The 1949 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
1949 college football season. In their 12th and final season under head coach
Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 204. The team opened the season, 5–1–1, and reached No. 10 in the
AP Poll, but lost the final three games of the season and ended up unranked.[1] The team played its home games at the
Cotton Bowl in
Dallas.
The 1949 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
1949 college football season. In their 12th and final season under head coach
Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 204. The team opened the season, 5–1–1, and reached No. 10 in the
AP Poll, but lost the final three games of the season and ended up unranked.[1] The team played its home games at the
Cotton Bowl in
Dallas.