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
TeamW L TW 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
Morris Harvey – 3–1–0
Mississippi Normal – 2–1–0
South Carolina – 5–2–1
Navy – 6–3–0
Spring Hill – 4–2–0
Oklahoma – 5–4–0
Rice – 3–2–0
Chattanooga – 4–4–0
Sam Houston Normal – 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.