1956 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1956 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
LSC champion
Refrigerator Bowl champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record10–0 (6–0 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1956 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sam Houston State $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
Texas A&I 5 1 0 7 3 0
Southwest Texas State 4 2 0 6 3 0
Stephen F. Austin 3 3 0 4 6 0
Lamar Tech 2 4 0 4 4 1
East Texas State 1 5 0 2 8 0
Sul Ross 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 10–0 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as LSC champion.