1997 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (8th season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
1997 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 McNeese State +^  6 –1   13 –2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^  6 –1   8 –4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin  5 –2   8 –3  
Sam Houston State  3 –4   5 –6  
Nicholls State  3 –4   5 –6  
Southwest Texas State  2 –5   5 –6  
Troy State  2 –5   5 –6  
Jacksonville State  1 –6   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Angelo State*
L 17–24[1]
September 6at Texas A&M*
L 6–5958,619[2]
September 13Jacksonville State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 21–288,036[3]
September 20Arkansas–Monticello*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 55–0[4]
September 27at Texas Southern*
W 40–7[5][6]
October 11at No. 19 Troy State
L 10–13 OT[7]
October 18No. 9 Nicholls State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 24–17[8]
November 1at No. 9 McNeese State
L 21–38[9]
November 8No. 7 Stephen F. Austin
W 33–28[10]
November 15No. 25 Northwestern State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 19–354,019[11]
November 22at Southwest Texas State
W 35–30[12]

[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Shocker, Rams stun Sam Houston State in Huntsville". San Angelo Standard-Times. August 31, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Aggies go to the ground, annihilate Sam Houston St". Abilene Reporter-News. September 7, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "'We shocked the world' – Last-minute TD puts JSU atop league standings". The Anniston Star. September 14, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sam Houston State coasts to 55–0 triumph". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 21, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sam Houston St. 40, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southland Football Game Day: Sam Houston visits Texas Southern". Southland Conference. September 27, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Troy State downs Sam Houston in OT". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 12, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Sam Houston State 24, Nicholls State 17". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "McNeese 38, Sam Houston St. 21". The Daily Advertiser. November 2, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Wylie, Sam Houston State score late to stun 'Jacks". Longview News-Journal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Northwestern State puts away Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "SHSU edges Bobcats". Victoria Advocate. November 23, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1997 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.