1912 Sam Houston Normal football team

1912 Sam Houston Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
  • Sheldon R. Warner (1st season)
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1912 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 0 – 0
Texas   –   7 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   7 – 1 – 0
Maryland   –   6 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma A&M   –   5 – 2 – 0
Stetson   –   5 – 2 – 0
Livingstone   –   3 – 1 – 1
Louisville   –   3 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   5 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma   –   5 – 4 – 0
Rice   –   3 – 2 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 4 – 0
Morris Harvey   –   2 – 2 – 0
  –   2 – 2 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   3 – 3 – 2
Davidson   –   3 – 4 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   3 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Docs   –   3 – 4 – 0
Arkansas   –   4 – 6 – 0
Baylor   –   3 – 5 – 0
Catholic University   –   3 – 5 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 2 – 1
West Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest   –   2 – 6 – 0
Kendall   –   1 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 6 – 1
Birmingham   –   1 – 6 – 0
Biddle   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1912 Sam Houston Normal football team represented Sam Houston Normal Institute—now known as Sam Houston State University—as an independent during the 1912 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Sheldon R. Warner, Sam Houston Normal compiled a record of 2–2. The team played home games at Pritchett Field in Huntsville, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 23Huntsville High SchoolHuntsville, TXW 18–0 (practice)[1]
November 9Rice
L 6–20[2][3]
November ?Alexander InstituteHuntsville, TXL 7–19
November 23Bryan Baptist AcademyHuntsville, TXW 19–5 or 19–6[4][5]
November 30at BlinnBrenham, TXW 16–6[6]

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References

  1. ^ "Normal Won Victory". Houston Daily Post. Houston, Texas. October 24, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Rice Won At Huntsville: Fumbles by Normal Enabled Arbuckle's Freshmen to Run Score to 20 to 6". Houston Daily Post. November 10, 1912. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Building of Sam Houston State University".
  4. ^ "Sam Houston Normal Won". Houston Daily Post. Houston, Texas. November 24, 1913. p. 20. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston Defeated B. B. A." The Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot. Bryan, Texas. November 25, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Houston's Last Game". Houston Daily Post. Houston, Texas. December 1, 1913. p. 20. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "1912 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Sam Houston Football Record Book" (PDF). Sam Houston State University. December 2023. p. 59. Retrieved November 14, 2024.