1942 SMU Mustangs football team

1942 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–6–2 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainClarence Booth, Orville Johnson, Kelly Simpson
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Texas $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Rice 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
TCU 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Baylor 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
SMU 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 2
Arkansas 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jimmy Stewart, the Mustangs compiled a 3–6–2 record (1–4–1 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 133 to 126.[1]

SMU was ranked at No. 75 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26North Texas State Teachers*
W 26–77,000[3]
October 3at Pittsburgh*
L 7–2015,000[4]
October 10vs. Hardin-Simmons*San Antonio, TXL 6–7
October 17Temple*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
T 6–6
October 24Corpus Christi NAS*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 21–6[5]
October 31at No. 17 Texas
L 7–21[6]
November 7Texas A&M
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 20–27
November 14Arkansas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 14–6
November 20at Baylor
T 6–6
November 28TCU
L 6–14
December 5at Rice
L 7–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1942 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern Methodist unimpressive in 26–7 victory over North Texas". Austin American-Statesman. September 27, 1942. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Tom (October 4, 1942). "Pitt Beats S. M. U., 20–7". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 3-3. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy Fliers Lost To S.M.U., 21 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1942. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas defeats Ponies, 21–7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 1, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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