Alamo Conference

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[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

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[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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.