1962 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 1962 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 1962 NAIA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, and finished third in the LSC.