1933 SMU Mustangs football team

1933 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7–1 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainRay Fuqua
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium, Fair Park Stadium
1933 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas 4 1 0 7 3 1
TCU 4 2 0 9 2 1
Baylor 4 2 0 6 4 0
Texas A&M 2 2 1 6 3 1
Texas 2 3 1 4 5 2
2 4 0 4 7 1
Rice 1 5 0 3 8 0
  • Because of an ineligible played used by Arkansas, no championship was awarded.

The 1933 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1933 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Ray Morrison, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7–1 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the SWC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23North Texas State Teachers*L 0–7[1]
September 29at Texas Tech*W 14–06,000[2]
October 7Texas Mines*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 27–630,000[3]
October 14at RiceW 13–7[4]
October 213:00 p.m.Oklahoma A&M*T 7–7[5][6]
October 28at ArkansasL 0–36,000[7]
November 4Texas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 0–10[8]
November 11at Texas A&MW 19–0[9]
November 18at Centenary*
L 0–78,000[10]
November 25Baylor
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 7–13[11]
December 2at TCUL 6–2610,000[12]
December 9at Saint Mary's*L 6–1825,000[13]

References

  1. ^ "North Texas Teachers beat Mustangs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1933. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mustangs Conquer Matadors 14 to 0 on Lubbock Grid". Waco News-Tribune. Waco, Texas. Associated Press. September 30, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ Bill Parker (October 8, 1933). "30,000 Fans See Mustangs Win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice beaten by Mustangs". The Paris News. October 15, 1933. Retrieved March 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Determined Cowboy Gridmen Are to Arrive in Dallas Today Supported by Large Delegation". The Daily O'Collegian. Stillwater, Oklahoma. October 21, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "Cowboys hold favored S.M.U. to 7–7 score". Miami News-Record. October 22, 1933. Retrieved March 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas wins over Southern Methodist by margin of 3 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1933. Retrieved March 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hilliard leads Longhorns to 10–0 victory over S.M.U." The Galveston Daily News. November 5, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies fade out of championship race on Mustangs' heels". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 12, 1933. Retrieved March 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Centenary beats Mustangs but by slender margin". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 19, 1933. Retrieved March 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Baylor defeats SMU, 13–7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 26, 1933. Retrieved March 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "T.C.U. defeats Mustangs 26 to 6 to tie for title". Waco Tribune-Herald. December 3, 1933. Retrieved March 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Leiser, William (December 10, 1933). "St. Mary's 18 -- It's All Over for '33 -- S.M.U. 6: Nichelini Nicks Mustang Hope of Grid Win". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, CA. pp. 23, 25. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .