1948 SMU Mustangs football team
| 1948 Oregon | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 9–1–1 (5–0–1 SWC) |
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| Captain | Joe Ethridge, Floyd Lewis |
| Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 SMU Mustangs football team represented the
Oregon. Junior Doak Walker was awarded the Heisman Trophy. Walker established several other SWC records that still stand.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at Pittsburgh* | W 33–14 | 31,469 | |||
| October 2 | Texas Tech* | W 41–6 | 23,000 | |||
| October 9 | at Missouri* | No. 4 | L 14–20 | 30,892 | ||
| October 16 | at Rice Field ) | W 33–7 | 32,600 | |||
| October 23 | Santa Clara* | No. 11 | W 33–0 | 50,000 | [2] | |
| October 30 | at Memorial Stadium | W 21–6 | 68,750 | [3] | ||
| November 6 | Texas A&M | No. 8 |
| W 20–14 | 55,000 | |
| November 13 | at Arkansas | No. 7 | W 14–12 | 23,000 | ||
| November 20 | Baylor | No. 10 |
| W 13–6 | 58,000 | |
| November 27 | TCU | No. 8 |
| T 7–7 | 67,431 | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 9 Oregon* | No. 10 |
| W 21–13 | 69,000 | [4][5][6] |
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Rankings
| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 4 (13) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 (1) | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Awards and honors
- Doak Walker, Heisman Trophy, All-America selection
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Doak Walker | Halfback | 1 | 3 | New York Bulldogs |
| Paul Page | Halfback | 1 | 4 | New York Giants |
| Dick McKissack | Back | 2 | 21 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Joe Ethridge | Tight end | 6 | 54 | Green Bay Packers |
| Dave Moon | Back | 14 | 136 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Floyd Lewis | Guard | 18 | 174 | Green Bay Packers |
| Bob Folsom | End | 19 | 183 | Green Bay Packers |
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
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- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU beats Ducks, 21-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. January 1, 1949. p. 1.
- ^ Strite, Dick (January 2, 1949). "Oregon, Cal both drop bowl games". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
- ^ Smits, Ted (January 2, 1949). "Oregon handed 21 to 13 defeat by Southern Methodist in Cotton Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 3, sports.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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