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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: Hayden Fry
Conference: Southwest-

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1915 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Hayden Fry enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Oklahoma	0	30	L
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Missouri	12	24	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. New Mexico State	28	25	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Air Force	0	30	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Rice	16	10	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Texas Tech	18	17	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Texas	18	22	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Texas A&M	10	27	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Arkansas	13	18	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Baylor	20	6	W
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Texas Christian	16	18	L

1971 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	151
Scoring Average	13.7
Points Allowed	227
Defense Average	20.6
Opponents Record	58-59
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-4

1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1971 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-7	131	138		2-5	85	94	Jim Carlen
Texas	8-3	281	168	Lost 6-30	6-1	185	73	Darrell Royal
Arkansas	8-3-1	356	169	Lost 13-14	5-1-1	181	83	Frank Broyles
Texas Christian	6-4-1	214	275		5-2	118	151	Jim Pittman
Texas A&M	5-6	144	212		4-3	96	117	Gene Stallings
Southern Methodist	4-7	151	227		3-4	111	118	Hayden Fry
Rice	3-7-1	146	220		2-4-1	108	124	Bill Peterson
Baylor	1-9	74	236		0-7	49	173	Bill Beall

1971 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1971 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.