1964 SMU Mustangs football team

1964 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
1964 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Arkansas $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Texas 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Baylor 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Rice 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
TCU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a conference mark of 0–7, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Florida*
L 8–2433,000[1]
September 26at No. 5 Ohio State*
L 8–2780,737[2]
October 3Arlington State*
W 14–020,000[3]
October 17Rice
L 6–724,000[4]
October 24at Texas Tech
L 0–1236,000[5]
October 31at No. 6 Texas
L 0–769,000[6]
November 7Texas A&M
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 0–2332,000[7]
November 14at No. 3 Arkansas
L 0–4433,000[8]
November 21Baylor
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 13–1615,000[9]
November 28TCU
L 6–1712,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Florida brands Mustangs, 24–8". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Buckeyes Bash SMU In Grid Debut, 27-8". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 27, 1964. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mustangs are extended to whip Arlington St". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 4, 1964. p. 4-1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice edges SMU". Tulsa World. October 18, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Raiders fry Ponies in freak weather". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 25, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas nip SMU, 7–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 1, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Aggies click while Ponies cluck". The Bryan Daily Eagle. November 8, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arkansas Punches To Easy 44–0 Win". Lake Charles American Press. November 15, 1964. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southall passes Bears to 16–13 win over SMU". The Brownsville Herald. November 22, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fumble-riddled TCU wins battle of bobble bowl, 17–6". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 29, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1964–65 NCAA Statistics (SMU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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