Austin at Southwestern U

Thursday, November 25, 1915

Southwestern U beat Austin 7–⁠6. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayAustin0–⁠3 in 1915
6
HomeSouthwestern U3–⁠3 in 1915
7

FinalHigh 80°F, low 40°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Waxahachie daily light. (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current's story: SOUTHWESTERN DEFEATS AUSTIN COLLEGE TEAM.

    The Waxahachie daily light. (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, Texas, November 26, 1915, page 3

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    SOUTHWESTERN DEFEATS AUSTIN COLLEGE TEAM. SHERMAN. Tex. Nov 26.-In one of the most fereely contested football games of the season south western University defeated Austin College by the score of to g.. The superior kicking ability of Marsh was the principal cause of Southwestern victory. Southwest ern played a strictly defensive game for the first three periods. FREE quently kicking on first down On each exchange of punts Marsh gain ed from fifteen TO twenty-five yards. In the third quarter funble by McElroy, which was covered by Hoyl of Southwestern. gave them their chance. A penalty for rough ing put the ball on Austin Colleges

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Southwestern U 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Austin leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
1921Austin 17, Southwestern U 10
1920Austin 28, Southwestern U 0
1916Austin 20, Southwestern U 7
1915Southwestern U 7, Austin 6
1913Austin 14, Southwestern U 0

Around this game

Austin

Southwestern U