1926 SMU Mustangs football team
| 1926 SMU Mustangs football | |
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SWC champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 8–0–1 (5–0 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Ownby Stadium, Fair Park Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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, winning the SWC title. The Mustangs outscored opponents by a total of 229 to 47.[1][2]
Coach Morrison brought the forward pass to the southwest during his time at SMU, using Gerald Mann as his passer.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 42–0 | [4] | ||
| October 2 | Trinity (TX)* |
| W 48–0 | 8,000 | [5] |
| October 8 | Centenary* |
| W 37–0 | [6] | |
| October 16 | at Missouri* | T 7–7 | [7] | ||
| October 23 | Texas A&M | W 9–7 | 20,000 | [8] | |
| October 30 | at Texas | W 21-17 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | at Rice | W 20–0 | [10] | ||
| November 13 | Baylor |
| W 31–3 | [11] | |
| November 25 | TCU |
| W 14–13 | 14,000 | [12] |
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References
- ^ "1926 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Schmidt, Raymond (June 18, 2007). Shaping College Football. ISBN 9780815608868.
- ^ "S.M.U. defeats Eagles, 42 to 0". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. September 25, 1926. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ponies trample Trinity Tigers by 48–0 count". Wichita Daily Times. October 3, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gentlemen Turned Back In Defeat By S. M. U." The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 9, 1926. p. 13. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Southern Methodist squad holds Missouri even". Kansas City Journal-Post. October 17, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs nose out Texas Aggies by 9–7 score". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 24, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs win thru air game in last period". San Angelo Daily Standard. October 31, 1926. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs lift another scalp". The Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.M.U. win over Baylor gives conference title". San Angelo Daily Standard. November 14, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs end season with 14–13 victory". The Waco Times-Herald. November 26, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.