1947 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Puny Wilson, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the LSC.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Sam Houston was ranked at No. 228 out of 500 college football teams.