# 1922 Southwest Conference football season

The 1922 Southwest Conference football season was the eighth season of college football played by the member schools of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and was a part of the 1922 college football season. The Baylor Bears won their first conference championship and went undefeated in conference play.

## Results and team statistics

| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach (s) | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
| 1 | Baylor | Frank Bridges | 8–3–0 (.727) | 5–0–0 (1.000) | 26.8 | 11.6 |
| 2 | Texas | Berry Whitaker | 7–2–0 (.778) | 2–1–0 (.667) | 22.4 | 7.6 |
| 3 | SMU | Ray Morrison & Ewing Y. Freeland | 6–3–1 (.650) | 2–2–0 (.500) | 23.5 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Dana X. Bible | 5–4–0 (.556) | 2–2–0 (.500) | 18.4 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Oklahoma A&M | John Maulbetsch | 4–4–1 (.500) | 2–3–0 (.400) | 14.4 | 9.6 |
| 6 | Arkansas | Francis Schmidt | 4–5–0 (.444) | 1–3–0 (.250) | 15.9 | 15.1 |
| 7 | Phillips | Philip Arbuckle | 4–4–0 (.500) | 1–4–0 (.200) | 12.0 | 16.0 |
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 29 | Austin | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 19–0 |
| September 29 | Howard Payne | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 7–13 |
| September 30 | North Texas State Normal | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | W 55–0 |
| September 30 | SMU freshmen | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | W 16–0 |
| September 30 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 49–0 |
| September 30 | Hendrix | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | W 39–0 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 1 | Rice |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 7 | Simmons (TX) | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | W 42–0 |
| October 7 | Phillips | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 41–10 |
| October 7 | North Texas State Normal | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX (rivalry) | W 66–0 |
| October 7 | Central State (OK) | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 17–0 |
| October 7 | Drury | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | W 22–0 |
| October 7 | Sam Houston Normal | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | W 23–3 |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 2 | Texas A&M |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 14 | Baylor | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | BAY 31-0 |
| October 14 | Oklahoma A&M | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | UT 19-7 |
| October 14 | LSU | SMU | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX | W 51-0 |
| October 14 | Southwestern (TX) | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 33-0 |
| October 14 | Ouachita Baptist | Arkansas | Kavanaugh Field • Little Rock, AR | L 7-13 |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 20 | Austin | SMU | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX | L 7–10 | 5,000 |
| October 20 | LSU | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) | W 47–0 | |
| October 21 | Arkansas | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX | BAY 60-13 | |
| October 21 | Vanderbilt | Texas | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX | L 10–20 | 11,000 |
| October 21 | Rice | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | OAMU 21–0 | |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 27 | Ouachita Baptist | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • Dallas, TX | W 19–6 |
| October 28 | Mississippi College | Baylor | Cotton Palace • Waco, TX | W 40-7 |
| October 28 | Alabama | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 19-10 |
| October 28 | Oklahoma A&M | SMU | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX | SMU 32-6 |
| October 28 | Arkansas | LSU | Fair Grounds • Shreveport, LA (rivalry) | W 40–6 |
| October 28 | Southwestern (TX) | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | W 28–6 |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 4 | Texas A&M | Baylor | Carroll Field • Waco, TX (rivalry) | BAY 13–7 |
| November 4 | Texas | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX (rivalry) | UT 29–0 |
| November 4 | Southwestern (TX) | SMU | Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX | W 46–14 |
| November 4 | Oklahoma A&M | TCU | Panther Park • Fort Worth, TX | L 14-22 |
| November 4 | Tulsa | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | L 6–13 |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 11 | Baylor | Boston College | Braves Field • Boston, MA | L 0-33 | |
| November 11 | Southwestern (TX) | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 26-0 | |
| November 11 | Texas A&M | SMU | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX | SMU 17-6 | 9,000 |
| November 11 | Tulsa | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (rivalry) | Cancelled | |
| November 11 | Arkansas | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | RICE 31-7 | |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 18 | Baylor | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | BAY 10–0 |
| November 18 | Texas | Oklahoma | Boyd Field • Norman, OK (rivalry) | W 32-7 |
| November 18 | SMU | Arkansas | The Hill • Fayetteville, AR | ARK 6-0 |
| November 18 | Rice | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | TAMU 24–0 |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| November 25 | Arizona | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | W 14-7 | | |
| November 25 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma A&M | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (rivalry) | T 3-3 | | |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 9 | Baylor | Texas | SMU | Texas A&M | Arkansas |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 30 | Baylor | SMU | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX | BAY 24-0 | |
| November 30 | Texas A&M | Texas | Clark Field • Austin, TX (rivalry) | TAMU 14–7 | 20,000 |
| November 30 | Oklahoma A&M | Arkansas | Ft. Smith, AR | OAMU 13-0 | |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 10 | Rice |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 9 | Haskell | Baylor | Schwaub Field • San Antonio, TX | L 20-21 | | |
| December 9 | SMU | TCU | Panther Park • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry) | T 0-0 | | |
| Week | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game | No Game |
| 11 | Texas | Texas A&M | Oklahoma A&M | Arkansas | Rice |