]
November 23	at Stephen F. Austin	Lumberjack Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)	L 18–26		[11]
*Non-conference game

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