Alamo Conference

Alamo Conference
ConferenceNCAA
Founded1935; 89 years ago (1935)
Ceased1941; 83 years ago (1941)
No. of teams4 (Football)
RegionSouthwest
Locations
Alamo Conference is located in Texas
St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Sul Ross St.
Sul Ross St.
Texas A&I
Texas A&I
W. Texas St.
W. Texas St.
Schools of the Alamo Conference

The Alamo Conference was a short-lived intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the state of Texas. The league was established in 1935 with St. Mary's, Sul Ross State, and Texas A&I as charter members.[1] Competition began in 1936 continuing to 1941.[2] Most of the conference's members eventually joined the Lone Star Conference.

Member schools

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Final members

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Institution Location Founded Type Nickname Joined Left Colors Current
conference
St. Mary's University San Antonio, Texas 1852 Private
(Roman Catholic)
Rattlers 1935–36 1941–42 Gold & Blue
   
Lone Star
(NCAA Division II)
Sul Ross State Teachers College[a] Alpine, Texas 1917 Public Lobos 1935–36 1939–40 Scarlet & Grey
   
American Southwest
(NCAA Division III)
Texas College of Arts and Industries[b] Kingsville, Texas 1925 Public Javelinas 1935–36 1941–42 Blue & Gold
   
Lone Star
(NCAA Division II)
West Texas State Teachers College[c] Canyon, Texas 1910 Public Buffaloes 1939–40 1941–42 Maroon & White
   
Lone Star
(NCAA Division II)
Notes
  1. ^ Currently known as Sul Ross State University.
  2. ^ Currently known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville.
  3. ^ Currently known as West Texas A&M University.

Membership timeline

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West Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University–KingsvilleSt. Mary's University, TexasSul Ross State University

Alamo members

Football championships

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Alamo Conference football championships
Season Champion Conference record Overall record
1936
(co-champions)
St. Mary's (TX) 1–1 7–3–2
Sul Ross 1–1 4–3–1
Texas A&I 1–1 6–4
1937
(co-champions)
St. Mary's (TX) 1–0–1 7–2–2
Texas A&I 1–0–1 4–3–1
1938 Texas A&I 2–0 6–3
1939
(co-champions)
Texas A&I 2–0–1 6–1–3
West Texas State 2–0–1 5–3–1
1940 West Texas State 2–0 7–3
1941 Texas A&I 1–0 8–2

Yearly football standings

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1936 Alamo Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Mary's (TX) + 1 1 0 7 3 2
Texas A&I + 1 1 0 6 4 0
Sul Ross + 1 1 0 4 3 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1937 Alamo Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Mary's (TX) + 1 0 1 7 2 2
Texas A&I + 1 0 1 4 3 1
Sul Ross 0 2 0 2 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1938 Alamo Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&I $ 2 0 0 6 3 0
Sul Ross 1 1 0 4 3 1
St. Mary's (TX) 0 2 0 6 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1939 Alamo Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&I + 2 0 1 6 1 3
West Texas State + 2 0 1 5 3 1
St. Mary's (TX) 1 2 0 5 4 2
Sul Ross 0 3 0 0 7 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1940 Alamo Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 2 0 0 7 3 0
Texas A&I 1 1 0 6 3 0
St. Mary's (TX) 0 2 0 4 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1941 Alamo Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&I $ 1 0 0 8 2 0
St. Mary's (TX) 0 1 0 7 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics Timeline". St. Mary's University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Alamo Conference Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22 2015.