The journey to No. 700
Sweetwater High School’s yearly football results (Part 1)
Sweetwater is one win away from becoming the 19th Texas high school with 700 football victories. The Mustangs enter the 2021 season with 699 wins, 410 losses and 28 ties in their history.
1908: 0-1
Abilene 0-32.
1909: 0-2
Big Spring 5-11; Big Spring 0-47.
1911: 0-1
Lubbock 0-52.
1912: 5-3
Abilene 0-10; Roscoe 32-0; Abilene 10-0; Cooper Training School 1-0; Roscoe 28-0; San Angelo 3-0; Coleman 6-19; San Angelo 0-13.
1913: 4-2-2
Abilene 6-0; San Angelo 0-0; Big Spring 26-0; San Angelo 18-6; Abilene 0-0; Midland 38-6; Lubbock 6-13; Lubbock 0-50.
1914: 1-3
Big Spring 6-9; Abilene 32-0; Big Spring 6-21; San Angelo 6-21.
1915: 2-4-1
Abilene 13-14; Big Spring 40-0; Stamford College 2-98; Big Spring 66-6; Abilene 0-40; Stamford 6-26; San Angelo 12-12.
1916: 7-1-1
Stamford 6-0; Abilene 0-0; San Angelo 28-6; Big Spring 20-0; Merkel 27-0; Abilene 12-7; Merkel 44-0; Big Spring 28-0; Comanche 6-13.
1917: 6-3-1
Roscoe 50-0; Roscoe 34-7; Lubbock 0-40; Abilene 13-6; Big Spring 40-0; Big Spring 32-0; San Angelo 20-0; Stamford 0-20; San Angelo 0-19; Abilene 13-13.
1918: Cancelled
1919: 5-3
Big Spring 6-26; Merkel 13-0; Big Spring 21-0; Stamford 0-18; Merkel 33-6; Stamford 6-0; San Angelo 6-26; Midland 32-0.
1920: 2-5
Big Spring 13-0; Merkel 0-7; Stamford 0-2; Abilene 0-18; San Angelo 0-7; Sweetwater American Legion 7-0; Abilene 0-48.
1921: 4-3-1
Merkel 14-0; Haskell 0-6; Abilene 0-70; Hamlin 20-0; Stamford (Sweetwater won but score was unavailable); Merkel (Sweetwater won but score was unavailable); San Angelo 0-34; Sweetwater American Legion 6-6.
1922: 7-5
Abilene 0-30; Merkel 35-0; Big Spring 0-37; Roscoe 0-7; Hamlin 19-6; Midland 27-0; Odessa 48-0; Roscoe 0-25; Town Team 13-6; San Angelo 3-6; Hamlin 14-6; Draughons Business College 73-0.
1923: 3-3-1
Midland 44-0; Hamlin 13-6; Cisco 0-44; San Angelo 0-6; Big Spring 7-21; Roscoe 0-0; Roscoe 26-0.
1924: 4-4-1
Baird 87-0; Merkel 0-26; Roby 32-6; Roscoe 6-0; Abilene
2-25; Ballinger 28-7; Roby 12-12; Big Spring 0-40; San Angelo 0-22.
1925: 8-3
Roby 13-7; Hamlin 6-7; Snyder 45-0; San Angelo 0-6; Colorado City 6-0; Abilene 0-53; Roscoe 25-0; Big Spring 6-0; Ballinger 40-9; Merkel 10-3; Roscoe 7-0.
1926: 3-4-1
Rotan 6-0; Roscoe 0-0; Colorado City 0-39; Snyder 6-0; Roby 7-17; Stelsa 6-0; Big Spring 0-6; Roscoe 0-17.
1927: 8-2-1
Loraine 51-0; Clyde 19-0; Roscoe 7-0; Hamlin 33-0; Colorado City 14-6; Big Spring 14-13; Snyder 0-6; Haskell 6-6; Roscoe 6-7; Haskell 6-0; Midland 19-7.
1928: 9-1
Baird 13-0; Roscoe 20-0; Colorado City 25-0; Rotan 44-0; Merkel 46-0; Ballinger 12-7; Big Spring 6-0; Snyder 21-12; Simmons University Reserves 6-26; Stamford 27-0.
