Alamo Conference

Alamo Conference
ConferenceNCAA
Founded1935 (1935)
Ceased1941 (1941)
No. of teams4 (Football)
RegionSouthwest
Locations
St. Mary's
Sul Ross St.
Texas A&I
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[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[b] Left[c] Colors Current
conference
St. Mary's University San Antonio 1852 Catholic
(Marianists) 		3,253 Rattlers 1935 1942 Gold & Blue
    		Lone Star (LSC)[d]
Texas College of Arts and Industries[e] Kingsville 1925 Public 6,092 Javelinas 1935 1942 Blue & Gold
   
West Texas State Teachers College[f] Canyon 1910 Public 9,241 Buffaloes 1939 1942 Maroon & White
   
Notes
  1. ^ All cities were located in the State of Texas.
  2. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  3. ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  4. ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  5. ^ Currently known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville.
  6. ^ Currently known as West Texas A&M University.

Other members

Institution Location[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[b] Left[c] Colors Current
conference
Sul Ross State Teachers College[d] Alpine 1917 Public 1,987 Lobos 1935 1940 Scarlet & Grey
    		Lone Star (LSC)[e]
Notes
  1. ^ All cities were located in the State of Texas.
  2. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  3. ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  4. ^ Currently known as Sul Ross State University.
  5. ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

Membership timeline

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[3] 2–0–1 5–3–1
1940 West Texas State[4] 2–0 7–3
1941 Texas A&I 1–0 8–2

Yearly football standings

Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Mary's (TX) + 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 2
Texas A&I + 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Sul Ross + 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Mary's (TX) + 1 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
Texas A&I + 1 – 0 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Sul Ross 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&I $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sul Ross 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
St. Mary's (TX) 0 – 2 – 0 6 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&I + 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 3
West Texas State + 2 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
St. Mary's (TX) 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 2
Sul Ross 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas A&I 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
St. Mary's (TX) 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&I $ 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
St. Mary's (TX) 0 – 1 – 0 7 – 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.
  3. ^ "Texas A&I, West Texas Tie for Alamo Conference Title". Corpus Christi Caller. Corpus Christi, Texas. December 1, 1939. p. 9B. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "West Texas Buffs Win Alamo Crown". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. December 1, 1940. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
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