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1942 SMU Mustangs football team

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1942 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–6–2 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
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] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26North Texas State Teachers*W 26–7
October 3at Pittsburgh*L 7–20
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[2]
October 31at No. 17 TexasL 7–21
November 7Texas A&M
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 20–27
November 14Arkansas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 14–6
November 20at BaylorT 6–6
November 28TCUL 6–14
December 5at RiceL 7–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1942 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Navy Fliers Lost To S.M.U., 21 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1942. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.