Southwestern Pirates football
| Southwestern Pirates | |
|---|---|
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| First season | 1908, 2013 |
| Last season | 1950 |
| Head coach |
Joe Austin 4th year, – |
| Other staff | Tom Ross, Kenneth Eboh, Bill Kriesel, Garret Winsett, Chad Ellis, Nick Mask, Joe McGriff |
| Stadium | Georgetown Stadium Complex |
| Field | Bernard Birkelbach Field |
| Year built | 2008 |
| Seating capacity | 11,000 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Georgetown, Texas |
| Conference | American Southwest Conference |
| Past conferences |
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1908–1924), Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (2013–2016) Southwest Conference (1914–1917) Texas Conference (1925–1950) |
| Bowl record | 2–0 (1.000) |
| Conference titles | 2016 |
| Colors | Black and gold |
| Mascot | Pirate |
| Rivals | Trinity University |
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1908–1924), Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (2013–2016) Southwest Conference (1914–1917)
The Southwestern Pirates football team represented Southwestern University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) intercollegiate football competition from 1908 to 1950. After a brief period of prominence during the Second World War, the school disbanded its football program in April 1951 because of budgetary constraints.
On October 28, 2011, The Southwestern University board of trustees voted to reinstate the program. The Pirates football team resumed play in the Fall of 2013 as part of the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
In 2016, the final year that the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference sponsored football, the Pirates posted a perfect 6–0 record in becoming undefeated conference champions. As a part of the championship the Pirates swept the conference's major post-season awards, including: Justin Broussard (defensive player of the year), Matt Gillen (co-offensive player of the year), Nik Kelly (special teams player of the year), Luke Fierst (newcomer of the year) and Joe Austin (coach of the year).
Records show that football was played at Southwestern University as early as 1895, but the school's first officially recognized team was not formed until 1908. They were charter members of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association along with Austin College and Trinity in 1908, and of the Southwest Conference in 1914. They then left the Southwest Conference prior to the 1918, but continued to compete within the TIAA until 1925, when the departure of Rice caused the TIAA to split. At that point Southwestern helped form the Texas Conference along with Trinity, Simmons, Austin College, Howard Payne, and Daniel Baker. Southwestern would remain in the Texas Conference until the program was disbanded on April 27, 1951.
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