1940 SMU Mustangs football team

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1940 SMU Mustangs football
SWC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
1940 record8–1–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
  • Matty Bell (6th season)
CaptainWill Mullinweg, Raymond Pope
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Texas A&M 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 16 SMU 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Texas 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Rice 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
TCU 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Baylor 0 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled an 8–1–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 142 to 75, and was ranked No. 16 in the final AP Poll.[1]

Fullback Preston Johnson was selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press as a first-team player on their 1940 All-Southwest Conference football teams. Tackle Joe Pasqua was named to the second team by the AP.[2][3] Will Mullinweg and Raymond Pope were the team captains.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at UCLA*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 9–670,000[4]
October 5North Texas State Teachers
W 20–7[5]
October 12at Pittsburgh
T 7–7
October 19Auburn
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 20–13
November 2at TexasNo. 15
W 21–13
November 9 No. 4 Texas A&MNo. 14
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 7–19
November 16ArkansasNo. 20
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 28–0
November 23at BaylorNo. 18
W 7–4
November 30TCUNo. 16
W 16–0
December 7at RiceNo. 16
W 7–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1940 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Power Is Keynote As A.P. Picks All-S.W. Conference Grid Team". The Brownsville Herald. December 6, 1940 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "On U.P. All-Conference". The Austin Statesman. December 5, 1940. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wolf, Al (September 28, 1940). "S.M.U. Wins Over Bruins, 9-6". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ "S.M.U. extended to clip North Texas gridmen, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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