1916 Southwest Conference football season

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1916 Southwest Conference football season
Sport Football
DurationSeptember 23 – December 1, 1916 (1916-09-23 – 1916-12-01)
Number of teams8
Championnone recognized
SWC seasons
←  1915
1917  →
1916 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Baylor 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
Rice 2 –1 –06 –1 –2
Oklahoma 2 –1 –06 –5 –0
Texas A&M 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
Arkansas 0 –2 –04 –4 –0
Oklahoma A&M 0 –3 –04 –4 –0
Southwestern (TX) 0 –4 –03 –5 –1
  • No champion recognized [1]

The 1916 Southwest Conference football season was the second season of college football played by the member schools of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and was a part of the 1916 college football season. Despite finishing in 1st place, the University of Texas Longhorns were not recognized as conference champions for an unknown reason. This was also Southwestern's final year in the conference as they returned to the TIAA after the 1916 season.

Contents

Results and team statistics

Conf. rankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG
1Texas Eugene Van Gent 7–2–0 (.778)5–1–0 (.833)24.23.9
2Baylor Charles Mosley 9–1–0 (.900)3–1–0 (.750)31.62.7
3Rice Philip Arbuckle 6–1–2 (.778)2–1–0 (.667)38.46.9
4Oklahoma Bennie Owen 6–5–0 (.545)2–1–0 (.667)42.910.5
5Texas A&M Edwin Harlan 6–3–0 (.667)1–2–0 (.333)20.97.3
6Arkansas T. T. McConnell 4–4–0 (.500)0–2–0 (.000)32.615.4
7Oklahoma A&M John G. Griffith 4–4–0 (.500)0–3–0 (.000)36.311.9
8Southwestern J. Burton Rix 3–5–1 (.389)0–4–0 (.000)8.619.9

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

Schedules

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

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
September 23Oklahoma Central State Normal Fair Park • Oklahoma City, OK W 27–0   [3]
WeekNo Game
1TexasBaylorRiceTexas A&MArkansasOklahoma A&MSouthwestern

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
September 29 Howard Payne SouthwesternSnyder Field • Georgetown, TX W 9–0   [4]
September 30 SMU Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 74–0  2,400 [5]
September 30 San Marcos Baptist Academy Baylor Carroll Field • Waco, TX W 76–0   [6]
September 30 Oklahoma Catholic Oklahoma Boyd Field • Norman, OK W 107–0   [7]
September 30 Pittsburg Normal ArkansasThe Hill • Fayetteville, AR W 34–20   [8]
WeekNo Game
2Texas A&MSouthwesternOklahoma A&M

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 6SouthwesternTexas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX  TAMU 6–0   [9]
October 7RiceTexasClark Field • Austin, TX (rivalry) UT 16–2   [10]
October 7SMUBaylorCarroll Field • Waco, TXW 61–0   [11]
October 7 Southwestern Normal OklahomaBoyd Field • Norman, OKW 140–0   [12]
October 7 Hendrix ArkansasThe Hill • Fayetteville, ARW 58–0   [13]
October 7 Northwestern Territorial Normal Oklahoma A&M Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK W 90–0   [14]

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 13Oklahoma A&MTexas League Park • San Antonio, TX  UT 14–6  5,000 [15]
October 13 Austin Rice Rice Field • Houston, TX W 40–0   [16]
October 13 Daniel Baker SouthwesternSnyder Field • Georgetown, TXL 0–7   [17]
October 14Baylor Trinity (TX) Fair Park • Dallas, TX W 37–0   [18]
October 14 Kendall OklahomaBoyd Field • Norman, OKL 0–16   [19]
October 14 LSU Texas A&M Galveston, TX (rivalry)L 0–13   [20]
October 14 Oklahoma Mines ArkansasThe Hill • Fayetteville, ARW 82–0   [21]

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 19Baylor Howard Payne Brownwood, TX W 47–0   [22]
October 21TexasOklahomaFair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX UT 21–7   [23]
October 21SouthwesternRiceRice Field • Houston, TX RICE 54–0   [24]
October 21 Missouri Mines ArkansasThe Hill • Fayetteville, ARW 60–0   [25]
October 21 Southwestern Normal Oklahoma A&MLewis Field • Stillwater, OKW 117–0   [26]
October 23SMUTexas A&MKyle Field • College Station, TXW 62–0   [27]

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 27Rice TCU TCU gridiron • Fort Worth, TX T 7–7   [28] [29]
October 27AustinSouthwesternSnyder Field • Georgetown, TXW 20–7   [30]
October 28BaylorTexasClark Field • Austin, TX BAY 7–3   [31]
October 28 Missouri OklahomaBoyd Field • Norman, OK (rivalry)L 14–23   [32]
October 28 Haskell Texas A&MFair Park • Dallas, TXW 13–6   [33] [34]
October 28 Warrensburg Oklahoma A&MLewis Field • Stillwater, OKW 16–7   [35]
WeekNo Game
6Arkansas

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 4TexasMissouri Rollins Field • Columbia, MO L 0–3   [36]
November 4SouthwesternBaylorCotton Palace • Waco, TX BAY 20–0   [37]
November 4Texas A&MRiceWest End Park • Houston, TX RICE 20–0   [38]
November 4Oklahoma Kansas McCook Field • Lawrence, KS L 13–21   [39]
November 4ArkansasLSUFair Grounds • Shreveport, LA L 7–17   [40]
November 4Oklahoma A&MKendallAssociation Park • Tulsa, OK (rivalry)L 13–17  3,000 [41]

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 10TCUSouthwesternSnyder Field • Georgetown, TXW 41–13   [42] [43]
November 11Texas A&MBaylorCotton Palace • Waco, TX (rivalry) TAMU 3–0  2,000 [44]
November 11 Tulane RiceRice Field • Houston, TXW 23–13   [38]
November 11 Kingfisher OklahomaBoyd Field • Norman, OKW 96–0   [45]
November 11Central State NormalOklahoma A&MLewis Field • Stillwater, OKL 34–6   [46]
WeekNo Game
8TexasArkansas

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 14ArkansasTexasClark Field • Austin, TX (rivalry) UT 52–0   [47]
November 17SMURiceRice Field • Houston, TX (rivalry)W 146–3   [48]
November 17Missouri MinesTexas A&MKyle Field • College Station, TXW 77–0   [49]
November 18BaylorOklahoma A&MLewis Field • Stillwater, OKW BAY 10-7   [50]
November 18 Kansas State OklahomaBoyd Field • Norman, OKL 13–14   [51]
WeekNo Game
9Southwestern

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 21SouthwesternTexasClark Field • Austin, TX UT 17–3   [52]
November 24AustinBaylorCarroll Field • Waco, TXW 26–0   [53]
November 24RiceLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA T 7–7   [54]
November 25OklahomaArkansasMunicipal Stadium • Fort Smith, AR  OU 14-13   [55]
WeekNo Game
9Oklahoma A&MTexas A&M

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 30Texas A&MTexasClark Field • Austin, TX (rivalry) UT 21–7  15,000 [56]
November 30BaylorTCUTCU Gridiron • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)W 32–14  4,500 [57]
November 30 Arizona RiceRice Field • Houston, TXW 47–16   [58]
November 30Oklahoma A&MOklahomaFair Park • Oklahoma City, OK (rivalry) OU 41-7  7,500 [59]
November 30Arkansas Mississippi A&M Russwood Park • Memphis, TN L 7-20   [60]
December 1SMUSouthwesternSnyder Field • Georgetown, TXT 9-9   [61]

References

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