1997 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
American college football season
| 1997 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–4 Southland) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mike Lucas (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Bowers Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | Angelo State* | L 17–24 | [1] | ||
| September 6 | at Texas A&M* | L 6–59 | 58,619 | [2] | |
| September 13 | Jacksonville State |
| L 21–28 | 8,036 | [3] |
| September 20 | Arkansas–Monticello* |
| W 55–0 | [4] | |
| September 27 | at Texas Southern* | W 40–7 | [5][6] | ||
| October 11 | at No. 19 Troy State |
| L 10–13 OT | [7] | |
| October 18 | No. 9 Nicholls State |
| W 24–17 | [8] | |
| November 1 | at No. 9 McNeese State | L 21–38 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | No. 7 Stephen F. Austin |
| W 33–28 | [10] | |
| November 15 | No. 25 Northwestern State |
| L 19–35 | 4,019 | [11] |
| November 22 | at Southwest Texas State |
| W 35–30 | [12] | |
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References
- ^ "Shocker, Rams stun Sam Houston State in Huntsville". San Angelo Standard-Times. August 31, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies go to the ground, annihilate Sam Houston St". Abilene Reporter-News. September 7, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "Sam Houston State coasts to 55–0 triumph". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 21, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston St. 40, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Football Game Day: Sam Houston visits Texas Southern". Southland Conference. September 27, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Troy State downs Sam Houston in OT". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 12, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston State 24, Nicholls State 17". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese 38, Sam Houston St. 21". The Daily Advertiser. November 2, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wylie, Sam Houston State score late to stun 'Jacks". Longview News-Journal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northwestern State puts away Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SHSU edges Bobcats". Victoria Advocate. November 23, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1997 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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