1918 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas4–0–09–0–0
Oklahoma2–0–06–0–0
Texas A&M1–1–06–1–0
Rice1–1–01–5–1
SMU1–2–04–2–0
Arkansas0–1–03–2–0
Oklahoma A&M0–2–04–2–0
Baylor0–2–00–6–0
  • 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.

Results and team statistics

Conf. rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 Texas William Juneau 9–0–0 (1.000) 4–0–0 (1.000) 21.6 1.6
2 Oklahoma Bennie Owen 6–0–0 (1.000) 2–0–0 (1.000) 46.3 1.2
3 Texas A&M D. V. Graves 6–1–0 (.857) 1–1–0 (.500) 17.6 2.7
4 Rice John E. Anderson 1–5–1 (.214) 1–1–0 (.500) 1.9 8.9
5 SMU J. Burton Rix 4–2–0 (.667) 1–2–0 (.333) 7.8 9.0
6 Arkansas Norman C. Paine 3–2–0 (.600) 0–1–0 (.000) 8.2 24.2
7 Oklahoma A&M Earl A. Pritchard 4–2–0 (.667) 0–2–0 (.000) 18.2 12.2
7 Baylor Charles Mosley 0–6–0 (.000) 0–2–0 (.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

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 Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 25–0  [6]
WeekNo Game
3OklahomaTexas A&MSMUArkansasOklahoma A&MBaylor

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 18 McArthur Field Baylor Carroll Field • Waco, TX L 6–7  
October 19 Central State Normal Oklahoma Boyd Field • Norman, OK W 44–0  [7]
October 19 Park Place Flyers Rice Rice Field • Houston, TX L 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 26 Penn Radio School Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 22–7  [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 0–0  [10]
October 26 TCU SMU Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX (rivalry) W 1–0 (forfeit)  
October 26 Barron Field Baylor Carroll Field • Waco, TX L 0–27  [11][12]
WeekNo Game
5OklahomaArkansasOklahoma A&M

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 2 Ream Field Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 26–2  [13]
November 2 Post Field Oklahoma Boyd Field • Norman, OK W 58–0  
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 0–28  [15]
November 2 Love Field SMU Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX W 6–0  
November 2 Camp Pike Arkansas The Hill • Fayetteville, AR L 0–6  [16]
November 2 Central State (OK) Oklahoma A&M Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK W 26–6  [17]
WeekNo Game
6Baylor

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 9 Oklahoma A&M Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX  UT 27-5  [18]
November 9 Oklahoma Kansas McCook Field • Lawrence, KS W 33–0  [19]
November 9 Texas A&M Baylor Cotton Palace • Waco, TX (rivalry)  TAMU 19–0  [20]
November 9 Park Place Flyers Rice Rice Field • Houston, TX L 0–3  [21]
November 9 Missouri Mines Arkansas The Hill • Fayetteville, AR W 7–0  [22]
WeekNo Game
7SMU

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 13 Camp Mabry Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX W 22–0  [23]
November 16 Texas Rice Rice Field • Houston, TX (rivalry)  UT 14–0  [24]
November 16 Arkansas Oklahoma Boyd Field • Norman, OK  OU 103–0  [25]
November 16 Southwestern (TX) Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 7–0  [26]
November 16 Baylor SMU Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX  SMU 14–0  [27]
November 16 Fairmount Oklahoma A&M Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK W 26–7  [28]

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 23 SMU Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX  UT 32–0  [29]
November 23 Oklahoma Phillips Alton Field • Enid, OK W 13–7  [30]
November 23 Camp Mabry Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 19–6  [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 34–0  [33][34]
November 23 Southwestern (TX) Baylor Carroll Field • Waco, TX L 6–14  [35]
WeekNo Game
9Rice

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 28 Texas A&M Texas Clark Field • Austin, TX  UT 7–0  [36]
November 28 Oklahoma A&M Oklahoma Fair Park • Oklahoma City, OK (rivalry)  27–0  3,000[37]
November 28 Arkansas Kendall Kendall gridiron • Tulsa, OK W 23–6  [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

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

References

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_Southwest_Conference_football_season