1929: 0-10
Abilene 0-27; Eastland 6-16; Cisco 0-25; San Angelo 0-62; Ranger 12-13; Breckenridge 6-23; Big Spring 11-18; Brownwood 6-20; Mineral Wells 8-22; Snyder 7-26.
1930: 3-6-1
Rotan 58-0; San Angelo 7-25; Abilene 0-19; Eastland 0-0; Ranger 0-39; Mineral Wells 6-7; Breckenridge 7-52; Big Spring 18-6; Cisco 0-31; Brownwood 31-13.
1931: 7-3
Hamlin 89-0; Ranger 0-7; Abilene 7-10; Snyder 32-0; Colorado City 26-6; McCamey 57-6; Big Spring 7-0; San Angelo 20-0; Midland 7-0; Abilene 6-21.
1932: 8-1
Abilene 20-0; Lubbock 24-7; Midland 54-0; Big Spring 13-0; McCamey 40-0; Colorado City 41-0; San Angelo 21-0; El Paso 13-7; Amarillo 0-7.
1933: 5-2
Abilene 19-0; Lubbock 6-0; Amarillo 0-41; McCamey 42-0; Big Spring 13-0; Colorado City 39-0; San Angelo 0-12.
1934: 2-5
Abilene 0-34; Cisco 6-19; Big Spring 0-19; Lubbock 0-42; McCamey 19-0; Colorado City 43-0; San Angelo 6-13.
1935: 4-6
Roscoe 0-6; Eastland 13-0; Abilene 0-27; Cisco 27-0; Lubbock 6-20; Ranger 7-0; Colorado City 48-0; Breckenridge 13-26; San Angelo 6-21; Big Spring 0-44.
1936: 5-5
Roscoe 20-6; Brownwood 8-0; Cisco 60-6; San Angelo 0-17; Eastland 60-0; Ranger 52-0; Abilene 2-47; Breckenridge 6-25; Big Spring 6-9; Roscoe 0-6.
1937: 8-2
Snyder 49-0; Breckenridge 14-0; San Angelo 20-0; Stephenville 0-20; Abilene 0-7; Ranger 64-0; Cisco 33-0; Brownwood 33-0; Eastland 49-7; Big Spring 26-13.
Fort Worth Tech 25-6; Spur 40-0; Abilene 0-0; San Angelo 14-0; Big Spring 25-0; Abilene 0-7; San Angelo 0-0; Big Spring 19-0; San Angelo 7-0; Breckenridge 6-35.
1939: 10-1
Brownwood 14-0; Roscoe 51-6; Abilene 19-0; Midland 36-13; San Angelo 7-0; Stephenville 47-14; Odessa 22-19; Lamesa 46-7; Big Spring 27-7; El Paso 40-7; Lubbock 0-6.
1940: 4-5
Brownwood 2-7; Cisco 6-12; Mineral Wells 19-0; Midland 7-14; Abilene 24-7; Lamesa 13-7; Odessa 6-26; Big Spring 6-14; San Angelo 33-2.
1941: 9-2
Mineral Wells 33-0; Brownwood 28-6; Graham 29-6; Midland 45-0; Colorado City 43-0; Abilene 45-6; Lamesa 27-14; Odessa 21-26; Big Spring 44-7; San Angelo 6-0; El Paso Ysleta 7-14.
1942: 8-2
Mineral Wells 58-0; Brownwood 33-0; Graham 27-7; Colorado City 13-0; Abilene 27-7; Lamesa 32-6; Midland 40-0; Odessa 0-39; San Angelo 7-21; Big Spring 40-0.
1943: 9-1
Roscoe 35-0; Brownwood 26-7; Plainview 33-7; Ballinger 53-0; Midland 33-18; Lamesa 65-12; Abilene 28-12; Odessa 26-7; San Angelo 7-13; Big Spring 45-6.
1944: 7-3
Fort Worth Masonic Home 27-0; Brownwood 26-6; Ballinger 18-6; Midland 26-6; Plainview 37-13; Lamesa 47-6; Abilene 20-32; Odessa 7-14; Big Spring 47-6; San Angelo 0-41.
1945: 6-4
Stephenville 6-0; Brownwood 8-12; Ballinger 7-20; Plainview 0-21; Midland 19-6; Lamesa 14-0; Abilene 13-7; Odessa 12-13; Big Spring 19-12; San Angelo 39-6.
