1943 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jimmy Stewart, the Mustangs compiled a 2–7 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 115 to 69.[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.
| 1943 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1943 record | 2–7 (2–3 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Texas $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | Tulsa* | L 7–20 | |||||
| October 9 | Memphis NAS* |
| L 6–20 | ||||
| October 16 | Rice |
| W 12–0 | ||||
| October 23 | at Tulane* | L 6–12 | 22,000 | [2] | |||
| October 30 | No. 12 Texas |
| L 0–20 | ||||
| November 6 | at No. 16 Texas A&M | L 0–22 | |||||
| November 13 | vs. Arkansas | L 12–14 | 10,000 | [3] | |||
| November 20 | Texas Tech* |
| L 6–7 | ||||
| November 27 | at TCU | W 20–0 | |||||
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References
- "1943 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- "Tulane strikes twice for victory over SMU, 12 to 6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 24, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Razorbacks Finally End Losing Streak, 14-12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. November 14, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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