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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: Dave Smith
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1915  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Dave Smith enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Santa Clara  49   7   W    @ Irving, TX   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Oregon State  35   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Virginia Tech  37   6   W    @ Irving, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Missouri  7   17   L    @ Irving, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Rice  27   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Texas Tech  14   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Texas  14   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Texas A&M  10   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Arkansas  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Baylor  38   22   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Texas Christian  21   19   W       
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record6-4 -1
  Points Scored259
  Scoring Average23.5
  Points Allowed228
  Defense Average20.7
  Opponents Record51-60
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record3-2 -1
  Away Record3-2
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1973 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 11-1342187Won  28-196-1193115  Jim Carlen
Texas 8-3367162Lost  3-197-029571  Darrell Royal
Rice 5-6153223 4-3117137  Al Conover
Southern Methodist 6-4-1259228 3-3-1131182  Dave Smith
Arkansas 5-5-1124184 3-3-177104  Frank Broyles
Texas A&M 5-6292231 3-4167156  Emory Bellard
Texas Christian 3-8189290 1-6100187  Billy Tohill
Baylor 2-9192359 0-7109237  Grant Teaff

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.