1969 SMU Mustangs football team

1969 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
1969 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Texas $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Arkansas 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
TCU 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Baylor 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a conference mark of 3–4, placing fifth in the SWC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 138:35 p.m.Air Force*
L 22–2644,300[1]
September 20at Georgia Tech*
L 21–2442,624[2]
September 27at Michigan State*
L 15–2372,189[3]
October 10TCU
W 19–1731,575[4]
October 18at Rice
W 34–1430,000[5]
October 25Texas Tech
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 24–2727,465[6]
November 1No. 2 Texas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 14–4555,287[7]
November 8at Texas A&M
L 10–2033,220[8]
November 15No. 4 Arkansas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 15–2835,673[9]
November 22at Baylor
W 12–620,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1969 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Chuck Hixson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Mustangs booted by Falcons, 26–22". The Austin American-Statesman. September 14, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dudish leads Georgia Tech". The Tennessean. September 21, 1969. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spartans triumph, 23–15". Chicago Tribune. September 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Johnson's field goal lifts SMU over TCU". The Shreveport Times. October 11, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Doggett, SMU too much". Brownwood Bulletin. October 19, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Raider field goal clips Mustangs in 27–24 game". The Orange Leader. October 26, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Record UT rush sinks SMU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1969. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A&M stops SMU". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 9, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spirited SMU presses Arkansas but yields to late surge, 28–15". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 16, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mustangs victorious over Baylor". The Marshall News Messenger. November 23, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1969–70 NCAA Statistics (SMU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
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