1969 SMU Mustangs football team

1969 Southwest Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a conference mark of 3–4, placing fifth in the SWC.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	Air Force*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 22–26	44,300
September 20	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 21–24	42,624
September 27	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 15–23	72,189
October 10	TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 19–17	31,575
October 18	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 34–14	30,000
October 25	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 24–27	27,465
November 1	No. 2 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 14–45	55,287
November 8	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 10–20	33,220
November 15	No. 4 Arkansas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 15–28	35,673
November 22	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 12–6	20,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1969 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`10`	Chuck Hixson	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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Venues	Armstrong Field (1915–1922) Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994) Cotton Bowl (1932–1978, 1995–1999) Texas Stadium (1972–1973, 1979–1986) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice: Mayor's Cup TCU: Battle for the Iron Skillet
Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land Death penalty
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

1969 Southwest Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Arkansas	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
TCU	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Baylor	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll