# 1918 Southwest Conference football season

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 PAG = Average of points allowed per game

## 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 19–0 | | |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | 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 0–10 | | |
| October 5 | Haskell | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 19–6 | | |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | 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 25–0 | | |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | SMU | Arkansas | Oklahoma A&M | Baylor |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 18 | McArthur Field | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | L 6–7 |
| October 19 | Central State (OK) | Oklahoma | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | W 44–0 |
| October 19 | Park Place Flyers | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | L 0–7 |
| October 19 | Austin | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | W 19–0 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 4 | Texas | Texas A&M | Arkansas | Oklahoma A&M |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 26 | Penn Radio School | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 22–7 |
| October 26 | Ream Field (TX) | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 6-0 |
| October 26 | Camp Logan | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | T 0–0 |
| 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 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Arkansas | Oklahoma A&M |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 2 | Ream Field | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 26–2 |
| 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 |
| November 2 | Kelly Field | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | L 0–28 |
| November 2 | Love Field | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | W 6–0 |
| November 2 | Camp Pike | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | L 0–6 |
| November 2 | Central State (OK) | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 26–6 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 6 | Baylor |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 9 | Oklahoma A&M | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | UT 27-5 |
| November 9 | Oklahoma | Kansas | McCook Field • Lawrence, KS | W 33–0 |
| November 9 | Texas A&M | Baylor | Cotton Palace • Waco, TX (rivalry) | TAMU 19–0 |
| November 9 | Park Place Flyers | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | L 0–3 |
| November 9 | Missouri Mines | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | W 7–0 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 7 | SMU |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 13 | Camp Mabry | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 22–0 |
| November 16 | Texas | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX (rivalry) | UT 14–0 |
| November 16 | Arkansas | Oklahoma | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | OU 103–0 |
| November 16 | Southwestern (TX) | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 7–0 |
| November 16 | Baylor | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | SMU 14–0 |
| November 16 | Fairmount | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 26–7 |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 23 | SMU | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | UT 32–0 |
| November 23 | Oklahoma | Phillips | Alton Field • Enid, OK | W 13–7 |
| November 23 | Camp Mabry | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 19–6 |
| November 23 | Springfield Normal | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | W 12-6 |
| November 23 | Oklahoma A&M | Kendall | Lee school stadium • Tulsa, OK (rivalry) | W 34–0 |
| November 23 | Southwestern (TX) | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | L 6–14 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 9 | Rice |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 28 | Texas A&M | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | UT 7–0 | |
| November 28 | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma | Fair Park • Oklahoma City, OK (rivalry) | 27–0 | 3,000 |
| November 28 | Arkansas | Kendall | Kendall gridiron • Tulsa, OK | W 23–6 | |
| November 28 | TCU | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX (rivalry) | L 7-12 | |
| November 30 | SMU | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX (rivalry) | RICE 13-0 | |

### 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 60–0 | | |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 11 | Texas | Oklahoma | Rice | SMU | Arkansas | Oklahoma A&M | Baylor |