1964 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team information
American college football season
1964Sam Houston State Bearkats football
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)
Head coach
Paul Pierce (13th season)
Home stadium
Pritchett Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Lone Star Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
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
$ – Conference champion
^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
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]
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.
^"1964 Champs to be honored Oct. 25 at ACU Game". Sam Houston State University. October 19, 2014.
^"Lone Star Team Named". Corpus Christi Caller. December 11, 1964. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
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