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1935 SMU Mustangs football
National champion (four official selectors)
SWC champion
Rose Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Stanford
Conference Southwest Conference
Record12–1 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Shuford, Marco Stewart, J. C. Wetsel
Home stadium Ownby Stadium
Seasons
←  1934
1936 →
1935 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 SMU $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 4 TCU 5 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Baylor 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Rice 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Texas 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1935 college football season. In their first season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs posted an overall record of 12–1 record with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the SWC title. SMU was invited to the Rose Bowl, where they lost to Stanford. The Mustangs shut out eight of thirteen opponents and outscored all opponents by a total of 288 to 39 on the season. [1]

SMU was named as the national champion in 1935 by the Dickinson System and Houlgate System, and retroactively by Berryman and Sagarin, and was one of five teams chosen by selectors recognized as official by the NCAA. [2]

Two SMU players, halfback Bob Wilson and guard J. C. Wetsel, were selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1935 All-America college football team. [3] In addition, tackle Truman Spain was selected as a first-team All-American by Collier's Weekly and as a second-team All-American by the Associated Press. [4] [5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 North Texas State Teachers*
W 39–07,000 [6]
September 28 Austin*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 60–0 [7]
October 5at Tulsa*
W 14–010,000–12,000 [8] [9]
October 12at Washington University*
W 35–611,000 [10]
October 19 Rice
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX ( rivalry)
W 10–026,000 [11]
October 26vs. Hardin–Simmons* Wichita Falls, TXW 18–64,000 [12]
November 2 Texas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 20–020,000 [13]
November 9at UCLA*
W 21–040,000 [14]
November 16at Arkansas
W 17–6 [15]
November 23 Baylor
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 10–08,000 [16]
November 30at TCU
W 20–1436,000 [17]
December 7at Texas A&M
W 24–0 [18]
January 1vs. Stanford*
L 0–787,000 [19]
  • *Non-conference game

[20]

References

  1. ^ "1935 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2020. pp. 112–114. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 7. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Inwood Smith Selected For Collier's 'American: Ohio State Guard One of Three Middlewestern Players Honored; Year Termed 'Greatest'". Circleville Herald. December 12, 1935.
  5. ^ Alan Gould (December 7, 1935). "Lutz, Grayson Only Coast Stars On A.P. All-American: Four Southern Aces Given Laurels". Oakland Tribune.
  6. ^ "Mustangs open new grid year with 39–0 win". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 22, 1935. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ponies Crush Kangaroos By 60 to 0". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 29, 1935. p. 8. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Tulsa Unable To Hold Fast Playing Team". The Cushing Daily Citizen. October 6, 1935. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 179. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  10. ^ John G. Scott (October 13, 1935). "Bears Swamped by Southern Methodist, 35-6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Jinx Tucker (October 20, 1935). "Great Mustang Grid Machine Smothers Rice Under 10-0 Score". Waco Tribune-Herald. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "S.M.U. Toys With Hardin-Simmons: Dallas Team Wins 18 to 6 On Wet Field". Sunday American-Statesman. October 27, 1935. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Bill Parker (November 3, 1935). "Mustangs Turn Back Longhorns by 20 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ ""Mustangs One of Best Teams Ever to Come to Coast," Says Bill Spaulding". Los Angeles Times. November 12, 1935. p. II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Porkers Outpass Mighty Mustangs But Lose By 17-6". Sunday American-Statesman. November 17, 1935. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Bears Hold Ponies Scoreless 3 Quarters, Only to Lose, 10-0". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 24, 1935. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Flem R. Hall (December 1, 1935). "S.M.U. Takes Thrilling Game From T.C.U. 20-14: 36,000 Jam Stadium To See Classic". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. Main 1, Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Ponies Blank Aggies, 24-0, to Win Conference Title". The Sunday American-Statesman. December 8, 1935. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Bill Henry (January 2, 1936). "Stanford Wins, 7-0, Over S.M.U.: Paulman Scores for Indians". Los Angeles Times – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "1935 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com".

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