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1961 SMU Mustangs football
1961 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	2–7–1 (1–5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (5th season);
Captain	Bobby Hunt, Max Christian, Mike Rice
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl
	Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

1961 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Texas +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Arkansas +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Rice	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
TCU	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
SMU	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Bill Meek in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a conference mark of 1–5–1, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Maryland*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–14	17,000	^[1]
September 29	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 16–21	29,148
October 7	Air Force*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 9–7	28,000
October 21	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX ( rivalry)	L 0–10	37,000
October 28	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 8–7	17,000
November 4	No. 3 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–27	41,000
November 11	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 12–25	18,000
November 18	Arkansas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–21	17,000
November 25	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–31	17,000
December 2	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)	T 28–28	20,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1961 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`17`	Jerry Rhome	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Terps stymie late SMU drives, post 14–6 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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