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Southern Methodist Football Team History

Southern Methodist Mustangs

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Founded: 1911
Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Capacity: 32,000
Colors: Harvard Crimson & Yale Blue
Coach: Madison A. Matty Bell
Conference: Southwest-

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1915 <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024

1939 Season Highlights

Madison A. Matty Bell enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.

1939 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Oklahoma	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. North Texas	16	0	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Notre Dame	19	20	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Marquette	16	0	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Texas	10	0	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Texas A&M	2	6	L
Fri., Nov. 17	@ Arkansas	0	14	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Baylor	21	0	W
Sat., Dec. 2	@ Texas Christian	14	7	W
Sat., Dec. 9	vs. Rice	13	6	W

1939 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -1
Points Scored	118
Scoring Average	11.8
Points Allowed	60
Defense Average	6.0
Opponents Record	50-33
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	1-3 -1

1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1939 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas A&M	11-0	212	31	Won 14-13	6-0	112	8	Homer H. Norton
Baylor	7-3	136	81		4-2	76	55	Morley Jennings
Southern Methodist	6-3-1	118	60		4-2	60	33	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas	5-4	106	125		3-3	65	94	Dana X. Bible
Arkansas	4-5-1	115	117		2-3-1	60	85	Fred C. Thomsen
Texas Christian	3-7	116	119		1-5	66	100	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Rice	1-9-1	77	143		0-5-1	37	101	James R. Jimmy Kitts

1939 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1939 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).