Alamo Conference
ConferenceNCAA
Founded1935 (1935)
Ceased1941 (1941)
No. of teams4 (Football)
RegionSouthwest
Locations
Alamo Conference is located in Texas
St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Sul Ross St.
Sul Ross St.
Texas A&I
Texas A&I
W. Texas St.
W. Texas St.
Schools of the Alamo Conference

The Alamo Conference was a short-lived intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the state of Texas. The league was established in 1935 with St. Mary's, Sul Ross State, and Texas A&I as charter members.[1] Competition began in 1936 continuing to 1941.[2] Most of the conference's members eventually joined the Lone Star Conference.

Member schools

Final members

Institution Location Founded Type Nickname Joined Left Colors Current
conference
St. Mary's University San Antonio, Texas 1852 Private
(Roman Catholic)		 Rattlers 1935–36 1941–42 Gold & Blue
   		 Lone Star
(NCAA Division II)
Sul Ross State Teachers College[lower-alpha 1] Alpine, Texas 1917 Public Lobos 1935–36 1939–40 Scarlet & Grey
   		 American Southwest
(NCAA Division III)
Texas College of Arts and Industries[lower-alpha 2] Kingsville, Texas 1925 Public Javelinas 1935–36 1941–42 Blue & Gold
   		 Lone Star
(NCAA Division II)
West Texas State Teachers College[lower-alpha 3] Canyon, Texas 1910 Public Buffaloes 1939–40 1941–42 Maroon & White
   		 Lone Star
(NCAA Division II)
Notes
  1. ↑ Currently known as Sul Ross State University.
  2. ↑ Currently known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville.
  3. ↑ Currently known as West Texas A&M University.

Membership timeline

West Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University–KingsvilleSt. Mary's University, TexasSul Ross State University

Alamo members

Football championships

Alamo Conference football championships
Season Champion Conference record Overall record
1936
(co-champions)		 St. Mary's (TX) 1–1 7–3–2
Sul Ross 1–1 4–3–1
Texas A&I 1–1 6–4
1937
(co-champions)		 St. Mary's (TX) 1–0–1 7–2–2
Texas A&I 1–0–1 4–3–1
1938 Texas A&I 2–0 6–3
1939
(co-champions)		 Texas A&I 2–0–1 6–1–3
West Texas State 2–0–1 5–3–1
1940 West Texas State 2–0 7–3
1941 Texas A&I 1–0 8–2

Yearly football standings

1936 Alamo Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Mary's (TX) + 1 –1 –07 –3 –2
Texas A&I + 1 –1 –06 –4 –0
Sul Ross + 1 –1 –04 –3 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1937 Alamo Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Mary's (TX) + 1 –0 –17 –2 –2
Texas A&I + 1 –0 –14 –3 –1
Sul Ross 0 –2 –02 –4 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1938 Alamo Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas A&I $ 2 –0 –06 –3 –0
Sul Ross 1 –1 –04 –3 –1
St. Mary's (TX) 0 –2 –06 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1939 Alamo Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas A&I + 2 –0 –16 –1 –3
West Texas State + 2 –0 –15 –3 –1
St. Mary's (TX) 1 –2 –05 –4 –2
Sul Ross 0 –3 –00 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1940 Alamo Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Texas State $ 2 –0 –07 –3 –0
Texas A&I 1 –1 –06 –3 –0
St. Mary's (TX) 0 –2 –04 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1941 Alamo Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas A&I $ 1 –0 –08 –2 –0
St. Mary's (TX) 0 –1 –07 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics Timeline". St. Mary's University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ Alamo Conference Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22 2015.
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