# 1915 Southwest Conference football season

The 1915 Southwest Conference football season was the first season of college football played by the member schools of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and was a part of the 1915 college football season. Oklahoma compiled a 10–0–0 record, with a conference record of 3–0–0, and was the inaugural SWC champion. Baylor finished in second place with an overall record of 7–1–0, and a conference record of 3–0–0, they would have been crowned co-champion but forfeited the claim due to the use of an ineligible player.

## Results and team statistics

| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
| 1 | Oklahoma | Bennie Owen | 10–0–0 (1.000) | 3–0–0 (1.000) | 37.0 | 5.4 |
| 2 | Baylor | Charles Mosley | 7–1–0 (.875) | 3–0–0 (1.000) | 23.5 | 2.8 |
| 3 | Texas | Dave Allerdice | 6–3–0 (.667) | 2–2–0 (.500) | 37.2 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Edwin Harlan | 6–2–0 (.750) | 1–1–0 (.500) | 22.8 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Arkansas | T. T. McConnell | 4–2–1 (.643) | 1–1–0 (.500) | 17.3 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Rice | Philip Arbuckle | 5–3–0 (.625) | 1–2–0 (.333) | 15.3 | 17.9 |
| 7 | Oklahoma A&M | John G. Griffith | 4–5–1 (.450) | 0–3–0 (.000) | 16.1 | 9.3 |
| 8 | Southwestern | J. Burton Rix | 4–3–0 (.571) | 0–2–0 (.000) | 7.2 | 13.7 |
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 | Reference |
| September 25 | Kingfisher | Oklahoma | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | W 67–0 | | |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 1 | Austin | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 40–0 |
| October 2 | Oklahoma | Southwestern Oklahoma | Weatherford, OK | W 55–0 |
| October 2 | Howard Payne | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | W 3–0 |
| October 2 | TCU | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 72–0 |
| October 2 | Hendrix | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | W 41–0 |
| October 2 | Trinity (TX) | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | W 46–0 |
| October 2 | Oklahoma A&M | Missouri | Rollins Field • Columbia, MO | L 6–13 |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 8 | Baylor | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | BAY 26–0 |
| October 8 | Trinity (TX) | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 62–0 |
| October 8 | Friends | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 6–0 |
| October 9 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Oklahoma | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | W 102–0 |
| October 9 | Daniel Baker | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 92–0 |
| October 9 | Ouachita Baptist | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | W 12–7 |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 12 | Hendrix | Southwestern | Snyder Field • Georgetown, TX | W 3–0 |
| October 15 | Texas A&M | TCU | Y. M. C. A. Athletic Park • Fort Worth, TX | W 13–10 |
| October 15 | Kendall | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | T 0–0 |
| October 16 | Oklahoma | Missouri | Rollins Field • Columbia, MO | W 24–0 |
| October 16 | Trinity (TX) | Baylor | Fair Park • Dallas, TX | W 49–0 |
| October 16 | Rice | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | UT 59–0 |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 22 | Missouri Mines | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 33–3 | |
| October 23 | Oklahoma | Texas | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX | OU 14–13 | 12,000 |
| October 23 | Baylor | Southwestern | Snyder Field • Georgetown, TX | BAY 10–0 | |
| October 23 | Daniel Baker | Rice | West End Park • Houston, TX | W 28–0 | |
| October 23 | Oklahoma A&M | Arkansas | League Park • Fort Smith, AR | ARK 14–9 | 3,500 |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 29 | Baker | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 30–7 | |
| October 30 | Kansas | Oklahoma | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | W 23–14 | |
| October 30 | Southwestern | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | UT 45–0 | |
| October 30 | Haskell | Texas A&M | Fair Park • Dallas, TX | W 21–7 | 8,000 |
| October 30 | Arkansas | Saint Louis | Sportsman's Park • St. Louis, MO | T 0–0 | |
| October 30 | TCU | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | W 33–3 | |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 5 | Northwestern Territorial Normal | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 77–0 |
| November 6 | Oklahoma | Kendall | Association Park • Tulsa, OK | W 14–13 |
| November 6 | Sewanee | Texas | West End Park • Houston, TX | W 27–6 |
| November 6 | Arkansas | LSU | State Fair Grounds • Shreveport, LA | L 7–13 |
| November 6 | Daniel Baker | Southwestern | Snyder Field • Georgetown, TX | W 15–0 |
| November 8 | Sewanee | Baylor | Cotton Palace • Waco, TX | L 3–16 |
| November 8 | Texas A&M | Rice | West End Park • Houston, TX | RICE 7–0 |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 12 | Southwestern | TCU | Y. M. C. A. Athletic Park • Fort Worth, TX | L 0–21 |
| November 13 | Oklahoma | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | OU 23–0 |
| November 13 | Oklahoma A&M | Baylor | Cotton Palace • Waco, TX | BAY 12–6 |
| November 13 | Alabama | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 20–0 |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 16 | Oklahoma A&M | TCU | Y. M. C. A. Athletic Park • Fort Worth, TX | W 13–0 | |
| November 17 | LSU | Rice | West End Park • Houston, TX | W 6–0 | |
| November 19 | Texas | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | TAMU 13–0 | 8,000 |
| November 19 | Oklahoma A&M | Haskell | Haskell Field • Lawrence, KS | L 7–21 | |
| November 19 | Southwestern | SMU | Dallas, TX | W 21–0 | |
| November 19 | Oklahoma | Kansas State | Ahearn Field • Manhattan, KS | W 21–7 | |
| November 20 | Daniel Baker | Baylor | Cotton Palace • Waco, TX | W 34–0 | |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 25 | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | OU 26–7 | 7,000 |
| November 25 | TCU | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | W 51–0 | |
| November 25 | Notre Dame | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 7–36 | |
| November 25 | Mississippi A&M | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 0–7 | |
| November 25 | Oklahoma Mines | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | W 45–0 | |
| November 25 | Southwestern | Austin | Sherman, TX | W 7–6 | |
| November 27 | Notre Dame | Rice | West End Park • Houston, TX | W 2–55 | |