1915 Southwest Conference football season

Sports season

1915 Southwest Conference football season

Sport| Football
Duration| September 25 – November 27, 1915 (1915-09-25 – 1915-11-27)
Number of teams| 8
Champion| Oklahoma
SWC seasons

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1915 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Oklahoma $  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Baylor | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Texas | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Texas A&M | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Arkansas | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Rice | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Oklahoma A&M | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Southwestern (TX) | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0

* Baylor forfeited claim to co-champion for using ineligible player.[1]

The 1915 Southwest Conference football season was the first season of college football played by the member schools of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and was a part of the 1915 college football season. Oklahoma compiled a 10–0–0 record, with a conference record of 3–0–0, and was the inaugural SWC champion. Baylor finished in second place with an overall record of 7–1–0, and a conference record of 3–0–0, they would have been crowned co-champion but forfeited the claim due to the use of an ineligible player.

## Results and team statistics

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Conf. rank  | Team  | Head coach  | Overall record  | Conf. record  | PPG  | PAG

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1 | Oklahoma  | Bennie Owen | 10–0–0 (1.000)  | 3–0–0 (1.000)  | 37.0 | 5.4
2 | Baylor  | Charles Mosley | 7–1–0 (.875)  | 3–0–0 (1.000)  | 23.5 | 2.8
3 | Texas  | Dave Allerdice | 6–3–0 (.667)  | 2–2–0 (.500)  | 37.2 | 7.7
4 | Texas A&M  | Edwin Harlan | 6–2–0 (.750)  | 1–1–0 (.500)  | 22.8 | 4.3
5 | Arkansas  | T. T. McConnell | 4–2–1 (.643)  | 1–1–0 (.500)  | 17.3 | 7.9
6 | Rice  | Philip Arbuckle | 5–3–0 (.625)  | 1–2–0 (.333)  | 15.3 | 17.9
7 | Oklahoma A&M  | John G. Griffith | 4–5–1 (.450)  | 0–3–0 (.000)  | 16.1 | 9.3
8 | Southwestern  | J. Burton Rix | 4–3–0 (.571)  | 0–2–0 (.000)  | 7.2 | 13.7

Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game[2]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[2]

## Schedules

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Index to colors and formatting

Non-conference matchup; SWC member won
Non-conference matchup; SWC member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
SWC teams in bold

### Week One

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September 25 | Kingfisher | Oklahoma | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | W 67–0 |  | [3]

### Week Two

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October 1 | Austin | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 40–0 |  | [4]
October 2 | Oklahoma | Southwestern Oklahoma | Weatherford, OK | W 55–0 |  | [5]
October 2 | Howard Payne | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | W 3–0 |  | [6][7]
October 2 | TCU | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 72–0 |  | [8]
October 2 | Hendrix | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | W 41–0 |  | [9]
October 2 | Trinity (TX) | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | W 46–0 |  | [10]
October 2 | Oklahoma A&M | Missouri | Rollins Field • Columbia, MO | L 6–13 |  | [11]

### Week Three

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October 8 | Baylor | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | BAY 26–0 |  | [12]
October 8 | Trinity (TX) | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 62–0 |  | [13]
October 8 | Friends | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 6–0 |  | [14]
October 9 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Oklahoma | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | W 102–0 |  | [15]
October 9 | Daniel Baker | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 92–0 |  | [16]
October 9 | Ouachita Baptist | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | W 12–7 |  | [17]

### Week Four

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October 12 | Hendrix | Southwestern | Snyder Field • Georgetown, TX | W 3–0 |  | [18]
October 15 | Texas A&M | TCU | Y. M. C. A. Athletic Park • Fort Worth, TX | W 13–10 |  | [19]
October 15 | Kendall | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | T 0–0 |  | [20]
October 16 | Oklahoma | Missouri | Rollins Field • Columbia, MO | W 24–0 |  | [21]
October 16 | Trinity (TX) | Baylor | Fair Park • Dallas, TX | W 49–0 |  | [22]
October 16 | Rice | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | UT 59–0 |  | [23]

