1915 Southwestern Pirates football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–3 (0–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainMarvin Marsh
Home stadiumSnyder Field
1915 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma $ 3 –0 –010 –0 –0
Baylor 3 –0 –07 –1 –0
Texas 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Texas A&M 1 –1 –06 –2 –0
Arkansas 1 –1 –04 –2 –1
Rice 1 –2 –05 –3 –0
Oklahoma A&M 0 –3 –04 –5 –1
Southwestern (TX) 0 –2 –04 –3 –0
  • Baylor forfeited claim to co-champion for using ineligible player.[1]

The 1915 Southwestern Pirates football team represented Southwestern University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1915 college football season. Led first-year head coach J. Burton Rix, Southwestern compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 0–2 in SWC play.[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 12Hendrix*
W 3–0[4]
October 23Baylor
  • Snyder Field
  • Georgetown, TX
L 0–10[5]
October 30at Texas
L 0–45[6]
November 6Daniel Baker*
  • Snyder Field
  • Georgetown, TX
W 15–0[7][8]
November 123:30 p.m.at TCU*
L 0–21[9][10]
November 19at SMU*Dallas, TXW 21–0[11]
November 25at Austin*Sherman, TXW 7–6[12]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. ↑ Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide, p. 302, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1915.
  3. ↑ "All-time Game Results". Southwestern University. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Field Goal in Last Three Minutes Defeats Hendrix". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 13, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Methodists Beaten By Baylor In Open Game; Score 10 to 0". Austin American. Austin, Texas. October 24, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Longhorns Defeat Southwestern By Score Of 40[sic] To 0". The Austin Statesman and Tribune. Austin, Texas. October 31, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Southwestern Will Play Daniel Baker Saturday Afternoon". Austin American. Austin, Texas. November 5, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Southwestern Defeated Daniel Baker, 15 To 0". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 7, 1915. p. 20. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ Evans, Frank G. (November 12, 1915). "Christians Ready For Southwestern Eleven". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 10. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ Evans, Frank G. (November 13, 1915). "T. C. U. Beats Southwestern Eleven". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 10. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "Southwestern Wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 20, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Kangaroos Defeated". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 26, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ "All-time Game Results". Southwestern University. Retrieved April 2, 2023.


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