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Alamo Conference

{{Infobox sports league

| name = Alamo Conference

| founded = {{start date and age|1935}}

| folded = {{end date and age|1941}}

| conference = NCAA

| teams = 4 (Football)

| region = Southwest

| map = {{Location map many

|Texas

|caption=Schools of the Alamo Conference

|float=center

|label=St. Mary's

|lat_deg=29.4531

|lat_dir=N

|lon_deg=98.5623

|lon_dir=W

|label2=Sul Ross St.

|lat2_deg=30.3635

|lat2_dir=N

|lon2_deg=103.6500

|lon2_dir=W

|label3=Texas A&I

|lat3_deg=27.5251

|lat3_dir=N

|lon3_deg=97.8825

|lon3_dir=W

|label4=W. Texas St.

|lat4_deg=34.9844

|lat4_dir=N

|lon4_deg=101.9134

|lon4_dir=W

}}

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Athletics Timeline|url=http://www.rattlerathletics.com/sports/2012/12/22/timeline.aspx?tab=timeline|publisher=St. Mary's University Athletics|access-date=March 30, 2016}} Competition began in 1936 continuing to 1941.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=3 Alamo Conference] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907214931/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=3 |date=2015-09-07 }}, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22 2015. Most of the conference's members eventually joined the Lone Star Conference.

Member schools

=Final members=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Institution

! Location{{efn|group=final|All cities were located in the State of Texas.}}

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=final|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! Left{{efn|group=final|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}

! Colors

! Current
conference

{{sort|Saint Mary's|St. Mary's University}}

| San Antonio

| 1852

| Catholic
{{small|(Marianists)}}

| 3,253

| Rattlers

| 1935

| 1942

| Gold & Blue
{{Color box|#f2bf49|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#003366|border=darkgray}}

| rowspan="3" | Lone Star (LSC){{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.}}

{{sort|Texas A&M-Kingsville|Texas College of Arts and Industries}}{{efn|group=final|Currently known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville.}}

| Kingsville

| 1925

| Public

| 6,092

| Javelinas

| 1935

| 1942

| Blue & Gold
{{Color box|#003399|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#ffcc00|border=darkgray}}

{{sort|West Texas A&M|West Texas State Teachers College}}{{efn|group=final|Currently known as West Texas A&M University.}}

| Canyon

| 1910

| Public

| 9,241

| Buffaloes

| 1939

| 1942

| Maroon & White
{{Color box|#660000|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#ffffff|border=darkgray}}

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=final}}

=Other members=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Institution

! Location{{efn|group=other|All cities were located in the State of Texas.}}

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=other|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! Left{{efn|group=other|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}

! Colors

! Current
conference

{{sort|Sul Ross State|Sul Ross State Teachers College}}{{efn|group=other|Currently known as Sul Ross State University.}}

| Alpine

| 1917

| Public

| 1,987

| Lobos

| 1935

| 1940

| Scarlet & Grey
{{Color box|#b00000|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#3d3d3d|border=darkgray}}

| Lone Star (LSC){{efn|group=other|name=D2|Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.}}

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=final}}

=Membership timeline=

DateFormat = yyyy

ImageSize = width:550 height:auto barincrement:30

Period = from:1935 till:1945

TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal

PlotArea = right:10 left:10 bottom:50 top:15

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id:line value:black

id:bg value:white

id:AC value:lightorange

PlotData=

width:20 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s

bar:1 color:AC from:1935 till:1940 text:"Sul Ross (1935–1940)"

bar:2 color:AC from:1935 till:1942 text:"St. Mary's (1935–1942)"

bar:3 color:AC from:1935 till:1942 text:"Texas A&I (1935–1942)"

bar:4 color:AC from:1939 till:1942 text:"West Texas State (1939–1942)"

ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:5 start:1935

TextData =

fontsize:L

textcolor:black

pos:(100,30) # tabs:(0-center)

text:"Alamo Conference membership history"

{{Font color||#FFCC99|Alamo members}}

Football championships

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

|+ Alamo Conference football championships

! Season

! Champion

! Conference record

! Overall record

rowspan=3| 1936
(co-champions)

| {{cfb link|year=1936|team= St. Mary's Rattlers|title=St. Mary's (TX)}}

| 1–1

| 7–3–2

{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Sul Ross Lobos|title=Sul Ross}}

| 1–1

| 4–3–1

{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Texas A&I Javelinas|title=Texas A&I}}

| 1–1

| 6–4

rowspan=2| 1937
(co-champions)

| {{cfb link|year=1937|team= St. Mary's Rattlers|title=St. Mary's (TX)}}

| 1–0–1

| 7–2–2

{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Texas A&I Javelinas|title=Texas A&I}}

| 1–0–1

| 4–3–1

1938

| Texas A&I

| 2–0

| 6–3

rowspan=2| 1939
(co-champions)

| {{cfb link|year=1939|team=Texas A&I Javelinas|title=Texas A&I}}

| 2–0–1

| 6–1–3

{{cfb link|year=1939|team=West Texas State Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}

| 2–0–1

| 5–3–1

1940

| {{cfb link|year=1940|team=West Texas State Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}

| 2–0

| 7–3

1941

| Texas A&I

| 1–0

| 8–2

Yearly football standings

cellpadding="5"

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1936 Alamo Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1937 Alamo Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1938 Alamo Conference football standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{1939 Alamo Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1940 Alamo Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Alamo Conference football standings}}

References

{{Reflist}}