Sam Houston State Football Team History 
Sam Houston State Bearkats  
 
	
		
		
		 
		Sam Houston State  
 
  Huntsville, TX   
Founded: 1879 Stadium: Elliot T. Bowers Stadium Capacity: 14,000 Colors: Orange & White Coach: J.W. Jones Conference: Texas Intercollegiate Athletic- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1926 Season Highlights  
 J.W. Jones enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Sam Houston State.  
    
		
		
1926 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Fri., Sep. 24   vs. Rusk Baptist College (TX)  
    
   	 7  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 2   @
Rice 
  
    
   	 0  
   	 20  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Oct. 8   vs. Abilene Christian  
    
   	 26  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 16   @ Louisiana Lafayette  
    
   	 0  
   	 15  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 23   vs. McMurry (TX)  
    
   	 19  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Oct. 29   @ Texas A&M-Commerce  
    
   	 9  
   	 8  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Thu., Nov. 11   @
Texas State 
  
    
   	 0  
   	 9  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Nov. 19   @
Louisiana Tech 
  
    
   	 6  
   	 6  
     T   
    
   	   
   	   Thu., Nov. 25   vs. Stephen F. Austin  
    
   	 38  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1926 Season Totals  
  Record 5-3
-1
  
  Points Scored 105  
  Scoring Average 11.7  
  Points Allowed 70  
  Defense Average 7.8  
  Opponents Record 16-8
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 4-0
  
  Away Record 1-3
-1
     
  
 
		
1926 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1926 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1926 All Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).