1949 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their 12th and final season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 204. The team opened the season, 5–1–1, and reached No. 10 in the AP Poll, but lost the final three games of the season and ended up unranked.[1] The team played its home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

1949 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainDick McKissack, Bobby Folsom, Doak Walker
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
1949 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Rice $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 20 Baylor 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
TCU 3 –3 –06 –3 –1
Texas 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
SMU 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Arkansas 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Texas A&M 0 –5 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Backs Doak Walker and Kyle Rote were selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1949 All-Southwest Conference football team.[2][3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Wake Forest*
W 13–751,000[4]
October 1Missouri*dagger
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 28–2758,000[5]
October 15RiceNo. 10
L 27–4172,000[6]
October 22 No. 7 Kentucky*No. 17
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 20–748,000[7][8]
October 29 No. 19 TexasNo. 11
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 7–675,000[9]
November 5at Texas A&MNo. 9
T 27–2731,000[10]
November 12ArkansasNo. 12
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 34–642,000[11]
November 19 No. 15 BaylorNo. 10
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 26–3563,000[12]
November 26at TCU
L 13–2133,000[13]
December 3 No. 1 Notre Dame*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 20–2775,457[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1949 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. "Rice and Baylor Dominate All-Star Southwest Conference Grid Team". The Corsicana Daily Sun. November 30, 1949. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "M'Fadin and Wolfe Rate UP's All-SWC". The Austin Statesman. December 2, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Flem Hall (September 25, 1949). "Mustangs Defeat Deacons by 13-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Jack Murphy (October 2, 1949). "Walker Leads Mustangs Past Tigers, 28-27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Lorin McMullen (October 16, 1947). "Owls' Third-Quarter Spurt Crumbles Ponies, 41-27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Flem Hall (October 23, 1949). "SMU Ruins Cats' Record, 20-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southern Methodists nicks Kentucky Wildcats 20–7". The Advocate-Messenger. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Flem Hall (October 30, 1949). "Ponies Rally, Edge Past Longhorns, 7-6". Fort Worth Star-Telgram. pp. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Lorin McMullen (November 6, 1949). "Aggies' Rally Stuns Ponies, 27-27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Jack Murphy (November 13, 1949). "Walker Shines as Ponies Bounce Razorbacks, 34-6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Lorin McMullen (November 20, 1949). "Bears Score on First Play, Humble Mustangs, 35-26". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Flem Hall (November 27, 1949). "Frog Attack Stuns Mustangs, 21-13!". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Lorin McMullen (December 4, 1949). "Irish Outscore Spirited Mustangs, 27-20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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