1916 Southwestern Pirates football team

1916 Southwestern Pirates football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–5–1 (0–4 SWC)
Head coach	J. Burton Rix (3rd season)
Captain	Marvin Marsh
Home stadium	Snyder Field

1916 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	Howard Payne*	Snyder Field Georgetown, TX	W 9–0	[3]
October 6	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 0–6	[4]
October 13	Daniel Baker*	Snyder Field Georgetown, TX	L 0–7	[5]
October 21	at Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–54	[6]
October 27	Austin*	Snyder Field Georgetown, TX	W 20–7	[7]
November 4	at Baylor	Cotton Palace Waco, TX	L 0–20	[8]
November 10	TCU*	Snyder Field Georgetown, TX	W 41–13	[9][10]
November 21	at Texas	Clark Field Austin, TX	L 3–17	[11]
December 1	SMU*	Snyder Field Georgetown, TX	T 9–9	[12]
*Non-conference game

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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.