1959 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1959 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1959 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Texas A&I +^ 6 1 012 1 0
No. 4 East Texas State + 6 1 09 1 0
Lamar Tech 4 3 08 3 0
Stephen F. Austin 4 3 04 6 1
Sam Houston State 3 4 05 5 0
Howard Payne 3 4 03 7 0
Southwest Texas State 2 5 04 6 0
Sul Ross 0 7 00 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 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 1959 NAIA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the LSC.