1978 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1978 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1978 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Angelo State $^ 7 0 014 0 0
No. 11 Abilene Christian 5 2 07 3 0
Sam Houston State 4 3 06 5 0
No. 20 Texas A&I 4 3 06 5 0
Southwest Texas State 3 4 06 4 0
Stephen F. Austin 3 4 03 8 0
East Texas State 2 3 04 7 0
Howard Payne 0 7 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1978 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1978 NAIA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Melvin Brown, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the LSC.