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GEORGETOWN, TEXAS: Southwestern University will reinstate football and add women’s lacrosse to its roster of NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports, thanks to $6 million in gifts from two former student-athletes.
Joe Seeber, a 1963 graduate who played basketball while he was at Southwestern, has pledged $5 million to launch the new programs and San Antonio businessman Red McCombs, who also attended Southwestern and played football, has pledged $1 million. Joanne and Brent Austin of Houston also have made a gift to support the new programs.
“As the oldest University in Texas, we realize the importance many people place on football,” said President Jake B. Schrum. “There are many bright young men who want to play football in college who find NCAA Division III appealing. It is important for us to be back in the game. Additionally, Southwestern was on the forefront when we added men’s lacrosse as a varsity sport. It naturally follows that women’s lacrosse would also become a varsity sport at Southwestern. Both Mr. Seeber and Dr. McCombs (honorary doctorate) were varsity athletes at Southwestern and their generosity is representative of the culmination of their love of amateur athletics and their commitment to Southwestern. We are deeply grateful to them and to all who have joined this effort.”
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Southwestern previously played intercollegiate football from 1908 to 1951 and was a charter member of the Southwest Conference. The Southwestern football team gained national attention during World War II when Southwestern was home to a Navy V-12 program. With the help of players from schools such as UT, Baylor, SMU and TCU, Southwestern went 9-1 during the 1943-44 season and defeated the University of New Mexico in the Sun Bowl in January 1944. The Pirates won the Sun Bowl for a second consecutive year the following season.
http://www.southwestern.edu/live/news/6138-southwestern-announces-plans-to-reinstate-its
[font color=green]The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference is beginning realignment in 2013 and includes Trinity University in San Antonio; Austin College in Sherman, Texas; University of Dallas; and Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana will be joining the conference in 2013. Schreiner College in Kerrville, Texas and Texas Lutheran College in Seguin, Texas announced that they will be joining the conference in 2014.
The only schools that currently have football programs are Austin College, Texas Lutheran and Trinity.
During the glory days of the 1940's the Southwestern Pirates rose to #4 in the nation.
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