1996_Sam_Houston_State_Bearkats_football_team
1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
American college football season
The 1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.
Quick Facts Sam Houston State Bearkats football, Conference ...
| 1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–3 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mike Lucas (7th season) |
| Home stadium | Bowers Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Troy State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Nicholls State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | at Houston* | L 25–43 | 14,110 | [1] | |
| September 7 | Central State (OH)* | W 27–20 | [2] | ||
| September 14 | at Texas A&M–Kingsville* | L 17–41 | [3] | ||
| September 21 | at Northeast Louisiana* | L 31–34 | 12,148 | [4] | |
| September 28 | Texas Southern* |
| L 20–26 | [5] | |
| October 12 | at No. 4 Stephen F. Austin | W 14–10 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | at No. 22 Northwestern State | L 21–38 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | McNeese State |
| W 30–25 | [8] | |
| November 9 | at Nicholls State | L 10–20 | 2,684 | [9] | |
| November 16 | No. 5 Troy State |
| L 14–35 | 5,014 | [10] |
| November 23 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 29–17 | [11] | |
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- "Clements passes UH past Bearkats". Victoria Advocate. September 1, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sam Houston State 27, Central State 20". Dayton Daily News. September 8, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Javelinas end skid against Bearkats in 41–17 win". The Monitor. September 15, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "NLU gets win over SHSU, 34–31". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas Southern 26, Sam Houston St. 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SFA falls to Sam Houston". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 13, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Demons batter Bearkats, 38–21". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 20, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sam Houston St. 30, McNeese St. 25". The Daily Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Nicholls State 20, Sam Houston State 10". Austin American-Statesman. November 10, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Trojans bomb Bearkats". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sam Houston St. rallies, defeats SW Texas, 29–17". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 24, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1996 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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