1943 Southwestern Pirates football team

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1943 Southwestern Pirates football
Sun Bowl, W 7–0 vs. New Mexico
ConferenceTexas Conference
1943 record10–1–1 (0–0 Texas)
Head coach
CaptainSpot Collins
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →

The 1943 Southwestern Pirates football team represented Southwestern University during the 1943 college football season.[1][2] In Randolph M. Medley's fifth season at Southwestern, the Pirates compiled a 10–1–1 record, shut out six teams, and outscored their opponents by a total of 266 to 59. The Pirates defeated many notable teams during the season, including Texas in Austin, Rice in Houston, and New Mexico in the Sun Bowl, Southwestern's first bowl game. The Pirates tied their only ranked opponent, No. 13 Tulsa, and were themselves ranked. for the first and only season in program history, for a few weeks in October.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 15at North Texas Agricultural
W 20–0
September 25at Ward Island Marines
W 54–0
October 2at Texas
W 14–7
October 9at South Plains Army Air FieldNo. 11
W 40–0
October 15North Texas AgriculturalNo. 17Georgetown, TXW 26–0
October 23Southwestern LouisianaNo. 11Georgetown, TXL 6–27
October 30at No. 13 Tulsa
T 6–6
November 6Bryan Army Air FieldGeorgetown, TXW 20–6
November 13at Abilene Army Air FieldAbilene, TXW 45–6
November 20at Arkansas A&MShreveport, LAW 7–0
November 27at Rice
W 21–7
January 1, 1944vs. New Mexico
W 7–018,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Season Preview: The Southwestern Man". Southwestern University. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  2. ^ "Southwestern Game by Game Results". 2015-09-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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