1970 SMU Mustangs football team

1970 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
1970 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Rice 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Baylor 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Texas A&M 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a conference mark of 3–4, tying for fourth place in the SWC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12No. T–20 Oklahoma*
L 11–2851,909[1]
September 19at Tennessee*
L 3–2854,158[2]
September 26New Mexico State*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 34–2130,264[3]
October 3at Northwestern*
W 21–2030,003[4]
October 17Rice
W 10–024,955[5]
October 24at Texas Tech
L 10–1446,258[6]
October 31at No. 1 Texas
L 15–4266,500[7]
November 7Texas A&M
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 6–327,918[8]
November 14at No. 7 Arkansas
L 3–3643,500[9]
November 21Baylor
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 23–1022,963[10]
November 28at TCU
L 17–2617,118[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1970 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Gary Carter Sr
RB 17 Gary Hammond Jr
QB 10 Chuck Hixson Sr
OT 63 Bill Line Jr
G 73 John Meyer
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 24 Pat Curry
DB 43 Robert Popelka So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Chuck Hixson Quarterback 13 328 Kansas City Chiefs

References

  1. ^ "Sooners steal contest from Mustangs, 28–11". The Orange Leader. September 13, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SMU spilled by Vols". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1970. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hammond leads Ponies to win over NMS, 34–21". The Kilgore News Herald. September 27, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mustangs get win on ground". Express and News. October 4, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mustangs overcome Rice, 10–0". The Austin American-Statesman. October 18, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Raiders come from behind to edge Southern Methodist". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 25, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Worster stars in Texas' romp". The Odessa American. November 1, 1970. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Late kick sinks Texas A&M". Brownwood Bulletin. November 8, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McClard kicks record FG in Arkansas win". Longview Morning Journal. November 15, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hixson, Hammond blow down Bears". The Victoria Advocate. November 22, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Frogs jump past SMU for Taylor". The Odessa American. November 29, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1970–71 NCAA Statistics (SMU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
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