1915 Southwestern Pirates football team

The 1915 Southwestern Pirates football team represented Southwestern University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1915 college football season. Led first-year head coach J. Burton Rix, Southwestern compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 0–2 in SWC play.[2][3]

1915 Southwestern Pirates football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–3 (0–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainMarvin Marsh
Home stadiumSnyder Field
1915 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma $ 3 –0 –010 –0 –0
Baylor 3 –0 –07 –1 –0
Texas 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Texas A&M 1 –1 –06 –2 –0
Arkansas 1 –1 –04 –2 –1
Rice 1 –2 –05 –3 –0
Oklahoma A&M 0 –3 –04 –5 –1
Southwestern (TX) 0 –2 –04 –3 –0
  • Baylor forfeited claim to co-champion for using ineligible player.[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 12Hendrix*
W 3–0[4]
October 23Baylor
  • Snyder Field
  • Georgetown, TX
L 0–10[5]
October 30at Texas
L 0–45[6]
November 6Daniel Baker*
  • Snyder Field
  • Georgetown, TX
W 15–0[7][8]
November 123:30 p.m.at TCU*
L 0–21[9][10]
November 19at SMU*Dallas, TXW 21–0[11]
November 25at Austin*Sherman, TXW 7–6[12]

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References
  1. http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide, p. 302, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1915.
  3. "All-time Game Results". Southwestern University. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  4. "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 open access.
  5. "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 open access.
  6. "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 open access.
  7. "Southwestern Will Play Daniel Baker Saturday Afternoon". Austin American. Austin, Texas. November 5, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Southwestern Defeated Daniel Baker, 15 To 0". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 7, 1915. p. 20. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Evans, Frank G. (November 12, 1915). "Christians Ready For Southwestern Eleven". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 10. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. Evans, Frank G. (November 13, 1915). "T. C. U. Beats Southwestern Eleven". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 10. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Southwestern Wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 20, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Kangaroos Defeated". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 26, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "All-time Game Results". Southwestern University. Retrieved April 2, 2023.


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