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1921 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–6–1 (0–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
  • E. William (Bill) Cunningham (1st season), and J. Burton Rix (5th season)
CaptainJimmy Kitts
Home stadiumArmstrong Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Texas 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Arkansas 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Baylor 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Rice 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
SMU 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1921 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rice $ 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Howard Payne 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
TCU 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Simmons (TX) 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Austin 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Trinity (TX) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
SMU 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Daniel Baker 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Southwestern (TX) 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 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 1921 college football season. Coach J. Burton Rix resigned after the first two games and E. William (Bill) Cunningham took over as the interim coach for the remainder of the season [1]. The team compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 record with mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the SWC. The Mustangs were outscored by a total of 92 to 15.[2] The team played its home games at Armstrong Field in Dallas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Howard Payne
W 3–0
October 12Texas A&M
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
L 0–13
October 21Austin
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
L 7–17[3]
October 29vs. ArkansasFort Smith, ARL 0–14
November 5Rice
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX (rivalry)
L 0–7
November 11TCU
L 6–13[4][5]
November 18Southwestern (TX)
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
T 0–0
November 24at Baylor
L 0–28

References

  1. ^ "Cunningham in Charge of S.M.U. Eleven, Following Resignation of Rix". The Dallas Morning News. October 18, 1921. p. 16 – via Newsbank Open access icon.
  2. ^ "1921 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mustangs Walloped by Austin College". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 21, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved April 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Bee, Billy (November 11, 1921). "Frogs Enter Fray Favorite Over Mustangs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 3. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Bee, Billy (November 12, 1921). "Aerial Tactics Give Christians Victory Over S.M.U." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 10. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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