1944 SMU Mustangs football team

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1944 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (2–3 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles D. Allen, Ivan Cunningham
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
TCU $ 3 1 1 7 3 1
Texas 3 2 0 5 4 0
Arkansas 2 2 1 5 5 1
Texas A&M 2 3 0 7 4 0
SMU 2 3 0 5 5 0
Rice 2 3 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1944 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1944 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jimmy Stewart, the Mustangs compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 201 to 131.[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30
North Texas Agricultural
W 49–0
October 7Southwestern (TX)
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 16–15
October 14at No. 4
San Antonio, TX
L 0–4118,000[2]
October 21at
Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
  • L 10–21
    October 28at TulaneL 7–2722,000[3]
    November 4at TexasL 7–3412,000[4]
    November 11Texas A&M
    • Ownby Stadium
    • University Park, TX
    L 6–39
    November 18Arkansas
    • Ownby Stadium
    • University Park, TX
    W 20–12
    November 25at
    Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
  • W 7–6
    December 2TCU
    • Ownby Stadium
    • University Park, TX
    W 9–6
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1944 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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