Alamo Conference

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Alamo Conference
Conference NCAA
Founded1935;90 years ago (1935)
Ceased1941;84 years ago (1941)
No. of teams4 (Football)
Region Southwest
Locations
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St. Mary's
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Sul Ross St.
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Texas A&I
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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.

Contents

Member schools

Final members

InstitutionLocation [a] FoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined [b] Left [c] ColorsCurrent
conference
St. Mary's University San Antonio 1852 Catholic
(Marianists)
3,253 Rattlers 19351942Gold & Blue
  
Lone Star (LSC) [d]
Texas College of Arts and Industries [e] Kingsville 1925Public6,092 Javelinas 19351942Blue & Gold
  
West Texas State Teachers College [f] Canyon 1910Public9,241 Buffaloes 19391942Maroon & 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

InstitutionLocation [a] FoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined [b] Left [c] ColorsCurrent
conference
Sul Ross State Teachers College [d] Alpine 1917 Public 1,987 Lobos 19351940Scarlet & 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 UniversityAlamo Conference

Alamo members

Football championships

Alamo Conference football championships
SeasonChampionConference recordOverall record
1936
(co-champions)
St. Mary's (TX) 1–17–3–2
Sul Ross 1–14–3–1
Texas A&I 1–16–4
1937
(co-champions)
St. Mary's (TX) 1–0–17–2–2
Texas A&I 1–0–14–3–1
1938 Texas A&I 2–06–3
1939
(co-champions)
Texas A&I 2–0–16–1–3
West Texas State [3] 2–0–15–3–1
1940 West Texas State [4] 2–07–3
1941 Texas A&I 1–08–2

Yearly football standings

1936 Alamo Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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
Conf.Overall
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
Conf.Overall
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
Conf.Overall
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
Conf.Overall
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
Conf.Overall
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.
  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg .