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88 TEXAS ALMANAC 1984-1985
Robert Weir of SMU prepares to launch a hammer throw. He won the national indoor and outdoor competition,
providing vital points for SMU's national championships in both the NCAA meets. (Associated Press Photo)
Southwest Athletic ConferenceOrganized in 1914, the Southwest Athletic Confer-
ence is the most prestigious in Texas. Over the years,
the membership has changed little. Charter members
included the University of Texas, Texas A&M University,
Baylor University, the University of Arkansas, the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma, Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma
State) University, Southwestern University of George-
town and Rice University. Southern Methodist University
joined the conference in 1918; Texas Christian University
was added in 1923; Texas Technological University be-
came a member in 1958 and the University of Houston
was accepted for membership in 1971. Phillips University
ot Enid, Okla., participated in the conference in 1920.
Oklahoma and Oklahoma A&M dropped out in the
mid-'20s, and Southwestern quit after 1916.
The Southwest Conference football champion is the
host team of the Cotton Bowl Game in Dallas each Jan.
1. Conference teams also are usually invited to partici-
pate in other post-season bowl games. Champions in
other sports participate in National Collegiate Athletic
Association competition.
Southwest Conference Champions
1915-Football, Oklahoma; Basketball, Texas; Base-
ball, Texas; Track, Texas.
1916-Football, none; Basketball, Texas; Baseball,
Texas; Track, Texas.
1917-Football, A&M; Basketball, Texas; Baseball,
Texas; Track, no meet.
1918-Football, none; Basketball, Rice; Baseball,
Texas; Track, Oklahoma.
1919-Football, A&M; Basketball, Texas; Baseball,
Texas; Track, Oklahoma.
1920-Football, Texas; Basketball, A&M; Baseball,
Texas; Track, Texas; Cross Country, Texas.
1921-Football, A&M; Basketball, A&M; Baseball,
Texas; Track, A&M; Cross Country, Oklahoma A&M.
1922-Football, Baylor; Basketball, A&M; Baseball,
Texas; Track, A&M; Cross Country, A&M; Wrestling,
Oklahoma A&M.
1923-Football, none; Basketball, A&M; Baseball,
Baylor; Track, Texas; Cross Country, Texas; Wrestling,
Oklahoma A&M.
1924-Football, Baylor; Basketball, Texas; Baseball,
Texas; Track, Texas; Cross Country, Texas; Wrestlin;g,
Oklahoma A&M.1925-Football, A&M; Basketball, Oklahoma A&M;
Baseball, Texas; Track, Texas; Cross Country, A&M;
Wrestling, Oklahoma A&M.
1926-Football, SMU; Basketball, Arkansas; Base-
ball, Texas; Track, Texas; Cross Country, Rice; Golf,
A&M.
1927-Football, A&M; Basketball, Arkansas; Base-
ball, Texas; Track, Texas; Cross Country, A&M; Golf,
Texas.
1928-Football, Texas; Basketball, Arkansas; Base-
ball, Texas; Track, Rice; Cross Country, A&M and Rice;
Golf, Texas.
1929-Football, TCU; Basketball, Arkansas; Base-
ball, Texas; Track, A&M; Cross Country, A&M; Golf,
Rice.
1930-Football, Texas; Basketball, Arkansas; Base-
ball, Texas; Track, A&M; Cross Country, A&M; Golf,
Rice.
1931-Football, SMU; Basketball, TCU; Baseball,
A&M; Track, Rice; Cross Country, Texas; Golf, SMU.
1932-Football, TCU; Basketball, Baylor; Baseball,
Texas; Track, Texas; Cross Country, Texas; Golf,
Texas; Swimming, Texas.
1933- Football, none; Basketball, Texas; Baseball,
TCU; Track, Texas; Cross Country, Texas and A&M;
Golf, Texas; Swimming, Texas.
1934-Football, Rice; Basketball, TCU; Baseball,
A&M; Track, Texas; Cross Country, Texas; Golf, Texas;
Swimming, Texas.
1935-Football, SMU; Basketball, Rice, SMU and
Arkansas; Baseball, Texas; Track, Texas; Cross Coun-
try, Texas; Golf, Texas; Swimming, Texas.
1936-Football, Arkansas; Basketball, Arkansas;
Baseball, Texas; Ta rack, Texas; Cross Country, Texas;
Golf, Texas; Swimming, Texas.
1937-Football, Rice; Basketball, SMU; Baseball,
A&M; Track, Texas; Cross Country, Texas; Golf, Texas;
Swimming, Texas.
1938-Football, TCU; Basketball, Arkansas; Base-
ball, Texas; Track, Rice; Cross Country, Texas; Golf,
Texas; Swimming, Texas; Fencing, SMU.
1939-Football, A&M; Basketball, Texas; Baseball,
Texas; Track, Rice; Cross Country, Texas; Golf, Rice;
Swimming, Texas; Fencing, Baylor.
1940-Football, A&M and SMU; Basketball, Rice;
Ba seball, Texas; Track, Texas; Cross Country, Texas;
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