1959 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team information
American college football season
1959Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference
Lone Star Conference
Record
5–5 (3–4 LSC)
Head coach
Paul Pierce (8th season)
Home stadium
Pritchett Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Lone Star Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Texas A&I +^
6
–
1
–
0
12
–
1
–
0
No. 4 East Texas State +
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Lamar Tech
4
–
3
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Stephen F. Austin
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
1
Sam Houston State
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Howard Payne
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Southwest Texas State
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Sul Ross
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
The 1959 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 1959 NAIA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the LSC.
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