1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (7th season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Houston*
L 25–4314,110[1]
September 7Central State (OH)*
W 27–20[2]
September 14at Texas A&M–Kingsville*
L 17–41[3]
September 21at Northeast Louisiana*
L 31–3412,148[4]
September 28Texas Southern*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 20–26[5]
October 12at No. 4 Stephen F. Austin
W 14–10[6]
October 19at No. 22 Northwestern State
L 21–38[7]
October 26McNeese State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 30–25[8]
November 9at Nicholls State
L 10–202,684[9]
November 16No. 5 Troy State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 14–355,014[10]
November 23Southwest Texas State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 29–17[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Clements passes UH past Bearkats". Victoria Advocate. September 1, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston State 27, Central State 20". Dayton Daily News. September 8, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Javelinas end skid against Bearkats in 41–17 win". The Monitor. September 15, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "NLU gets win over SHSU, 34–31". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Southern 26, Sam Houston St. 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SFA falls to Sam Houston". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 13, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Demons batter Bearkats, 38–21". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 20, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sam Houston St. 30, McNeese St. 25". The Daily Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Nicholls State 20, Sam Houston State 10". Austin American-Statesman. November 10, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Trojans bomb Bearkats". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sam Houston St. rallies, defeats SW Texas, 29–17". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 24, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1996 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


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