1938 SMU Mustangs football team

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1938 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1938 record6–4 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium, Cotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 TCU $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
SMU 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Baylor 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Rice 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Texas 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1938 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 125.[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in University Park, Texas, and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24North Texas State Teachers*
W 34–7[2]
October 1Arizona*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 29–7
October 7vs. Marquette*
L 0–7
October 22at No. 1 Pittsburgh*
L 7–34
October 30Texas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 7–6
November 5 No. 19 Texas A&M
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 10–7
November 12Arkansas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 19–6
November 19at Baylor
W 21–6
November 26 No. 2 TCU
L 7–20
December 3at Rice
L 14–25
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1938 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sophomore backs win for Ponies". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1938. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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