1918 Southwest Conference football season

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1918 Southwest Conference football season
Sport Football
DurationSeptember 28 – December 7, 1918 (1918-09-28 – 1918-12-07)
Number of teams8
Championnone recognized
SWC seasons
←  1917
1919  →
1918 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Oklahoma 2 –0 –06 –0 –0
Texas A&M 1 –1 –06 –1 –0
Rice 1 –1 –01 –5 –1
SMU 1 –2 –04 –2 –0
Arkansas 0 –1 –03 –2 –0
Oklahoma A&M 0 –2 –04 –2 –0
Baylor 0 –2 –00 –6 –0
  • No champion recognized [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1918 Southwest Conference football season was the fourth season of college football played by the member schools of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and was a part of the 1918 college football season. The Texas Longhorns finished in 1st place but, similar to 1916, were not recognized as conference champions for an unknown reason.

Contents

Results and team statistics

Conf. rankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG
1Texas William Juneau 9–0–0 (1.000)4–0–0 (1.000)21.61.6
2Oklahoma Bennie Owen 6–0–0 (1.000)2–0–0 (1.000)46.31.2
3Texas A&M D. V. Graves 6–1–0 (.857)1–1–0 (.500)17.62.7
4Rice John E. Anderson 1–5–1 (.214)1–1–0 (.500)1.98.9
5SMU J. Burton Rix 4–2–0 (.667)1–2–0 (.333)7.89.0
6Arkansas Norman C. Paine 3–2–0 (.600)0–1–0 (.000)8.224.2
7Oklahoma A&M Earl A. Pritchard 4–2–0 (.667)0–2–0 (.000)18.212.2
7Baylor Charles Mosley 0–6–0 (.000)0–2–0 (.000)3.215.3

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 28 TCU Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX (rivalry)W 19–0   [3]
WeekNo Game
1OklahomaBaylorRiceTexas A&MArkansasOklahoma A&MSMU

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 5 Camp Logan Rice Rice Field • Houston, TX L 0–10   [4]
October 5 Haskell Oklahoma A&M Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK W 19–6   [5]
WeekNo Game
2TexasOklahomaTexas A&MSMUArkansasBaylor

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 12 Penn Radio School TexasClark Field • Austin, TXW 25–0   [6]
WeekNo Game
3OklahomaTexas A&MSMUArkansasOklahoma A&MBaylor

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 18McArthur FieldBaylor Carroll Field • Waco, TX L 6–7  
October 19 Central State Normal Oklahoma Boyd Field • Norman, OK W 44–0   [7]
October 19Park Place FlyersRiceRice Field • Houston, TXL 0–7   [8]
October 19 Austin SMU Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX W 19–0  
WeekNo Game
4TexasTexas A&MArkansasOklahoma A&M

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 26Penn Radio SchoolTexasClark Field • Austin, TXW 22–7   [6]
October 26Ream Field (TX)Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 6-0   [9]
October 26Camp LoganRiceRice Field • Houston, TXT 0–0   [10]
October 26TCUSMUArmstrong Field • Dallas, TX (rivalry)W 1–0 (forfeit)  
October 26 Barron Field BaylorCarroll Field • Waco, TXL 0–27   [11] [12]
WeekNo Game
5OklahomaArkansasOklahoma A&M

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 2 Ream Field TexasClark Field • Austin, TXW 26–2   [13]
November 2 Post Field OklahomaBoyd Field • Norman, OKW 58–0  
November 2Camp TravisTexas A&MKyle Field • College Station, TXW 12-6   [14]
November 2 Kelly Field RiceRice Field • Houston, TXL 0–28   [15]
November 2 Love Field SMUArmstrong Field • Dallas, TXW 6–0  
November 2 Camp Pike ArkansasThe Hill • Fayetteville, AR L 0–6   [16]
November 2Central State (OK)Oklahoma A&MLewis Field • Stillwater, OKW 26–6   [17]
WeekNo Game
6Baylor

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 9Oklahoma A&MTexasClark Field • Austin, TX UT 27-5   [18]
November 9Oklahoma Kansas McCook Field • Lawrence, KS W 33–0   [19]
November 9Texas A&MBaylorCotton Palace • Waco, TX (rivalry) TAMU 19–0   [20]
November 9Park Place FlyersRiceRice Field • Houston, TXL 0–3   [21]
November 9 Missouri Mines ArkansasThe Hill • Fayetteville, ARW 7–0   [22]
WeekNo Game
7SMU

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 13 Camp Mabry TexasClark Field • Austin, TXW 22–0   [23]
November 16TexasRiceRice Field • Houston, TX (rivalry) UT 14–0   [24]
November 16ArkansasOklahomaBoyd Field • Norman, OK OU 103–0   [25]
November 16 Southwestern (TX) Texas A&MKyle Field • College Station, TXW 7–0   [26]
November 16BaylorSMUArmstrong Field • Dallas, TX SMU 14–0   [27]
November 16 Fairmount Oklahoma A&MLewis Field • Stillwater, OKW 26–7   [28]

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 23SMUTexasClark Field • Austin, TX UT 32–0   [29]
November 23Oklahoma Phillips Alton Field • Enid, OK W 13–7   [30]
November 23Camp MabryTexas A&MKyle Field • College Station, TXW 19–6   [31]
November 23 Springfield Normal ArkansasThe Hill • Fayetteville, ARW 12-6   [32]
November 23Oklahoma A&M Kendall Lee school stadium • Tulsa, OK (rivalry)W 34–0   [33] [34]
November 23Southwestern (TX)BaylorCarroll Field • Waco, TXL 6–14   [35]
WeekNo Game
9Rice

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 28Texas A&MTexasClark Field • Austin, TX UT 7–0   [36]
November 28Oklahoma A&MOklahomaFair Park • Oklahoma City, OK (rivalry) 27–0  3,000 [37]
November 28ArkansasKendallKendall gridiron • Tulsa, OK W 23–6   [38] [39]
November 28TCUBaylorCarroll Field • Waco, TX (rivalry)L 7-12   [40]
November 30SMURiceRice Field • Houston, TX (rivalry) RICE 13-0   [41]

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
December 7 Camp Travis Remount Texas A&MKyle Field • College Station, TXW 60–0   [42]
WeekNo Game
11TexasOklahomaRiceSMUArkansasOklahoma A&MBaylor

References

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