The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3âÂÂ5âÂÂ1 with a mark of 3âÂÂ3âÂÂ1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the LSC.