1926 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1926 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented the Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1926 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled an 8–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 229 to 47.[1][2]

1926 SMU Mustangs football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1926 record8–0–1 (5–0 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainStanley Dawson, Howard Wade
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
1926 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
SMU $ 5 0 0  8 0 1
Baylor 3 1 1  6 3 1
Texas 2 2 0  5 4 0
TCU 1 1 2  6 1 2
Texas A&M 1 3 1  5 3 1
Arkansas 0 1 0  5 5 0
Rice 0 4 0  4 4 1
  • $ Conference champion

Coach Morrison brought the forward pass to the southwest during his time at SMU, using Gerald Mann as his passer.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24North Texas State Teachers*W 42–0
October 2Trinity (TX)*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 48–0
October 8Centenary*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 37–0
October 16at Missouri*T 7–7
October 23Texas A&MW 21–17
October 30at TexasW 14–0
November 6Rice
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
W 20–0
November 13Baylor
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 31–3
November 25TCU
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
W 14–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1926 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Schmidt, Raymond (18 June 2007). Shaping College Football. ISBN 9780815608868.
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