1942 SMU Mustangs football team
Appearance
1942 SMU Mustangs football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 3–6–2 (1–4–1 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 26 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 26–7 | |||||
October 3 | at Pittsburgh* | L 7–20 | |||||
October 10 | vs. Hardin-Simmons* | San Antonio, TX | L 6–7 | ||||
October 17 | Temple* |
| T 6–6 | ||||
October 24 | Corpus Christi NAS* |
| W 21–6 | [2] | |||
October 31 | at No. 17 Texas | L 7–21 | |||||
November 7 | Texas A&M |
| L 20–27 | ||||
November 14 | Arkansas |
| W 14–6 | ||||
November 20 | at Baylor | T 6–6 | |||||
November 28 | TCU | L 6–14 | |||||
December 5 | at Rice | L 7–13 | |||||
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References
- ^ "1942 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Navy Fliers Lost To S.M.U., 21 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1942. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.