1953 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1953 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Refrigerator Bowl champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record9–1 (4–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1953 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
East Texas State $ 5 0 010 0 1
Sam Houston State 4 1 09 1 0
Southwest Texas State 3 2 05 4 0
Lamar Tech 2 3 03 7 0
Sul Ross 1 4 04 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 0 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished second in the LSC.