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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.〔(Southwestern University Announces Plans to Reinstate Football Program ), Southwestern University, retrieved October 28,2011〕 ==History== 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.〔(The establishment of Southwestern University ), ''Community Impact'' (Georgetown, TX), June 13, 2008.〕 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. Prior to the 1940s, Southwestern was considered a "small time" football program, and only received national media attention about once yearly, whenever it faced a major college team.〔(Small Schools Top Southwest Football ), ''The Daily Times'', October 21, 1943.〕 During the Second World War, however, Southwestern became a formidable football power because of its sponsorship of a V-12 Navy College Training Program, which was gained through the actions of then Texas Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson.〔 The Navy program gave it a pool of experienced and skilled players, which was a competitive advantage over other teams that fielded men too young or physically unfit for military service.〔(Southwestern Rated High ), ''Eugene Register-Guard'', October 5, 1943.〕〔(Texas Strong ), ''Reading Eagle'', September 5, 1943.〕 In 1943, Southwestern's team boasted seven former starters from Texas and varsity players formerly from Baylor.〔〔(Southwest Benefits ), ''The Pittsburgh Press'', September 8, 1943.〕 Despite the influx of stars, Southwestern still had to contend with players leaving midseason to report for military training.〔(Star-Studded Eleven Gives Coach Worries ), ''The Palm Beach Post'', September 12, 1943.〕 During the 1943 season, Southwestern climbed as high as the eleventh-ranked team in the nation in the Associated Press Poll.〔 Southwestern lost only one game during the season,〔 and won the Sun Bowl against , 7–0.〔(Sun Bowl Year By Year Results ), Sun Bowl, retrieved December 24, 2009.〕 After the 1944 season, the Sun Bowl invited Southwestern to return to face the National University of Mexico. Southwestern routed the Pumas, 35–0, to set a scoring record for the game before 13,000 spectators.〔(SOUTHWESTERN TOPS MEXICAN ELEVEN, 35-0 ), ''The New York Times'', January 2, 1945.〕 After the conclusion of the Second World War, and the concurrent disbandment of the military training programs on campus, Southwestern's football performance declined.〔 Southwestern University disbanded its football team in April 1951 due to budget constraints.〔(Texas School Becomes 21st to Drop Football ), ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', April 27, 1951.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Southwestern Pirates football」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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