1946 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 114 to 100.[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.

1946 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1946 record4–5–1 (2–4 SWC)
Head coachMatty Bell (9th season)
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
1946 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Rice + 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 16 Arkansas + 5 1 0  6 3 2
No. 15 Texas 4 2 0  8 2 0
Texas A&M 4 2 0  4 6 0
SMU 2 4 0  4 5 1
TCU 2 4 0  2 7 1
Baylor 0 6 0  1 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

End Gene Wilson and guard Jim Sid Wright received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) on the 1946 All-Southwest Conference football team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30at TempleT 7–7
October 5Texas TechL 0–7
October 11Oklahoma StateW 15–6
October 19at No. 16 RiceL 7–21
October 26at MissouriW 17–0
November 2at No. 7 TexasL 3–19
November 8Texas A&ML 0–14
November 16at No. 17 ArkansasL 0–13
November 23at BaylorW 35–0
November 30TCUW 30–13
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1946 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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