1939 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 118 to 60.[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.

1939 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1939 record6–3–1 (4–2 SWC)
Head coachMatty Bell (5th season)
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
1939 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Texas A&M $ 6 0 0  11 0 0
Baylor 4 2 0  7 3 0
SMU 4 2 0  6 3 1
Texas 3 3 0  5 4 0
Arkansas 2 3 1  4 5 1
TCU 1 5 0  3 7 0
Rice 0 5 1  1 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at OklahomaT 7–726,205
October 7North Texas*W 16–0
October 14at Notre Dame*L 19–2029,730
October 21Marquette*No. 18W 16–0
November 4TexasNo. 16
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 10–0
November 11at No. 2 Texas A&MNo. 13L 2–6
November 17at ArkansasNo. 17L 0–14
November 25Baylor
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 21–014,000
December 2at TCUW 14–718,000
December 9RiceDallas, TXW 13–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1939 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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