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: J. Burton Rix
 Conference: Southwest-
 
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| 1919 Season Highlights |  | J. Burton Rix enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1919 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 27 | vs. Burleson | 26 | 6 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 4 | vs. Wesley | 7 | 6 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 11 | vs.
Texas A&M | 0 | 16 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 18 | vs. Daniel Baker | 6 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 25 | vs. Howard Payne | 9 | 14 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 1 | vs. Austin | 41 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 8 | @
Rice | 14 | 21 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 15 | vs. Trinity (Texas) | 46 | 6 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 22 | @
Baylor | 7 | 7 | T |  |  |  | Thu., Nov. 27 | @ Southwestern (Texas) | 6 | 10 | L |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1919 Season Totals |  | Record | 5-4
-1 |  | Points Scored | 162 |  | Scoring Average | 16.2 |  | Points Allowed | 86 |  | Defense Average | 8.6 |  | Opponents Record | 23-4 |  | Conference Record | 0-2 |  | Home Record | 5-2 |  | Away Record | 0-2
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| 1919 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1919 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1919 All Southwest Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.