1918 SMU Mustangs football team

1918 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–2 (1–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainHorace Renshaw
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Oklahoma 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Rice 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
SMU 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Arkansas 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Baylor 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • No champion recognized[1]

The 1918 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 1918 college football season. In its second season under head coach J. Burton Rix, the team compiled an overall record of 4–2 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWC. The Mustangs were outscored by a total of 45 to 39 on the season.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 19Austin*
W 19–0
October 26TCU*
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX (rivalry)
W 1–0 (forfeit)
November 2Love Field*
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
W 6–0
November 16Baylor
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
W 14–0[3]
November 23at Texas
L 0–32[4]
November 30at Rice
L 0–13[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. ^ "1918 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Baylor blanked by S.M.U. team; Battle is hard". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1918. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas U. beats S.M.U. 32 to 0 on soggy field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 24, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice defeated S.M.U. team, 13–0". The Houston Post. December 1, 1918. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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