1918 SMU Mustangs football team

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 mustang were outscored by a total of 45 to 39 on the season.[2]

1918 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–2 (1–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainHorace Renshaw
1918 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas 4 0 09 0 0
Oklahoma 2 0 06 0 0
Texas A&M 1 1 06 1 0
Rice 1 1 01 5 1
SMU 1 2 04 2 0
Arkansas 0 1 03 2 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 2 04 2 0
Baylor 0 2 00 6 0
  • No champion recognized[1]

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 9Baylor
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
W 14–0
November 23at TexasL 0–32[3]
November 30at RiceL 0–13
  • *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. "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.


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