1917 Sam Houston Normal football team

1917 Sam Houston Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3
Head coach
1917 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   7 – 0 – 0
Presbyterian   –   8 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Texas State Normal   –   6 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 1
Southwest Texas State   –   5 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
Texas Mines   –   0 – 0 – 1
Kentucky   –   3 – 5 – 1
Oglethorpe   –   1 – 2 – 0
  –   1 – 3 – 0
Wake Forest   –   1 – 6 – 1
Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Tennessee (SATC)   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1917 Sam Houston Normal football team represented Sam Houston Normal Institute—now known as Sam Houston State University—as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gene Berry, Sam Houston Normal compiled a record of 1–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16Huntsville High SchoolHuntsville, TXW 6–0
November 5at Rusk AcademyRusk, TXL 0–55[1]
November 19at Southwest Texas StateSan Marcos, TX (rivalry)L 0–25[2]
November 24Texas IrregularsHuntsville, TXL 7–35

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References

  1. ^ "Rusk Defeated Normal". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 6, 1917. p. 4. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Southwest Texas Normal Defeats Huntsville Eleven". The Austin American. November 21, 1917. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1917 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston Football Record Book" (PDF). Sam Houston State University. December 2023. p. 59. Retrieved November 14, 2024.