1972 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1972 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 East Texas State $^ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Angelo State 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
Southwest Texas State 6 –2 –07 –3 –0
Howard Payne 4 –4 –05 –4 –0
Texas A&I 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Sam Houston State 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Sul Ross 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Stephen F. Austin 2 –6 –02 –7 –0
Tarleton State 0 –8 –01 –9 –0
McMurry * 0 –0 –03 –6 –0
Abilene Christian * 0 –0 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    * – did not complete for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1972 NAIA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Allen Boren, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Lamar*
L 19–2215,561[1]
September 16at McNeese State*
L 0–28[2]
September 23East Texas State
L 0–237,000[3]
September 30Sul Ross
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 6–10[4]
October 7at Angelo State
L 6–27[5]
October 14Tarleton Statedagger
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 17–13[6]
October 21Southwest Texas State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 14–26[7]
October 28at Howard Payne
W 13–3[8]
November 4at Texas A&I
W 16–11[9]
November 11Abilene Christian
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
W 17–16[10]
November 17at Stephen F. Austin
W 31–19[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Lamar beats Sam Houston". Austin American-Statesman. September 10, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "McNeese routs Sam Houston". The Daily Advertiser. September 17, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "ET's 'Blue Gang' overwhelms SH". The Herald Banner. September 24, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Lobos grasp third victory". The Odessa American. October 1, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Rams gain revenge; Bearkats tumble, 27–9". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 8, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Sam Houston edges Tarleton St. 17–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bobcats by 26–14". Victoria Advocate. October 22, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Sam Houston hangs 13–3 homecoming loss on HPC". Brownwood Bulletin. October 29, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bearkats pop Texas A&I, 16–11". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Sam Houston defeats ACC". Austin American-Statesman. November 12, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Sam Houston slides past Jacks, 31–19". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 19, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1972 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 7, 2023.


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