| 1938 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–2 SWC) |
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| Captain | Charles Sprague |
| Home stadium | Ownby Stadium, Cotton Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 TCU $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 125.[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in University Park, Texas, and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 34–7 | [2] | ||||
| October 1 | Arizona* |
| W 29–7 | ||||
| October 7 | vs. Marquette* | L 0–7 | 25,000 | [3] | |||
| October 22 | at No. 1 Pittsburgh* | L 7–34 | |||||
| October 30 | Texas |
| W 7–6 | 12,000 | [4] | ||
| November 5 | No. 19 Texas A&M |
| W 10–7 | ||||
| November 12 | Arkansas |
| W 19–6 | ||||
| November 19 | at Baylor | W 21–6 | |||||
| November 26 | No. 2 TCU | L 7–20 | 23,000 | [5] | |||
| December 3 | at Rice | L 14–25 | |||||
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References
- ↑ "1938 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Sophomore backs win for Ponies". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1938. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Howard Martin (October 8, 1938). "Marquette Defeats Southern Methodist, 7 to 0". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Methodists use razzle-dazzle to cop, 7–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 30, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Frogs Defeat Mustangs, Capture Southwest Title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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