1917 Sam Houston Normal football team

1917 Sam Houston Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3
Head coach
1917 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
Sam Houston Normal – 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.