1946: 8-1-1
Pampa 19-0; Brownwood 19-0; Wichita Falls 14-14; Midland 33-6; Plainview 26-14; Lamesa 19-7; Abilene 28-13; Odessa 13-33; San Angelo 26-0; Big Spring 24-7.
1947: 4-6
Pampa 6-27; Brownwood 0-6; Wichita Falls 7-39; Midland 19-0; Plainview 33-12; Lamesa 19-0; Abilene 7-14; Odessa 0-32; San Angelo 12-14; Big Spring 34-6.
1948: 9-1
Vernon 20-0; Brownwood 26-0; Fort Worth 26-0; Midland 33-20; Plainview 27-0; Lamesa 34-7; Abilene 28-6; Odessa 12-28; San Angelo 54-13; Big Spring 46-0.
1949: 8-2
Vernon 14-0; Odessa 6-20; Electra 51-0; Carter Riverside 34-21; El Paso 46-21; Midland 34-0; Abilene 12-27; San Angelo 27-14; Brownwood 52-13; Big
Spring 53-0.
1950: 5-4-1
Stephenville 14-0; Vernon 19-6; Odessa 14-13; Lubbock 7-7; El Paso 34-0; Midland 6-21; Childress 34-0; Abilene 12-14; San Angelo 6-14; Brownwood 13-39.
1951: 4-6
Pampa 12-40; Abilene 6-32; Lubbock 15-39; San Angelo 33-6; Childress 20-6; Vernon 7-14; Plainview 27-6; Lamesa 13-26; Midland 0-39; Big Spring 46-7.
1952: 5-5
Levelland 26-6; Odessa 6-26; Abilene 7-13; San Angelo 44-6; Plainview 43-6; Vernon 0-6; Corpus Christi Ray 6-41; Snyder 47-7; Lamesa 26-13; Big Spring 33-42.
1953: 5-3-2
Levelland 34-0; Abilene 13-13; San Angelo 14-14; Fort Worth Northside 33-21; Plainview 13-20; Vernon 26-0; Breckenridge 14-27; Lamesa 39-19; Snyder 0-13; Big Spring 14-13.
1954: 4-5-1
Fort Worth Northside 20-20; Abilene 0-13; San Angelo 0-21; Snyder 13-12; Lamesa 27-13; Vernon 7-12; Plainview 18-19; Levelland 26-15; Breckenridge 18-15; Big Spring 7-21.
1955: 6-3-1
Abilene 20-45; Stamford 7-20; Levelland 14-14; Lamesa 33-13; Lubbock Monterey 34-7; Vernon 41-7; Snyder 14-26; Plainview 35-13; Amarillo Palo Duro 60-0; Big Spring 20-13.
1956: 5-5
Breckenridge 14-0; Abilene 7-39; Stamford 6-7; Big Spring 7-28; Monahans 25-6; Midland 7-34; Lake View 44-6; Snyder 0-3; Colorado City 34-7; Lamesa 20-13.
1957: 10-2-1*
Breckenridge 14-14; Abilene 13-34; Stamford 24-7; Big Spring 26-6; Graham 35-28; Lake View 34-20; Snyder 21-7; Colorado City 34-7; Lamesa 33-0; Breckenridge 18-13; Kermit 20-0; Cleburne 26-0; Nederland 7-20.
*Reached state finals for first time ever, losing to Nederland in title game 1958: 9-2**
Breckenridge 20-35; Abilene 19-0; Stamford 32-0; Big Spring 34-6; Graham 42-7; Lamesa 26-0; Snyder 27-20; Littlefield 30-26; Lake View 53-12; Breckenridge 14-16.
*Season is missing one Sweetwater win result 1959: 6-4
Breckenridge 0-24; Abilene 12-29; Stamford 6-8; Big Spring 39-6; Graham 32-20; Lamesa 28-0; Snyder 6-10; Littlefield 20-6; Lake View 46-0; Colorado City 60-0.
1960: 7-3
Breckenridge 22-12; Abilene 6-20; Stamford 14-12; Big Spring 18-6; Odessa Permian 12-33; Graham 29-26; Snyder 28-7; Colorado City 24-26; Lake View 38-0; Lamesa 18-14.