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1917 Sam Houston Normal football team

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1917 Sam Houston Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1916
1919 →
1917 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal     7 0 0
Presbyterian     8 1 0
Navy     7 1 0
North Texas State Normal     6 1 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
West Virginia     6 3 1
Southwest Texas State     5 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     3 2 0
Texas Mines     0 0 1
Kentucky     3 5 1
Oglethorpe     1 2 0
Sam Houston Normal     1 3 0
Wake Forest     1 6 1
Marshall     1 7 1
Tennessee (SATC)     0 3 0

The 1917 Sam Houston Normal football team represented Sam Houston Normal Institute—now known as Sam Houston State University—as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gene Berry, Sam Houston Normal compiled a record of 1–3.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16Huntsville High SchoolHuntsville, TXW 6–0
November 5at Rusk AcademyRusk, TXL 0–55[1]
November 19at Southwest Texas StateSan Marcos, TX (rivalry)L 0–25[2]
November 24Texas IrregularsHuntsville, TXL 7–35

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References

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  1. ^ "Rusk Defeated Normal". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 6, 1917. p. 4. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Southwest Texas Normal Defeats Huntsville Eleven". The Austin American. November 21, 1917. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1917 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston Football Record Book" (PDF). Sam Houston State University. December 2023. p. 59. Retrieved November 14, 2024.