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1912 Sam Houston Normal football team

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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

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

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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 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.