1943 Southwestern Pirates football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1943 Southwestern Pirates football Texas Conference Texas 10–1–1 0–0 Randolph M. Medley 5th Spot Collins Snyder Field Sun Bowl W 7–0 vs. New Mexico The 1943 Southwestern Pirates football team represented Southwestern University during the 1943 college football season.2019-09-03 Season Preview: The Southwestern Man https://www.southwesternpirates.com/sports/m-footbl/2019-20/releases/20190903j1agxh#:~:text=2,%201943,%20the%20Southwestern%20University%20Pirates%20football%20team,that%20would%20disband%20just%20a%20few%20years%20later. 2020-07-02 Southwestern University en2015-09-06 Southwestern Game by Game Results http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southwestern_tx/1940-1944_yearly_results.php 2020-07-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906032356/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southwestern_tx/1940-1944_yearly_results.php 2015-09-06 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 1943 AP Central September 15 w y North Texas Aggies Farrington Field Fort Worth, TX 20–0 12,000 SU Power, Speed Likely To Force NTAC Into Air Fort Worth Star-Telegram Flem R. Hall September 16, 1943 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123571270/su-power-speed-likely-to-force-ntac/ Newspapers.comJunior Ags, Pirates to Arrive Shortly Before Game Fort Worth Star-Telegram Flem Hall September 17, 1943 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123571497/junior-ags-pirates-to-arrive-shortly/ Newspapers.comSouthwestern Power Too Much for NTAC, 20-0 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Flem R. Hall September 19, 1943 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123571736/southwestern-power-too-much-for-ntac/ Newspapers.com September 25 4:30 p.m. w y Ward Island Marines Buccaneer Stadium Corpus Christi, TX 54–0 5,000 Marine Raiders Open Season Here Against Strong Southwestern Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-times/123413727/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas September 25, 1943 3 April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Cook Vic Pirate Juggernaut Crushes Marine Raiders, 54-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-times/123413381/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas September 26, 1943 1D April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com October 2 w y Texas War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 14–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123757753/southwestern-pirates-outclass-mighty-tex/ Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald Southwestern Pirates outclass mighty Texas U. 14 to 7 October 3, 1943 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 9 8:00 p.m. w y 11 South Plains AAF Tech Field Lubbock, TX 40–0 4,500 SPAAF To Short Works In Southwestern Game Tonight https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-morning-avalanche/123413021/ Lubbock Morning Avalanche Lubbock, Texas October 9, 1943 3 April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Pirate Power Crushes SPAAF https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal/123413141/ Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Lubbock, Texas October 10, 1943 4 April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com October 15 w y 17 North Texas Aggies House Park Austin, TX 26–0 Hart Weldon It's Pirate Line Vs. NTAC's Passing https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman/123414920/ The Austin Statesman Austin, Texas October 15, 1943 15 April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Hart Weldon Stormy Pirates Roar Impressively Over Aggies, 26 - 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american/123415053/ The Austin American Austin, Texas October 16, 1943 7 April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com October 23 l 12 y Southwestern Louisiana Rice Field Houston, TX 6–27 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-alvin-dark-leads-sli/186902461/ The Houston Post Alvin Dark leads S.L.I. to rousing 27–6 triumph October 24, 1943 December 15, 2025 Newspapers.com October 30 t y Tulsa 13 Skelly Field Tulsa, OK 6–6 10,000 November 6 8:00 p.m. w Bryan AAF Snyder Field Georgetown, TX 20–6 Pirates Play Bryan Field Tonight https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american/123414536/ The Austin American Austin, Texas November 6, 1943 7 April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Pirates Rally for 20-0 Win Over Bryan Army Air Field https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-times/123414715/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas November 7, 1943 4D April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com November 13 w y Abilene AAF Abilene, TX 45–6 4,500 Southwestern Is Football Winner https://www.newspapers.com/article/valley-morning-star/123415244/ Valley Morning Star Harlingen, Texas Associated Press November 14, 1943 5 April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com November 20 2:30 p.m. w y Arkansas A&M Louisiana State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA 7–0 4,500 Carter Joe R. Undefeated Monticello Aggies Meet Texas Pirates Here Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/123737525/ The Shreveport Times Shreveport, Louisiana November 6, 1943 8 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Carter Joe R. Weevils, Pirates Here Today at Fair Grounds (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/123737571/ The Shreveport Times Shreveport, Louisiana November 20, 1943 9 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Carter Joe R. Pirates Defeat Bollweevils In Fine Defensive Contest https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/123737356/ The Shreveport Times Shreveport, Louisiana November 7, 1943 19 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Carter Joe R. Pirates Defeat Monticello A. M. in Close Contest (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/123737458/ The Shreveport Times Shreveport, Louisiana November 7, 1943 21 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com November 27 w y Rice Rice Field Houston, TX 21–7 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-southwestern-p/168147779/ The Austin American-Statesman Southwestern Pirates sock Rice, 21 to 7 November 28, 1943 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com January 1, 1944 w y New Mexico Kidd Field El Paso, TX Sun Bowl 7–0 18,000 All-time Game Results https://www.southwesternpirates.com/sports/m-footbl/Record_Book/stats/histresu.htm#RESULTS.ALL Southwestern University April 2, 2023 Rankings 1943 college football rankings AP 1 9 11 17 12 NR NR NR NR NR NR References Southwestern Category:Southwestern Pirates football seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Southwestern Pirates football Category:Long stubs with short prose