1948 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1948 SMU Mustangs football team represented the SMU Mustangs of Southern Methodist University during the 1948 college football season. Doak Walker was a junior when he won the Heisman Trophy. Doak established several other Southwest Conference records that still stand.[1]
| 1948 SMU Mustangs football | |
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Southwest Conference champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 21–13 vs. Oregon | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 10 |
| 1948 record | 9–1–1 (5–0–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Matty Bell (11th season) |
| Captain | Joe Ethridge, Floyd Lewis |
| Home stadium | Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783, grass) |
| 1948 Southwest Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 25 | at Pittsburgh* | W 33–14 | 31,469 | ||
| October 2 | Texas Tech* | W 41–6 | 23,000 | ||
| October 9 | at Missouri* | No. 4 |
| L 14–20 | 30,892 |
| October 16 | at Rice | No. 14 | W 33–7 | 32,600 | |
| October 23 | Santa Clara* | No. 11 | W 33–0 | 50,000 | |
| October 30 | at Texas | No. 11 |
| W 21–6 | 68,750 |
| November 6 | Texas A&M | No. 8 |
| W 20–14 | 55,000 |
| November 13 | at Arkansas | No. 7 |
| W 14–12 | 23,000 |
| November 20 | Baylor | No. 10 |
| W 13–6 | 58,000 |
| November 27 | TCU | No. 8 |
| T 7–7 | 67,431 |
| January 1 | vs. No. 9 Oregon* | No. 10 |
| W 21–13 | 70,000 |
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Awards and honors
- Doak Walker, Heisman Trophy, All-America selection
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Doak Walker | Halfback | 1 | 3 | New York Bulldogs |
| Paul Page | Halfback | 1 | 4 | New York Giants |
| Dick McKissack | Back | 2 | 21 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Joe Ethridge | Tight end | 6 | 54 | Green Bay Packers |
| Dave Moon | Back | 14 | 136 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Floyd Lewis | Guard | 18 | 174 | Green Bay Packers |
| Bob Folsom | End | 19 | 183 | Green Bay Packers |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2007-12-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1949.htm
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