# 1920 Southwest Conference football season

The 1920 Southwest Conference football season was the sixth season of college football played by the member schools of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and was a part of the 1920 college football season. The Texas Longhorns won their first officially recognized conference championship (they won in 1916 and 1918 but were never crowned champions officially) and went undefeated in season play. This was also the first SWC without Oklahoma as they joined the MVIAA at the end of 1919 and the first season with Phillips.

## Results and team statistics

| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
| 1 | Texas | Berry Whitaker | 9–0–0 (1.000) | 5–0–0 (1.000) | 31.3 | 1.4 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | Dana X. Bible | 6–1–1 (.813) | 5–1–0 (.833) | 28.6 | 0.9 |
| 3 | Arkansas | George McLaren | 3–2–2 (.571) | 2–0–1 (.833) | 6.0 | 3.1 |
| 4 | Rice | Philip Arbuckle | 4–2–2 (.625) | 2–2–1 (.500) | 13.1 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Baylor | Frank Bridges | 4–4–1 (.500) | 1–2–1 (.375) | 7.2 | 9.9 |
| 6 | SMU | J. Burton Rix | 3–5–2 (.400) | 0–4–1 (.100) | 12.5 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Phillips | John Maulbetsch | 4–4–2 (.500) | 0–3–0 (.000) | 8.9 | 12.4 |
| 8 | Oklahoma A&M | Jim Pixlee | 0–7–1 (.063) | 0–3–0 (.000) | 4.4 | 25.0 |
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 |
| September 25 | Simmons (TX) | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 63–0 |
| September 25 | Austin | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | W 9–0 |
| September 25 | Daniel Baker | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | W 70–0 |
| September 25 | Southwestern Normal (OK) | Phillips | Association Park • Enid, OK | W 35–0 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 1 | Texas A&M | Arkansas | Rice | Oklahoma A&M |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 1 | Daniel Baker | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 110–0 |
| October 1 | Phillips | Northwestern Normal (OK) | Enid, OK | W 27–7 |
| October 2 | Southwestern (TX) | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 27–8 |
| October 2 | Simmons (TX) | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | T 0–0 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 2 | Arkansas | Rice | Baylor | Oklahoma A&M |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 8 | Haskell | Phillips | Enid, OK | W 7–6 | |
| October 9 | Howard Payne | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 41–7 | |
| October 9 | Texas A&M | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | TAMU 3–0 | |
| October 9 | Hendrix | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | T 0-0 | |
| October 9 | Baylor | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | RICE 28-0 | |
| October 9 | Oklahoma A&M | Kendall | McNulty Park • Tulsa, OK (rivalry) | L 14-20 | 5,000 |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 15 | LSU | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) | T 0–0 | |
| October 15 | Howard Payne | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | W 14–0 | |
| October 16 | Oklahoma A&M | Texas | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX | UT 21-0 | 8,000 |
| October 16 | TCU | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | L 2–19 | |
| October 16 | Rice | Tulane | Heinemann Park • New Orleans, LA | T 0–0 | |
| October 16 | Trinity (TX) | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | W 20–6 | |
| October 16 | Simmons (TX) | Phillips | Alton Field • Enid, OK | W 13–7 | |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 22 | Austin | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 54–0 |
| October 22 | Phillips | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | TAMU 47-0 |
| October 22 | Baylor | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | BAY 7–0 |
| October 23 | Arkansas | SMU | State Fair gridiron • Dallas, TX | ARK 6-0 |
| October 23 | Southwestern (TX) | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | W 19–0 |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 30 | Texas | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX (rivalry) | UT 21–0 |
| October 30 | Texas A&M | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | TAMU 35–0 |
| October 30 | Missouri Mines | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | W 14–0 |
| October 30 | Southwestern (TX) | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | L 0-7 |
| October 30 | Trinity (TX) | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | W 38–7 |
| October 30 | Phillips | TCU | Panther Park • Fort Worth, TX | L 0–3 |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 5 | Phillips | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | UT 27-0 |
| November 6 | Texas A&M | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX (rivalry) | TAMU 24–0 |
| November 6 | Arkansas | LSU | Fair Grounds • Shreveport, LA (rivalry) | L 0-3 |
| November 6 | Rice | SMU | Armstrong Field • University Park, TX (rivalry) | RICE 10–0 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 7 | Oklahoma A&M |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 13 | SMU | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | UT 63–0 |
| November 13 | Arkansas | Phillips | Enid, OK | ARK 20–0 |
| November 13 | TCU | Baylor | Cotton Palace • Waco, TX (rivalry) | L 9–21 |
| November 13 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (rivalry) | L 0–36 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 8 | Texas A&M | Rice |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 16 | Rice | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | TAMU 6–0 | |
| November 19 | Southwest Texas State | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | W 48–0 | |
| November 19 | Kendall | Phillips | Alton Field • Enid, OK | T 0–0 | |
| November 20 | Howard Payne | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | W 20-3 | |
| November 20 | Austin | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | L 0–43 | |
| November 20 | Oklahoma A&M | Haskell | Assosciation Park • Kansas City, MO | L 7-33 | 5,000 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 9 | Texas | Arkansas |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 25 | Texas A&M | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX (rivalry) | UT 7–3 | 20,000 |
| November 25 | Arkansas | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | T 0–0 | 5,000 |
| November 25 | Central State (OK) | Phillips | Enid, OK | T 7–7 | |
| November 25 | Colorado | Oklahoma A&M | Western League Park • Oklahoma City, OK | L 7-40 | |
| November 27 | Baylor | SMU | Armstrong Field • University Park, TX | T 0-0 | |