1918 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1918 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 1918 college football season. In its second season under head coach J. Burton Rix, the team compiled a 442 record and was outscored by a total of 45 to 39.[2] The team played its home games at Armstrong Field in University Park, Texas.

1918 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1918 record4–2 (142 SWC)
Head coachJ. Burton Rix (2nd season)
CaptainHorace Renshaw
Home stadiumArmstrong Field
1918 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas 4 0 0  9 0 0
Oklahoma 2 0 0  6 0 0
Texas A&M 1 1 0  6 1 0
Rice 1 1 0  1 5 1
SMU 1 2 0  4 2 0
Arkansas 0 1 0  3 2 0
Baylor 0 2 0  0 4 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 2 0  4 2 0
  • No champion recognized[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 19Austin*W 19–0
October 26TCU*
  • Armstrong Field
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
W 1–0 (forfeit)
November 2Love Field*
  • Armstrong Field
  • University Park, TX
W 6–0
November 9Baylor
  • Armstrong Field
  • University Park, TX
W 14–0
November 23at TexasL 0–32
November 30at Rice
L 0–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. "1918 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.


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