1916 Southwestern Pirates football team

American college football season

1916 Southwestern Pirates football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–5–1 (0–4 SWC)
Head coach
  • J. Burton Rix (3rd season)
CaptainMarvin Marsh
Home stadiumSnyder Field
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1916 Southwest Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas 5 1 0 7 2 0
Baylor 3 1 0 9 1 0
Rice 2 1 0 6 1 2
Oklahoma 2 1 0 6 5 0
Texas A&M 1 2 0 6 3 0
Arkansas 0 2 0 4 4 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 3 0 4 4 0
Southwestern (TX) 0 4 0 3 5 1
  • No champion recognized[1]

The 1916 Southwestern Pirates football team represented Southwestern University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1916 college football season. Led third-year head coach J. Burton Rix, Southwestern compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 0–4 in SWC play.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Howard Payne*
  • Snyder Field
  • Georgetown, TX
W 9–0[3]
October 6at Texas A&ML 0–6[4]
October 13Daniel Baker*
  • Snyder Field
  • Georgetown, TX
L 0–7[5]
October 21at RiceL 0–54[6]
October 27Austin*
  • Snyder Field
  • Georgetown, TX
W 20–7[7]
November 4at BaylorL 0–20[8]
November 10TCU*
  • Snyder Field
  • Georgetown, TX
W 41–13[9][10]
November 21at Texas
L 3–17[11]
December 1SMU*
  • Snyder Field
  • Georgetown, TX
T 9–9[12]
  • *Non-conference game

[13]

References

  1. ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. ^ "All-time Game Results". Southwestern University. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Southwestern win 9 to 0". The Houston Post. September 30, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Methodists give A&M tough battle in opening game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "S.W.U. loses, 7 to 0, to Daniel Baker in Georgetown battle". The Austin American. October 14, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice Owls land on S.W.U. for 54 to 0, and 8 touchdowns". The Austin American. October 22, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southwestern downs "Choc" Kelly's team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southwestern is loser to Baylor". Waco Morning News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Christians to Georgetown". The Houston Post. November 10, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "T. C. U.'s prospects are blighted". The Houston Post. November 11, 1916. p. 10. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas trampled on Methodists". The Houston Post. November 22, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Methodist teams play to deadlock". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "All-time Game Results". Southwestern University. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
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