The 1946 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team was an American football team that represented Sam Houston State Teachers College (now known as Sam Houston State University) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1946 college football season.
In their sixth non-consecutive season under head coach Puny Wilson and their first season since the end of World War II,[1] the Bearkats compiled a 6–2–1 record (3–1–1 against LSC opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 130 to 53.
[2][3] The team played its home games at Pritchett Field in Huntsville, Texas.