| 1964Sam 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 |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2/10Sam Houston State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14/NRSul 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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The1964 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team was anAmerican football team that representedSam Houston State University as a member of theLone Star Conference (LSC) during the1964 NAIA football season. In their 13th year under head coachPaul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled a 9–1–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), won the Lone Star Conference championship, and tiedConcordia (Minnesota) in theChampion Bowl to share the NAIA national championship. The team's only loss was toSul 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 atPritchett Field inHuntsville, Texas.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | atTarleton State* | Stephenville, TX | W 10–8 | 1,200 | ||||
| October 3 | Corpus Christi* | W 48–12 | 6,200 | |||||
| October 10 | atHoward 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 | atStephen F. Austin |
| W 21–8 | 11,500 | ||||
| November 7 | East Texas State |
| W 6–0 | 8,500 | [5] | |||
| November 14 | at No. 7Texas A&I | W 21–16 | 10,050 | [6] | ||||
| November 21 | Sul Ross | No. 9 |
| L 7–14 | 6,500 | [7] | ||
| November 28 | atFindlay* | 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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