1940 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Sam Houston State Bearkats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Lone Star Conference
| short_conf = LSC
| record = 8–2
| conf_record = 3–1
| head_coach = Puny Wilson
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Pritchett Field
}}
{{1940 Lone Star Conference football standings}}
The 1940 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College (now known as Sam Houston State University) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.
Sam Houston was ranked at No. 105 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Waxahachie, TX
| score = 32–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118243839/sam-houston-11-runs-wild-over-trinity/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Sam Houston '11' runs wild over Trinity Tigers, 32–6|date=September 22, 1940|accessdate=February 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Texas Wesleyan Rams|title=Texas Wesleyan}}
| site_stadium = Pritchett Field
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| score = 6–2
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118244306/bearkats-checked-on-ground-pass-to-62/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Bearkats, checked on ground, pass to 6–2 win over Rams|date=September 29, 1940|accessdate=February 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Mississippi Southern
| site_stadium = Faulkner Field
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| score = 18–16
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74895059/confederate-11-beaten-in-hard-battle/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Confederate 11 beaten in hard battle|date=October 6, 1940|accessdate=February 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Texas A&I Javelinas|title=Texas A&I}}
| site_stadium = Pritchett Field
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| score = 6–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118244647/ai-hits-comeback-trail-with-76-victory/|work=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|title=A&I hits comeback trail with 7–6 victory over Bearkats|date=October 13, 1940|accessdate=February 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Southeastern Louisiana Lions|title=Southeastern Louisiana}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX
| score = 22–12
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118245095/sam-houston-winner-over-southeastern/|work=The Daily Advertiser|title=Sam Houston winner over Southeastern|date=October 18, 1940|accessdate=February 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = l
| opponent = North Texas State
| site_stadium = Pritchett Field
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| score = 6–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=North Texas edges Sam Houston, 7–6|newspaper=The Paris News|date=October 27, 1940|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88463035/north-texas-edges-sam-houston-76/|accessdate=February 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=East Texas State Lions|title=East Texas State}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Commerce, TX
| score = 19–9
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118245499/sam-houston-bearkats-trim-east-texas-19/|work=Sunday American-Statesman|title=Sam Houston Bearkats trim East Texas, 19–9|date=November 3, 1940|accessdate=February 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Lamar Cardinals|title=Lamar}}
| site_stadium = Pritchett Field
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| score = 37–0
| attend =
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Southwest Texas State
| site_stadium = Evans Field
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| score = 19–12
| gamename = rivalry
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Outplayed, Sam Houston Bearcats stage 4th-period scoring spree to defeat San Marcos Teachers, 19–12, at homecoming|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96453872/|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|date=November 17, 1940|access-date=February 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}
| site_stadium = Pritchett Field
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 27–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118246202/sam-houston-in-second-place-in-lone-star/|work=Pampa Daily News|title=Sam Houston in second place in Lone Star League|date=November 20, 1940|accessdate=February 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}{{cite web |title=1940 Football Schedule |url=https://gobearkats.com/sports/football/schedule/1940 |publisher=Sam Houston State University |access-date=February 8, 2023 }}
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