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1938 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Sprague
Home stadium Ownby Stadium, Cotton Bowl
Seasons
←  1937
1939 →
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 North Texas State Teachers*W 34–7 [2]
October 1 Arizona*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 29–7
October 7vs. Marquette*L 0–725,000 [3]
October 22at No. 1 Pittsburgh*L 7–34
October 30 Texas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 7–612,000 [4]
November 5 No. 19 Texas A&M
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 10–7
November 12 Arkansas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 19–6
November 19at BaylorW 21–6
November 26 No. 2 TCUL 7–2023,000 [5]
December 3at RiceL 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.
  3. ^ Howard Martin (October 8, 1938). "Marquette Defeats Southern Methodist, 7 to 0". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Methodists use razzle-dazzle to cop, 7–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 30, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Frogs Defeat Mustangs, Capture Southwest Title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.