1939 SMU Mustangs football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 6–3–1 (4–2 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Chelsea Crouch |
Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 118 to 60. [1]
SMU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 12 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939, [2] and at No. 22 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings. [3]
The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 30 | at Oklahoma | T 7–7 | 26,205 | |||||
October 7 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 16–0 | [4] | |||||
October 14 | at Notre Dame* | L 19–20 | 29,730 | |||||
October 21 | Marquette* | No. 18 | W 16–0 | 8,500 | [5] | |||
November 4 | Texas | No. 16 |
| W 10–0 | 23,000 | [6] | ||
November 11 | at No. 2 Texas A&M | No. 13 | L 2–6 | 30,000 | [7] | |||
November 17 | at Arkansas | No. 17 | L 0–14 | |||||
November 25 | Baylor |
| W 21–0 | 14,000 | ||||
December 2 | at TCU | W 14–7 | 18,000 | |||||
December 9 | Rice | Dallas, TX | W 13–6 | |||||
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1939 SMU Mustangs football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 6–3–1 (4–2 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Chelsea Crouch |
Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 118 to 60. [1]
SMU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 12 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939, [2] and at No. 22 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings. [3]
The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 30 | at Oklahoma | T 7–7 | 26,205 | |||||
October 7 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 16–0 | [4] | |||||
October 14 | at Notre Dame* | L 19–20 | 29,730 | |||||
October 21 | Marquette* | No. 18 | W 16–0 | 8,500 | [5] | |||
November 4 | Texas | No. 16 |
| W 10–0 | 23,000 | [6] | ||
November 11 | at No. 2 Texas A&M | No. 13 | L 2–6 | 30,000 | [7] | |||
November 17 | at Arkansas | No. 17 | L 0–14 | |||||
November 25 | Baylor |
| W 21–0 | 14,000 | ||||
December 2 | at TCU | W 14–7 | 18,000 | |||||
December 9 | Rice | Dallas, TX | W 13–6 | |||||
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