### Week Five

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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference

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October 22 | Missouri Mines | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 33–3 |  | [24]
October 23 | Oklahoma | Texas | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX | OU 14–13 | 12,000 | [25]
October 23 | Baylor | Southwestern | Snyder Field • Georgetown, TX | BAY 10–0 |  | [26]
October 23 | Daniel Baker | Rice | West End Park • Houston, TX | W 28–0 |  | [27]
October 23 | Oklahoma A&M | Arkansas | League Park • Fort Smith, AR | ARK 14–9 | 3,500 | [28]

### Week Six

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October 29 | Baker | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 30–7 |  | [29]
October 30 | Kansas | Oklahoma | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | W 23–14 |  | [30]
October 30 | Southwestern | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | UT 45–0 |  | [31]
October 30 | Haskell | Texas A&M | Fair Park • Dallas, TX | W 21–7 | 8,000 | [32]
October 30 | Arkansas | Saint Louis | Sportsman's Park • St. Louis, MO | T 0–0 |  | [33]
October 30 | TCU | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | W 33–3 |  | [34]

### Week Seven

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November 5 | Northwestern Territorial Normal | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 77–0 |  | [35]
November 6 | Oklahoma | Kendall | Association Park • Tulsa, OK | W 14–13 |  | [36]
November 6 | Sewanee | Texas | West End Park • Houston, TX | W 27–6 |  | [37]
November 6 | Arkansas | LSU | State Fair Grounds • Shreveport, LA | L 7–13 |  | [38]
November 6 | Daniel Baker | Southwestern | Snyder Field • Georgetown, TX | W 15–0 |  | [39]
November 8 | Sewanee | Baylor | Cotton Palace • Waco, TX | L 3–16 |  | [40]
November 8 | Texas A&M | Rice | West End Park • Houston, TX | RICE 7–0 |  | [41]

### Week Eight

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November 12 | Southwestern | TCU | Y. M. C. A. Athletic Park • Fort Worth, TX | L 0–21 |  | [42]
November 13 | Oklahoma | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | OU 23–0 |  | [43][44]
November 13 | Oklahoma A&M | Baylor | Cotton Palace • Waco, TX | BAY 12–6 |  | [45]
November 13 | Alabama | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 20–0 |  | [46]

### Week Nine

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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference

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November 16 | Oklahoma A&M | TCU | Y. M. C. A. Athletic Park • Fort Worth, TX | W 13–0 |  | [47][48]
November 17 | LSU | Rice | West End Park • Houston, TX | W 6–0 |  | [49]
November 19 | Texas | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | TAMU 13–0 | 8,000 | [50]
November 19 | Oklahoma A&M | Haskell | Haskell Field • Lawrence, KS | L 7–21 |  | [51]
November 19 | Southwestern | SMU | Dallas, TX | W 21–0 |  | [52]
November 19 | Oklahoma | Kansas State | Ahearn Field • Manhattan, KS | W 21–7 |  | [53]
November 20 | Daniel Baker | Baylor | Cotton Palace • Waco, TX | W 34–0 |  | [54]

### Week Ten

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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference

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November 25 | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | OU 26–7 | 7,000 | [55]
November 25 | TCU | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | W 51–0 |  | [56][57]
November 25 | Notre Dame | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 7–36 |  | [58]
November 25 | Mississippi A&M | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 0–7 |  | [59]
November 25 | Oklahoma Mines | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | W 45–0 |  | [60][61]
November 25 | Southwestern | Austin | Sherman, TX | W 7–6 |  | [62]
November 27 | Notre Dame | Rice | West End Park • Houston, TX | W 2–55 |  | [63]

