1912 Sam Houston Normal football team

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.

1912 Sam Houston Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
1913 →
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
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
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
Biddle     0 1 0

Schedule

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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

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  1. ^ "Normal Won Victory". Houston Daily Post. Houston, Texas. October 24, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  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  .
  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  .
  6. ^ "Houston's Last Game". Houston Daily Post. Houston, Texas. December 1, 1913. p. 20. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  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.