1918 Southwest Conference football season
Sports season
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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.
| 1918 Southwest Conference football season | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | September 28 â December 7, 1918 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Champion | none recognized |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 9 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results and team statistics
| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | William Juneau | 9â0â0 (1.000) | 4â0â0 (1.000) | 21.6 | 1.6 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Bennie Owen | 6â0â0 (1.000) | 2â0â0 (1.000) | 46.3 | 1.2 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | D. V. Graves | 6â1â0 (.857) | 1â1â0 (.500) | 17.6 | 2.7 |
| 4 | Rice | John E. Anderson | 1â5â1 (.214) | 1â1â0 (.500) | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| 5 | SMU | J. Burton Rix | 4â2â0 (.667) | 1â2â0 (.333) | 7.8 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Arkansas | Norman C. Paine | 3â2â0 (.600) | 0â1â0 (.000) | 8.2 | 24.2 |
| 7 | Oklahoma A&M | Earl A. Pritchard | 4â2â0 (.667) | 0â2â0 (.000) | 18.2 | 12.2 |
| 7 | Baylor | Charles Mosley | 0â6â0 (.000) | 0â2â0 (.000) | 3.2 | 15.3 |
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
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | TCU | Texas | Clark Field ⢠Austin, TX (rivalry) | W 19â0 | [3] | |||
| Week | No Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | Baylor | Rice | Texas A&M | Arkansas | Oklahoma A&M | SMU | |||
Week Two
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | Camp Logan | Rice | Rice Field ⢠Houston, TX | L 0â10 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | Haskell | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field ⢠Stillwater, OK | W 19â6 | [5] | |||
| Week | No Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Texas | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | SMU | Arkansas | Baylor | ||||
Week Three
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12 | Penn Radio School | Texas | Clark Field ⢠Austin, TX | W 25â0 | [6] | |||
| Week | No Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | SMU | Arkansas | Oklahoma A&M | Baylor | ||||
Week Four
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18 | McArthur Field | Baylor | Carroll Field ⢠Waco, TX | L 6â7 | ||||
| October 19 | Central State Normal | Oklahoma | Boyd Field ⢠Norman, OK | W 44â0 | [7] | |||
| October 19 | Park Place Flyers | Rice | Rice Field ⢠Houston, TX | L 0â7 | [8] | |||
| October 19 | Austin | SMU | Armstrong Field ⢠Dallas, TX | W 19â0 | ||||
| Week | No Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Texas | Texas A&M | Arkansas | Oklahoma A&M | ||||||
Week Five
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 26 | Penn Radio School | Texas | Clark Field ⢠Austin, TX | W 22â7 | [6] | |||
| October 26 | Ream Field (TX) | Texas A&M | Kyle Field ⢠College Station, TX | W 6-0 | [9] | |||
| October 26 | Camp Logan | Rice | Rice Field ⢠Houston, TX | T 0â0 | [10] | |||
| October 26 | TCU | SMU | Armstrong Field ⢠Dallas, TX (rivalry) | W 1â0 (forfeit) | ||||
| October 26 | Barron Field | Baylor | Carroll Field ⢠Waco, TX | L 0â27 | [11][12] | |||
| Week | No Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Oklahoma | Arkansas | Oklahoma A&M | |||||||
Week Six
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2 | Ream Field | Texas | Clark Field ⢠Austin, TX | W 26â2 | [13] | |||
| November 2 | Post Field | Oklahoma | Boyd Field ⢠Norman, OK | W 58â0 | ||||
| November 2 | Camp Travis | Texas A&M | Kyle Field ⢠College Station, TX | W 12-6 | [14] | |||
| November 2 | Kelly Field | Rice | Rice Field ⢠Houston, TX | L 0â28 | [15] | |||
| November 2 | Love Field | SMU | Armstrong Field ⢠Dallas, TX | W 6â0 | ||||
| November 2 | Camp Pike | Arkansas | The Hill ⢠Fayetteville, AR | L 0â6 | [16] | |||
| November 2 | Central State (OK) | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field ⢠Stillwater, OK | W 26â6 | [17] | |||
| Week | No Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Baylor | |||||||||
Week Seven
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 9 | Oklahoma A&M | Texas | Clark Field ⢠Austin, TX | UT 27-5 | [18] | |||
| November 9 | Oklahoma | Kansas | McCook Field ⢠Lawrence, KS | W 33â0 | [19] | |||
| November 9 | Texas A&M | Baylor | Cotton Palace ⢠Waco, TX (rivalry) | TAMU 19â0 | [20] | |||
| November 9 | Park Place Flyers | Rice | Rice Field ⢠Houston, TX | L 0â3 | [21] | |||
| November 9 | Missouri Mines | Arkansas | The Hill ⢠Fayetteville, AR | W 7â0 | [22] | |||
| Week | No Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SMU | |||||||||
Week Eight
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 13 | Camp Mabry | Texas | Clark Field ⢠Austin, TX | W 22â0 | [23] | |||
| November 16 | Texas | Rice | Rice Field ⢠Houston, TX (rivalry) | UT 14â0 | [24] | |||
| November 16 | Arkansas | Oklahoma | Boyd Field ⢠Norman, OK | OU 103â0 | [25] | |||
| November 16 | Southwestern (TX) | Texas A&M | Kyle Field ⢠College Station, TX | W 7â0 | [26] | |||
| November 16 | Baylor | SMU | Armstrong Field ⢠Dallas, TX | SMU 14â0 | [27] | |||
| November 16 | Fairmount | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field ⢠Stillwater, OK | W 26â7 | [28] | |||
Week Nine
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23 | SMU | Texas | Clark Field ⢠Austin, TX | UT 32â0 | [29] | |||
| November 23 | Oklahoma | Phillips | Alton Field ⢠Enid, OK | W 13â7 | [30] | |||
| November 23 | Camp Mabry | Texas A&M | Kyle Field ⢠College Station, TX | W 19â6 | [31] | |||
| November 23 | Springfield Normal | Arkansas | The Hill ⢠Fayetteville, AR | W 12-6 | [32] | |||
| November 23 | Oklahoma A&M | Kendall | Lee school stadium ⢠Tulsa, OK (rivalry) | W 34â0 | [33][34] | |||
| November 23 | Southwestern (TX) | Baylor | Carroll Field ⢠Waco, TX | L 6â14 | [35] | |||
| Week | No Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Rice | |||||||||
Week Ten
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 28 | Texas A&M | Texas | Clark Field ⢠Austin, TX | UT 7â0 | [36] | |||
| November 28 | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma | Fair Park ⢠Oklahoma City, OK (rivalry) | 27â0 | 3,000 | [37] | ||
| November 28 | Arkansas | Kendall | Kendall gridiron ⢠Tulsa, OK | W 23â6 | [38][39] | |||
| November 28 | TCU | Baylor | Carroll Field ⢠Waco, TX (rivalry) | L 7-12 | [40] | |||
| November 30 | SMU | Rice | Rice Field ⢠Houston, TX (rivalry) | RICE 13-0 | [41] | |||
Week Eleven
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 7 | Camp Travis Remount | Texas A&M | Kyle Field ⢠College Station, TX | W 60â0 | [42] | |||
| Week | No Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Texas | Oklahoma | Rice | SMU | Arkansas | Oklahoma A&M | Baylor | |||