## References

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3. ^ "Kingfisher at Oklahoma Box Score, September 25, 1915". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
4. ^ "Farmers won opening game". The Houston Post. October 2, 1915. Retrieved January 5, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Oklahoma at Southwestern Oklahoma Box Score, October 2, 1915". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
6. ^ "Walker's field goal was the only score". The Houston Post. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Baylor wins first game of season from Howard Payne 3 to 0". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Longhorns Down Gritty T. C. U. Eleven". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 3, 1915. p. 21. Retrieved August 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "Razorbacks Swamp Hendrix College by 41-to-0 Score". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 3, 1915. p. 23. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
10. ^ "Rice Owls easily beat Boles' team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Missouri U. downs Oklahoma Aggies". St. Joseph Gazette. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Baylor's great machine crushes Rice Owls 26–0". Waco Morning News. October 9, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Texas A.&M. tramples on Trinity U." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Friends robbed by the referee". The Wichita Beacon. October 9, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Sooners Pile Up Big Score on Alva: 102 Was Oklahoma's Share While Northwestern Was Held Blank". The Morning Tulsa Daily World. October 10, 1915. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "Longhorns break all records with 92 to 0 victory". Waco Morning News. October 10, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
17. ^ "Varsity Outscraps Tigers to Win Tough Battle, 12-7". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 10, 1915. p. 20. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
18. ^ "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 .
19. ^ "A. & M. and T. C. U. to Play First Game". The Austin Statesman and Tribune. Austin, Texas. October 15, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved August 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
20. ^ "Scoreless tie on Stillwater field". The Daily Oklahoman. October 16, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
21. ^ "Forward Pass Play Downs Tigers, 24-0: Oklahoma Sooners Prove Themselves Adept in Open-Field Football". The Evening Missourian. October 17, 1915. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
22. ^ "Baylor outclasses Waxahachie eleven". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. October 16, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
23. ^ "Texas defeats Rice". Fort Worth Record. October 17, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
24. ^ "Win for Texas A.&M". The Arkansas Gazette. October 23, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
25. ^ "Sooners Defeat Longhorns When Geyer Kicks Wonderful Goal in Last Two Minutes of Play, 14-13". The Austin American. October 24, 1915. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
26. ^ "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 .
27. ^ "Crippled Brownwood team easily beaten by Rice; Score 28–0". The Austin American. October 24, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
28. ^ "Razorbacks Get Revenge on Oklahoma; Winning, 14 to 9". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 24, 1915. p. 28. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
29. ^ "Oklahoma defeated Baker". The Topeka State Journal. October 30, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
30. ^ "Oklahoma Plays Superior Ball Defeats Kansas". The Wichita Eagle. October 31, 1915. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
31. ^ "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 .
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33. ^ "Razorbacks Have Heavy Team For Billiken Battle". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
34. ^ "No Bonfires Blazed on T. C. U. Campus; Rice Owls Humble Christians, 33–3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 31, 1915. p. 18. Retrieved August 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
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36. ^ "Sooners Win Hardest Game of Schedule: Kendall Wins Great Reputation by Holding University to 14-13 Score". The Morning Tulsa Daily World. November 7, 1915. pp. 1, 8 - via Newspapers.com.
37. ^ "Sewanee Tigers crushed by Texas Longhorns, 27–6". Nashville Tennessean. November 7, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
38. ^ "Louisiana defeats Arkansas eleven". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1915. Retrieved February 11, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
39. ^ "Southwestern Will Play Daniel Baker Saturday Afternoon". Austin American. Austin, Texas. November 5, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
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45. ^ "Baylor too much for the Aggies". The Tulsa Daily World. November 14, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
46. ^ "Longhorns in great form, sweep Alabamians off feet, winning game with straight football, 20 to 0". The Austin American. November 14, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
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51. ^ "Haskell defeats Okla. Aggies 21–7". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. November 20, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
52. ^ "Southwestern Wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 20, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved August 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
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59. ^ "Mississippi wins, 7 to 0; Gale and muggy field spoil A&M's kicking and forward passes". The Austin American. November 26, 1915. Retrieved February 13, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
60. ^ "Rolla Cancels Razorback Game". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 23, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
61. ^ "University Defeats Oklahoma Miners in the Mud, 45-0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 26, 1915. p. 14. Retrieved February 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
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63. ^ "Notre Dame battered Rice in last periods". Houston Daily Post. November 28, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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