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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: William M. Bill Meek
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1915  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 William M. Bill Meek enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ California  13   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Georgia Tech  0   0   T       
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. Missouri  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Rice  21   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Texas  19   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Texas A&M  6   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Arkansas  27   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Baylor  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Texas Christian  0   21   L       
 Sat., Dec. 7  vs. Notre Dame  21   54   L       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record4-5 -1
  Points Scored127
  Scoring Average12.7
  Points Allowed175
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record52-45
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-2 -1
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1957 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Rice 7-4175121Lost  7-205-110153  Jess C. Neely
Texas A&M 8-315850Lost  0-34-26028  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Texas 6-4-1159149Lost  7-394-1-17849  Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist 4-5-1127175 3-387108  William M. Bill Meek
Arkansas 6-4187134 2-47588  Jack Mitchell
Texas Christian 5-4-1134101 2-44967  Othol Abe Martin
Baylor 3-6-180125 0-5-13794  Sam B. Boyd

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 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.